A Photography Festival for a Climate-Positive Future
May 9 - June 1, 2025
Radium Runway
2151 Ferry Point
Adjacent to Seaplane Lagoon Promenade
Alameda Point
Free outdoor photography exhibition with an extensive program of family-friendly events, activities, and educational workshops.
In Plain Site is not just a festival—it’s a visual journey into our future. This free, three-week outdoor exhibition held this spring transforms the Alameda Point shoreline into an open-air gallery, showcasing stunning collections from both international and local photographers. Through powerful imagery, the event illuminates the pathways to a more climate-positive world.
The festival kicks off with a dynamic opening celebration featuring artist talks, hands-on workshops, guided photo walks, interactive crafts, and activities for all ages. In Plain Site is a call to action—an invitation to explore the urgent realities of sea-level rise and climate change through the lens of photography.
Organized by Radium Presents and West End Arts District, in partnership with Photoville, this unique and impactful celebration transforms public space into a platform for inspiration, education, and change.
This festival includes the following events:
Fri., May 9 - First Glimpse
Sat., May 10 - Focus Fest (Alameda’s first ever climate photography festival)
Tues., May 20 - Put Yourself in the Picture presented by the Rotary of Alameda
Sat., May 31 - Rising Seas
Sat., May 31 - Closing Party
Plus, professional photography workshops throughout May!
In Plain Site is an anchor event of the RISING TIDES Climate Arts Initiative.
Photographs by Gregg Segal
About RISING TIDES
RISING TIDES is a year-long initiative featuring extraordinary arts experiences to educate and inspire community action to positively impact climate change in Alameda and beyond. RISING TIDES is a partnership between the City of Alameda, West End Arts District, Radium Presents, and Rhythmix Cultural Works.
The RISING TIDES Climate Arts Initiative is Supported by:
Event Sponsors
Event Collaborators
Exhibition Presenting Partners
Alameda arts nonprofits Radium Presents and West End Arts District invite celebrated NYC curators Photoville to sprinkle a little of their Brooklyn magic on the shores of Alameda.
Photoville is a New York-based non-profit organization that works to promote a wider understanding and increased access to the art of photography for all. Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.
