The Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition Bigger and Better Than Ever

Reported on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Pictured Above: “Urban Typewriter” by Elvira Peretsman

NEWSROOM POST: NEW HOPE, PA

The juried show at Phillips' Mill will open to the public Sunday, March 30, running through Friday, April 18

New Hope, PA – With its enduring theme of “Photography as Art,” the 32^nd annual celebration of photography and photographers at Phillips’ Mill will open to the public on March 30. The Phillips’ Mill Community Association will hold not only a three-week juried exhibition but also a week-long Mill Photo Committee members’ show, providing photography afficionados an ample opportunity to savor a large and extended visual feast.

This year, a panel of three jurors undertook the difficult task of selecting one hundred and fifty photos from the 1,037 submitted by photographers from across the country. These jurors were Jennifer King, an internationally acclaimed landscape and fine-art photographer; Kristen King, a Bucks County high school teacher of photography for over thirty-five years; and Nora Odendahl, a frequent exhibitor in past Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibitions and co-chair of the Mill Photo Committee.

An accepted artists’ reception will take place on March 29, at which ten awards will be announced. The juried show will open to the public Sunday, March 30, running through Friday, April 18. Attendees can expect to see a wide range of photographic subjects, techniques, processes, and styles, all demonstrating an extraordinarily high level of artistic quality. Landscapes, portraits, botanicals, architecture, abstracts, street photography, wildlife, black and white, and color—these and more will greet visitors to the historic gristmill.

Pictured Above: “Sisters” by Myhanh Bosse.

On Sunday, April 20 the Photo Committee’s “Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Photo Show” will again fill the walls of the Mill with a lively variety of works and remain on view through Sunday, April 28. This show will include a special-assignment section with images that have background stories of particular interest.

Gallery hours for both shows are Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 1-5 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 1-8 p.m. A donation of $5.00 is requested. All works will be available for purchase, as well as Phillips’ Mill Photo tees and totes.

Putting on two ambitious exhibitions is a complex and labor-intensive task, but the twenty-plus Phillips’ Mill members of the Photo Committee always rise to the challenge. Some are experienced veterans who bring institutional knowledge and continuity to the job, and some are relative newcomers who bring fresh enthusiasm and energy. The operation includes producing and publicizing a call for art; processing digital submissions and working with the jurors; notifying entrants of results; receiving, curating, hanging, and labeling the photos; creating a printed program; holding an artists’ reception; managing sales; and recruiting and training volunteers who are staffing the shows.

Pictured Above: “Time’s Up” by Susan Kott

As one committee member says, “We are a group of very different people brought together by a common bond: the love of photography. It’s a pleasure to be able to discover and to share with others works representing the art that means so much to us.” New volunteers are always welcome to join the Mill Photo Committee. For information email photo@phillipsmill.org.

Phillips’ Mill Community Association is located just north of New Hope at 2619 River Road, New Hope, PA, 18938, (215) 862-0582, www.phillipsmill.org.