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Call for Entry | Focus: The Portrait

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Black Box Gallery

Due: February 10, 2015
Focus: The Portrait | Black Box Gallery
Juror: Amy Arbus

Theme: Portraiture

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?

Juror: Amy Arbus

Photographer Amy Arbus has published five books, including the award winning On the Street 1980-1990 and The Inconvenience of Being Born. The New Yorker called The Fourth Wall her masterpiece. Her most recent, After Images, is an homage to modernism’s most iconic avant-garde paintings. Her advertising clients include Chiat/Day, Foote, Cone and Belding, American Express, Saatchi & Saatchi, SpotCo, New Line Cinema and Nickelodeon. Her photographs have appeared in over one hundred periodicals around the world, including New York Magazine, People, Aperture and The New York Times Magazine. She teaches portraiture at the International Center of Photography, NORDphotography, Anderson Ranch and The Fine Arts Work Center. Amy Arbus is represented by The Schoolhouse Gallery in Massachusetts. She has had twenty-five solo exhibitions worldwide, and her photographs are a part of the collection of The National Theater in Norway, The New York Public Library and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

To view Amy’s work please visit her website.

Exhibition Dates: March 1 – 20, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 2015 | 6:00  – 8:00 PM

Each exhibition will have 24 photographs included by the juror for exhibiton at the gallery. An additional 30 photographs will be selected 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.

For more information click here.

Residency | 2015 Woodstock A-I-R Program

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Woodstock A-I-R

Due: February 28, 2015
2015 Woodstock A-I-R Program | The Center for Photography at Woodstock

HOW TO APPLY:

We are now accepting applications for the 2015 Woodstock A-I-R program!

Download PDF application here to apply now!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Please submit:

• 10-15 digital images/video on a DVD/CD-ROM of current work. (one copy)

Format still images as JPEGs with a width dimension no greater than 2400 pixels. Please limit video clips or excerpts to no more than 5 minutes (please indicate length of full video) and submit no more than 3 in total. Acceptable file formats include .mpg, .avi, .mov. Please make sure your three videos combined do not exceed 200MB and test your video files to make sure they play on a Mac and PC.

Individuals applying to the Critical Studies Residency should submit 2 writing samples of no more than 1,500 words per sample with visuals, including featured artist work samples and installation views if applicable. (four copies of each)

• Residency proposal (four copies of each) – see application form for guidelines to answering this question.

• Preference for time of residency (please list 3 options) *The program runs from June through September, please request your time accordingly. Residencies range from 3-6 weeks.

• Four copies of the following:

Artist statement (describing your current projects and artistic process) – limited to 500 words.

Resume (listing past exhibitions, residency, and related experiences) – limited to 3 pages.

Images script (thumbnails of your work with caption information) – see page 3 of the application form.

WOODSTOCK A-I-R participants are selected by a peer panel comprised of professionals in the field and have included past participants in CPW’s residency and exhibition program, curators, collectors, and art critics.

Download PDF application here to apply now!

Apply, $ | February Opportunities

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February Opportunities

Call for Entry:

  • On the Street Where You Live | Due: February 9, 2015
    PhotoPlace Gallery
    Juror: James P. Blair
  • Landscapes | Due: February 11, 2015 
    The Center for Fine Art Photography
    Juror: Chantel Paul
  •  Photography Now 2015 | Due: February 15, 2015
    The Center for Photography at Woodstock
    Juror: David Bram
  • FotoFest 2016 | Due: February 17, 2015
    Theme: Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet
  • 2015 DART Student Art Contest | Due: February 27, 2015
    Theme: Explore Your World with DART
  • LensCulture Portrait Awards 2015 | Due: February 23, 2015
    LensCulture
    Juror: International Jury
  • 2015 Woodstock A-I-R Program | Due: February 28, 2015
    The Center for Photography at Woodstock

Internship:

  • Internship | Penland School of Crafts | Due February 1, 2015

Scholarship:

  • Scholarships & Studio Assistantship | Penland School of Crafts | Due: February 17, 2015
  • Beinecke Scholarship | Due: February 20, 2015
  • SPESC Student Scholarship | Due: February 20, 2015
    2015 SPE National Conference Student Scholarship from South Central Region

 

Sample 17 Premium Inkjet Papers for $1.99 | Red River Paper

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Try 17 Premium Inkjet Papers for $1.99

With this sampler, you can print on an amazing variety of photo and fine art inkjet papers and find the ideal surfaces and weights for your print projects. From high gloss to cotton fine art, the kit includes papers suited to photography 101 and up to advanced design output. The kit, normally $12.99, is discounted $11 for SPE members.

