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Faculty Projects 32: Arthur Fields, Forum Gallery | Arthur Fields

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumnus, Arthur Fields, on his solo exhibition, Faculty Projects 32: Arthur Fields, at the Forum Gallery at Brookhaven College, School of the Arts, Art Department. The exhibition runs from June 18 – August 13, 2015, and includes 250+ archival pigment prints from digital photographs, steel, and magnets (dimensions variable).

Exhibition Dates: June 18 – August 13, 2015

Reception: July 22, 2015 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Arthur Fields earned a BFA in Digital Imaging and Photography at Washington University in St. Louis in 2008, and an MFA in Photography in 2011, at Texas Woman’s University. Arthur is Adjunct Professor of communications design in the Art Department at Brookhaven College.

Scholarship | The Ian Parry Scholarship

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Due: July 14, 2015
Ian Parry Scholarship

The Ian Parry Scholarship is a free international photographic award for documentary & visual photojournalism students and freelance photographers of the age of 24 years and under. This year we celebrate our 26th year.
Our 2015 deadline is July 14th 2015

Click HERE to download the application for and HERE for the digital entry process.

The award is open to all full time students including recently graduating students and BA, MA and MFA students. We ask you send us a folder of a 12 image portfolio, an application form and a synopsis of a story you would like to shoot should you win via yousendit or dropbox to entries@ianparry.org You should include research and a budget with your plan.

The award will be judged on the 21st July by our Patron Don McCullin and Trustees. Please follow us on twitter @ianparryscholar for updates.

We have increased our prize to £3,500 along with a Canon camera for the winner. The finalists will receive £500 each. Save The Children offers an international paid commission to one of the finalists. A selection of the winning images will be published in the SundayTimes magazine Spectrum and exhibited in London, also appearing in a special edition Ian Parry Scholarship catalogue.

Call for Entry | Black and White

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PhotoPlace Gallery

Due: July 13, 2015
Black and White | PhotoPlace Gallery
Juror: Tillman Crane

Exhibition prints deadline: August 7, 2015
Gallery exhibition: August 25 – September 18, 2015
Opening reception and gallery walk: August 28, 2015 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Half-day workshop on Saturday, August 29, 2015

Click here to submit.

Monochrome images of any subject matter you choose. Digital, traditional silver gelatin, and alternative process images are all welcome. Tillman Crane has agreed to jury this exhibition and we’re thrilled to have his enthusiastic eye. He will choose 40 photographs for exhibition in the gallery, and up to 35 additional for the gallery’s Online Annex. All exhibited and Annex photographs will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog. A gallery walk-through and workshop with Tillman Crane!
He’ll be reviewing the exhibition, live and in-person at PhotoPlace Gallery on August 28th. It is such a gift to have the juror on-site, sharing the meditations that inspired his decisions. If you’re one of those whose work is chosen by Tillman, you’ll have the unique benefit of hearing him discuss your work and that of your peers. This will be an Opening Reception and an opportunity not to miss! The next day, August 29th, Tillman will conduct a half-day workshop in and around our home town of Middlebury, Vermont. Details on the workshop to be announced.

Until July 1, submit up to TEN photographs for $30, $7 for each additional.

About the Juror:

Tillman Crane began his career in 1978 as a photojournalist for The Maryville Daily Times. Ten years later, he began to teach his craft. While platinum/palladium photographs remain his passion, he was quick to integrate digital vocabulary into his practice. As the medium continues to evolve and Tillman along with it, the content of the artist’s images has remained constant—the ordinary, found in the everyday environments that surround him.
Tillman’s workshops are offered across the globe, from the Erie Canal to China. He teaches location-based curriculum where he is able to share his appreciation for translating the found into successful images, and also the art of platinum printing, to showcase one’s vision through hand-made prints.

For inspiration from Tillman’s portfolios, look for his limited edition books: Tillman Crane/Structure (2001), Touchstones (2005), Odin Stone (2008), and A Walk Along the Jordan (2009).  His work is included in several books on contemporary photography, as well as in collections worldwide. And if you’re in the Camden, Maine area, stop by his gallery at 22 Pearl Street, to see his latest masterful platinum/palladium prints.

Apply, $ | July Opportunities

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Call for Entry:

  • Due: July 1, 2015
    Exhibition Proposal | Vermont Center for Photography
  • Due: July 8, 2015
    Portraiture: Pictures in Photography | Black Box Gallery
    Theme: Portrait Photography
    Juror: Kelli Pennington
  • Due: July 13, 2015
    Black and White | PhotoPlace Gallery
    Juror: Tillman Crane
  • Due: July 22, 2015
    Memories, Stories, Histories | The Center for Fine Art Photography
    Juror: Amy Galpin
  • Due: July 31, 2015
    International Photography Awards

Scholarships:

  • Due: July 14, 2015
    Ian Parry Scholarship

And They Papered The Room, Lilina Bloch Gallery | Kathy Lovas

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Kathy Lovas, for being included in And They Papered The Room, a group exhibition, at Lilina Bloch Gallery in Dallas, TX. The exhibition runs from June 27 – August 1, 2015.

