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Call for Entry | Rising Eyes of Texas 2016
Due: December 15, 2015
Rising Eyes of Texas is now seeking undergraduate and graduate students to submit their best work!
ENTRY DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2015
Prize Juror: Anna Stothart, Brown Foundation Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, San Antonio Museum of Art
Last year we exhibited over 30 artists from 19 Texas Colleges and Universities, and awarded over $1000 in cash prizes.
Please share with fellow students!
Visit http://www.rockportartcenter.com/entries to enter
Or http://www.risingeyesoftexas.com for past shows
Call for Entry | Rayko Photo Center
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Call for Entry | Open Call — Streit House Space
Due: December 1, 2015
Open Call | Streit House Space
Streit House Space is an online gallery that aims to merge the presentation of the physical and virtual photographic image. Photographers submit their work via email which is then printed, displayed on a wall, documented and finally posted online. Images are printed only once which makes them a singular and unique object.
Streit House Space is run by Jordanna Kalman who has taken a lot of photographs, run a few galleries, and spends a lot of time taping things to the wall.
Submissions to the gallery:
If you would like to participate in the project please send us an email with a link to your website.
streithousespace@gmail.com
Please put “submission” in the subject line of your email.
If you are selected you will receive an email with instructions for preparing your work for the gallery.
Deadlines for each quarter are March 1st, May 1st, July 1st and September 1st.
Call for Entry | 21st Annual SPE Women’s Film & Video Festival
Due October 31, 2015
21st Annual SPE Women’s Film & Video Festival
The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Women’s Film Festival has featured innovative and provocative short documentaries, animation and fiction by women directors since 1995. The 2016 festival will be screened in Las Vegas, NV, on Friday and Saturday, March 11 & 12, at the 2016 SPE National Conference.
Narrative, documentary, animated and experimental shorts under 30 minutes, directed, produced, edited or shot by a woman are eligible. All rights must be cleared.
Fees
There is no entry fee for submissions received by 11:59 PM, October 31, 2015. Early submissions appreciated. Preference will be given to films submitted by the October 1, 2015. Late submissions will be accepted until November 8, 2015, with an entry fee of $15. To submit late, contact estomin@lycoming.edu for instructions.
Requirements
Email a web link to the full video to estomin@lycoming.edu. If password protected, include password
Email the following information to estomin@lycoming.edu with WFF16 as the subject line.
– contact information (name, address, email and telephone number)
– short (no more than 3 sentences) film synopsis
– short director’s bio (no more than 2 sentences)
– awards and festival screenings
– exact running time (do not count color bars, black, etc.)
Accepted filmmakers must provide a Quicktime H.264 file at the original dimensions, up to 1920px x 1080px, by Nov. 18.
Awards
All selected work will be screened at the conference plus films will be streamed 24-7 Thursday-Sunday over the hotel TV channel to conference participants’ rooms.
Considerations
Filmmakers may submit different work to more than one SPE Film Festival (Women’s Caucus Film Fest, Multi-Cultural Caucus Film Fest, LGBTQ Caucus Film Fest) but the same video cannot be submitted to multiple SPE fests.