Premium Photo Inkjet Paper for Educators & Students

imageSince 1997, Red River Paper has been supplying photographers, educators, and students with premium photo quality inkjet media. We handpick fine papers from mills around the world and bring them to our facility in Dallas, Texas. Here we cut the paper to 14 different sheet and roll sizes, add some magic of our own, and sell them directly to you. This keeps costs and price down while ensuring the best quality.

Going to SPE? So are we! Come by and meet us at the
SPE National Conference in New Orleans! Let’s talk paper surfaces, sizes, creative output, and more.

Questions? Email support@redriverpaper.com or call us at 888-248-8774.

Opportunity Calendar | Women’s Studio Workshop

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Women's Studio Workshop

Women’s Studio Workshop has an artist-centered philosophy and a deep commitment to the individual’s creative process. We support this vision through providing time and space in the form of grants, residencies and internships where artists-in-residence can come to work with 24-hour access to the studios.

Opportunity Calendar:

February 15
March 2
March 15
April 1
October 15
Nov 15

Ongoing

Click here for more information.

SPESC Student Scholarships | 2015 SPE National Conference

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SPE

Due: February 20, 2015
SPESC Student Scholarship | Society for Photographic Education South Central Region

SPESC SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENT MEMBERS:

SPE South Central invites applications for scholarships to support student attendance at the 2015 SPE National Conference at in New Orleans, LA, March 12-15.

PURPOSE:

SPESC region encourages participation in SPE conferences to introduce talented students to the dynamic culture and programs of SPE. By defraying travel expenses of attendance, SPESC invites a broad regional audience of qualified students to participate in the activities and values of our organization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

SPESC seeks current student members of our SPE region who can articulately demonstrate his or her intent to travel to the conference. Preference is given to students who provide examples of extra-curricular activities within a photography program, SPE, or other relevant group or activity. Winners must be in attendance at the conference to receive the award. Members who received the scholarship within the last year are not eligible.

FACULTY SUPPORT:

Supporting faculty are not required to provide written letters of support. However, faculty should be notified and willing to support the applications as a reference. Applicants must provide accurate faculty contact information including name, title, phone, and email. If needed, board members will contact faculty to confirm applications.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please follow the guidelines exactly so that the application is not disqualified:

  1. Formal letter of application. Letter should detail level of education, involvement with SPE or related activities, and brief description of artwork. Student should also illustrate reasons why he or she should be selected for the scholarship.
  2. Please create a single PDF file that contains:
  • The letter of application.
  • Faculty reference information (name, title, phone, and email).
  • A direct link to one Image Gallery on your spenational.org profile.
    i. You will need to be a current member to create and link to a gallery.
    ii. The URL in your application should link directly to the gallery.
    iii. Gallery must be made public.
    iv. Applications that do not link directly to an SPE Member Gallery will not be considered.
  • Label PDF file as Lastname_Firstname_spesc_spring2015.pdf.

3. Email application pdf file to:

  • Bryan Florentin at southcentral@spenational.org
  • Use the exact subject line: SPE Student Scholarship Applicant – Spring 2015

DECISION:

Scholarship winners will be notified of their status no later than February 27. Scholarship winners will be presented with their check at the regional business meeting during the conference. Therefore, winners must register for the conference and arrange travel and accommodations themselves.

