PIEA - Photo Imaging Education Association

The Photo Imaging Education Association, a member association of PMA®, announces the 2008 PIEA International Traveling Photo Exhibition schedule. The top student photographs from around the world begin three-year tours in two editions to 58 venues in Australia, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. Two editions of 71 images each, chosen from over 6,100 entries from 115 schools, include the best work from nine countries: Australia, Canada, China, Guatemala, Honduras, India, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States. The exhibitions open April 14 and May 9, 2008: one at Harrington College of Design in Chicago, IL., and the companion exhibition opens in Brisbane, Australia at the Queensland College of Art. Both exhibitions will return to the USA and tour into 2010 finishing up with tours in the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand. No other student photo competition is seen by as many people on four continents. The complete 2008 exhibition venue schedule can be downloaded here, in PDF format.

The Photo Imaging Education Association, a member association of PMA®, announces that the 2007 PIEA International Traveling Photo Exhibitions have begun touring. The top student photographs from around the world are touring in two editions to 60 venues in Australia, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. Two editions of 67 images each, chosen from over 6,493 entries from 121 schools, include the best work from nine countries: Australia, Canada, China, Guatemala, Honduras, India, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States. The exhibitions opened in 2007: one at RMIT University in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and the companion exhibition opened at Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, at VAAL University of Technology. Both exhibitions return to the USA and tour into 2009. No other student photo competition is seen by as many people on four continents. The complete 2007 exhibition venue schedule can be downloaded here, in PDF format.

Venues of the 2006 PIEA International Traveling Photo Exhibitions
Schedule as of 29 August 2007

Exhibition A

Year 2006
7—20 April Melbourne, VIC Australia: RMIT University
27—30 April Sydney, NSW Australia: PMA Australia Convention
5—18 May Townsville, QLD: James Cook University
26 May—8 June Brisbane, QLD Queensland College of Art
9—15 June Brisbane, QLD: Griffith Univ, Gold Coast Campus
23 Jun—13 July Penrith, NSW: Penrith City Library
21 July—3 Aug Canberra, ACT: Canberra Inst of Technology
11—24 Aug Mandurah, WA: Mandurah Senior College
1—14 Sept Croydon, SA: TAFE SA—Adelaide North
15—28 Sept Adelaide, SA: TAFE SA—O‘Halloran Hill Campus
20 Oct—2 Nov Las Vegas, NV: Community College of S Nevada
10—22 Nov Warrensburg, MO: Central Missouri State University
1—21 Dec St Louis, MO: Webster University, May Gallery

Year 2007
8—19 January Tucson, AZ: Tucson High School
22 Jan—1 Feb Tucson, AZ: Catalina Foothills High School
9—22 Feb Mesa, AZ: East Valley Institute of Technology
2—15 March Fairfield, IA: Maharishi School
23 Mar—5 April Glen Ellyn, IL: College of DuPage
13—26 April Rosemont, MN: Dakota County Technical College
4—17 May Staples, MN: Central Lakes College
25 May—7 June Wenatchee, WA: Wenatchee High School
2—26 July Open for USA venue
31 Aug—27 Sep Oklahoma City, OK: Intn’l Photography Hall of Fame
5—18 Oct Gates Mills, OH: Gilmour Academy
26 Oct—8 Nov Princeton, NJ: Princeton Day School
16 Nov—6 Dec Sussex, NJ: High Point High School

Year 2008
11—31 Jan Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK: Salisbury College
8 Feb—6 March Cheltenham, UK: University of Gloucestershire
14 Mar—10 Apr West Midlands, UK: Sandwell College
20 April – 9 May Houston, TX: The Kinkaid School
15 May 2008 Open for USA & Canadian venues

Exhibition B

Year 2006
7 April—4 May Johannesburg, SA: Bensusan Museum and Library
12 May —1 June Pretoria, South Africa: Tshwane Univ of Technology
9 June—13 July Bloemfontein, SA: Oliewenhuis National Art Museum
21 July—3 Aug Vanderbijlpark, S. Africa: VAAL Univ of Technology
11—24 Aug Port Elizabeth, SA: Nelson Mandela University
8—21 Sept Chicago, IL: The Latin School of Chicago
29 Sep—12 Oct Seattle, WA: Lakeside School
20 Oct—2 Nov Santa Barbara, CA: Brooks Institute of Photography
10—22 Nov Daytona Beach, FL: Daytona Bch Community College
1—21 Dec Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University

Year 2007
8—19 Jan East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University
22 Jan—8 Feb Lansing, MI: Lansing Community College
16—18 Feb Austin, TX: Association of Texas Photo Instructors
20 Feb—2 Mar Arlington, TX: Arlington Independent School District
5—15 March Euless, TX: Trinity High School
23 Mar—5 Apr Bellaire, TX: Episcopal High School
13—26 April Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology
4—17 May Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Country Day School
25 May—7 June Bayonne, NJ: Bayonne High School
29 June—9 Aug Open for USA or Canadian venue
24 Aug—6 Sept Vancouver, BC Canada: Focal Point Visual Arts Ctr
14—27 Sept Parksville, BC Canada: Ballenas Secondary School
12 Oct—1 Nov Powell, WY: Northwest College
9—21 Nov Wingate, NC: Wingate University
30 Nov—20 Dec Marion, NC: McDowell Tech College

Year 2008
18 Jan—14 Feb Montreal, QBC Canada: Dawson College
29 Feb—13 Mar Bryant, AR: Bryant High School
21 Mar—8 May Louisville, KY: Webster University
15 May 2008 Open for USA & Canadian venues