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My husband considers me nauseatingly optimistic. I always believe the soufflé is going to rise. I just assume that my potato leek soup will be the best ever made. I just assume the roast won’t be overcooked even though I forgot and left it in too long. I’m just THAT person. I choose to approach life, and my kitchen, with a smile. It doesn’t always work out in my favor, but I’m okay with that too. This next Call is all about the SMILE. Happy reading…
Check out this Call for Entries for Smile brought to you by the A. Smith Gallery (Johnson City, Texas). The entry fee is low, and it just might make you SMILE. Take a look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
Smile
“smile: express friendliness, chuckle, roar, toothsome, happy, ridiculous, ducks, giggle, shocked, proud, snort, grin, candy, anxious, love, circus, wedding, crow, laugh, guffaw, charades, express tenderness, beer, tickle, smirk, babies, Elvis, feet, snicker, jubilate, cackle, fishing, ice cream.
“The word “smile” originates from the Middle English word “smilen”, which was probably from an early Scandinavian dialect, which later migrated to Jamaica where it evolved into the phrase, “we be smilen.” Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer had two of the great smiles of all times. I attended a Bob Marley concert years ago and everyone was smiling. It gave me the same feeling I had watching my brother watch my nephew walk for the first time or watching my Dad watching Rodney Dangerfield or seeing the expressions of the loved ones of returning soldiers. I remember once when my friend’s brother, during the Disco era, got a plaid leisure suit — we were all smiling. Smiling is universal and can be triggered by anything, especially photographs.” — from the A. Smith Gallery website.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.
MEDIA: Photography
DEADLINE: December 3, 2012
NOTIFICATION: December 17, 2012
ENTRY FEE: $25 up to 5, $5 ea add’l
JUROR: Susan Barnett will be the juror for “Smile”. When George Harrison arrived in New York for the Beatles’ historic visit he was carrying a Pentax Spotmatic as he descended the airplane’s steps. Susan, then 15, soon bought the same Pentax and began to photograph her everyday life such as it appeared to her.
With a formal education in Art History and Studio Art, she landed a job at Perls Galleries on Madison Avenue, where she worked for twelve years as Associate Director. She handled Picasso, Braque, Leger and Matisse as well as preparing exhibitions and catalogues for Alexander Calder.
Next door to Perls Galleries was Light Gallery, one of the earliest galleries to show Contemporary Photography. There Susan experienced first hand the work of Steven Shore and Lee Friedlandler. Susan currently lives in Manhattan, where she maintains a working studio in Tribeca and sails in Hampton Bays.
AWARDS: 45 to 50 images will be selected for exhibition and a Blurb full color catalogue of the exhibit with all the accepted entries will be available for purchase. Awards are $325 for Juror’s Award, $250 and an exhibition catalogue for Director’s Award, five Honorable Mentions each receiving an exhibition catalogue and $100 for Visitors’ Choice Award.
SALES: A Smith Gallery will retain 40% commission out of the sales price.
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