A Portfolio Competition II, October-December 2010

The Texas Photographic Society is hosting it's second Photographic Portfolio Competition. Enter now for a chance to have
your work selected for an exhibition online. Each month, TPS will feature two portfolios, one by an emerging photographer and one by a mid-career photographer. This competition is open to TPS members only.

For this competition, you will be competing for one of six solo exhibitions that will be online in October, November or December 2010. After your month-long featured exhibition, your gallery will be archived and available for viewing for the period of 11 months. In addition, the six featured photographers will be published in a book that will be available for purchase through Blurb.com. Each portfolio should include no more than 20 images.

TPS defines an "Emerging Photographer" as a person who has not been featured in a solo gallery exhibition. We define a "Mid-Career Photographer" as a person who may have had a solo gallery exhibition, and is not represented by a commercial gallery. This competition will be offered four times each year.

To pay for entering the Portfolio Competition.

About the Juror

Juror's Statement
The presentation of work as a portfolio gives an artist the opportunity to express an idea through a sequence of photographs, allowing the individual images to connect and reinforce one another. When I review portfolios, I look for a strong conceptual base and I always respond to honesty and originality.

Kenda North
Head of Photography
University of Texas at Arlington


Juror's Bio
Kenda North is professor and head of photography at UT Arlington. She received her MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY (University of Buffalo). Previously she taught at the University of California, Riverside, Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Her work in photography has been exhibited nationally and internationally for over thirty years and is in numerous private and public collections. Her work is represented in Dallas by Craighead-Green Gallery.


Calendar of Events for Portfolio II

September 14
Entries due.

September 29
Notification to accepted entrants sent by mail and posted on the TPS website, www.texasphoto.org.

October 1, November 1, December 1
Exhibit opens on the Members’ Online Gallery.

 

Rules and Guidelines:

All entrants must be current members of TPS. The entry fee is $15 to enter up to 20 images either of the best or of a series. You mjay enter more than one series or portfolio at $15 per portfolio/series.

To send entries via email:
1. In the body of the email, number each image so that it matches the numbering system according to the files directions below. For each image, provide the title and year in a list format. You may also include a Visa or Mastercard number along with the expiration date, and 3 digit security code for payment option. We also require contact info, your name, address, city, state, zip code and telephone numbers.

2. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

3. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1SamJones, 2SamJones. Also, from a networking standpoint, do not use spaces in the title of the JPEG (use underscores if needed) and limit to only alpha-numeric characters (do not use :.:’”/?}{()[ ]+-=*&^ %$#@!.).

4. Attach a Word Doc, a PDF, or include in the body of the email, a summary of the portfolio, an artist bio and/or statement. This will help the juror make her selections and will be included with the exhibit online if your portfolio is chosen.

5. If you chose, you may send the credit card information from our secure website:

6. Email files to Shows@texasphoto.org.

To send digital files on a CD:
1. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

2. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1AmyJones, 2AmyJones.

3. Attach a Word Doc, a PDF or typed sheet, with a list of the series, title, and a summary of the portfolio including process, an artist bio and statement. This will help the juror make her selection, keep your entries in order, and will be included with the exhibit online if your portfolio is chosen. Make certain that numbers and titles on forms match those on the CD.

3. Mail payment, CD, and one SASE for return of CD to the address below. This is due by September 14, 2010.

Send to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209

Note: For this competition, we are only accepting digital files for jurying.

Reproduction
TPS retains the right to display, project and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain Copyrights to their individual works.

Eligibility
The exhibition is open to amateur and professional artists internationally. You may join TPS and enter the competition.

Questions? Email Amber at amber@texasphoto.org

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