CALL FOR ENTRY- MOOD: Frame of mind A WCAGA Juried Exhibit

Women's Caucus for Art of Georgia CALL FOR ENTRY MOOD:  Frame of mind   A WCAGA Juried Exhibit noun: temporary state of mind or feeling. adjective: inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind. This year the Women’s Caucus for Art of Georgia will be showing photo-based work for Atlanta Celebrates Photography. We are delighted to have this exhibition juried by V. Elizabeth Turk and are asking that you submit work around the theme of MOOD.  Works will illustrate, suggest or convey a feeling or state of mind and/or leave the viewer in a certain mood. Mood can be personal, political, historical or cultural. What mood are you in? What is the general mood of the world? Depicting a mood involves entering into or visualizing a certain state of mind or connecting with a feeling.  Questions to consider: What changes your mood? What are all the different kinds of moods? When we talk about our moods we sometimes talk about the mood of the evening, the mood of a group, the mood of an artistic movement or symphony, the mood of the country or the world…What kinds of moods do we experience? Funny, sad, good, angry, peaceful, somber, calm, mysterious moods among so many others.  Help us understand MOOD from your frame of mind.

What is "Atlanta Celebrates Photography"? Click here to find out. ABOUT THE JUROR: Artist V. Elizabeth Turk was an undergraduate student of painting before making a life in photography–in which she holds a Master of Visual Arts Degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta. For decades she has mentored young photographers as a professor of photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Atlanta. Turk continues her active engagement with her peers as a career-long member of the Society for Photographic Education. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and is collected by Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, the Polaroid USA Collection, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta, and the Lamar Dodd Art Center in LaGrange, GA. In 2005 she co-authored Mantle Pieces of the Old South: Lost Architecture and Southern Culture (The History Press) with writer William P. Baldwin, Her awards and honors include: Georgia Women in the Visual Arts, Honoree;Georgia Council for the Arts, Individual Artist Grant; Fulton County (Atlanta) Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant; Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Individual Artist Grant. Ms. Turk divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia and McClellanville, South Carolina.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Important Dates:   Submission deadline: up to 5 images Early Entry (August 1, 2019) - $25.00 Regular Entry (August 12, 2019) - $35.00 Notification of Selected Works: August 19, 2019 Work due to Gallery: Tuesday, Sept. 17 Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept 21st: 6 - 9PM Artist/ Juror Talk: Saturday, October 19th Closing: Sunday, October 27 All work must be photo-based.  FOR WCAGA ACTIVE MEMBERS ONLY- JOIN by clicking here if you are not already a member or to renew your membership. Size Limits: Length 7ft. max (framed), Width 50" max (framed)  Please send images and Entry Form to: sandrinemonique@gmail.com with Subject heading: ACP MOOD SUBMISSION  Title Images as follows: First Initial_Last Name_Image Title.jpg (S_Arons_HappyDays.jpg) Fill this ENTRY FORM and send as PDF Submitted images must be: 300 ppi and 2100 pixels on longest side. 2 Payment Options: Write ACP MOOD SUBMISSION in the notes/memo section. Send digital payments through PayPal to wcaga@wcaga.org Mail check to: WCAGA, P.O. Box 8033, Atlanta, GA. 31106  and make payable to WCAGA. All selected artists will be expected to volunteer as a gallery sitter during the exhibition. All selected artists will receive an exhibition catalog.

BEARING WITNESS: ART OF PROTEST (3) EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY

BEARING WITNESS: ART OF PROTEST (3)

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY

Where: SYCAMORE PLACE GALLERY
             120 Sycamore Place
             Decatur, GA. 30030

When: Aug. 30 - Sept. 1, 2019

Calendar:

Submission Deadline: July 22
Notification of work chosen: Aug. 5
Drop off Work at Sycamore Place Gallery:  10-4 pm, Aug. 24
Opening reception: August 30
Pick up work: 10-4, Sept. 2
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Theme:

As individuals and societies, we witness injustices almost everyday. They materialize in different ways. Sometimes they are public and sometimes they are personal. We may feel traumatized by some, unable to verbalize our pain or our anger or we may feel empowered by others, prompting us to scream out and confront the source. Often times it feels like an avalanche of news lands on our screens or in our ears repetitively. It can be something about our current political status or it can be an injustice at work or within a personal relationship. No matter the injustice, it is upsetting and unsettling, traumatizing. Through psychology we have learned that the healthiest way to manage a traumatic experience is to share it with others, to exteriorize it somehow, to bear witness.

Continuing with our annual theme of Art of Protest, we invite you to submit artwork bearing witness to a situation you feel is important to highlight. We invite you to speak to us about what upsets you, what needs changing, what demands attention so that we may acknowledge it and help you process it.

General Info:

WCAGA Current Members: This exhibit is open and free to all WCAGA members in good standing. 

For non-members: There is a submission fee of $10.00. Please make checks payable to WCAGA and send to Sandrine Arons, 5131 Vinings Estates Way SE. Mableton, GA. 30126 or send through Venmo at Sandrine-Arons.

Note: Some images or parts of images may be used for the exhibition invitation and/or Decatur Book Festival program. If you DO NOT WANT your image to be used, please indicate this in your submission by checking the correct box.

Image Submission:

• (a) Send 1-3 images and (b) Entry Form to sandrinemonique@gmail.com (see link below)
• At least ONE image will be selected.
• IMPORTANT: Email subject heading should say “BEARING WITNESS SUBMISSION”
• Image Size should be 300 dpi and no larger than 1500pixels on the longest side.
• Only artwork should be visible. No frames, backgrounds, etc..
• Label each file as follows:  Number_Artist Name.jpg  (1_SandrineArons.jpg) The number should correspond to the application. 

LINK FOR ENTRY FORM

Important Info:

• All work should be ready to hang. 
• If unusual hanging is required, please contact Sandrine Arons or Barbara Robinson to let one of us know in advance (emails below)
• Submitting an entry form constitutes an agreement on the part of the artist with all the conditions in the prospectus.

Delivery and Pick-up of Work:

• The artist is responsible for making arrangements for pick up and delivery of artwork from the gallery. If your work will be shipped from out of town, please make arrangements with a WCAGA member to receive your work.

 

• Returns via shipping must provide proper packaging and postage or you may make necessary arrangements to have your work picked up by another WCAGA member. 

Any further questions should be directed at
Sandrine Arons (sandrinemonique@gmail.com)
or Barbara Robinson (basrobinson@bellsouth.net)