ANTS
in my
pants cans

My kitchen is clean-ish.  Can you eat off my floors?  Absolutely not.  I am pretty good about cleaning as I cook so there isn’t a disaster to clean up afterward.  And, crumb-y counters are my pet peeve; so I keep them wiped down.  But despite my best efforts, I have an ant problem.  I find a dozen or so small black ants on my kitchen counters every time I go in.  I’m tempted to incorporate them into my next recipe just to send a message to the rest of their kind.  This next Call could be a reason to spare their little lives, or not…

Check out this Call for Entries from the 1650 Gallery (Los Angeles) for A Bug’s Life. The entry fee is only $25, and the 1650 Gallery also offer free matting and framing (if you stick to their pre-set sizes). Take a closer look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
A Bug’s Life

 

Ah, the mysterious world of the insect.  Some are cute and cuddly, like the furry caterpillar.  Some are fierce and scary, wearing their skeletons on the outside to frighten us.  Some are artistic and majestic like the beautiful butterfly. And some are just downright romantic, like the firefly on a warm summer evening.

Nothing stretches the photographic imagination like a visit to a strange new world, but on this trip you needn’t go far to find a photo worthy subject; the wonderful world of bugs intersects and parallels our own.  Like humans, bugs are everywhere!  So this month, forget the cobwebs of your mind, grab your camera and your knee pads and worm your way into the nooks and crannies of the fantastic world of the creepers and the crawly!  Be here now and in tune with the buzz…. this month 1650 celebrates life — a bug’s life!

ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18 years or older

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: August 3, 2013

ENTRY FEE: There is an entry fee of $25 for up to 5 images. Add’l $5 each.

JUROR: Andrew Overtoom is an award winning filmmaker and photographer living in Los Angeles.  He publishes THE UNDEAD NEG photography blog and is currently launching a quarterly fine art photography journal. He is also the owner/curator of 1650 Gallery in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

AWARDS: Approximately 50 works will be chosen from submitted photographs to be included in the I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR exhibition at 1650 Gallery in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.  Additional works may also be selected for an online gallery exhibition page.

SALES: The gallery retains 50% of the sale price, as well as 9.25% California sales tax. The 1650 Gallery offers free matting and framing for accepted photographs that fit their pre-cut mat sizes for the duration of the exhibition. Photo sizes are 8×10″, 11×14″ 16×20″, or 20×24″.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!