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Midwest Center for Photography

Open to the public for gallery receptions during our city wide gallery crawl, First Fridays ICT, 7 - 9 p.m. (We do not use messenger).

Also open to the public by appointment by contacting the gallery directly. Midwest Center for Photography is the located in Wichita’s Museums on the River District and is dedicated to exploring the medium of photography. The gallery provides the organization and presentation of exhibitions for emerging and mid-career artists.

04/01/2025

ENTRY DEADLINE TOMORROW APRIL 1 - PETALS AND LEAVES - INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL EXHIBITION -

Petals of blossoming flowers and the simple emergence of leaves from the new growth of the season are welcoming visuals for the eyes after the long winter slumber. During this spring season of growth the Petals and Leaves exhibition will celebrate photographs of flowers and plants in all their forms . Photographs captured through the exploration of nature photography, still-life genres or through approaches of people interacting with floral and plant imagery are the types of images that we are seeking to feature. This exhibition will represent images from a wide spectrum of petals and leaves from plant varieties that are grown and appreciated in our lives.

EXHIBITION DATES: JUNE 6 - 27, 2025

Image credit: John Goddard

For more information regarding “Petals and Leaves” please visit: www.mwcponline.com

04/01/2025

SUBMISSION DEADLINE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT MARCH 31 - PORTFOLIO PLATFORM 2025 -

The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of your photographic work prominently online at the Midwest Center for Photography online. Portfolio Platform provides the focus of a more streamlined screen presence while having shifted to more virtual gallery experiences.

The portfolios will be available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about you and your work through your images and biography and artist statement, and have the opportunity to purchase your photographs.

Each portfolio will consist of 12 - 20 images.

Selection will be based upon the thematic series of photographic work submitted by each artist rather than solely on individual images. A brief artist statement and bio are required.

Selected artists will have their work featured for a period of six months online.

Image Credit: Morgan Stephenson.

For more information regarding PORTFOLIO PLATFORM and to submit portfolios for the next feature please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/portfolio-platform-entry.html.

04/01/2025

ENTRY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT MARCH 31 - PERSONAL ESSENCE - INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION -

Open to all photographers internationally.

Documenting the personal essence of the people in our lives by capturing those pure personalities through a range of emotional gestures is a rewarding visual experience. We all have the people in our lives that are important to us personally and the act of capturing a moment in time through taking a photograph of someone is one of the most flattering gestures that a person can give. As well we tend to seek out to photograph people purely because we find people who are visually interesting and wish to capture their visual characteristics. This exhibition will represent personal essence through photographs of people captured in all their forms; close up details, expressive gestures, head shots, body studies, images of a wide range of takes on the portrait photography genre.

To enter: Submit .jpeg images to the gallery via email, and follow the online instructions found on our website at https://www.mwcponline.com/peronal-essence-entry.html. Please note that there is not an image upload form and simply email .jpegs to the gallery email address.

Entries will be considered based upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Justin Lister

EXHIBITION DATES: MAY 2 - 30, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 7 - 9 P.M.

For more information regarding “PERSONAL ESSENCE” and to enter please visit: www.mwcponline.com

03/15/2025

PERSONAL ESSENCE - INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - ENTER BY MARCH 31 -

Open to all photographers internationally.

Documenting the personal essence of the people in our lives by capturing those pure personalities through a range of emotional gestures is a rewarding visual experience. We all have the people in our lives that are important to us personally and the act of capturing a moment in time through taking a photograph of someone is one of the most flattering gestures that a person can give. As well we tend to seek out to photograph people purely because we find people who are visually interesting and wish to capture their visual characteristics. This exhibition will represent personal essence through photographs of people captured in all their forms; close up details, expressive gestures, head shots, body studies, images of a wide range of takes on the portrait photography genre.

To enter: Submit .jpeg images to the gallery via email, and follow the online instructions found on our website at https://www.mwcponline.com/peronal-essence-entry.html. Please note that there is not an image upload form and simply email .jpegs to the gallery email address.

Entries will be considered based upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Les Schmidt

EXHIBITION DATES: MAY 2 - 30, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 7 - 9 P.M.

For more information regarding “PERSONAL ESSENCE” and to enter please visit: www.mwcponline.com

03/15/2025

SUBMISSION DEADLINE TODAY - PORTFOLIO PLATFORM 2025 - Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025.

The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of your photographic work prominently online at the Midwest Center for Photography online. Portfolio Platform provides the focus of a more streamlined screen presence while having shifted to more virtual gallery experiences.

The portfolios will be available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about you and your work through your images and biography and artist statement, and have the opportunity to purchase your photographs.

Each portfolio will consist of 12 - 20 images.

Selection will be based upon the thematic series of photographic work submitted by each artist rather than solely on individual images. A brief artist statement and bio are required.

Selected artists will have their work featured for a period of six months online.

Image Credit: Morgan Stephenson.

For more information regarding PORTFOLIO PLATFORM and to submit portfolios for the next feature please visit: http://www.mwcponline.com/portfolio-platform-entry.html.

03/15/2025

Thank you so much to the folks at The Shout for featuring the 2025 MWCP Juried Exhibition with the outstanding review.

03/09/2025

PORTFOLIO PLATFORM 2024/2025 - FEATURED ARTIST: Fern Nesson, Cambridge, M

"Film Noir: Finding Joy in the Depths of Night"
Film noir is first of all a style
It worked out its conflicts visually
rather than thematically. [F]or this reason.
these films are works of art.
- Paul Schrader, "Notes on Film Noir" 1972

Film noir movies are gritty, hard-boiled portrayals of existential despair. They revolve around desperate people caught in the web of corruption, crime, lies, obsessions and perverse passions.

