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SPE Members Exhibition - New Realities

61st Annual Conference

SPE   /   Deadline: 12/15/23

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Our call for entry is now open for submissions from through December 15th, 2023, for all creative artists using photography as a primary medium, including still images and moving images, installation, experimental, and mixed techniques for inclusion in our exhibition to coincide with the 61st annual Society for Photographic Education conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
This call for entry invites photographers to submit work related to our conference theme New Realities. The photographic arts are increasingly diverse and dynamic fields, encompassing everything from traditional film to cutting-edge digital technologies, including: immersive virtual reality, image recognition, text-to-image artificial intelligence, and more. With the widespread availability of digital cameras and smartphones, photography has become more accessible and democratized than ever before, allowing people from all walks of life to capture, edit, and share images with ease.

Rapid changes in technology have always played a significant role in shaping how photographs are made, consumed, and understood. Today, advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning are bringing new tools and techniques to photographers, while introducing myriad ethical questions regarding truth, authorship, the potential for misinformation, and the nature of artmaking itself. At the same time, there is a growing resurgence in the medium's use for addressing social and environmental issues, as photographers make images to raise awareness and bring attention to important causes. The future of photography is being shaped simultaneously by technological innovation and a rekindled desire for a more personal and authentic approach to making pictures.

About our Juror Eric Lutz is associate curator of prints, drawings, and photographs. He recently co-curated New to the Museum: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs (2023) and curated Currents 120: Jess T. Dugan (2021). Since joining the Museum in 2005, he has curated more than 30 exhibitions, including The Artist and the Modern Studio (2015), Scenic Wonder: An Early American Journey Down the Hudson River (2015) and Nicholas Nixon: 40 Years of The Brown Sisters (2014). He earned a doctorate in art history from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and he served as a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Irvine; and he worked at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Location

Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleExhibition Dates March 4th -27th, 2024Artist Reception March 21, 5:00-7:00pm

Fees

FEE- STUDENTS-- $15 for 3 images PROFESSIONALS AND CURRENT EDUCATORS—Early Bird (Nov. 15) $25 for 3 images, Regular (Dec. 15) $35 for 3 images

Eligibility

This Call for Entries is open to all active members of SPE.

Requirements

Submission Requirements and Timeline
• Must be a member of SPE through the duration of the exhibition.
• All images must be submitted as jpeg files, sized to 1200 px on the longest dimension, (72 dpi is fine), and in Adobe RGB or sRGB color space only.
• All memberships will be verified before delivery to juror.
• Accepted work must arrive ready to hang.
• Work Submitted through Slideroom – Dec. 15th, 2023 11:59PM EST (no refunds)
• Announcement and emails of selection- Jan. 16th.
• Deadline to send high resolution images for inclusion in catalog- Jan 25th.
• Works MUST arrive to gallery by February 26th.
• If your work is selected you will be responsible for shipping to and from the gallery, including any and all associated fees and insurance.
• All entries that do not adhere to the guidelines above will be rejected.
• Incomplete applications, those without payment, late submissions, or those without current (at the time of jurying) membership will not be considered.
A catalog of the Members Juried Exhibition will be produced.

Evaluation Criteria

SPE invites member photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Please submit using the email you have registered with SPE. Our juror is excited to review all forms of the photographic image, including moving image, experimental, and mixed techniques. The members exhibition celebrates the creativity of all of our members using photography in their practice.

Contact Information

Toni Roberts

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