Calls for Entry - Elements of Water - The Center for Fine Art Photography

Antarctica IX 2005 © by John Paul Caponigro
water

Theme:
Water is both physical and symbolic. Water can be a solid, liquid or gas. It covers 71% of the earth's surface. Water fascinates us with the way it moves and transforms. It can be a destructive force and a life giving element. Without it we would not survive, but too much and our lives would be drastically altered. Elements of Water Will showcase how diverse water can truly be.

Juror: John Paul Caponigro
John Paul Caponigro is an artist, author, educator, and digital pioneer. John Paul is one of Canon's Explorers of Light and an Epson's Stylus Pro. He is a contributing editor for Digital Photo Pro and a columnist for PhotoshopUser and Apple.com. John Paul's work has been published widely. Well respected as an authority on creativity and fine digital printing, John Paul teaches both privately in his studio and internationally at prominent workshops in North America. He also lectures frequently at universities, museums, and conferences. In 2002, Zoom Magazine named John Paul one of the 15 best artists of the past 30 years. In 2006, John Paul was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

Exhibition and Awards: With selection for this exhibition, artists and their work will be seen by an international audience of collectors, curators, art consultants and others who appreciate the fine art of photography.

Juror's Selection Award: $300
Director's Selection Award: $200
Artists' ShowCase Online Awards: Two artists will receive a year subscriptions to Artists' ShowCase Online, a $120 value (preview at www.artists-showcase.org)
Gallery Visitor’s Choice Award: $100
All exhibitors are included in the Center's online gallery

Important Dates:

Entries due: November 17, 2009
Notice of acceptance: November 30, 2009
Exhibition dates: February 19 – March 13, 2010
Reception: March 5, 2010

Entry Fee:

The entry fee for non-members is $35 USD for the first three images.
The entry fee for members of The Center for Fine Art Photography is $20.00 USD for 3 images.
Additional images may be submitted for $10 each. There is no limit to the number of images that may be submitted. Applicants signing up for membership at the time they submit their work for jurying may become a member and meet the entry fee for a total of $77.00 USD.

Note: images accepted by The Center for Fine Art Photography for exhibition in the previous 12 months are NOT eligible. Images previously submitted but not accepted for exhibition may be resubmitted as often as you wish.

Eligibility:
The exhibition is open to photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome.

Preparing Images to Upload Online: Entries are submitted via the Center’s on-line system. Log in to, Account Login, on the homepage to begin the process. Please follow these requirements when preparing your images for submission:

Your images are viewed as RGB images using standard Adobe RGB 98 or SRGB profile. NOTE: CMYK files will not upload.
The largest image dimension (width or height) should be 1280 pixels with the other dimension proportional.
Save your images with a resolution 72 ppi, any layers flattened, 8 bit JPEG files (16 bit files will not upload.)
Use JPG compression quality of 8. This compression level will not affect the quality of images viewed on a monitor.
The image title can not be greater than 40 characters. (Image title is not the image file name)
Image file names can not include any of the following characters or have more than 25 characters. Please do not include #,$,&, periods or other similar characters as part of the file name.
There can only be a single period – just prior to the file format extension: filename.jpg

Acceptance Notification: Everyone who submits will receive an email notification of which images were accepted. Accepted images will be posted on the Center’s website along with instructions for the gallery presentation.

Use Rights: By submission for jurying, artists whose submissions are chosen for the exhibition grant The Center for Fine Art Photography the right to use their images for the purpose of marketing the exhibition, marketing the Center’s programs and subsequent display on the Center’s website of past exhibitions. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation from the Center. Artist’s recognition is provided with any use with any use.