PURPLE,
not GREEN
Recently I called eggplant sexy, and I am still receiving email about that one. So chew on this one: brussel sprouts are sexy too. There. I said it. I mean it. You don’t have to like it…or them. The only thing that makes me hesitate to say my veggie self portrait would be a brussel sprout is, of course, they are green and round. I strive not to be green or round. This next call is all about portraits. And I still think eggplant is sexy, folks…
Check out this Call for Entries for The Portrait: Up Close & Personal from MPLS Photo Center (Minneapolis, MN). This is a great venue and a great juror. Don’t miss this opportunity!
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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Portrait:
Up Close & Personal
Portraits tell a story, depict a character, reveal emotion, demonstrate sensitivity and illustrate an intimate connection with your subject.
The greatest challenge and most important element in a successful portrait is an intimate connection with the subject. The ways in which you explore this connection, going beneath the surface and finding what is the essence of the portrait determines its success as a representation of your subject.
Explore different styles and methods of making revealing portraits that reflect not just the subject but you the photographer as well. Demonstrate the sensitivity necessary to move beyond literal renderings to more intimate portraits. Create images that go below the surface and penetrate deeply into a subject’s character.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.
MEDIA: Photography
DEADLINE: April 15th, 2012
NOTIFICATION: April 24th, 2012
ENTRY FEE: $35 for five, $10 ea. add’l
JUROR: Andrea Mellard is Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs at AMOA-Arthouse in Austin, Texas. The newly merged museum provides rich environments for a wide range of audiences to investigate and experience excellence in modern and contemporary art. The museum accomplishes this through innovative exhibitions, education, interpretative programs and direct access to the creative process. Andrea Mellard draws on an interdisciplinary background to connect visual art to contemporary culture. She has been on staff for seven years and curating for since 2009.
Recently, she curated exhibitions of photography including Clifford Ross: Outside Realism and New Art in Austin: 15 to Watch. Previously, she was a curatorial and research assistant at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History for a three-year long cultural history project on Memphis, Tennessee. She holds an M.A. degree in American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and an Interdisciplinary Humanities degree for California State University at Monterey.
AWARDS: First Place – $400, Second Place – $300, Third Place – $200 and Three Honorable Mentions. Prizes and Awards include a free Black & White Exhibition Book.
For complete details, Visit the Website!
