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IMPORTANT DATES:

Competition entry opens
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Competition entry closes at end of the day Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Friday, April 18, 2025

Photographers notified by e-mail of acceptance/declination by the end of
the day
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Delivery of photos to Stonehenge Gallery for framing by Stonehenge Framing due no later than the end of business hours, 4:30 p.m., CDT
Monday, June 9, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CDT

Delivery of photos framed by the photographer due at Montgomery Photo Festival no later than the end of the day, 4:30 p.m., CDT
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 4:30 p.m., CDT

Exhibition opens/closes
Thursday, July 10 - Friday, August 29

Opening reception at SAC's Gallery for the concurrent student exhibition
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Opening reception/awards presentation in Stonehenge Gallery for the Montgomery Photo Festival
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Juror's talk
Sunday, July 13, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery
RSA Tower 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama (the main entrance on Monroe Street is closed on Sunday, use the 1st floor entrance around the corner on North McDonough Street),

Exhibit opens at International Art Center, Huo Bao Zhu Gallery, Troy University, Troy, Alabama
Early September, TBA

Exhibit closes at International Art Center, Huo Bao Zhu Gallery, Troy University, Troy, Alabama
November 2025

Begin shipping work back to artists. Artist can pick up work at Stonehenge Gallery.
Monday, December 1, 2025

The SAC's Gallery 2025 Student Exhibition

The goal of this exhibition is to give Alabama high school students the chance to participate in the process of preparing work for exhibition, exhibit in a gallery space, view work by their contemporaries, meet other photographers, and win cash awards.

There is no fee to enter the Student Exhibition. The exhibition will run concurrently with the Montgomery Photo Festival exhibit at the Stonehenge Gallery, which is sponsored by SAC's Gallery, The Nine Photo Group and Stonehenge Gallery.

The Opening Reception for the Student Exhibition will be Saturday, July 12th, 2:00 — 4:00 pm, Awards at 2:30 pm, in SAC's Gallery.

Submission is open to all high school students, working in all forms of photography. There is no theme for this exhibition. There is no time limit for when the work was produced. Work must not have been entered in a previous SAC's Student Photography Exhibition.

There is no entry fee. Show us your best! There will be several $100 Merit Awards presented.

Instructions on how to enter the Student Exhibition and Important Dates:

—The maximum physical dimension for photographic images is 14 inches. This is the measurement of the longest side of the actual photograph. Photographers are encouraged to use white or off-white mats. All photographs must be framed in a way that complements the work and is appropriate in a gallery setting.

—Professional-looking presentation is important. Photographs, including those on paper, metal, wood, or other non-paper substrates, must be framed and ready to hang. Unframed gallery-wrapped canvases will be accepted and also must be ready to hang. All photography must have secure wire hangers. Sawtooth hangers will not be accepted. There is a limit of 2 photographs submitted per student.

—Delivery of framed photos to SAC's Gallery: Thursday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 8 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm

—Exhibition opens Saturday, July 12 and closes Thursday, July 31

—Opening reception at SAC's Gallery: Saturday, July 12, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Awards at 2:30 pm

—Deadline for photographs to be picked up SACs Gallery: Tuesday, August 5: from 12 noon - 4:00 pm

Note: Art left after this date may be considered abandoned.

SAC's Gallery is located at 529 South Perry Street, Suite #14, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Current gallery hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 noon to 5 pm, or by appointment (call 334-265-9931)

We look forward to highlighting our talented high school students! We look forward to your participation!

To meet our sponsors, see the "Sponsors" tab. This program/project has been made possible in part by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. A sincere thank you to all our sponsors for their support! Please help support our sponsors by visiting their websites!