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Famous dishes and food fads are not a new phenomenon. Consider Hangtown Fry, named after Placerville, CA (then known as Hangtown), where it is reported to have been invented in the 1850s. A bacon & oyster omelet, yep. Although it originated in Placerville, it was really made famous years later by San Francisco, an hour from Placerville, from hence the oysters where usually shipped. Yes, I managed to bring it back around to locally-sourced ingredients. This next Call is also famous and from San Francisco. Peas in a pod…
Check out this Call for Entries for the San Francisco Int’l Photography Exhibition at the Studio 17 Gallery (San Francisco, CA) brought to you by Gallery Photographica. Great juror. Take a Look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
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Photographica
Gallery Photographica produces juried exhibitions of outstanding photography from around the world.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.
MEDIA: Photography. All genres and styles are welcome.
DEADLINE: May 8, 2014
NOTIFICATION: June 10, 2014
ENTRY FEE: Registration is $25 for the first image, and $10 each add’l.
JUROR: Paula Tognarelli is the Executive Director & Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA). The museum houses 3 galleries and maintains 4 satellite gallery spaces and several virtual on-line galleries as well. (continued below)
Tognarelli is responsible for producing over 60 exhibitions a year at the Griffin and its surrounding satellite spaces. She holds an M.S. in Boston University, BA from Regis College, and is a graduate of the New England School of Photography. She has juried & curated exhibitions internationally. She is on the advisory board of the New England School of Photography and the Flash Forward Festival Boston.
AWARDS: The juror will select Gold Medal and Silver Medal awards. All Gold Medal award winners will be in the San Francisco Exhibition.
$6,000 (USD) in awards will be granted as follows: 1st Place $3,000, 2nd Place $2,000 and 3rd Place $1,000. 3 photographers will have their work featured in our Portfolio Selections series.
SALES: All work in the Exhibition will be offered for sale. Gallery Photographica retains a 40% commission on sold works.
For complete details, Read the Full Call!
Paying-to-show, vanity geliarles and art fairs are fairly common here in Toronto, which, while not bad for Canada, doesn’t have the robust art culture and networks of NYC.I decided last year to limit my participation in outdoor shows to the one good, big outdoor show here in town, and I’ve pulled out of a collective of fellow painters where we pay for vanity geliarles, get virtually no exposure and almost no visitors that aren’t from our own mailing lists. sigh. I still belong to a small group of four painters and we pay small fees to put on our own shows/sales, including a second annual holiday sale this year. I have mixed feelings about them. I get out of my studio, meet people, do demonstrations, make some small profit, but it doesn’t feel like it’s progressing.There have also been great rashes of ‘fund-raising’ shows in Toronto, where there are jurying/entry fees (usually low, $30), and either a full donation of the sale, or 50%. the benefit I keep hearing about is the exposure, the exposure! My response, who the hell is seeing my stuff, especially at 12″x12″?I’ve applied to the best large, indoor fair, which is well produced, pulls fairly big crowds, and seems to work well for many artists, but costs 1500-2000 for the smallest booth. electricity costs (gasp) about $200 for three days. Needless to say, I can’t always afford to do this show, and consistent presence seems to be a big deal to Canadian art buyers.I’ve appreciated your candor about these behind-the-scenes topics, and you’ve been one of my influences behind wanting a better body of work with which to approach decent geliarles.I like the non-traditional, DIY aspect of some of these ways of getting my work out there, especially for a, so-far completely local painter. Unfortunately, I often end up being a weekend stroll for punters, entertainment rather than a meaningful and productive exercise.Thanks Joanne.