PHOTOGRAPHY NOW

It’s the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s annual Photography Now call for entries where winners will be published in CPW’s magazine, PQ. This year CPW has invited acclaimed gallery owner and writer/curator, Debra Klomp Ching to select the most exciting new photography from the national and international field!

ELIGIBILITY

From traditional to digital, all photographic techniques and approaches are welcome. Straight photography, fine art, narrative, documentary, landscape, social issues, still life, mixed media incorporating photography, photographic installations, and digital images & collages – all will be considered! CPW staff and ADV/Board members and their families are not eligible to apply.

PUBLICATION

Accepted work will be published in issue #99 of CPW’s internationally distributed magazine, PQ. All who enter will receive a one year membership which includes a subscription to PQ.

TIMELINE

Results will be announced on or before December 4, 2009. Selected participants will be given instructions on how, when, and what to send for publication. Entries that are not selected for Photography Now 2009 – PQ will be returned in December, as long as they are accompanied by a clearly labeled self addressed, stamped, return envelope.

HOW TO ENTER

CPW has created a easy to follow application form with accompanying image script for you to use in submitting your entry. Entries that do not include the application form will not be accepted.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Jurying will be conducted via projection of digital images only. A completed application form is required. Guidelines for submissions must be followed as outlined:

CD-ROM ENTRIES - If sending a CD-ROM, title each file with your “last name_ image title.” We accept JPEG files at 300 DPI, no larger than 5×7”. Include a separate printed image list with your submission information - See page 2 of application form.

No submissions will be accepted via email. Artist statements and resumes are encouraged, but not required. You must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not responsible for unlabeled submission materials. In cases in which you are submitting a CD and do not want it returned, please be sure to provide your email address so we may notify you of the results. If a return envelope is not provided your materials will be discarded, but a letter of notice regarding acceptance status will be sent. Every precaution is taken to assure the return of your materials, but CPW is not responsible for loss or damage of any entry materials.

HOW TO ENTER

6 images: $50 ($30 student/senior discount in this category only) | 10 images: $60 | 20 images: $100

Residents of Canada & Mexico – please add $15 to any of the above categories. International applicants – please add $2

JUROR

Debra Klomp Ching is the co-owner/co-director of the KLOMPCHING GALLERY, described as dynamic and one of the galleries to watch in NYC. Its exhibitions have been reviewed in publications such as The New Yorker, Hotshoe, New York Magazine, ArtReview, The New York Times, The British Journal of Photography, The Architect’s Newspaper and Modern Painters.

Mrs Ching has been an invited reviewer to several notable festivals including Houston’s Fotofest, Review Santa Fe, Rhubarb-Rhubarb, and Atlanta Celebrates Photography. She is an experienced juror and has been a judge for Photo Lucida’s Critical Mass, Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward, American Photo’s Emerging Talent, En Foco’s People, Places, Things and Perkins Center for the Arts Annual Photography Exhibition.

In addition to owning and operating the KLOMPCHING GALLERY, Debra Klomp Ching is a freelance consultant, writer and educator. Her writing has been published in Magenta Magazine, photo-eye Booklist, (re)collect (writer and editor), Nahtsellen and PDN. She will be serving as  the Guest Editor for the 99th issue of PQ and is serving as the 2009 external examiner for the photography thesis program at the Maryland Institute College of Arts. As a private consultant, she provides creative and professional advice to photographers intending to or working within a fine art context and acts as an adviser to collectors of contemporary photography.

DEADLINE

Entries must arrive by Friday October 30, 2009

Please deliver entries to:

attn: Photography Now 2009 | PQ

Center for Photography at Woodstock

59 Tinker Street Woodstock, New York 12498

http://cpw.org/CurrentOpportunities/PhotoNow/pages/PhotoNow.html 

Foley Gallery presents the Summer Show Project

Unlike other photography competitions where you generally submit a completed body of your work, this one deals with creating a new body of work based on a theme given by a curatorial committee. Also you will have with guidance from the gallery throughout the project.

From the website:

The Summer Show Project offers the unique chance for artists to work directly with the gallery, creating new work to be curated in a group exhibition.

This new initiative will provide an opportunity for emerging photographers to have their work seen, recognized and reviewed by fellow artists, gallery directors, book editors, as well as curators from museum and corporate collections.

Upon acceptance, you will work on your own and with the guidance of gallery owner Michael Foley to create new work dedicated to a theme that will be suggested by the curatorial panel. A total of 12 photographers will be selected by the panel to participate.

From January to April you will meet with Michael Foley either in the gallery or via iChat/Skype for two 30 minute sessions where you can discuss your progress and share what you have been working on.

In May, a final edit will be made and two photographs from each photographer will be curated into a group exhibition at FOLEYgallery opening in June 2010. In addition to the work of these 12 photographers, additional selections will be curated into the show from some of the most well known contemporary photographers working today.