Film noir gains its power from the pure, intentional abstraction of its cinematography. The chiaroscuro of dark black and pools of lamplight, the exaggerated shadows, the angular tilt of buildings, the partially obscured or dimly lit faces of the actors, the rain-streaked city streets, all create anxiety in the viewer and heighten the message of alienation and despair.

As an abstract photographer, Fern, also, conveys her meaning through form and style. Film noir inspires her. In particular, the choice to film at night, emphasizing the light that emerges from the shadows, evokes just the mystery that she prizes in her work.

Her meaning is radically different from film noir. Fern is an existentialist. She believes that our existence is an inexplicable mystery. There is no script that we can follow in choosing how to live, what and who to love. But she feels neither alienation nor despair. Instead, she is exhilarated by her freedom to choose her own path.

These photographs take their visual lessons from film noir but they seek to convey that exhilaration. While we are here, we can choose for ourselves, we can make meaning, we can take risks and have adventures, we can love and we can experience joy. That is our challenge but also a great gift.

www.mwcponline.com

03/07/2025

CALL FOR ENTRIES - PETALS AND LEAVES - INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE APRIL 1 -

Petals of blossoming flowers and the simple emergence of leaves from the new growth of the season are welcoming visuals for the eyes after the long winter slumber. During this spring season of growth the Petals and Leaves exhibition will celebrate photographs of flowers and plants in all their forms . Photographs captured through the exploration of nature photography, still-life genres or through approaches of people interacting with floral and plant imagery are the types of images that we are seeking to feature. This exhibition will represent images from a wide spectrum of petals and leaves from plant varieties that are grown and appreciated in our lives.

EXHIBITION DATES: JUNE 6 - 27, 2025

Image credit: Steve Toole

For more information regarding “Petals and Leaves” please visit: www.mwcponline.com

03/07/2025

CALL FOR ENTRIES - PETALS AND LEAVES - INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE APRIL 1 -

Petals of blossoming flowers and the simple emergence of leaves from the new growth of the season are welcoming visuals for the eyes after the long winter slumber. During this spring season of growth the Petals and Leaves exhibition will celebrate photographs of flowers and plants in all their forms . Photographs captured through the exploration of nature photography, still-life genres or through approaches of people interacting with floral and plant imagery are the types of images that we are seeking to feature. This exhibition will represent images from a wide spectrum of petals and leaves from plant varieties that are grown and appreciated in our lives.

EXHIBITION DATES: JUNE 6 - 27, 2025

Image credit: Julie Wiley

For more information regarding “Petals and Leaves” please visit: www.mwcponline.com

03/07/2025

CALL FOR ENTRIES - PETALS AND LEAVES - INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL EXHIBITION - ENTRY DEADLINE APRIL 1 -

Petals of blossoming flowers and the simple emergence of leaves from the new growth of the season are welcoming visuals for the eyes after the long winter slumber. During this spring season of growth the Petals and Leaves exhibition will celebrate photographs of flowers and plants in all their forms . Photographs captured through the exploration of nature photography, still-life genres or through approaches of people interacting with floral and plant imagery are the types of images that we are seeking to feature. This exhibition will represent images from a wide spectrum of petals and leaves from plant varieties that are grown and appreciated in our lives.

EXHIBITION DATES: JUNE 6 - 27, 2025

Image credit: Maureen Zwier

For more information regarding “Petals and Leaves” please visit: www.mwcponline.com

03/07/2025

PERSONAL ESSENCE - ENTER BY MARCH 10 - INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION -

Open to all photographers internationally.

Documenting the personal essence of the people in our lives by capturing those pure personalities through a range of emotional gestures is a rewarding visual experience. We all have the people in our lives that are important to us personally and the act of capturing a moment in time through taking a photograph of someone is one of the most flattering gestures that a person can give. As well we tend to seek out to photograph people purely because we find people who are visually interesting and wish to capture their visual characteristics. This exhibition will represent personal essence through photographs of people captured in all their forms; close up details, expressive gestures, head shots, body studies, images of a wide range of takes on the portrait photography genre.

To enter: Submit .jpeg images to the gallery via email, and follow the online instructions found on our website at https://www.mwcponline.com/peronal-essence-entry.html. Please note that there is not an image upload form and simply email .jpegs to the gallery email address.

Entries will be considered based upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Kristy Carpenter

EXHIBITION DATES: MAY 2 - 30, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 7 - 9 P.M.

For more information regarding “PERSONAL ESSENCE” and to enter please visit: www.mwcponline.com

03/07/2025

PERSONAL ESSENCE - ENTER BY MARCH 10 - INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION -

Open to all photographers internationally.

Documenting the personal essence of the people in our lives by capturing those pure personalities through a range of emotional gestures is a rewarding visual experience. We all have the people in our lives that are important to us personally and the act of capturing a moment in time through taking a photograph of someone is one of the most flattering gestures that a person can give. As well we tend to seek out to photograph people purely because we find people who are visually interesting and wish to capture their visual characteristics. This exhibition will represent personal essence through photographs of people captured in all their forms; close up details, expressive gestures, head shots, body studies, images of a wide range of takes on the portrait photography genre.

To enter: Submit .jpeg images to the gallery via email, and follow the online instructions found on our website at https://www.mwcponline.com/peronal-essence-entry.html. Please note that there is not an image upload form and simply email .jpegs to the gallery email address.

Entries will be considered based upon individual images submitted by each artist. Selected artists will have their work featured in the gallery and online.

Image credit: Justin Lister

EXHIBITION DATES: MAY 2 - 30, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 7 - 9 P.M.

For more information regarding “PERSONAL ESSENCE” and to enter please visit: www.mwcponline.com

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