Center Space Gallery
April 11 – June 21, 2025

This competitive exhibition, sponsored by the Safford and Lena Lock Photo Endowment Fund, is intended to serve several purposes: to promote interest in photography as art, to stimulate greater levels of quality and creativity in photography, to share examples of area work with the public, and to provide a forum for area artists.

Residents of Cerro Gordo County, high school age and up, and those attending the spring or summer semesters at North Iowa Area Community College are invited to enter up to three photographs.  This year’s deadline for entry is Friday, March 1.  Please visit the Museum’s website, macniderart.org, for more information and the on-line entry form. 

New this Year: Artist entering the Cerro Gordo Photo Show for the first time have the option to select the First Time Entrant category.  Photographs in this category will only be judged against other first-time entrants and have the opportunity to win a $50 prize. 

An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 17, starting at 6 p.m. The cash award winners will be announced at 6:30 p.m.  $125 will be awarded to the entry selected as Best in Show.  For the second award, $75 will be given, and the third award will be $50.  New this Year, the Best First Time Entrant Award will be $50.  This event is free and open to the public.