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4th International Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition Call for Entry

LGBTQ, Multi-Cultural, and Women’s Caucuses of SPE

LGBTQ, Multi-Cultural, and Women’s Caucuses of SPE   /   Deadline: 01/16/16

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Deadline Extended to January 16, 2016

The 4th International SPE Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition is organized in conjunction with the 2016 SPE National Conference, ‘Constructed Realities’. In keeping with this year’s theme and the spirit of the hosting city, we are excited to announce that this year’s exhibition will be held as a slideshow projection at the Red Rock Resort’s Cherry Nightclub! This non-traditional exhibition will be on view March 12, 2016, with an opening reception from 8-10 pm. A catalogue will accompany the exhibition. All accepted work will travel to Living Arts in Tulsa, OK for a one-month exhibition in September 2016.

Aline Smithson is this year’s juror. She will select artworks reflecting the diversity of the three caucuses. There is no theme. For further information on the caucus missions, please visit: spenational.org/about/caucuses

Location

1. Cherry Nightclub, Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas. 2. Living Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Living Arts, founded 1969, is the longest continuously run non-profit contemporary arts organization in Oklahoma. They are interested in newly evolving ideas, the creation of art forms, exploring the relationship of art to other disciplines and fields of knowledge, and in sharing their interests with the community by encouraging the public to attend and participate in creative workshops, performances, exhibitions, films, demonstrations of current art, lectures, related educational activities and research. Living Arts does not discriminate in any way and takes an active stance on anti-racism and LGBT-friendship by providing programs, which build ‘cultural bridges’ between differing communities in Tulsa. www.livingarts.org

Fees

$25 for up to 5 images. Payment will be made to Society for Photographic Education on the SPE website. (non-refundable)

Eligibility

This juried exhibition is open to LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer), Multi-Cultural, and Women’s Caucus members holding current membership in SPE. Anyone having a genuine interest in the mission of any or all caucuses is encouraged to join. All works must be created by current caucus members in the last five years and must be original. Works accepted for, or exhibited in, an SPE sponsored show within the last five years are not eligible for submission.

Requirements

Entries will be submitted and juried through the SPE National website member gallery. To submit work for consideration you will need to create a NEW portfolio in your SPE online member gallery. Images should be a maximum of 2100 pixels on the longest side, jpg format preferred. Please follow the instructions below:

1. Login to www.spenational.org with your email address; make sure to select the box(s) in your account preferences for any/all Caucuses you wish to join. Please make sure that your membership is current.
a. After you have confirmed caucus participation in the ‘My Account’ section, create a new portfolio titled ‘2016 Caucus Application Portfolio’ by clicking on “View Your Page” in the ‘My Account’ section of the website. The ‘Application Portfolio’ must be the first portfolio so that the application slide is visible when the Member Gallery is sorted by the exhibition committee for the juror. Use the yellow cross-arrow to drag this portfolio to the first position.

2. Application Slide: Create an application slide, a jpg from Photoshop works great. This slide must be white with large black text stating:
APPLICATION
2016
SPE Combined Caucus Juried Show

3. Upload your application slide and up to 5 images.
a. Move your submission portfolio into first position, by clicking on the yellow cross-arrow and dragging to first position.
b. Upload the application slide first. Then upload your 5 application images.
c. YOU MUST MARK YOUR PORTFOLIO PUBLIC! If you do not, the juror will not be able to view your entry.

4. Artist Statement: You must include an artist statement in your ‘Application Portfolio.’ When you create your new portfolio there is a text box for you to enter an artist statement into. Your application WILL NOT be reviewed without an artist statement, brief or otherwise. Please make this 600 words max.

5. After you have successfully uploaded your application, click on “shop” at the top of the SPE website or the link below, and add a Qty. of 1 for the "2016 All Caucus Exhibition" to pay for your entry. spenational.org/shop

6. After you have uploaded your application portfolio, and paid your entry fee, you must send an email with 2016 SPE Caucus Exhibition Application in the subject area to specaucus2016@gmail.com. It is very important that you send this email, as it is the only way the organizers know you have submitted to the exhibition! Please include your name as it appears on your SPE Gallery, a return email address and caucus membership information, and payment confirmation (a screen shot will work for this). Your work will not be reviewed if this email confirmation is not received.

Deadline for Submissions
Please read carefully, it’s your checklist:
1. Your Application Portfolio must be uploaded by January 6, 2016 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.
2. You must submit payment by January 16, 2016 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time. (no refunds)
3. Your email to specaucus2016@gmail.com notifying of your application must be sent by January 16, 2016 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.
4. Incomplete applications, those that are not made PUBLIC, those without payment, those that do not send a confirmation email, late submissions, or those without current membership will not be considered.

Your application portfolio must be deleted from your member gallery upon conclusion of the competition. The time period to do this is from February 8 - February 28, 2016.

Considerations

Notification of Selection
You will be notified of selection by the first week of February via email. If your work is selected, an email will be delivered with further instructions. All accepted artworks will be reproduced in a professionally printed catalogue with an introduction/commentary by the juror. Entrants’ submission qualifies an agreement of participation.

You will be responsible for proper presentation and shipping to and from Living Arts, including any and all associated fees. Please send a pre-paid return-shipping label with the work shipped. You may receive a contract from the venue with further instructions. All work should have hardware and be ready to hang (i.e., wired). Please no pushpins, rare earth magnets, or otherwise involved installations. Work must be no larger than 32” on the longest side. Please ensure that you include a return pre-paid shipping label with a barcode within your artwork package. The exhibition venues will not be responsible for shipping charges. If this exhibition travels to other venues, you will be notified of the arrangements and given the choice to participate.

Evaluation Criteria

We are pleased to announce Aline Smithson as the 4th International SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition juror.

Aline Smithson is a photographic artist, educator, and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Lenscratch. She curates and jurors exhibitions for a number of galleries, organizations, and online magazines. In addition, she is a reviewer and workshop instructor at many photo festivals across the United States. She has been an instructor at the Los Angeles Center of Photography since 2001. In 2014, Smithson received the Excellence in Teaching Award by CENTER and her work was selected for the Critical Mass Top 50 Portfolios, Review Santa Fe and the PDN Photo Annual. In 2012, she was recognized with the Rising Star Award through the Griffin Museum of Photography for her contributions to the photographic community

After a career as a New York Fashion Editor, Smithson is now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world. She has exhibited widely including numerous solo and group exhibitions and her work is held in a number of public collections. Her photographs have been featured in publications including PDN, the PDN Photo Annual, Communication Arts Photo Annual, Eyemazing, Soura, Visura, Fraction, Artworks, Diffusion, Rangefinder, Lenswork Extended, Shots, Pozytyw, and Silvershotz magazines. She is a founding member of the Six Shooter Collective and recently released a retrospective monograph, Self and Others, published by the Magenta Foundation, in Fall 2015. Smithson lives and works in Los Angeles. Please visit:www.alinesmithson.com and www.lenscratch.com

E: specaucus2016@gmail.com