Archive for the 'Photography' Category
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
- Opportunity: Hidden treasure, a local gourmet seafood and buffet restaurant, will be hosting its first art show on September fifth. We are interested in VCU students and all other artists to exhibit their work. Painting and sculpture are preferred. September fifth is first Friday of September, and we anticipate a large number of visitors, as the restaurant is already well known. Although we already have a sizable number of participating artists, we would love to have more locals and emerging artists to participate as well. It is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to get their name out to the public, and to sell some of their work.
- Information: The restaurant will be closing its normal service for that evening, however the show dose offer a wine tasting and butler style gourmet small foods. The show begins at five and ends at ten; however that may change to accommodate the entire day. Surrounding galleries have agreed to allow us to market in their facilities in exchange for a switch list (list of other galleries for the visitors at the restaurant to see) placed in the restaurant during the show. We hope that we will have a lot of visitors, and anticipate a busy evening. Upon request, we will allow unsold work to remain on display in the restaurant for an undetermined amount of time after the show.
- Requirements: Artist are responsible for the framing of all paper work, however work on canvass can remain unframed. Artists are invited from all genres of sculpture and painting. Please keep in mind that the faculties are not large enough to accommodate large sculptural works, or many over sized paintings. If you have a work you think may pose an issue of size, please contact us with its dimensions, and we will try our best to accommodate it. A small fee for participation will be charged, however no wall space rent, or sale commission will be collected by the restaurant. Artists may present, in the event they are not available to be present for the show, a concept overview and a description of each work so that questions can be answered if they are posed by a patron. Please respond as soon as possible, as the restaurant will be largely striped of tables and decor to make room for the work, and we need to know how many artists will be present to arrange the rooms appropriately. There is no limit on the number of pieces, however unless the works are small, please try to limit your pieces by about 5 to 7. Again, this is a great opportunity for any student or professional artist, and your best work should be in the show. We look forward to hearing from you!
- Contact: John mcwhorter (804) 513 4902
mcwhorterja@vcu.edu
Hidden treasure restaurant (804) 225 9048
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
- Opportunity: The Virginia useum of Fine Arts Fellowship Program is a vital source of funding for the visual arts in Virginia. VMFA is committed to supporting professional artists as well as art students who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in their chosen discipline and has awarded more than $3.8 million in fellowships to Virginians.
- Information: The Fellowship Program was established in 1940 through a generous contribution made by the late John Lee Pratt of Fredericksburg. Offered through the VMFA Education and Outreach Division, fellowships are still largely funded through the Pratt endowment, supplemented by annual gifts from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, the J. Warwick McClintic Jr. Scholarship Fund, and the VMFA Foundation’s Annual Giving Fund.
Conditions of Awards
Awards are made to those applicants of the highest artistic merit and are not based on one award per medium. Please select the discipline that most closely corresponds to the nature of your work. Artists who can clearly demonstrate a history of ongoing collaboration may apply together with one set of documentation, but must fill out separate application forms, noting names of collaborators. Collaborative applications must be delivered or mailed in one package. Collaborating winners will receive one grant award to divide among themselves. Award money will be paid in ten monthly installments, August –May.
Applicants may apply for work or study in only one of the disciplines listed below:
* Crafts
* Drawing
* Film/Video *
* Mixed Media**
* Painting
* Photography
* Printmaking
* Sculpture
* Art History (graduate students only)
* Film/Video applicants may submit personally conceived works in the following categories only: Narrative (includes fiction, dramatized events and authorized adaptations of literary or dramatic works); Animation (includes the animation of graphics or three-dimensional objects); and Experimental (works that may expand the traditional definition of film or video forms; live-action or animation techniques can be used).
**Refers to the combination of two or more media to create one work, including emerging media.
(Note: Awards are not offered for architecture, commercial design, or theater arts)
Deadline
Mailed applications must be postmarked by Friday, November 14, 2008. Hand-delivered applications must be brought to the main entrance of the Pauley Center on the west side of the Museum campus, by 5 pm, Friday, November 14, 2008. The Museum does not accept application materials via fax or other electronic means. Late applications will not be considered.
Print, fill out, and mail VMFA a 2009-2010 Fellowship Application Form.
This form is a PDF file requiring Adobe® Acrobat® Reader.
