The 2025 Annual Cumberland Valley Photographers competition is open and submissions will be accepted until midnight, November 29. ntries for Cumberland Valley Photographers will be accepted Oct. 11 through 3 p.m. Nov. 29. Entries can be submitted through the online portal at https://client.smarterentry.com/wcmfa.

An annual tradition since the 1930s, the Cumberland Valley Photographers Exhibition showcases, celebrates, and supports artists of the Cumberland Valley region. Each year, hundreds of works are submitted for consideration for inclusion by exhibition jurors.

The Photographers exhibition will be on view April 5 through July 27, 2025.

Photographers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia may enter the competition. A First Place Juror’s Award will be named in both competitions and receive a $1,000 cash award.

All work must have been completed in the last two years. Artists can submit up to four pieces. . This call for entries is only for the Cumberland Valley Photographers exhibition. The call-out for the Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition will be released separately because the exhibitions no longer run concurrently. The Artists Exhibition is currently scheduled for Nov. 8. 2025, through March 1, 2026, and the call for entries for that exhibition will be about six months prior.

For complete rules, go to https://wcmfa.org/news-listing/call-for-entries/. For more information, call the museum at 301-739-5727 or info@wcmfa.org