25th Anniversary Exhibition
THE SILVER LENS
25 Years of Arts and Activism
Call for Entry
Hello Sistagraphers,
We are excited to invite you to participate in Sistagraphy’s 25th anniversary photography exhibition entitled: The Silver Lens: 25 Years of Arts and Activism. Thank you for being a part of this wonderful group throughout these years. Your participation in our many exhibits, coupled with your dedication and commitment to Sistagraphy has helped make us what we are today. The Exhibition Committee is looking forward to seeing your images, both from previous exhibitions and from your new work.
Silver is the traditional gift to recognize a 25th anniversary. For this exhibition, we want to focus not only on our contribution to the arts but also to activism. As reminded by our founder, Shelia Turner, “Sistagraphy was very involved in activism in Atlanta and other outlying areas.” Through imagery, past and current, our members continue to show their activism using photography as their chosen art form.
For this exhibition, we are asking members to pull out all the stops and show your true arts and activist talents. We want to leave a lasting impression to all that see this presentation.
Our anniversary exhibition will be held at the prestigious and newly renovated Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL), July 15 through September 23, 2018. The AARL is located in the Auburn Avenue Historic District at 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.. The opening reception will be held at AARL on July 15th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Below are the deadlines and requirements for submitting work.
IMPORTANT CHANGE: We have had a lot of questions about participating in this exhibit following Shelia Turner's passing. In response to this interest, we thought it best to extend the submission deadline from Sunday, May 6, 2018 to Thursday, May 31, 2018[1] .
ENTRY CRITERIA
1. Submissions
a. All images must be submitted via Online Juried Shows, (OnlineJuriedShows.com)
b. Entry fee of $20.00 for up to five (5) entries, the fee will be collected when entries are submitted.
2.. Photographic Images
a. Image sizes (including canvas and metal images) should be no smaller than 11x14 unframed and no larger than 20x30 framed.
b. Images can be color, black and white or spot colored.
3. Visual arts (paintings, collages, etc.)
a. Paintings and collages should be no smaller than 11x14 and no larger than 20x30
b. Mixed media video should be on DVD or flash drive
4. Sculptures, 2D and 3D (ceramic, metal, mixed media, etc.)
a. All artwork should not be taller than 6 feet and able to stand on its own.
b. Photos of artwork must have accurate colors represented and include actual dimensions and material
5. You may enter up to five (5) images or photographic-based artworks. Preparation for digital submissions can be found on the Image Help page (above)
Save file name with Letters and numbers only, no spaces and no punctuation and ends in “.jpg”
Format your images so that the larger side is 1920 pixels. Change the dpi to 72. Then click OK.
Save your image as a JPEG (.jpg). When you save it set the image quality to 12 or Very High.
DEADLINE / Submission dates: March 23, 2018 to Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 11:59pm
Notification of Images
Selection Letters will be sent on or before June 8, 2018 from Online Juried Shows.
Drop Off and Installation Dates
Work can dropped off at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on July 9 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and July 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Installation begins July 11.
Wishing you the best,
Loretta, Jena and Furery