Selection Process
Fellowship applicants’ works are reviewed anonymously by jurors. Professional awards are decided by a juror of national reputation and Student awards by a panel of distinguished regional arts professionals.
Notification of Awards
Applicants are notified of awards by letter the first week in February. VMFA does not provide written or verbal explanations regarding the awards. CDs and DVDs of fellowship award recipients will be retained as a permanent record. By submitting your work, you authorize that moving and still images may be used for promotional purposes at the discretion of VMFA. This may include and is not limited to display on our Web site, downloadable and print media, artwork, and related text.
Types of Fellowships
$8,000 Professional Fellowships
A complete application must contain the following materials:
1. Fellowship Application Form (front only).
2. Work sample (one copy) of at least eight images of individual works on a PC-fromatted CD-R labeled with the applicant's name, representing works completed in the last 3 years. Film/Video category only: DVD with a 15-minute sample of three works completed within the last 3 years. Include a title page with links to each work and running times.
3. One typed copy of your current résumé.
4. A one-page typed artistic statement about the work you are submitting (200 words max).
5. Self-addressed, stamped (not metered) envelope with adequate postage and packaging to return work samples. Materials sent without return postage will not be returned.
6. Self-addressed, stamped postcard marked "Entry Received" which will be mailed to you to confirm receipt of your application. Please do not call to inquire about the status of your application.
$6,000 Graduate Fellowships and $4,000 Undergraduate Fellowships
- Requirements: Eligibility
(Please read carefully as some criteria have changed) You are eligible to apply if you are an undergraduate or graduate student or a professional artist (not seeking a degree at the time of the application deadline or during the grant period) who agrees to remain in the state during the grant period. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, as well as current legal residents of Virginia or a registered in-state student. Professionals must have been a resident for at least 24 consecutive months and students 12 months prior to this application. Applicants must be able to provide verification of residency upon request. Students must be enrolled, or planning to be enrolled, full time for the entire academic year at an accredited college, university, or school of the arts. Partial fellowship awards may be considered on a case-by-case basis for full-time students in the last semester of a degree program.
In the Film/Video category, only noncommerical, noninstructional works over which the applicant has exclusive control of content and primary creative responsibility will be accepted. No music videos, footage of installations, or other medium will be considered.
Note: Recipients of a VMFA Professional Fellowship after September 2004 or full-time VMFA employees are not eligible. No artist may receive more than three Fellowships in any category.
A complete application must contain the following materials:
1. Fellowship Application Form (front and back).
2. Work sample (one copy) of at least eight images of individual works on a PC-fromatted CD-R labeled with the applicant's name, representing works— four of which were completed in the last 3 years. Film/Video category only: DVD with a 15-minute sample of three works, one of which was completed within the last 3 years. Include a title page with links to each work and running times. Art History category only: three research papers or published articles (two copies of each which will not be returned).
3. Most recent transcript officially stamped and sealed.
4. One copy of your current résumé.
5. Self-addressed, stamped (not metered) envelope with adequate postage and packaging to return work samples. Materials sent without return postage will not be returned.
6. Self-addressed, stamped postcard marked "Entry Received" which will be mailed to you to confirm receipt of your application. Please do not call to inquire about the status of your application.
Important:
* Do not submit your application in folders or binders.
* Do not submit more than has been requested; excess items will be removed.
* Digital images must be in the JPEG format at 300 dpi with a file size of no more than one megabyte (1 MB) each. Do not use GIFs, TIFFs, or other formats. Each image must be numbered to correspond to the checklist on the application. When saving the files, be sure to complete the step to "finish" the CD.
* DVDs must be labeled with artist's name, title of work, primary creative responsibility, date completed, and original format running time. Indicate the category of each work: Narrative, Animation, or Experimental. Send copies only.
- Contact: http://www.vmfa.museum/fellowships_2009.html
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
- Opportunity: The Chapel Hill Public Arts Office invites artists to apply for the 2008 – 2009 Juried Exhibitions Series. Original two- and three-dimensional work of selected artists will be displayed in Chapel Hill Town Hall and the Chapel Hill Public Library during 2008 and 2009.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists creating work that can be hung indoors or displayed in glass cases.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: September 26, 2008
- Information: Juried Exhibitions Series Overview
Now through September 26, 2008 the Public Arts Office of Chapel Hill is accepting submissions from artists who wish to display original two- and three-dimensional work in Chapel Hill Town Hall and the Chapel Hill Public Library during 2008 and 2009. This exhibition is open to all artists. North Carolina artist are encouraged to apply. There is no application fee.
