“More of the Good Stuff”
Gum Bichromate over Palladium © 2008 Scott Davis
A juried exhibition featuring photographs created using an historic or alternative process
Jurors: Scott Davis and Mac Cosgrove-Davies, Photoworks Faculty
Opening Reception: March 26, 2016
A. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Submit up to 5 images by Feb 21 at 11:59PM
B. WORK ELIGIBLE FOR SUBMISSION:
1. Works to be considered must be made using an alternative and/or historic photographic process.
2. Alternative/Historic Processes include (but are not limited to):
- a. lumen prints
- b. tintypes/ambrotypes/melainotypes
- c. daguerreotypes
- d. gum bichromate
- e. platinum/palladium
- f. kallitypes
- g. Van Dyke Brown
- h. cyanotypes
- i. carbon prints
- j. calotypes
- k. salt prints
- l. albumen prints
- m. bromoil
- n. gumoil
- o. some combination of the above processes
3. Silver Gelatin prints are not accepted.
4. Original capture of the image can be from in-camera negatives or digital capture or some combination thereof, but the final image must be a physical object made using one or more of the historical processes.
C. SUBMISSION FEE:
$40 Submission Fee for up to 5 images. Please use PayPal button below for payment, or mail submission fee in check form (made payable to Photoworks) to Photoworks, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD 20812.
D. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES:
1. Each artist may submit up to five (5) images.
2. Please send .jpeg images at 72dpi, 1000 pixels on the long axis to photoworks.gallery@gmail.com
3. Please name each jpeg image as follows: ArtistName_number.jpeg (i.e. JohnBrown_1.jpeg)
4. Please include a brief artist statement & bio – see below.
5. Please include a brief explanation of the work(s) – see below.
6. All work must be emailed/submitted before FEBRUARY 21 at 11:59PM.
7. Selected artists will be notified by March 1, 2016.
E. IF YOU ARE SELECTED:
1. Work must be matted/framed/mounted/wired and ready to hang.
2. Outside dimensions of frame should be no greater than 24 inches on the long axis.
3. All works must be available for sale – Photoworks Gallery takes a 35% commission on any sales.
4. Artists are 100% responsible for delivering/shipping their work to and from Photoworks.
5. Work must be delivered to Photoworks by March 14, 2016.
Photoworks
1st Floor, Arcade Building
Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
Glen Echo, MD 20812
photoworks.gallery@gmail.com
6. Artists must hand-deliver artwork, or must include a pre-paid return shipping label with artwork. Any work shipped without a return label will be considered a donation to Photoworks, and will not be returned to the artist. Artists are responsible for insuring their work – while Photoworks endeavors to take every precaution to protect and care for works while on display, they will not be liable for any loss or damage.
7. Opening Reception will be held on March 26, 2016.
F. HOW TO SUBMIT AN “EXPLANATION OF YOUR WORK”
The explanation should enumerate the title of the work, the file name of the associated JPEG, the size of the piece (including frame dimensions), the year it was made, and any pertinent details about the creation of the work.
Example of Explanation of Work:
Image Title: “Joseph”
File Name: ArtistName_1.jpeg
Size: 8″x10″
Year Created: 2016
Explanation: Hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype, distressed with fingerprints and acid etching.
G. SUGGESTIONS FOR AN ARTIST STATEMENT:
Please send us a one paragraph statement about your work, and in particular describe why you are using the alternative process(es) you are using; what do they mean to you, to the work, how they shape meaning, their aesthetic impact.
H. SUGGESTIONS FOR AN ARTIST BIO:
Please send a one paragraph artist biography.
Render (v): to distill, to cook down to its essence, to translate, to represent.
Rendering: an act of bringing into being, of distillation, of translation, of representation. By aiming our gaze at works created using “alternative” processes, we aim to show the diversity of work being created at this nexus of the 19th and 21st centuries and engage in a dialog about what it means to create work using anachronistic techniques.
QUESTIONS? Scott Davis dcphotoartist@gmail.com
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