Re: juried art shows

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In fact, initially, their contest rules were not very good (too much
rights grabbing), and I reported them to artists-bill-of-rights.org. Based
on discussions with them, The Art of Photography actually changed their
rules. Very commendable. After that, I submitted some of my work to them.

Andrew


On Tue, June 11, 2013 3:00 pm, Randy Little wrote:
> Steve used to be a member of this list and that show I have been to a few
>  times.  Its a pretty decent show usually.   In 2008 (maybe 2007) the
> show winner was Richard Taylor.   The man the designed all the effects for
> TRON,
> Star Trek the motion picture and many other amazing visual movies.   His
> show catalogs are pretty nice I still have a few in boxes because they are
>  nice.  Plus if you live in LA or San Diego its just a fun night in old
> town san diegos Gas Lamp quarter.
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> Randy S. Little
> http://www.rslittle.com <http://reel.rslittle.com>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325729/
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> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> They obviously desperate for entries, otherwise they would not have
>> extended the deadline a couple of times. There are so many ?contests?
>> online that the field is flooded. My advice would be that if you find
>> out a judge?s taste, you enter that and nothing else. If a judge prefers
>> b/w and has curated b/w shows, enter good b/w and it will get you in.
>> Have I ever
>> done this? Yes, all the time.
>>
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>> On Jun 11, 2013, at 5:19 PM, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>> Too Many Juried Art Shows?
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>> I been wondering about the response to all these juried shows with the
>> advent of all the different sites where one can post their stuff online
>> for free. Here a plea from an apparently desperate art show director
>>
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>> Hi,
>>
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>> I wish to share with you a simple letter about The Art of Photography
>> Show. In case you have not seen one of our "call for entries" emails,
>> the 2013 entry deadline is tonight, June 10th at 11:59 pm PDT.
>>
>> We are encouraging each photographer to submit images which are a
>> unique expression of you, your vision, your creativity. No limits, no
>> boxes you need to fit into. Though the title of the show is evocative of
>> what the exhibit is about**: The Art of Photography Show. Our Prospectus
>> contains all of the information about how to enter your work.
>>
>> The Art of Photography Show is an international photography
>> competition, with the exhibition occurring each fall at the San Diego
>> Art Institute in
>> Balboa Park. Now in our ninth year, one of the distinguishing
>> characteristics of the competition is that our judge is always a highly
>> acclaimed museum curator. Most photographers feel that having their
>> work exhibited in a museum is the ultimate goal. Yet, getting exposure
>> to museum curators is normally very difficult. This project provides
>> that opportunity. We?re very excited that Julia Dolan is our judge this
>> year, the Curator of Photography at the Portland Art Museum. In this era
>> of "online exhibitions," we feel it's very important that photographers
>> exhibit their work as "objects of art" in physical galleries. The Sa n
>> Diego Art Institute is a very elegant 10,000 square foot gallery, right
>>  next to the San Diego Museum of Art and the Museum of Photographic
>> Arts.
>>
>>
>> A key point of the show is to provide a forum for independent
>> photographers to exhibit and sell their work. The Opening Reception on
>> October 12, 2013 will be attended by over 1,500 people (for free). That
>>  evening we will announce the award winning images and give away
>> $10,000 in
>> cash prizes, including $2,000 for first prize. And we'll be giving away
>> thousands of copies of the Show Catalogue, which will feature the
>> images and information about each of the exhibited artists. On the
>> morning of October 13, Julia Dolan will give a curatorial presentation,
>> talking about some of the work she selected and about contemporary
>> photography today. There will also be several artist talks during the
>> five week exhibition, similar to what we did in 2012. This document
>> provides additional information about the show.
>>
>> Marketing and promotion for the Art of Photography Show is extensive,
>> with numerous cross-promotions, tens of thousands of announcement cards,
>> as well as promotion to thousands of fans and friends on social
>> networks. We will be sending a personal invitation to our list of over
>> 25,000 collectors,
>> luxury consumers and art connoisseurs to the Opening Reception and to
>> all of our special events in the gallery. The purpose for all of the
>> above activities, events and efforts is to promote the selected artists
>> and to sell their work. And we truly love photography, so we are
>> diligently working to elevate and promote this art form.
>>
>> Just to share a few additional thoughts, we answer every phone call,
>> reply to every email, review portfolios, share sincere feedback, speak
>> at schools and art classes, and do everything we can to assist photo
>> artists -- young, old, aspiring or established. You can read lots of
>> testimonials from artists and attendees of our previous shows here. And
>> please check out this short document by our Associate Producer, Lisa
>> Smith, titled "So what's it
>> really like? If my work is accepted, what happens next?"
>>
>> Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your time.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Steven Churchill
>> Producer
>>
>>
>> The Art of Photography Show
>> www.artofphotographyshow.com Email: steven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Phone: 1-619-825-5575
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>>  ArtNet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jan+w.-faul/
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