Selected artists will be invited to exhibit their work in small group shows of two or three artists at either the Chapel Hill Public Library or Chapel Hill Town Hall for a two-month period in 2008 or 2009. The Juried Exhibitions Series is promoted in the local media and through Arts Commission announcements. Selected artists will be asked to provide specific information and deliver their work for installation at agreed upon times. Public Arts staff and contractors install the work for exhibition. Opening receptions are usually held Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons.
The Town of Chapel Hill will insure works against theft or damage while on display. All artworks are subject to final acceptance by the Public Arts Office at the time of installation. Artworks may be for sale. If the artwork is for sale, the Public Arts Office requires a donation of 15% on any work sold to help defray the cost of this public arts program. At the exhibition’s end artists are responsible for picking up their work at an agreed upon time or arranging for return shipping.
- Requirements: How to Apply
Artists and teams may send a compact disc containing portfolio materials through the post to the Town of Chapel Hill’s Public Arts Office (address provided below) or in a .zip file sent to chapelhillarts@gmail.com . No hardcopy portfolios will be considered or returned.
Each portfolio must include:
Ten (10) Images of Relevant Work
Each image must be a PC-compatible JPEG file at 72 pixels per inch, as close to but no larger than the following dimensions: 750 pixels wide by 560 pixels tall. Each JPEG file must be named in the following format – lastname_01_title.jpg – where the artist’s last name is followed by underscore, two-digit identification number, underscore, title, file extension. If you wish to show a detail, include it within the required number of images. Please do not present your work as a montage of images (ie., in a PowerPoint file); each image must be a separate JPEG. Images submitted should be representative of the type of work proposed for exhibition.
Annotated Image List
A word file (.doc) listing JPEG images by two-digit identification number, followed by artist, title of work depicted, media, and dimensions (width by length in inches).
Resume
A word file (.doc) providing resume, no longer than two pages.
Selection Process
An Artist Selection Committee comprised of representatives of the Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill Town Hall, the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, the Town’s Public Arts Office, and local artists will review all complete portfolios and select artists to participate in the 2008 – 2009 Juried Exhibitions Series. Selections are based on artistic excellence and the goal of exhibiting a variety of media. Public Arts staff will notify artists of the Selection Committee results and will make exhibition arrangements with selected artists.
Schedule (subject to change)
September 26, 2008: Deadline for Electronic Application Materials
October 20, 2008: Artists are contacted with Selection Committee results
November 3, 2008: The first exhibits of the 2008 – 2009 Juried Exhibition Series are installed
Chapel Hill Public Library Information
Artworks displayed as part of the Juried Exhibitions Series are hung in the main entry and lower level public areas of the Chapel Hill Public Library. The Library serves an average of 1,000 people per day and is open seven days a week. The Chapel Hill Public Library is located at 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Chapel Hill Town Hall Information
Chapel Hill Town Hall has two floors of wall space and three glass cases for the display of artwork selected for the Juried Exhibitions Series. Approximately 24,000 people visit Town Hall annually. Chapel Hill Town Hall is open Mondays through Fridays and is located at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission Information
Established in 1992 by a resolution of the Town Council, the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission is the Town advisory board responsible for advising the Council on art-related matters, promoting public awareness of the arts, and working with Town Public Arts staff to provide advice on the Percent For Art program and to increase public access to the arts through programming initiatives.
Chapel Hill Information
The Town of Chapel Hill is located principally in Orange County, in the north central portion of North Carolina on the Piedmont Plateau, approximately equidistant between Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia. The area’s topography is characterized by rolling hills. The Town, which was incorporated in 1819, presently covers an area of 21.3 square miles and has a population of approximately 53,400. The Town is the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation's oldest public university. Chapel Hill is a thriving community and is frequently listed as one of the best places to live in the United States.
Additional Information
To learn more about previous Exhibitions Series, please visit http://www.chapelhillarts.org/programs_exhibitions_past.php . To view this information on-line and download a .pdf, please visit http://www.chapelhillarts.org/programs_exhibitions_call.php .
