We welcome photographers with all levels of abilities!
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The exhibit is now open and linked here.
Programs take place at the Edward King House, 35 King Street, Newport Rhode Island
Select this link to view the parking map
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 PM. unless a different time is listed.
For more information about the Edward King House, select this link.
2020-2021 Schedule
If you have ideas for a speaker or presentation, please share them with our program chair, Jody Brown
The September presentation has been recorded. Use this link to presentation to access the program.
If you missed the presentation, here's a link to the recording
October 14th- Deb Ehrens- A 'Visual Conversation' (link to exhibit the presentation is based on)
Use this link to view the recording of the presentation
Thank you to the many members who shared images. If you missed the event, use this link to see the recording of the images presented
Winter exhibit awards and presentation recorded and linked here.
March 10th- Black and White Photography- presented by Cindy Wilson
Guild board member Cindy Wilson is a gifted photographer and presenter. Black and white photography is a basic element of the craft and the presentation should provide ideas for photographers of all skill levels. For more information about Cindy, visit her website
Use this link to see a recording of the presentation.
April 14th- David DeMelim presents-"Finding your Voice: Exploring the personal project and 5 things not to do at a Gallery Opening"
David is the driving force for the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts and an outstanding photographer. Use the links for more about RICPA and David.
Spring 2021 Members Juried Exhibit
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This exhibit will be digital and shared with the public on our website.
-Only Newport Photo Guild members are eligible to submit 1 or 2 images for the exhibit.
-There is no entry fee for this exhibit and no cash awards
-Awards will be presented May 12th before the scheduled program.
-Images will be judged by Keith Prue
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Image submission April 15th- May 5th
Registration by email
-use email “Subject”- NPG Exhibit
-Submit your jpeg image digitally to nptphotoguild@gmail.com.
-resize your image quality to 80 and the longest side is 2500 pixels
-Rename your picture file- last name_ first initial_ title of image.
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If you need help renaming files, let us know.
May 12th- Keith Prue (Art League RI) presents “Inside the Lightbox – discovering diptychs, triptychs and quadcryptics.” Keith explores the arrangement of images within a frame.
also- NPG Members Spring Exhibit awards presentation and comments from juror, Keith Prue
This will be Keith's first visit to the Guild and we eagerly look forward to his presentation. Information about him and his work can be found using this link.
Keith picked up his first camera at age fourteen in England where he was born and raised. He is a substantially self-taught artist, attending workshops in the USA and overseas with internationally acclaimed master photographer Ernesto Bazan, and studying for two years with the late Ben Lifson, one of the world’s most prominent photography writers and critics. He travels extensively—living and working on four continents and visiting more than fifty countries.
Exhibiting online and showing in group exhibitions in the USA and Mexico, his photographs are held in private collections in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, UK and France. Keith is an Elected Artist Gallery Member and Board Member of Art League RI, and an Exhibiting Member of the RI Center for Photographic Arts. He resides in Rhode Island, USA.
June 9th- Mike Rice will share information about the latest equipment on the market and answer questions regarding all equipment. He is a knowledgable photographer who also can clearly explain photography and equipment.