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6th International Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition Call for Entry

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

Society for Photographic Education Caucuses   /   Deadline: 11/20/17

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We are pleased to announce the 6th International Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition Call for Entry for LGBTQ, Multi-Cultural, and Women's Caucuses of SPE.

The 6th International SPE Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition is organized in conjunction with the 2018 SPE 55th Annual Conference, Uncertain Times: Borders, Refuge, Community, Nationhood. This year's show will involve an unframed print exhibition to be held at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, along with a print catalogue. To our delight we have secured Anthony Goicolea as this year's juror. He will select artworks reflecting the diversity of the three caucuses. There is no theme for this exhibition. For further information on the caucus missions, please visit: www.spenational.org/about/caucuses

* To help members with print and framing costs, The University of the Arts has generously offered to print all images. All accepted art works would require submission of high-resolution JPEGs.

Location

The University of the Arts is located in downtown Philadelphia, at the center of the vibrant Avenue of the Arts. Established in 1876, the merging of two century-old institutions formed the University: Philadelphia College of Art and Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. After being granted university status in 1987, the University of the Arts became the largest institution of its kind in the nation, offering programs in design, fine arts, media arts, crafts, music, dance, theater and writing.

Fees

$25 for up to 5 images. Payment will be made to Society for Photographic Education on the SPE website (please see instructions below). The entry fee is non-refundable.

Eligibility

This juried exhibition is open to LGBTQ, Multicultural, 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 through the SPE Exhibition Committee. To submit work for consideration you will need to email images to specaucus@gmail.com. Images should be a maximum of 2100 pixels on the longest side, jpg format is required. Please follow the step by step instructions below:

1. Go to: www.spenational.org/shop and add a Qty. of 1 for the "2018 All Caucus Exhibition" to pay for your entry.

2. Upon receipt of your entry fee confirmation email, check your inbox and FORWARD the receipt to specaucus@gmail.com and include your images, artist statement, AND the following information in the body of your message:

- APPLICATION 2018: SPE Combined Caucus Juried Show
- Full name
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Caucus that you belong to
- List of titles for images attached with filenames: lastname.firstname. #(1-5)title.jpg (ex. Random Title: Rollins.Logan.01random.title.jpg)
- Dimensions of piece (Height x Width)

3. Attach up to 5 images. Images should be a maximum of 2100 pixels on the longest side in .jpg format. (Make sure that the images correspond to the list of titles in the body of the email)

4. Attach your Artist Statement: You must include an artist statement. Your application WILL NOT be reviewed without an artist statement, brief or otherwise. Please make this 600 words max in .pdf format.

5. Within one week after the deadline, you should receive a submission confirmation email from a representative of SPE Exhibition Committee. If you do not receive this email, email us immediately at specaucus@gmail.com.

Deadline for Submissions
Please read carefully, it's your checklist:

1. Your Application Packet must be emailed by November 20, 2018 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.

2. You must submit payment by November 20, 2018 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time. (No refunds)

3. Incomplete applications, those without payment, late submissions, or those without current membership will not be considered.

Considerations

You will be notified of selection by the first week of December, via email. If your work is selected, you will be required to send high-resolution JPG files to the email no later than December 14th. All accepted artworks will be printed by the staff at UARTS and reproduced in a professionally printed catalogue with an introduction/commentary. Entrants' submission qualifies an agreement of participation.

There is a possibility that the exhibition may travel to other venues, you will be notified of the arrangements and given the choice to participate. Thank you for your continuing contribution to SPE and the caucuses!

Evaluation Criteria

Juror:
Anthony Goicolea: (b.1971) is an NY based multi-disciplinary artist who established himself in the late 1990s with a series of provocative self-portraits. His work ranges from photography, sculpture, and video, to multi-layered drawings on Mylar and large-scale installations. Goicolea holds an M.F.A. in sculpture and photography from Pratt Institute of Art. His art is held in many public collections, including those of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, as well as the Hirshorn Museum in D.C., the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; 21C Museum in Louisville KY, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art in NY. He was recently selected to create the first LGBT Memorial in the United States to be unveiled in the Hudson River Park at West 12th Street in NYC in the summer of 2018.

For further information on this call please contact specaucus@gmail.com.

Exhibition Committee:
Erin Mahoney – Women's Caucus
Marvin Ortiz-Shoda – Multi-Cultural Caucus
Logan Rollins – LGBTQ Caucus

Caucus Leadership:
Katharine Kreisher, Laine Wyatt – Women's Caucus
Michael Darough, Marivi Ortiz – Multi-Cultural Caucus
Jess Dugan – LGBTQ Caucus

W: http://www.spenational.org/about/caucuses
E: specaucus@gmail.com