Contact Information
Lynn Estomin
W: http://
E: estomin@lycoming.edu
Call for Entry | Portraits 2016
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Due October 14, 2015
Our annual portraits exhibition brings artists from around the globe into the spotlight. A portrait is a visual representation that portrays the likeness of a person, place, animal, or object. All capture types and photographic processes welcome. All capture types and photographic processes are eligible to submit.Juror | Martha Schneider
Martha Schneider is the owner and director of Schneider Gallery, Chicago. She studied at the University of Buenos Aires (Art History – 20th century) and came to the USA in 1964. She worked for 5 years at the Photo Department of the Art Institute of Chicago. Schneider founded the Schneider Gallery in 1982 and has been exclusively showing photography since 1989. She has reviewed at FotoFest in Houston, Photolucida in Seattle, SPE in Chicago and numerous other local and national fairs. She has plans to close the gallery by the end of this year to dedicate herself to being a full time consultant and private dealer. |
| HONORS | AWARDSJuror’s Selection| $500.00
Director’s Selection | $250.00 Two LiveBooks Website Awards: Valued at $399 from liveBooks Honorable Mention Awards: 2 year membership and a three image submission for an upcoming call for entry. Additionally: For More Information about the Portraits 2016 Call For Entries, click here
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Call for Entry | Capture Texas with Canon
Nebraska Furniture Mart, located in The Colony and largest home furnishing store in the country, is hosting a photography contest with Canon. I wanted to make you aware of this opportunity, should your organization be interested. The premise of the contest is to submit 1-3 photographs of what Texas means to you. The submission period began on October 1st and will run until October 14th. At this time a panel of judges with Canon and NFM will choose the top 24 photographs. These will then be displayed in-store October 16-18 and be voted on by the public. The top nine winners all receive a $100 NFM gift card and their photo displayed in the Canon Image Gallery. The photograph with the most votes will win a Canon EOS Rebel T6i DSLR Camera with 18-55mm and 55-250mm Lenses Video Creator Kit (value $1,299) & $100 NFM Gift Card. As this is a Canon contest, submitted photos should be captured with a Canon camera.
To submit a photo and find out more information please visit http://bit.ly/1LAHO4K. Here you will find the rules and restrictions and how to submit your photo. Anyone under the age of 19 will need to have a legal guardian over 19 submit to be qualified for the prize(s).
If you have any questions:
James Hobbs │Marketing Supervisor
Nebraska Furniture Mart – Texas │ www.nfm.com
james.hobbs@nfm.com
Call for Entry | Artists Book Competition
Due December 11, 2015
Artist Books Call for Entries 2015
The purposes of the competition and exhibition are: to encourage the development of students’ work in the medium of Artists’ Books, to foster the creation of Artists’ Books, to reward excellence and creativity in the Artists’ Books, and to build the collection of Artists’ Books in the UNT Libraries’ Special Collections. Click here to view past winners currently in our Artists’ Book collection.
In addition to the exhibition, a $400 purchase award may be granted at the discretion of the jurors. All eligible entries must be available for purchase into the UNT Special Collections for $400. The item chosen for the purchase prize will become a permanent addition to the Rare Book Room collections. Any Artists’ Books created within the last two years is eligible. All media are welcome, although submitted work may not exceed 6′ in any direction. A maximum of three books may be submitted. There is no jury fee.
Faculty/Staff and Community Members Category
Although entries in this category are not eligible to win the purchase award, the competition is open to faculty and staff of the University of North Texas and members of the local community. If you would like to enter up to three items in the competition, you are highly encouraged to do so. Even though the items are not eligible for the prize, if accepted, they will be on exhibit with the others from January – March 2016 in the Willis Library Forum, which will give the work exposure to the community.
Entry Procedure
A completed entry form, identification labels attached to individual works, notification form, and SASE for return of notification form must be included with the artwork. Work will be accepted December 1st through 11th , 2015. Rules and entry forms are available to download and print.
Deadline: Friday, December 11 by 4:00pm.
Artists are encouraged to hand-deliver work to Willis Library, Library Services Desk, UNT, between 9am and 4pm Monday-Friday.
Work may be shipped in a reusable container prepaid via UPS, Parcel Post, or FedEx. It is the artist’s responsibility to include return shipping (please do NOT enclose checks or cash).
Ship work(s) to:
UNT Libraries Artists’ Book Competition
Attn: Mandy Rausch
University of North Texas
Willis Library
1155 Union Circle
#305190
Denton, Texas 76203
When
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 – 9:00am to Friday, December 11, 2015 – 4:00pm
Where
Willis Library
Library Services Desk
Call for Entry | SHOTS Magazine
Due: November 2, 2015
Portfolio Issue (no. 130, Winter 2015)
SHOTS Magazine announces an international call for photographic work to be considered for publication in the ANNUAL PORTFOLIO ISSUE (no. 130, Winter 2015). Subject matter is open. Submit a cohesive series or a selection of your best images. Selected photographers will be interviewed and have their work featured on at least four pages in this issue. Please visit the SHOTS website for further information and guidelines.
