INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

Alternative Processes




IMPORTANT DATES:

Entries due: February 15, 2012

Notice of acceptance: February 24, 2012

Exhibition dates: May 25 - June 23, 2012

Public / Artists' Reception: June 1, 2012 6-9pm


ENTRY FEE:

Members: $20 for the fi rst three images.

Non-Members: $35 for the first three images

Additional images may be submitted at $10 each for both members and non-members.

Applicants signing up for membership at the time they submit will receive the automatic discounted entry fee.

Note: Images selected by jurors for exhibition at the Center in the previous 12 months are NOT eligible. Images previously submitted but not yet selected for exhibition may be resubmitted as often as you wish.


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THEME:


Alternative Processes

All alternative photographic processes are eligible. This includes, but is not limited to: Albumen, Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, Platinum/Palladium, Gum Bichromate, Bromoil, Salt Print, Ambrotype, Tintype, Image Transfer, Ziatype, Wet Plate Collodian, Callotype, and Daguerreotype (etc.).

JUROR:


Christopher James

Christopher James is an internationally known artist and photographer whose paintings and alternative process images have been exhibited in galleries and museums in this country and abroad. His work has been published and shown extensively, including shows in The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The George Eastman House, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The first edition of his book, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, received unprecedented critical acclaim and was the winner of The Golden Light Technical Book of the Year award. Recently, a greatly expanded, and lavishly illustrated, 2nd edition was published by Delmar Cengage and has become universally recognized as the defi nitive text in the genre. Christopher, after 13 years at Harvard University, is currently University Professor, Director of the MFA in Photography, and Chair of Photography, at AIB.

AWARDS:


With selection for this exhibition, featured artist's work will be seen by an international audience of collectors, curators, art consultants and other advocates of fine art photography. Each participant will be included in the Center's Main Gallery exhibition and Online Gallery exhibition. In order to be included in the online gallery or to receive and award, you must participate in the gallery exhibition.

Juror's Selection: $600

Director's Selection: $250

2 liveBooks Website Awards: Valued at $399 from liveBooks.com

1 Blurb Book Award: valued at $250 from blurb.com

Honorable Mention Awards: 2 year membership and a three image submission to a call for entry at the Center.


Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions.

Exhibit Prints: All accepted images submitted for exhibition must be printed and framed or mounted professionally. The Center recognizes that some work is non traditional and incorporates the framing as an integral part of the presentation. Please no colored mats or frames. To encourage participation by photographers from around the world, the Center offers optional economical printing and framing services. Additional details will be provided upon request.

Acceptance Notice: 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.


Image Credits: So Much © Daryl Thetford, Evacuated Space No. 211 © Sean Stewart, Drift © Leigh Anne Langwell, Homo Malacosoma (Caterpillar) © Kat Ryals, Clouds in Water (Lake Jackson, TX) © Michael Frels

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.


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