- Contact: If you have questions or need any additional information please contact the Town of Chapel Hill Public Arts Office:
Steve Wright
Public Art Coordinator
Chapel Hill Town Hall
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
E: swright@townofchapelhill.org
T: 919-968-2749
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
- Opportunity: I am looking for an artist to create a book cover design for my book entitled In Search of The Bride of Christ . It is a religious book. I envision a bright picture of our planet with flashes of light coming from it in the shape of a cross. But an artist may have a better idea. Reading the 60 page book would be helpful.
- Requirements: Interested candidates should send me samples of original artwork and estimate of fee.
- Contact: Lewis Clementson
lewishclem@yahoo.com
6002 W. Broad St., #207
Richmond, VA 23230
804-288-0044
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
- Opportunity: Open to all VCU students who studied abroad during the academic year 2007-2008
- Information: Deadline for all submissions is September 5th!!!!
Prizes, Prizes, Prizes
Photo:
Grand Prize (1) = $50 iTunes Gift Card
Winner of each Category (4) = $25 iTunes Gift Card
Writing:
Grand Prize (1) = $50 iTunes Gift Card
- Requirements: Writing Guidelines
I n a piece of non-fiction writing, reflect on your experience abroad. Submissions should be between 1000-1500 words.
Photo Guidelines
Categories include:
- Academic : capture students in an academic setting
- People : capture images of students interacting with local populations and should portray the essence of the study abroad experience
- Places : include a landmark or landscape that is clearly identifiable as an international location
- Open Category : miscellaneous photos
Submission
Send all submissions as an e-mail attachment to Abroad@vcu.edu .
- Title the subject of the e-mail for the W riting Contest as “2008 Writing Contest Submission” and save the file as a Microsoft Word document as follows: “FirstName_LastNameWriting.doc” (for example, “Michael_JordanWriting.doc”) .
-For Photo Contest all submissions must be in digital format with the title of the subject as “2008 Photo Contest Submission” and save the files as follows: “FirstName_LastNameCategoryTitle.jpg” (For example, “Tom_CruiseAcademic.jpg”). In the body of the e-mail, please include your name, the name and location of your study abroad program and a short (no more than 500-word) description of your photo. Please submit no more than one photo per category.
- Contact: QUESTIONS? E-mail ABROAD@VCU.EDU
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
- Opportunity: What is Silversalts08? We are publishing a 9″ x 12″ coffee-table book of the 100 best college-student black-and-white photographs submitted to us. This annual book is designed to preserve and promote traditional wet-process photography as the digital age begins to dominate the landscape.
We invite you to submit your best five prints — the ones that you loved, that were most liked in critiques or student shows, or the work you did outside of class that beats everything else in your portfolio. Subject matter is completely open, as is technique, processing, and presentation
- Information: From all entries received, we will select the best 100 photographs for publication (and if response is overwhelming, we may go higher than 100). High-quality prints of all subject matter and genres will, hopefully, be represented. Naturally, well-printed work is important, but in selecting the best images we will consider work that might demonstrate a less-than-expert level of darkroom technique if it has other sufficiently intriguing merits.
If you submit your work for consideration, you will receive a copy of the finished book whether you are selected or not. We hope to include an index of all participants in the back of the book and on this Web site, so your participation will generate some free promotion. We are also finalizing ideas for providing Web space on the site for all participants to post their work.
http://silversalts.org/
- Requirements: You can send any size print up to 11×14 (8×10 is our preferred size), mounted or unmounted (unmounted is easiest for us). The only stipulations are:
1 The piece must have been made completely with traditional techniques, with no digital or mechanical manipulations
2 You must be a college-level student (or 2008 graduate)
You do not have to be in a photography class to participate, although we expect most of the submissions will come from art departments.
- Contact: http://silversalts.org/
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
- Opportunity: The Annual American PHOTO Images of the Year event is an international competition that is a definitive showcase of the very best of contemporary photography.
- Information: This juried photo contest offers unmatched exposure to both established and imerging photographers in a wide range of fields, from documentary/photojournalism to cutting-edge commercial work and will provide and unprecedented opportunity for peer review of your work of professional photographers, museum curators, art critics and influential editors. Winners will be selected on the basis of originality and overall quality of concept execution.Categories:
• PHOTOJOURNALISM/DOCUMENTARY
• COMMERCIAL WORK: ADVERTISING/EDITORIAL
• PERSONAL WORK
• STUDENT WORK
• PORTRAITURE
• NATURE
- Requirements: SUBMISSIONS
The competition is open to work produced from September 1 2007 - September 17, 2008. Entries can be submitted by uploading the image and making a payment on the
www.iotycontest.com website.
