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WideOpen: Excellence in Photography

International Juried Exhibition

Dairy Barn Arts Center   /   Deadline: 06/27/18

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The inaugural WideOpen photo exhibition, which celebrates all forms of photography, is a collaboration between the SONY Corporation, Ohio University's School of Visual Communication and College of Fine Arts, and the Dairy Barn Arts Center. This international juried exhibition of photographic mastery originates in Athens, Ohio, a community that has a deep respect for the medium's impact and its own storied history of photography excellence and innovation on an international stage. WideOpen is open to amateur and professional photographers.

Location

Athens, Ohio

Fees

$45

Eligibility

All ages welcome. All skill levels welcome. All genres welcome.

Requirements

MATERIALS
WideOpen: Excellence in Photography is a juried exhibition designed to celebrate all genres of the photographic image. We invite all photographs by amateur and professional photographers. Submitted image(s) may be taken by digital or film camera. Altered images are eligible. Accepted work must arrive framed. Acrylic glass must be used in frame.

AUTHORSHIP
Artists must be ages 18 and over. Works eligible for consideration must be the result of independent effort. The work must be an original design, not a copy or a variation on the original design of another artist working in any medium.

DATE OF WORK
All entries must be NEW work – completed after January 1, 2013. The recent modification of an older or previously dated work does not make the work eligible unless the artist can produce documentation of significant differences between the original and the revised versions of the piece.

EXHIBITION AGREEMENT
Submission of a work of art to this exhibition and the completion of the online entry process shall be understood to constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to all the conditions set forth.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Artists will retain all copyrights to their work. Submitting to WideOpen grants The Dairy Barn Arts Center the rights to reproduce and distribute the images through print and electronic media for promotion of the exhibition and its entrants.

SUBMISSION
Each artist may submit 3 pieces (including a single series of up to 5 images). You can submit by visiting WideOpenDairyBarn.org.

FEE
The submission fee for 1-3 pieces before June 1, 2018 is $35. The submission fee for 1-3 pieces on or after June 1 is $45 payable on ArtCall, the submission system you will use for entering. Discounts for Students & Members of the Dairy Barn Arts Center are available.

ENTRY IMAGES
Three (3) pieces will be accepted for consideration including one series with up to five images. Only jpeg files will be considered. The work should appear as you would wish it to be reproduced.

DIGITAL IMAGE FILE SPECIFICATIONS
FILE TYPE: JPG. Be sure each file is a .jpg and carries the extension ".jpg". Acceptable resolution is 150 dpi. Images must be sized no larger than 2000 pixels on the longest side.

FILE NAMING:
File names can be anything, as the submission system will re-name the files upon upload.

JURY PROCESS
The jury is a "blind" jury, which means the jurors do not know the artists' names or locations. This year's jury panel is comprised of three photographers who demonstrate mastery in their respective style. These talented individuals will select artworks based on originality of concept, design, technique, and craftsmanship. Acceptance will be granted on the basis of submitted images.

Awards

Over $10,000 in Cash and Prizes:
Best of Show Award
Sony Camera & Lens
Landscape Award
The Human Condition Award
Under 30 Award
Over 65 Award
Ohio University School of Visual Communication Award given to an Ohio University Alumni
Jurors Awards (3)
Travel Award to Hog Island

Considerations

All artists will be notified by July 20, 2018 following the jury process. All artist exhibition paperwork must be completed by August 3, 2018. The DBAC reserves the right to refuse work that is drastically different from what was digitally represented. Selected works will be on display at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, Sauber Gallery, September 29—November 18, 2018. WideOpen will be available for tour December 10, 2018 and will travel until December 2020.

Contact Information

Holly Ittel
8000 Dairy Ln
Athens, OH 45701

P: (740) 592-4981
W: https://wideopendairybarn.artcall.org/
E: holly@dairybarn.org