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CALL for ENTRIES: Holga & More – Out of Box

Posted on May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

PASTA
for you & me

I try not to eat boxed food. During some previous food sermon, I’m sure I have expounded on my quest for a diet comprised of whole foods, locally sourced and preferably organic. But, I fall short–everyday. I do the best I can as I am sure you do, but convenience foods are aptly named. Sometimes convenience in necessary. GF pasta and flour are not items I am willing to tackle as whole foods projects at this point. This next Call is an excellent reason to get our of your artistic box. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from TCC Photo for Holga & More – Out of the Box, an int’l photo competition. Not Holga restricted; even SLR/DSLR users can qualify. Investigate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Holga & More – Out of Box

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography via a toy camera or an element of it. Photographs, of your choice of subject matter made with a any low-end, low-tech, limited-control camera “toy” camera – such as pinhole, Holga, Diana, Konstruktor F, Brownies, Anscos, and other Lomo products— will be accepted. Photographs made from Polaroid-type film backs attached to Holgas are also welcome. Photographs from a DSLR or SLR with a pinhole, Holga or loom lens will be accepted. Straight Polaroid-type images or images made with cell phones, disposable cameras or point-and-shoot cameras will not be accepted.

DEADLINE: July 10, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 5, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Michelle Bates first discovered Holgas in 1991 at the Maine Photographic Workshops. With a fledgeling interest in photography, she was hooked by the weird images and started off a 20+ year career of making Holga images and teaching others about their magic. Her first exhibition outside of Maine was at the Int’l Center of Photography. Since then, Bates has shown her images in shows around the world & won several awards. Bates began presenting her work to classes at the Academy of Art in San Francisco & teaching at Seattle’s Photo Center NW. She has since given talks & workshops around the US & Dublin.

AWARDS: Holga Out of the Box exhibit will consist of 50 images in the gallery & online exhibition. Best of Show receives $500, and Lomography is donating a “Diana F” & film. 2nd Place receives $250 & 3rd Place receives $150

SALES: All accepted photographs are for sale. Commission is 50% of the sales price.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Toyed With

Posted on May 27, 2012May 30, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

SIMPLY
divine

Simpler is generally best when it comes to food. Although I can complete understand the complex layered flavors of miso, I would still prefer a simple caprese salad of mozzarella, basil, tomatoes and olive oil any day. This next Call gives you an opportunity to prove that you make simple use of a simple camera. Don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Art Entries for Toyed With a low-fidelity / alternative process photo show at Open Shutter Gallery (Durango, Colorado). Enter your photographs for $25, but be sure to make the July 14th deadline!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Toyed With

A juried exhibition for photographers working in low-fidelity or alternative process photography. Images must be shot with a toy or vintage camera and/or printed in an experimental or antique / alternative process.

ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to all artists. Works must be original, created within the last two years and may not have been shown previously at Open Shutter Gallery. All works must be framed, ready to hang, and for sale.

MEDIA: Photographic images must be shot with a toy or vintage camera and/or printed in an experimental or antique/alternative process.

DEADLINE:
July 14, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
July 22, 2012

ENTRY FEE: First three entries: $25, each additional entry is $5 each.

JUROR: Christine So is the curator and PR manager for Holga Inspire, a fine art and film photography initiative co-founded by Mr. T.M. Lee, the inventor of the Holga camera. Christine is responsible for Holga Inspires’ strategic planning along with selecting, organizing, promoting, and connecting photographers and artists from around the world. She is the curator of the well-acclaimed international photography exhibition The Holga Inspire Show, which has traveled extensively throughout Asia and in the U.S. since 2009. She has invited many world-renowned artists and partnered with numerous international photographic institutions and galleries on various photography projects.

Christine acts as a juror for the annual Krappy Kamera Competition, which is held at Soho Photo Gallery in New York City, and has been on the judging panel for other recognized exhibitions worldwide. In addition, she works with energy and passion on a wide variety of other creative projects and has initiated and organized other exhibitions to raise funds for worthy charity organizations. In 2011, she published a photo book called Let There Be Light, for which the proceeds went to charity for philanthropic purposes.

She is a dedicated advocate of fine art photography, continuously on the lookout for ways to revive an interest in film photography. Christine lives and works in Hong Kong.

AWARDS: Cash awards and Holga cameras will be awarded. Winners will be notified at the show’s close.

SALES: A 50% commission will be retained on all artwork sold during the exhibition. Works should be priced accordingly and may not be changed after submission. Selected artists are encouraged to mat works in white and frame with black.