Call for Entry
for
THE ART OF PERSISTENCE
From Senator Elizabeth Warren’s mic being muted as she persisted to read the words of Coretta Scott King on the senate floor came such a clarion call for women to take a stand. Women have taken such a stand that there has been such a national movement on “nevertheless, she persisted.” Images of women have flooded social media, community, television, etc. Senator Warren’s persistence had the members of Sistagraphy ask “what else persists? who else persists? And why persistence?” We also asked, what does persistence look like to us?
We decided upon The Art of Persistence as the exhibition title. We took the title from past made it more relevant and kept it current not just past tense.
Some looked at the words and thought of pictures. Others thought of pictures and then titles. But through it all we knew that our title was powerful but we realize we had to make it understandable to our viewing audience. The following ideas and thoughts came about to help with that understanding:
1. Nature shows us its example of persistence.
a. Spring is persistent in following winter and winter is persistent in not wanting to relinquish its stronghold on the season. We know spring will win out and spring will persist until it becomes.
b. The seasons are always seen as feminine—Mother Nature.
c. You cannot have a sunrise without a sunset.
2. Individually the iconic one would be the one woman standing in front of the police officers defying them. Women standing against the odds.
3. Not so extreme and so common people.
a. Women in their everyday lives trying to achieve, struggling, and/or making it to the next step for themselves and their family.
b. A young girl walking down the street or someone carrying a bag or someone sitting watching TV.
c. People merely existing. I am just here.
4. Women, socially, in non-traditional roles –construction is men’s work, truck drivers, sports, sports casters, etc.
5. Something as simple as doing a portrait of grandmother or a young girl or something that is common.
6. In health: Breast cancer survivors, HIV survivor, etc.
7. The birth of things struggling to survive.
Submissions must be a representation of your passions and excitement according to the theme, The Art of Persistence.
Images may be captured on film or digitally. Submissions must be captured and post-processed solely by the entrant (except for film developing and printing). Works accepted for prior Sistagraphy exhibitions or books are not eligible.
GUIDELINES FOR ENTERING YOUR IMAGES
Entry form must be filled out in its entirety. List sizes up to the nearest inch. Submitted images must not include matting or frame. Crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right-side-up.
Before uploading your images, make sure they are smaller than 4MB, but at least 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx. If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please write to us here: https://onlinejuriedshows.com/Contact.aspx
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Only entries submitted through the Online Juried Shows website will be accepted. Late entries are not accepted and will be automatically rejected by the website. The entry fee ($20) and, if needed, the membership fee ($35 or $20 for students) will be processed at time of submission via Online Juried Shows. Submissions without payment will not be accepted.
If your artwork or images are accepted into the exhibition, you will be expected to upload a one-page artist bio and short statement about your work, to the Online Juried Show website.
Our goal is to select at least one image per submitting Sistagraphy member. However, all selected images must be technically proficient. Also, please remember photography concept CLEP: C-composition, L-lighting, E-exposure, P-placement/perspective.
ENTRY FEE
$20.00 for up to five (5) images. Entry Fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.
MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO ENTER
If you are not a current member and wish to enter the exhibition, an additional $35 membership fee is due at the time of entry. If you are currently enrolled as a student, an additional $20 membership fee is due. Membership covers one calendar year (Jan-Dec).
IMAGE SIZE
12x16
ENTRY DEADLINE
Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
NOTIFICATIONS OF ACCEPTANCE
Thursday, September 14, 2017
SELECTED WORK DUE
September 30, 2017
EXHIBITION DATES
October 1 - 31, 2017
OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK
October 7, 2017
LOCATION
Central Library & Library System Headquarters
One Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303
404.730.1700
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