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Viewpoint is Northern California's only nonprofit photographic art center offering an over 20 exhibits a year as well as workshops, lectures, field trips and more. Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, a nonprofit organization, is in the heart of a thriving, energetic and supportive photographic community. Viewpoint’s role is to promote the art of photography through:

- Exhibits of original photography by contemporary and historic photographers.
- Lectures, discussion, workshops, field trips and educational programs.
- Events to foster public awareness and appreciation of photographic art.
- Collection, preservation and publication.

Skip the screentime. Make something with your hands.In this hands-on cyanotype photograms workshop, you’ll trade pixels ...
10/17/2026

Skip the screentime. Make something with your hands.

In this hands-on cyanotype photograms workshop, you’ll trade pixels for sunlight and algorithms for experimentation as you learn a camera-less photographic process that’s been around since 1842.

Using light, chemistry, and materials from nature, you’ll create your own one-of-a-kind photographic artwork—and learn a skill you can continue exploring at home.

Cyanotype Photograms Workshop with Debra Small
💚Create 3 images + a greeting card
💚Bring your own plant materials, lace, or small objects
🗓️ October 25 | 9 AM–1 PM
📍 Viewpoint | Midtown Sacramento

🔗 Details + registration at the link in bio.

Cozy season is here 🍂📸 And we’ve got some art worth slowing down for.This October, come spend some time with Kelley Palm...
10/16/2026

Cozy season is here 🍂📸 And we’ve got some art worth slowing down for.

This October, come spend some time with Kelley Palmer’s Within The Shadow, a collection of abstract works inspired by shadows, light, color, and perspective.

And while you’re here, explore our Collectors’ Edition Art Sale Fundraiser, featuring photographic prints generously donated by artists and supporters of Viewpoint. Find something that catches your eye—and take a piece home while supporting photography in our community.

Two exhibits. Plenty to discover. A perfect excuse to slow down and look a little closer.

🎟️ FREE admission
🗓️ On view through Nov. 7
📍 Viewpoint | Midtown Sacramento

🔗 Learn more through the link in bio.

Your camera can do more than you think!Ready to move beyond Auto Mode? Join us TOMORROW for a hands-on workshop designed...
10/10/2026

Your camera can do more than you think!

Ready to move beyond Auto Mode? Join us TOMORROW for a hands-on workshop designed to help you finally understand what all those buttons, dials, and settings actually do.

You’ll learn the basics of exposure, depth of field, white balance, metering, and more—then put it all together as you work toward shooting in Manual Mode.

Beginning Photography 101: From Auto to Manual — Understanding Your Camera
📅 Sunday, October 11
📍 Midtown Sacramento

Bring your DSLR or mirrorless camera, your manual if you have it, and your curiosity.

🔗 Details + registration at the link in bio

Make Sunday an art day.Join us this Sunday for the Collectors’ Edition Artists’ Reception—an afternoon of photographic a...
10/08/2026

Make Sunday an art day.

Join us this Sunday for the Collectors’ Edition Artists’ Reception—an afternoon of photographic art, good company, food, and w**e, all supporting Viewpoint.

Explore donated prints from a variety of photographers, find something you love, and help support the exhibitions, programs, and community that keep photography thriving in Sacramento.

🎟️ FREE entry
🍷 W**e tasting with Teneral Cellars W**e
🍴 Catered bites + desserts
📸 Photographic art you can take home

Sunday, October 11 | 1–4 PM
📍 Viewpoint Photographic Art Center | Midtown Sacramento

The reception is FREE and open to all, so bring a friend! Learn more through the link in bio.

It’s time to save the dates!The Collectors’ Edition Art Sale is your chance to take home photographic art while supporti...
10/01/2026

It’s time to save the dates!

The Collectors’ Edition Art Sale is your chance to take home photographic art while supporting Viewpoint.

New work. Local artists. Photography that gives back.

🛍️ Sales begin TODAY Oct. 1
🗓️ On view Oct. 7–Nov. 6

🥂 Please join us for the Special Artists’ Reception on Sunday Oct. 11 from 1–4 PM. Meet the artists, view the work, enjoy catering bites, and w**e pouring from Teneral Cellars W**e!

📍 Midtown Sacramento
🔗 Details at the link in bio.

Upcoming workshops = Plenty of ways to get inspired 📸Chinatown Street Photography + Brunch — Sept. 20Join David Wong for...
09/12/2026

Upcoming workshops = Plenty of ways to get inspired 📸

Chinatown Street Photography + Brunch — Sept. 20
Join David Wong for a day photographing San Francisco’s Chinatown, followed by Dim Sum.

Plus:

Beginning Photography 101 — Oct. 11
FREE Printer Demo — Oct. 18
Cyanotype Photograms — Oct. 25

Whether you’re new to photography or ready to explore something different, there’s a workshop waiting for you.

📍 Viewpoint Photographic Art Center | Midtown Sacramento
🔗 Details + registration at the link in bio.

Two new exhibits. Two very different ways of seeing.“Of Strength and Hope” by Haemy Chung explores resilience, vulnerabi...
09/12/2026

Two new exhibits. Two very different ways of seeing.

“Of Strength and Hope” by Haemy Chung explores resilience, vulnerability, and personal growth through intimate black-and-white portraits.

“Seep” by Melissa Uroff dives into memory, identity, and transformation through experimental photography, collage, transfers, and mixed-media processes.

Come see where these two bodies of work take you.

✨ 2nd Saturday Opening Reception
Saturday, September 12 | 4–7 PM

✨ Artist Reception
September 13, 2026 | 1–3 PM

📍 Midtown Sacramento
🗓️ On view through October 3

We’ll see you at Viewpoint.

Bring your camera. We’re heading to Chinatown. 📸Join photographer David Wong for a photography adventure through San Fra...
09/04/2026

Bring your camera. We’re heading to Chinatown. 📸

Join photographer David Wong for a photography adventure through San Francisco’s Chinatown—exploring the streets, architecture, markets, and hidden details along the way.

🥢 And yes, there’s Dim Sum too!

📅 September 20
⏰ 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Chinatown, San Francisco

Limited to 10 participants. Details + registration at the link in bio.

Calling all photographers! 📸 Submissions are now open for Viewpoint’s annual ELEVEN juried exhibition.This year’s theme,...
09/04/2026

Calling all photographers! 📸 Submissions are now open for Viewpoint’s annual ELEVEN juried exhibition.

This year’s theme, “Be There,” invites photographers to share images inspired by the moments, places, experiences, and unexpected opportunities that made them stop and capture what was in front of them.

This national open call is open to both members and non-members.

🏆 Awards available
📅 Submission deadline: September 19, 2026
Exhibition dates: November 11–December 19, 2026

Where has your camera taken you? Share your work and take part in ELEVEN: Be There.

Details + submission info at the link in bio.

Pictured: © Michael Hodgson | Mirror Mirror on the Water - Bald Eagle

Your Viewpoint, all in one place. 📸Looking for an upcoming workshop? Want to see what’s happening? Ready to stay in the ...
08/22/2026

Your Viewpoint, all in one place. 📸

Looking for an upcoming workshop? Want to see what’s happening? Ready to stay in the loop?

Our new Events Calendar makes it easy to find upcoming Viewpoint events, workshops, exhibits, and more—all in one place.

You’ll find it right on our homepage, along with our newsletter sign-up and donation button.

Save the link, bookmark the site, and make Viewpoint’s website your go-to for everything happening at Viewpoint.

🔗 Visit the link in bio.

Pictured: David Welch © Ghostly View 18

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2015 J Street, Ste 101
Sacramento, CA
95811

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

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(916) 441-2341

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