This is the first year for The summer Show Project. We invite you to submit your work to participate in this unique opportunity and share the experience of exposure, guidance, feedback, community, recognition and support.

We invite photographers from all disciplines to apply. The Summer Show Project is open to all photographers world wide.

Deadline for submission is October 15, 2009. The cost of submission is $40 by October 1 and $50 by October 15.

http://www.thesummershowproject.com/

via Mary Virgina Swanson

The Governors Island Art Fair Submissions Policy

Submissions from artists are viewed periodically throughout the year. Due to the large volume of submissions, please be patient and SEND VIA EMAIL the following information. We are not accepting submissions by the regular postal service. No images, documents or artworks will be returned.

In order for your art works to be reviewed, please

1) Submit 3 to 5 jpeg images (800 px wide max, at 72 dpi) with brief explaination of work if necessary;

2) An image inventory with the title, date, medium, and size for each piece;

3) A Curriculum Vitae, and;

4) A fee of $20 U.S.— payable through Paypal. This fee will cover the administrative costs associated with reviewing artworks.

No works will be reviewed until the submissions fee has been received. Upon review, if the jury is interested in your art works, we will contact you to view additional material and/or web sites.

http://www.4heads.org/cfeA.htm

What Is Critical Mass?

The aim of Critical Mass, and all Photolucida programming, is to provide participants with career-building opportunities and to promote the best emerging and mid-career artists working today.

Critical Mass is a program about exposure and community. The idea is simple- photographers (from anywhere) submit a 10 image portfolio for $75. This work then gets pre-screened by a committee of approximately 20-25 great jurors and from there, 175 top Finalists are determined. These top finalists then pay an additional submission fee and their work goes on to a jury of approximately 200 of the world’s best curators, editors, and professionals who have agreed to view and vote on these finalists. From these votes, two or three photographers receive book awards and once the monographs are published, everyone who enters and reviews will receive copies of the books.

We are pleased to continue to give scholarships to pre-selected photographers by geographical region. In 2007, we gave scholarships to Polish photographers, in 2008 it was Mexico. This year, the lucky country is Italy.

What to expect?

As an entrant to Critical Mass, you shouldn’t necessarily expect feedback from the jurors unless they want to contact you about doing something with your work. Reviewers are given the opportunity and encouraged to provide written feedback, but we can’t guarantee anything other than:

• Everyone who enters will receive copies of each of the Book Award Winners.
• Everyone who enters will receive a CD containing all of the submitted work.
• Everyone who enters will have their work seen, and voted on, by the Pre-Screening committee.
• Those who continue on in the top 175 Finalists will have their work seen, and voted on, by over 200 jurors.
• Those who make the Top 50 will be given the opportunity to have their work in a Critical Mass Top 50 show at PCNW, curated by Andy Adams, editor/publisher of Flak Photo.

Deadline:  July 22, 2009

http://www.photolucida.org/current.php

Celebrating its 12th year, Surface magazine’s Annual Avant Guardian Project is a nationwide search to uncover the best new fashion photographers in North America, work that demonstrates both distinctive artistic vision and cutting-edge commercial potential.

HOW TO ENTER
Digital portfolios will be accepted online at surfacemag.com/avantguardian/ from 06/15/2009 until 07/15/2009 ONLY.
Entry fee is $25.00
You may enter a maximum of 10 images for consideration; we recommend a minimum of 3 images.
Acceptable formats: .jpg [recommended], .gif and/or .png

http://www.surfacemag.com/avantguardian/

2009 California Open Exhibition,
TAG Gallery Juried Exhibition,
August 19 – September 4, 2009.

Deadline for entries: June 27.

Open to all U.S. artists 18 and over working in computer art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

2-D works: maximum size 48”h x 36”w and no more than 30 lbs., sculptures no more than 40 lbs.

Entry Fee: $30/1 to 2 entries, $5/each additional, 6 maximum (slides or jpgs).

Cash awards.

Juror: Michael Zakian, Director, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu.

35% commission on sales.

Prospectus: send SASE to TAG Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404 or download at www.taggallery.net.

Questions: phone: (310) 829-9556, e-mail: theartistsgallery@verizon.net.

National Geographic Traveler and Photo District News Present:

The Great Outdoors Photo Contest
Celebrate the world outside: landscapes, vistas, adventures, and the big beyond.