Call for Entry | The Hand Magazine Issue #8

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The Hand Magazine

Due: February 28, 2015
Issue #8 | The Hand Magazine

Submissions Details | Current Call For Entries:

There is NO THEME The HAND Magazine is printed IN COLOR!! Black and white and monochrome images are also accepted and will be printed accordingly. Any subject matter is acceptable, but all images must be done in a photographic or printed media only. No more than 5 images per submission, please. We are also accepting articles that describe a contemporary body of photographic or printmaking work or a recent or current exhibition featuring primarily works in those media. Art criticism is also welcome. You must include 4 images with your article with contact information/ releases from artists whose work you include. New! If two or more individuals living at the same address all wish to submit but do not want multiple copies of the magazine, they may do so by simply paying the single submission fee and each submitting images UP TO A TOTAL OF 5 IMAGES PER FEE. Please indicate this in the “notes to seller” prompt during the PayPal process and/or make a note of this in the email in which you send the images. Send all submission materials listed below to: thehandmagazine@icloud.com

Submission Specifications:

1) All images must be saved as jpg files, 300 dpi, 10 inches (3000 ppi) on the longest side. 2) Articles and submission forms can be attached as doc, docx, rtf, or pdf files: Please copy the text from the appropriate form and paste it into a Word Document (doc). Complete the entire form and include it as an attachment with your images:

  • Image Submission Form (PDF)
  • ImageSubmissionForm (Word Doc)
  • Article With Images Submission Form

Important note: If total message size exceeds 20 MB, please send two separate messages. Thank you. We apologize for this inconvenience. Your submission WILL NOT be accepted until you complete the submission fee. The cost difference is due to the fact that your submission also includes a copy of the issue you submit to and shipping costs are greater outside of the US. Please note: Submissions include 1 copy. For articles including work by multiple artists, the copy will go to the person who actually submits the article/ images. Thank you for understanding!

Click here for more information.

Call for Entry | On the Street Where You Live

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PhotoPlace Gallery

Due: February 9, 2015
On the Street Where You Live | PhotoPlace Gallery
Juror: James P. Blair

From front stoops to back alleys, subways to suburbia, Main Street to Wall Street, the streets we call home shape us.

Show us what’s going on where you live, work, or play. Street scenes, portraits, landscapes — we want to see what makes your neighborhood what it is.

We are very pleased that James Blair will be juror for this exhibition. Jim will choose 40 photographs for exhibition in the gallery, and an additional 35 for the gallery’s Online Annex. All 75 photographs will be reproduced in an exhibition catalog.

Submit 5 images for $30; $7 each additional.

APPLY HERE

About the Juror: 
Jim Blair was a staff photographer at National Geographic for 32 years. Between 1962 and 1994, the magazine published 46 of his bylines and over 2,000 of his photographs. His work took him throughout much of the world, and to countless neighborhoods.

Jim studied with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Today his photographs are represented in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery , the Museum of Modern Art, the Portland (Maine) Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Museum of Art . Since retiring from the National Geographic Society in 1994, Jim has continued to photograph, teach, and lecture. He is represented by both Getty Images, and the National Geographic Society’s Image Collection.

Details on Submitting Your Work:
To help artists defray costs and to encourage submissions from distant photographers, PhotoPlace Gallery offers to mat and frame work selected for exhibition free of charge, providing artists print their images to our pre-cut mat and frame sizes. Custom mat sizes and printing services are also available at moderate additional cost.

All selected work will be included in an exhibition catalog, available for purchase.

Further details about submissions here.

Dallas Morning News, Amateur Photographer of the Year | Heather Ross

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© Heather Ross 2015
Rio Grande Gorge by Heather Ross

Congratulations to Heather Ross for having two photographs selected for the shortlist in the Travel Category for the Dallas Morning News Amateur Photographer of the Year. There were 9 categories in the competition and out of 1800 submissions 152 were selected by the judges for the shortlist.

Here is a link to view all photographs selected for the shortlist: http://dallasmorningnews.picturk.com/pages/shortlist

Heather holds a BA in Sociology, an AA in Digital Photography and currently attends Texas Woman’s University working on her BFA in photography.

Dallas Morning News, Amateur Photographer of the Year | Tammi Paul

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© Tammi Paul 2015
Photo by Tammi Paul

Congratulations to Tammi Paul for having two photographs selected for the shortlist in the Black and White and Street Photography Categories for the Dallas Morning News Amateur Photographer of the Year. There were 9 categories in the competition and out of 1800 submissions 152 were selected by the judges for the shortlist.

Here is a link to view all photographs selected for the shortlist: http://dallasmorningnews.picturk.com/pages/shortlist.

Tammi is currently a BFA photography student at Texas Woman’s University.