The exhibition is a testimony of a medium that has become a constant experiment that combines ancient and high-technology techniques and exposes the exciting times for contemporary artists that seek to expand the scope of paper behind their creative process.
Participant artist are Mayra Barraza, Tim Best, Kristen Cochran, Michael Corris, Reinhold Engberding, Ann Glazer, Lynne Harlow, Letitia Huckaby, Vince Jones, Kathy Lovas, Shawn Mayer, Leigh Merrill, Mi-Hee Nahm and Sally Warren.

Exhibition Dates: June 27 – August 1, 2015

Part of the Glasstire’s TOP 5 EXHIBITIONS IN TEXAS as of June 25!

Kathy Lovas was born in Duluth, Minnesota. She holds a B.S. degree in biology from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana and an MFA in photography from Texas Woman’s University in Denton. She is a 1995 recipient of a Mid-America Arts Alliance National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in photography, and was a 1991 fellow of the American Photography Institute National Graduate Seminar at New York University.

Kathy lives in Dallas, Texas and has been on the photography faculty in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas in Denton since 1992. In addition she has held teaching appointments at Southern Methodist University, UT Arlington, UT Dallas, and Texas Woman’s University.

Call for Entry | Portraiture: Pictures in Photography

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Black Box Gallery

Due: July 8, 2015
Portraiture: Pictures in Photography | Black Box Gallery
Theme: Portrait Photography
Juror: Kelli Pennington

Black Box Gallery will host a juried group photography exhibition on contemporary portrait photography. Pose and Gesture, Image and Identity, Documentary and Street, Constructed Narrative, Self Portrait, Environmental, Vernacular and Snapshot, Fashion and Nude, all have visual arguments to make in the world of portraiture photography. What is the character, attitude and expression that binds this genre together?

About Juror:

Kelli Pennington received her MFA in photography from Syracuse University. She is an instructor of photography in Portland, Oregon. Kelli works in both the fine arts and editorial fields. Her work has been exhibited and written about nationally and she has won fellowships and awards.

Please visit Kelli’s website.

Deadline: July 8
Exhibition Dates: August 1-20, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday August 7, 6-8:00 pm

Each exhibition will have 24 photographs selected by the juror for exhibiton at the gallery.
An additional 30 photographs will be selected by the juror for exhibition in our on-line gallery annex.
All 54 photographs from the show will be included in a catalog available for purchase on Blurb Books.

Rules/Guidelines: Black Box will provide Free printing, Free matting and Free framing for all of our exhibitions. The photographers who are selected into the exhibition by the juror will provide a high resolution Tiff or JPEG file for our gallery to print.

We have 18” x 24” black frames. Our white mats are pre cut for 12” x 18”, 12” x 12” and 12” x 16” prints (we also have a few other odd sized matts). We print on an Epson Stylus Pro archival ink jet printer, on Epson Premium Luster Photo paper, in a color-calibrated environment. This is a very accurate custom print, just like a custom lab would print, we have over 20 years of custom printing experience.

All exhibition prints will be kept in a flat file after the show for future sale and promotion for the photographer. This will allow the gallery to further promote our photographers and exhibitions to collectors, curators, critics and to the general public. Black Box will shread all gallery prints after 5 years of exhibition in the flat files.

File agreement for accepted photographers: Black Box will only print one exhibition print. If there is a sale inquiry, the photographer will be notified before a sale is confirmed, edition information will be discussed with photographer, the photographer will be sent a authentication document to be signed and go with the print to the collector. No sale or printing of file will happen without prior consent and agreement of photographer. All rights remain to the file and print with the photographer, to be used only with their prior consent. Exhibition print will not be sold, but used in our flatfile at Black Box Gallery only to promote the photographers work.

Black Box Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales, 50% goes to the photographer. If artist prefers the print does not have to be for sale. Print will be for exhibition and promotion only.

Notification: All photographers will be notified 7-12 days after the deadline about juror selections.
Entry Fee: $35 per entry (an entry includes up to 5 photos). Use Pay Pal or send check to:
If sending a check: please indicate sending a check in the email submission.
Black Box Gallery, 811 East Burnside St. # 212, Portland Oregon 97214.

