Newport Photo Guild Exhibitions

Throughout the year, Newport Photo Guild members have opportunities to exhibit their photography in both juried and non-juried shows. These member-only exhibitions celebrate a wide range of photographic styles and techniques while encouraging artistic growth, creative expression, and community engagement.

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Blithewold Gardens “Expressions of Nature”

Submissions Open, Juried

On exhibit Sunday, Aug 30, 2026 - Mon, Jan 4, 2027, Blithewold Carriage House

Blithewold Manor and Gardens, 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114), Bristol, Rhode Island, 02809 (map)

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Blithewold’s designation as an arboretum, the Newport Photo Guild presents Expressions of Nature, an exhibition celebrating the enduring beauty, diversity, and resilience of the natural world.

Plants shape our landscapes and enrich our lives. From towering trees to delicate grasses, from cultivated gardens to wild growth along a roadside, botanicals mark the passage of time and the changing seasons. They reach, unfurl, root, bloom, wither, and return. Through their forms, textures, colors, and cycles, we witness renewal, adaptation, fragility, resilience, and quiet strength.

This exhibition invites photographers to explore, interpret, and celebrate the many expressions of nature. Images may capture sweeping landscapes, intimate botanical studies, intricate details, or the interplay between plants and their environments. Photographs may embrace documentary realism, abstract compositions, or conceptual interpretations that reveal new ways of seeing the natural world.

Color or black-and-white images, as well as traditional and experimental photographic techniques, are welcome. Whether your work highlights the grandeur of an ancient tree, the elegance of a single blossom, or the unexpected beauty found in nature's smallest details, we invite you to share your unique vision and celebrate the remarkable diversity of the botanical world.

This is an NPG Member-only exhibit. To participate, your 2026-27 membership must be current.

Submission Fees: $20 for 1 image, $30 for 2 images + Membership if applicable.

If your 2026-27 Membership is current, choose your payment from the options listed here:

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To join or renew a 2026-27 Membership, choose your payment from the options listed here:

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Important Dates:

  • JPEG Submissions: August 21st, 12 Midnight

  • Framed Intake: Thursday, August 27th, 10 am

  • Opening Reception: August 30th, 1-3 pm

  • Photo Removal: Jan. 4, 2027 (TBD)

Instructions for Submitting Photos Electronically to NPG and Framing Guidelines (link here)

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