The Center for Fine Art Photography Alternative Processes Call for Entries
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Deadline: February 15, 2012
Alternative Processes Call for Entries
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.).
Fees:
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.
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.
Requirements:
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.
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. Exhibiting artists are encouraged to attend the Center’s opening reception to participate in portfolio reviews and artists’ talks.
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.
Notice of acceptance: February 24, 2012
Exhibition dates: May 25 – June 23, 2012
Public / Artists’ Reception: June 1, 2012 6-9pm
Juror:
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.
Visit the website for more information on the call for entries and how to submit your work http://c4fap.org/cfe/2012AlternativeProcesses/index.asp
