Exhibitions - Brief Article

PSA Journal, July, 2002

How to Use the Exhibitions Listings The following are the listings of upcoming PSA-recognized international salon exhibitions. The dates in bold type under each division heading are the closing dates for entries to that section of the exhibition.

The exhibition's name is listed in CAPITAL letters.

The person listed is the one to contact for an entry form and other information. Overseas entrants should include International Reply Coupons (IRCs). The entry fee is listed next.

MML listed after some exhibitions denotes the exhibition subscribes to the Master Mailing List. Being on the MML enables you to receive exhibition entry forms automatically. To be placed on the MML write to PSA-MML, Wade Clutton, 4466 West Pine Blvd, Apt 21-C, St. Louis, MO 63108-2343, USA or e-mail: wclutton@swbell.net. Activation can take several months.

Only PSA members can apply their exhibition acceptances toward Star Ratings, and only acceptances received in exhibitions listed in the PSA Journal are valid. Stars-colored metal tabs that can be attached to your PSA membership button-are awarded when you have a certain number of acceptances, with each division having its own requirements. For these requirements and other information, write to the appropriate Star Ratings director-names are listed by division under "Services for Individuals" in the quarterly "Services & Activities" section. Star Ratings listings are also published quarterly in the PSA Journal.

Every May the PSA Journal publishes "Who's Who," a listing of all exhibitors who have met or exceeded individual division acceptance requirements during the previous year.

PSA Recommendation

PSA encourages sponsors of international exhibitions to select the most qualified individuals for judges. The Society does not establish criteria for choosing judges, nor does it impose rules or standards regarding the quality or aesthetics of the photographs selected.

HOW to Have Your Exhibition Listed

If you'd like to have your exhibition listed on these pages, contact the exhibition standards director for each division that will be a part of your exhibition. The exhibition standards directors, who are listed under the division headings, approve individual exhibitions and provide these listings.

Notice to Exhibitions

All exhibitions, including those in circuits, that are recognized for listing in the PSA Journal, and whose acceptances thereby become eligible for star ratings and Who's Who, will be expected to pay the fee of $15 per section to the appropriate division.

Sponsors who qualify to award PSA medals (those who have run an exemplary exhibition a previous year) will be given a Best of Show gold medal for each section at no extra charge, and may purchase a second medal for the same section(s) if the division authorizes one. Exhibitions that are recognized, but do not qualify to award the medals, will be listed in the PSA Journal upon payment of the fee. The amount has not changed, although in the past it was treated as an optional medal purchase rather than a required listing fee. This was passed by vote of the Executive Committee of PSA on April 24, 1999, to ensure that all exhibitions share equally in the costs of granting divisional recognition.

Note to all exhibitions: Be sure to refer to the 2002 revision of the Consolidated Exhibition Standards when applying for recognition. If you have not received a copy of the 2002 CES, please contact the chairman (fgreene@hfx.andara.com) to e-mail it to you as a pdf file. If no one in your exhibition can receive it this way, you can send a SASE to PSA CES, 3000 United Founders Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73112-3940 and a printed copy will be mailed to you.