BPE
The BPE exhibitions are typically organised by a single photography club or by a number of clubs in the same geographic area that get together to organise a national exhibition. There is a self help group called the British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) which has 15 member exhibitions. The BPE was setup to encourage photographers to enter exhibitions and the members share ideas, promote each others exhibitions and generally work together to promote competitive photography.
Look to the Light, Angela Adams BPE1* BPE Ribbon – Vale of Evesham, 2009
The 15 members of the BPE currently are:
1. Bebington Salon of Photography
2. Beyond Group Open Exhibition
3. Bromsgrove Open Exhibition of Photography
4. Cotswold Salon (Monochrome)
5. Dingwall National Projected Image Exhibition
6. GDPU Digital Exhibition
7. Great Barr Open Exhibition
8. Guernsey Salon of Photography
9. Havant National Open Exhibition
10. Rushden Open Photographic Exhibition
11. Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition
12. Solihull Open Exhibition of British Photography
13. Southport Open Exhibition of Photography
14. Vale of Evesham National Photographic Exhibition
15. Wirral Slide Exhibition
Crown awards and distinctions
The National Exhibitions which are members of the British Photographic Exhibitions offer a Crown Award system designed to enable successful exhibition photographers to gain additional recognition. Exhibitors are invited to aggregate their acceptances in the affiliated exhibitions and, upon reaching the accepted aggregate, to apply without charge for a Crown Rating Award. Each successful applicant for an award will receive a Certificate and a Ribbon and will be able to use the letters acknowledging their award after their name.
BPE1 Crown Award – 25 points
BPE2 Crown Award – 50 points
BPE3 Crown Award – 100 points
BPE4 Crown Award – 200 points
BPE5 Crown Award – 300 points
Those who achieve the top crown award rating BPE5* are then invited to aggregate acceptances and awards in the member exhibitions and upon reaching the accepted aggregate to apply, without charge, for Associateship ABPE and Fellowship FBPE. The successful applicant will receive a Certificate and Medal and will be able to use the letters acknowledging their award after their name.