File specifications: submissions should be in JPEG format. This compresses the size of your file and should make for quick uploads. It's important to set your JPEG compression to maximum image quality (minimum compression) in order to prevent deterioration of image quality.
In Photoshop, saving your file via Save As, select JPEG for your image type, and put the quality slider to 12 (all the way to the right).
Filename should not have spaces i.e. "blue car.JPG" instead "blue_car.JPG"
File must have the correct extension ().
Filename should not have slashes i.e. "women/child.jpg"
Filename should not have odd charachters i.e. "%$@#*()
Official web site: www.iotycontest.com/about.shtml
Register: www.iotycontest.com/bin/Register
photo competitions
• Copyright: By entering this Contest and/or accepting a prize, you agree to allow Sponsor to use your name, city and state, voice and image in connection with publication of your winning entry and for promotional purposes (except where prohibited), without review, notification or approval.
• Eligibility: You must be 18 years or older as of September 12, 2008 to enter the contest and be a resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. The contest is open to both amateur and professionals
- Contact: www.iotycontest.com
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
- Opportunity: We are looking for short films under 10 min. that in one form or another interpret acidity under the heading "pH". This is a loose theme, and we are looking forward to seeing what you've got.
- Information: SpiderBug is a part of ArtXposium this coming September 19-21, 2008
http://www.artxposium.org
- Requirements: Submission guidelines:
Short films and videos under 10 min.
DVD or Mini-DV tape
One or two film stills
Please include filmmaker’s bio and a short synopsis of the film,
& SASE if you'd like your work returned.
Submission deadline: Friday, August 15, 5pm
Filmmakers will be notified by Monday, August 25
- Contact: Please mail to:
Catie Olson
c/o SpiderBug
2252 N. Kimball Ave. #3
Chicago, IL 60647
www.spiderbug.org
Questions?
catieo@sbcglobal.net
773.875.6407
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
- Opportunity: Walsh Gallery - Seton Hall University
- Information: PAPERWORK, to be shown 11/10 - 12/12/08,open to all artists who use
paper in their work; preference will be given to those artists who
experiment with the medium, so as to introduce visitors to fresh
adaptations of a traditional material. By focusing on works of artists
that use a traditional artistic medium non-traditionally, the curators
seek to create an environment where visitors can debate the
connotations of a work on paper. By utilizing the familiarity of paper
as a resource, the curators hope to engage visitors in a dialogic
experience that will encourage visitors to use a wider spectrum of
descriptive terms to discuss the art on display as well as challenge
the limited perception of works on paper.
The curators are especially interested in artbooks, photography, mail
art, stamp art, design, fashion, origami, sculpture, installation,
collage and cut-outs. $15/5 entries.
- Requirements: Deadline: 09/19/08
- Contact: http://library.shu.edu/gallery/Call_for_submissions_Paperwork.pdf
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
- Opportunity: The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents is currently seeking artists to display their works during the 1st annual Streeterville Artisan Market, November 7-8, 2008 at Northwestern University Lurie Center, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL.
Discipline:
Visual
Visual → Drawing/Works On Paper
Visual → Artists Books
Visual → Mixed-Media
Visual → Ceramics
Visual → Photography
Visual → Printmaking
Visual → Sculpture/Installation
Visual → Glass
Visual → Fiber
Visual → Painting
Visual → Murals
- Information: This juried event is seeking 35-40 visual artists of various mediums, prefer sculpture, fiber, jewelry, glass and photography. Artists who are accepted will receive extensive publicity through our promotional materials and website.
- Requirements: To be considered for Streeterville’s Artisan Market, or for more information, please contact us by email at artisans@soarchicago.org with your name, address, phone number and medium or visit http://soarchicago.org/News_Views/details.cfm?NID=60 to view the complete application.
Deadline:
07/15/2008
- Contact: ontact Name:
Irene Newman
Contact Email:
artisans@soarchicago.org
Contact Phone Number:
312-280-2596
Contact Fax Number:
312-280-4631
Contact Information:
244 E. Pearson St., Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60611
URL:
http://www.soarchicago.org/
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