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Surviving the Storm

Hurricane Katrina 10-year anniversary exhibition

Montgomery College   /   Deadline: 06/26/15

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Montgomery College sees a unique opportunity to educate students and the larger community about the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. We are looking for your best artwork related to the social, political, racial, economic, and environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina. More specifically, we are interested in artwork that portrays the enormity of this disaster, with narratives focusing on both New Orleans and the greater, impacted Gulf coast. In addition, we seek work that shows the evolution of this event, beginning with pre-Katrina, during and immediately following the storm and rebuilding efforts.

Location

Cultural Arts Gallery
Montgomery College
7995 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD, 20910

There is potential for a second exhibition on our Rockville campus in February 2016.

Fees

FREE

Eligibility

Applicants must be at least 21 years of age to submit.

Requirements

Consideration is by digital files only. Artist may submit up to three works. If necessary to understand the artwork, a second view of each piece may be submitted. Label each file LastName_ArtworkTitle_#.jpg. Example: Jones_RisingStorm_2.jpg

Images: Submit jpeg files at 300 dpi, at a minimum of 2100 pixels on the longest side.

Videos: Submit mov files of no more than 5 minutes (if the exhibited video will be longer, this should be an excerpt). Videos submissions will only be accepted if the final artwork is a video. Files should be no larger than 100MB with a minimum resolution of 640 x 480; minimum 12 fps.

Books: Submit a pdf file of the full book at up to 150 dpi. File should be no larger than 25MB.

Also include a Microsoft Word document with the following information:
Artist Name, Address, Phone, Email

Information about each piece, including:
Title, Caption/statement (not to exceed 150 words), Size: height x width x depth in inches, Materials, Price (if not for sale indicate with "NFS," but include price for insurance)

Submit all files by emailing a link to a dropbox.com folder to kingstreet.gallery@montgomerycollege.edu. Subject line must include "Weathering the Storm."

Considerations

Artist may submit no more than three works.

Artists are responsible for shipping and shipping insurance to and from the exhibition venue. While artwork is housed at Montgomery College, it will be covered by our insurance.

Artwork is available for sale unless the artist indicates otherwise. Inquiries will be directed to the artist. Montgomery College does not receive a commission for artwork sold.

There is no size restriction on pieces beyond the juror's discretion and space considerations. The gallery is 24 x 28', with an 8 x 10' entry.

Work MUST be available for the full run of the exhibition and arrive at Montgomery College ready to install. Work that is not exhibition-ready will not be included in the exhibition.

Evaluation Criteria

Entries will be juried by Susan Sterner, Director of Photojournalism at George Washington University's Corcoran School of the Arts and Design.

Juror Biography:
Susan Sterner is Director of the MA in New Media Photojournalism and an associate professor of photojournalism at George Washington University's Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. Ms. Sterner started her career as a photojournalist freelancing with national and international publications while based in New Orleans, LA. She then worked for the Associated Press as a staff photographer based in Mississippi and California. With the AP she covered domestic issues such as immigration, child labor, and families in poverty, as well as U.S. border issues and social change in Haiti. A two-year fellowship with the Institute of Current World Affairs sent Ms. Sterner to Brazil to photograph and write about women's lives and access to resources. After returning to the United States, she worked as a White House photographer, documenting the official and the behind-the-scenes life of the presidency. Since 2006 she has coordinated the photojournalism program at the Corcoran. She is currently at work on series of short-form documentaries examining community-based health care.

Contact Information

John Deamond
7600 Takoma Ave., CF111
Takoma Park, MD 20866

W: https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/arts-tpss/exhibitions/
E: john.deamond@montgomerycollege.edu