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4th Open Call

Jurored by Julie Grahame

Providence Center for Photographic Arts   /   Deadline: 08/27/17

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4th Open Call Exhibition
Jurored by Julie Grahame
Entry deadline August 27, 2017
Providence Center for Photographic Arts (PCPA) seeks a broad range of exhibition-ready work from established and emerging photographers for its 4th Open Call exhibit, jurored by Julie Grahame, publisher of aCurator.com, a full-screen photography magazine, and the associated aCurator blog. Julie is a consultant, portfolio reviewer, writer and speaker.
The “open call” is an opportunity to present your best work. There is no theme to adhere to. We want to see what drives, motivates, and inspires your creative process. All photo-based images are welcome. There is no limitation to subject matter or technique. All entries will be reviewed and judged on artistic merit, originality, technical excellence, composition, and overall impact. Submit your entries at CAFÉ: https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=4581

Location

Providence, RI

Fees

Fees PCPA members $30 for three pieces and $10 for each additional entry. Non-members $36 for three pieces and $10 for each additional entry. Limit of 8 entries per person. Online submission and fees are handled through CAFÉ (CallforEntry.org), a free and easy-to-use online application system. Entry fees are non-refundable. PCPA members please email info@providencephoto.org for instructions for the member discount.

Eligibility

Eligibility
Providence Center for Photographic Arts invites photographers from around the world working in all mediums, styles, and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Artwork must be photography-based and 40 inches or less in height and width (including the frame). Photographers must be age 18 or older.

Requirements

How to Enter
1. Select 3 (and up to 8) images. Save each file as JPG, highest quality, sRGB color space, 1920 pixels on the longest side, without borders, and file size less than 5 megabytes.
2. Go to callforentry.org
3. Login to your CAFÉ account or create a new account. CAFÉ instructions here.
4. Complete your entry before 11:59pm (Mountain time) on August 27, 2017.

Notification of Acceptance
All applicants will be notified by Constant Contact email and the list of accepted artists will be posted on the PCPA website on September 7, 2017. Please refer to the PCPA website only. We will make every effort to contact artists with the information you provide in the entry application. It is the artist’s responsibility to check the PCPA website for accepted entries.

Delivery of Accepted Photographs
Artwork can be hand delivered to the gallery on October 6 & 7 from 1 to 4pm. Ship artwork to arrive on October 6 & 7.

Exhibit Guidelines
All work submitted for exhibition must be printed and framed professionally with either glass or plexi, and be wired with D-rings and ready to hang. PCPA recognizes that some work is non-traditional and incorporates the framing as an integral part of the presentation. Prints on aluminum, wood, or other alternative material are acceptable. The maximum height and/or width including the frame must not exceed 40 inches.

Images not suitably prepared will be excluded. Once unpacked at the gallery framed images may be evaluated once again. Printing excellence, mounting, and framing qualities of each piece will be taken into account. Your piece must be wired and ready to hang. Do not use screwed hooks, sawtooth hangers, exposed glass edges, or cleats. Work not properly framed or damaged in shipment may not be exhibited.

Awards

$1000 in Prizes
All prizes are awarded at the opening reception on October 19, 2017 at 7:30pm.
• Best of show $500
• 2nd place $300
• 3rd place $200

Considerations

Print Service
Distant photographers whose work is accepted for the exhibit can use our print service to avoid shipping costs and mailing problems. Museum quality prints are produced by our friends at ioLabs. All prints will be displayed in professional .75 inch black frames behind glass. We print images at a good size to maximize impact at exhibition. The process is easy:
1. Save your file at 300dpi at one of the standard image sizes below. Your image needs to fill the dimensions of the file. Do not add any white or black border or extra canvas area. Save as JPG maximum quality, file size less than 20MB.
2. Email the file to info@providencephoto.org by September 14. Write “print service and [your name]” in the subject line of your email.
3. PCPA will email you a Paypal invoice for $40 per print.
4. Promptly send payment for the invoice and we will print, frame, and hang your image in time for the show.

After the exhibit all print-service prints remain available for viewing at the gallery. At your request we can ship the print to you after the show has concluded (contiguous 48 states USA only). You pay for shipping.

Print service image sizes at 300dpi:
12 x 16 inches (3:4 aspect)
14.5 x 14.5 inches (Square)
11 x 16.5 inches (2:3 aspect)

Evaluation Criteria

All selections by our juror, Julie Grahame. She is the publisher of aCurator.com, a full-screen photography magazine, and the associated aCurator blog, one of the ten best photo sites named by the British Journal of Photography and one of Life.com’s top 20. She moved to New York in 1992 to run the Retna photo agency, ultimately representing more than 400 photographers and agents worldwide. After leaving in 2006, she became part of the team that published ZOOZOOM, an online, Webby Award-winning fashion magazine.
Grahame is a consultant for photographers, guiding them through various aspects of their business from licensing to contracts to websites and editing. She is a portfolio reviewer, and public speaker; a member of American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) and American Photography Archive Group (APAG); judges and curates photography for various non-profits, and is a contributing writer for PDN’s Emerging Photographer and EDU magazines, as well as Huffington Post. She has independently represented the Estate of Yousuf Karsh for licensing for more than 10 years. In 2013 she helped launch a new website dedicated to architectural photography, after spending a couple of years as associate director for ClampArt, a gallery in New York.

Contact Information

Peter Miller
118 North Main Street 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02903

P: (401) 400-2542
W: http://providencephoto.org/4th-open-call-exhibit-jurored-julie-grahame/
E: info@providencephoto.org