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TPS 32: The International Competition

Texas Photographic Society   /   Deadline: 07/16/24

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Texas Photographic Society is proud to announce the call for entry for our flagship exhibition, TPS 32: The International Competition, juried by María Beatriz H. Carrión, historian of the art of the Americas and currently Assistant Curator of Photographs at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. (See full bio and juror's statement below.)

This call is open-themed and submissions from artists of all levels internationally are welcomed. TPS 32: The International Competition will open at the Cain Art Gallery, Del Mar College, in Corpus Christi, Texas on September 20, 2024 with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibition closes on November 22, 2024.

Location

Cain Art Gallery, Del Mar College, in Corpus Christi, Texas

Fees

$38 for 5 images; $30 for TPS members, $6 each additional image

Eligibility

TPS 32: The International Competition is open to artists internationally, of all levels, who are at least 18 years old at time of entry. All photography-based work is encouraged including digital, silver, and alternative processes. Works exhibited previously in a TPS show are not eligible. Current members of the TPS Board of Directors are permitted to enter but are not eligible for awards.

Requirements

Please submit digital JPG files only, minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum. Please remove watermarks from images. For each image you will need to provide the image title and the process (medium) used to make the image/print (Archival Digital Print, Silver Gelatin Print, Platinum/Palladium Print, Wet Plate Collodian, etc.) To clarify, you will submit a digital file of your image for the contest application; if your work is selected for the show you will print your image, frame it, and ship it to the exhibition venue.

Awards

First Place = $500

Second Place = $300

Third Place = $200

Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded

Considerations

August 2, 2024 - Exhibiting artists announced and emails sent to all entrants
August 31, 2024 - Work due in Corpus Christi, Texas

Evaluation Criteria

JUROR'S STATEMENT -
Photography is a complicated medium. Since its inception in the nineteenth century, it has been linked to stories of surveillance, the exploration and definition of the "other," and the creation of national and individual fictions. However, the camera has also simultaneously allowed for the democratization of representation, the depiction of realities that our eyes cannot capture, and the documentation of events that we may want or refuse to see. As such, I am particularly drawn to pictures that embody and/or demonstrate awareness of the tensions between the possibilities and limitations of the medium and between its ability to tell or conceal the so-called truth. I am honored to study your work in my capacity as a juror for TPS 32: The International Competition. Thank you for entrusting me with your submission.
— María Beatriz H. Carrión

Contact Information

Ann Shaw
PO Box 6964 PO Box 6964
Houston, TX 77265

P: 615-967-6990
W: https://texasphoto.org/tps32
E: ann@texasphoto.org