How to apply: Send in the entry fee and then send an email to: info.blackboxgallery@gmail.com
Title the email: Portraiture: Pictures in Photography
In the body of the email please include the following info:
Your Name
Exhibition Name 
Titles of Included Photos with corresponding file name 
Attach up to 5 photos, as instructed below
File Set Up: Jpeg files, 1024 pixels on the longest side at 72 DPI, 3MB or less each (saved).
Name Files: firstname_lastname1.jpg, firstname_lastname2.jpg, firstname_lastname3.jpg, etc…
Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional.
Copyright: All rights to the photographs remain with the photographer.

My Favorite Intern, Holly Johnson Gallery | Mary Kathryn Wimberly

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Mary Kathryn Wimberly, for having her work included in My Favorite Intern at Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, TX. The exhibition runs from June 27 – August 15, 2015.

Exhibition Dates: June 27 – August 15, 2015

Mary Kathryn Wimberly is a Texas based fine art photographer, instructor, and commercial photographer. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally in group and solo exhibitions. She holds a BFA from the University of North Texas and an MFA from Texas Woman’s University.

September Opportunities

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Call for Entry

  • Due: September 1, 2015
    Open Call | Streit House Space
  • Due: September 4, 2015
    Materials: Hard & Soft
  • Due: September 15, 2015
    2015 International Juried Exhibition—A Single Photograph Competition | The Center for Photographic Art
    Juror: Robert Hirsch
  • Due: September 15, 2015
    Only Human | Streit House Space

family, A Smith Gallery | Danielle Rene’ Khoury

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna and Adjunct Faculty in Photography, Danielle Rene’ Khoury, for having her photograph, Backyard Visitor from the Becoming Mother Series selected by jurors, Emma Powell and Kirsten Hoving, for the family Exhibition at A Smith Gallery in Johnson City, Texas. The exhibition runs July 3 – August 9, 2015.

Exhibition Dates: July 3 – August 9, 2015

Reception: July 25, 2015 | 4: 00 PM – 7:00 PM

Danielle received her BFA in Photography in 2006, and her MFA in Photography in 2012, from Texas Woman’s University, where she is currently an Adjunct Professor. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including Vermont, California, Minnesota, China, and India. She currently resides in Fort Worth, TX.

TWU Department of Visual Arts Receives National Design Award | Susan kae Grant and Jana C. Perez

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Professor in Photography and Book Arts, Susan kae Grant and Alumna and Associate Professor in Graphic Design, Jana C. Perez for being among a group of three faculty members in the Texas Woman’s University Department of Visual Arts who received a 2015 American Inhouse Design Award from Graphic Design USA for their exhibition catalog design.

The catalog “Seductive Alchemy/Books by Artists” was recognized for outstanding design in a competition with almost 6,000 entries nationwide, and only a few hundred projects selected as winners.

Michelle Hays, chair of the Department of Visual Arts, and Jana Perez, associate professor of visual arts, provided the art direction and design for the catalog. Susan kae Grant, professor of visual arts and Richard Klein created the photographs, along with a team of 10 TWU photography student assistants.

“Earning this national award validates the talent and creativity of our visual arts faculty,” Hays said. “We consistently push our students to exceed expectations in their work, and also do the same ourselves. We are thrilled by this honor.”

“Seductive Alchemy/Books by Artists” documents the Seductive Alchemy exhibit at TWU in January 2013, which featured 98 works by 80 artists from the United States, Great Britain, Europe and Australia. Ruth R. Rogers, curator of special collections at Wellesley College, served as the guest curator of the exhibit. For more information or to order a copy of the catalog visit http://www.seductivealchemy.net/about.html.

Among the other 2015 American Inhouse Design Award winners are the AARP, the American Heart Association, American University, Bank of America, Boeing, Capital One, Emory University, Gannett, LEGO, Marriott, McDonalds, Nike, PepsiCo, MTV, the United Nations, the University of Michigan, the U.S. Marine Corps and others.

Graphic Design USA, which publishes a monthly magazine for creative design professionals, has organized the Inhouse Design Award competition for nearly five decades. For more information, visit http://www.gdusa.com.

Susan kae Grant received an MFA in Photography and Book Arts in 1979 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1975 she has produced 13 limited edition handmade books. Her most recent book, “Shadowed Memory” was created during a 2005 residency at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester New York. She taught at Wayne State University from 1979-1981 and joined the faculty at Texas Womanʼs University in 1981 where she is currently Professor and Head of the Photography area. She is on the staff of the International Center of Photography where she teaches bookmaking workshops. In 2003 and 2005 she was the recipient of the Society for Photographic Education “Freestyle Crystal Apple Award” and “The Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award” in 2004 from the Santa Fe Center for Photography.