A well-established, independent, quarterly photography journal in its 29th year of publication, SHOTS Magazine reaches an international community of photographers, educators, galleries, museums, collectors and other fine art photography enthusiasts.
Submissions are accepted online or by mail (prints or CD).
Call for Entry | Be Square
Due: October 9, 2015
Be Square | The SE Center for Photography
Juror: Christophe Dillinger
Square. A shape not found in nature but one of the most recognizable in the world. Show us your Square. Anything Square, Square format, Square subject, Square structures, Square things, Square people. Get your imagination out the box but stay Square.
Entering Your Images You can enter your images online at http://www.SmarterEntry.com For best results, make sure your image is 1200pixels @72 dpi on the longest side, Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Please name your files: SQ.Last Name_First Initial.Image#.jpg (Examples: SQ.Smith_J.Image1.jpg, SQ.Jones_R.Image3.jpg) If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please contact info@sec4p.com or call 301.213.2512
Eligibility All photographers may enter regardless of location
Fees $35 for up to 5 Images, $5 for each additional image up to 10.
Juror
Our juror for Square is Christophe Dillinger, a photographer whose work is focused on experimental analogue techniques, uniting image making with randomness. He is also the editor of Square magazine, a web publication dedicated to the square format. Through the magazine he also curates international exhibitions and organizes artist residencies.
Exhibition Details
Selected images will hang in the SE Center’s main gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. Openings are timed to coincide with the Village of West Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina’s textile mill village turned arts district, First Fridays, a celebration of art, food and music. Participating artists that can attend have the opportunity for a Portfolio Review by SE Center Director Michael Pannier on the following Saturday morning (reservations needed).
Selected images must be matted and framed up to 16” x 20” to professional standards, white mat with black metal frame unless prior approval has been obtained. The Center reserves the right to reject any piece not framed to our standards. To avoid shipping costs & headaches, the SE Center for Photography will print your photographs for you upon acceptance. For $15 per image, we’ll print on archival paper and after the show either return the print to you ($15 additional for shipping) or you may choose to donate the image to the Center’s flat file for future access to collectors.
The SE Center for Photography will mat & frame your images at no charge, using our selection of 11×14 & 16×20 black, metal frames with white, archival mats and conservation clear glass for the exhibitions.
Sales
The SE Center encourages sales during exhibitions and retains a 40% commission on work sold. The artist receives 60% of the sale price. If a print is sold it will be ordered from the photographer at the time of sale.
Copyright Artist retains all copyrights to their own images. Artists whose work is chosen for exhibition inclusion grant the SE Center for Photography permission to use images for promoting the exhibition, artist, or SE Center and its programs, and current and past exhibitions. Images may be placed on social media for promotion and features. Artists grant usage as stated without further compensation.
Lodging/Transportation The SE Center does not provide lodging or transportation for artists participating in an exhibition. The SE Center is 16 miles from GSP International Airport and we can provide suggested lodging options in the area.
Calendar
Submissions Open 8/20/15
Submissions Close 10/9/15
Selections Announced 10/24/15
Drop Off or Arrival at SEC 11/20/15
Exhibition Opens 12/4/15
Exhibition Closes12/28/15
Return of Works 12/28/15
After the Show If your art does not sell at the exhibition you have the option to have it returned (Prepaid) or donate it to the SE Center’s Flat File. Flat File artwork may be exhibited again, donated to another organization or sold to benefit the SE Center. If sold, the SE Center retains all profits of the sale. Flat File art is destroyed after two years of close of original exhibition.
Thank you for entering the competition and good luck!
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