Deadline: 4/20/2009
**Late? Pay $10 to extend your deadline to 5/4/09

Enter Online:

http://www.thegreatoutdoorscontest.com

Amateur and Pro Channels to enter

CATEGORIES
PARKS AND SAFARIS
PLANTS, ANIMALS, INSECTS, AND GARDENS
BEACHES, ISLANDS, AND UNDERWATER
SCENES OF THE NATURAL WORLD

OUTDOOR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES

PRIZES
PRIZES FOR BOTH AMATEUR (NGT) AND PROFESSIONAL (PDN) CONTESTS WILL INCLUDE:
GRAND PRIZE
A five-night stay for two at Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya Hotel in Mexico,
including breakfast daily, one dinner for two at Ambar restaurant, and two
aromatherapy massage treatments. Contributed by Mandarin Oriental Riviera
Maya.

CATEGORY WINNERS
Each category winner will receive:
$100 B&H Photo gift card
Gold Pass - PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo
Winners in the professional category will also receive valuable prize
packages including:
a digital camera
a PDN Photoserve portfolio
a subscription to PDN magazine and PDNonline.com
a PDN swag bag

Professional winners’ work will also be featured in the August 2009 issue of
PDN magazine and in a winners’ gallery on PDNonline.com. Great prizes, great
professional exposure!

For more info and to enter online

http://www.thegreatoutdoorscontest.com

Juror, Henry Horenstein

Deadline postmarked by May 29, 2009

The Camera Club of New York (CCNY) is pleased to announce an open call for applications for its Annual National Photography Competition. Photographers and photo-based artists working in any genre are eligible to apply. Applicants are encouraged to submit a cohesive body of work.

PRIZES:
Selected applicants will be featured in an exhibition sponsored by the CCNY in the gallery at Calumet Photographic in New York City in December 2009. Winners will also be featured on the CCNY website. The first place selection will receive a $300.00 cash award. Sales will be encouraged. (A 30% commission applies to all sales.)

ENTRY:
The competition is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older who are Participating Members of CCNY. Resident members, staff, board members, artists-in-residence, and their families are not eligible. Only photographs or photo-based work will be considered

FEE:
There is no Fee to apply. All applicants must be Participating Members of the CCNY. A one-year Participating Membership is $40.

Participating Member benefits:
• free entry CCNY’s Lecture Series at The
School of Visual Arts
• 10% discount on classes, workshops, and
book sales
• portfolio review with CCNY staff (limit one
review per year)
• free entry to competitions and juried
exhibitions

http://www.cameraclubny.org

PORTFOLIO DAY II
Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:00 – 5:00pm

Artists are invited to bring their portfolios for review. These one on one constructive critiques with leading gallerists and collectors offer artists the chance to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Each review is 20 minutes and reservations are required.

Portfolios should include 10-20 examples of your best work. Artists are encouraged to bring in laptops and high quality images. HVCCA provides no equipment.

The panel includes:
-Caren Golden, Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC
-Stefan Stux, Stux Gallery, NYC
-Peter Surace, Owner, RARE Gallery, NYC
-Skarlet Smatana, Director, L&M Art, NYC
-Emilio Steinberger, Director, Haunch of Venison, NYC
-Joel and Zoe Dicterow, collectors, NYC
-Marc and Livia Straus, collectors, Founders, HVCCA

First reservations allocated to members.

Book early - Last years’ program was wait-listed.

Fee: $20 members, $40 non-members

http://hvcca.org

Prizes will be awarded based on a juried review of all submissions to the Photography.Book.Now competition. The top prize winners will be invited to attend the awards celebration and meet-up in New York this Fall. Stay tuned - more prize details to come.

Deadline for entry is 12:00 PM PDT July 16, 2009. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $35 in US Dollars, €30 in Euros, or £25 in Great Britain Pounds (GBP).

Grand Prize
$25,000 to finish - or start - any project you want.

Categories
Fine Art
Editorial
Commerical

Who is eligible?

The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition (”Contest”) is open to English-speaking adults, who are the age of 18 years or older (or of the age of majority in jurisdictions where the age of majority is over 18 years and where such Contests are legal), and resident in a non-U.S.-embargoed country where such Contests are legal given the Rules as published (”Contestants”).

The Contest is sponsored by Blurb, Inc. (”Blurb”) 580 California Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94104 (”Sponsor”). Sponsor’s employees and their immediate families, as well as affiliates and Sponsor’s associates who have participated in the administration of this promotion are not eligible to participate. The Contest is subject to these Official Rules. This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Submission Guidelines

Contest submissions (”Submissions”) must be photography books that are self-published either through the Blurb website or through another self-publishing facilitation service. Submissions may not be published by any third party publisher. The Submissions must be original works of authorship, entered by the author who holds all rights to the Submission. Submissions from joint authors will not be accepted. The Contest Submission Period begins on March 2, 2009 at 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PDT), and ends on July 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM PST (the “Contest Submission Period”). ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED DURING THE CONTEST SUBMISSION PERIOD. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and/or Sponsor, which are binding and final on matters relating to this Contest.

We want to see your best work. Submit your photography book in one or all categories. And, enter as many books as you would like.

 http://pbn.blurb.com/awards