Blake McCollum Rocks PHOTO!

     Blake McCollum had 3 photographs accepted into the Artists of the 21st Century at West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, Tennessee (WTRAC). The exhibit will run from April 02, 2012 – April 24, 2012.  April 12, 2011  will be the Opening Reception.  The juror, Shane Gregory is currently the Director of the Ice House Gallery In Mayfield, Kentucky, while continuing his career as a professional visual artist. He is also an art instructor and is represented by the Swanson Reed Contemporary Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky. Shane Gregory will give a Juror Talk, 5 pm – 7 pm on April 12.

Blake McCollum "Home"

“No matter how many shoots I do with excessive and expensive strobe lights, crazy poses, beautiful models, I will always have an attachment with pure simplicity and beauty in images.” Blake says reflecting on his photography. 

                                                                                         Blake McCollum "Stage"

“I would have to agree with Blake that he has a clean / crisp approach to photography that holds the viewers attention.” States Professor Gootee, who has been one of Blake’s instructors over the past several years at Mississippi State University. “Blake’s images are very diverse and yet have a unified visual approach. Blake has exhibited and received awards on all levels from local to international venues. I expect that he will continue being successful throughout his career.”

                                                                                            Blake McCollum "Woman's Back"

The Artists of the 21st Century competition was open to all undergraduate art students enrolled in a visual arts program in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Works entered were produced during the student’s undergraduate enrollment period and must have been created solely by the artist. Media may include: painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, ceramics, photography, printmaking, digital art, fiber art, mixed media, and jewelry.                          

For more information contact: The University of Tennessee at Martin, Department of Visual and Theatre Arts, 217 Gooch Hall / 538 University Street, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238


To see more of Blake McCollum's work visit his website at: blakemccollumphotography.ifp3.com

Art of Photography -Deadline June 30

Call For Entries!

The Art of Photography Show is an established and critical force in the world of contemporary photography. Now in its 8th year, the show provides tangible benefits to artists trying to break into the public eye. This well thought out international exhibition provides value to artists at every turn, from first-rate viewing in the judging process to exhibition and publication opportunities, photo industry connections and monetary awards.

EXHIBITION: The show will occur September 29 - November 11, 2012 at the elegant San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park.

WEBSITE: www.artofphotographyshow.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The online entry process is very easy, simply filling out a short registration form and then uploading your images as JPEG files. Images created via any form of photography will be accepted for consideration.

Julian Cox is the esteemed judge for the Art of Photography Show 2012. Mr. Cox is the Founding Curator of Photography and Chief Curator at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. After holding curatorial positions at the National Library of Wales and the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, England, for more than decade he worked with the photographs collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and then spent five years leading the photography program at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

THE PROSPECTUS and entry information is available here. Additional details are in the FAQ page here.
Deadline: June 30th

$10,000 IN AWARDS:
         $2,000  1st Place Award
         $1,600  2nd Place Award
         $1,200  3rd Place Award
         $   800  4th Place Award
         $   400  (11) Honorable Mention Awards

Check out a special PDF with information about the Art of Photography Show by clicking here.

ENTRY FEE:
$25 for the first entry, $10 for each additional entry. Artists who entered work in any previous Art of Photography Show will receive a $15 discount towards the Art of Photography Show 2012. The entire registration, upload, and payment process can be done securely right on the website.

SHOW CATALOG:
We are producing a superb Show Catalog, which will feature every image in the Show and an artist statement about the work. Artists who are in the Show can obtain as many copies of the Show Catalog as they like for free, which can be used for promotion and marketing of their work.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY:
The Art of Photography Show will be pursuing an intensive marketing and publicity campaign to bring maximum media attention to the artists who are juried into the exhibition. Tens of thousands people are expected to view the Show during the Exhibition. So, the artists and their work will receive a tremendous amount of exposure by the media and the public.

SALES:
One of our key aims is to sell the work that is exhibited at the Art of Photography Show 2012. Our great love of this art form prompts us to 'pull out all of the stops' in order to showcase a truly excellent presentation of photographic art, to elevate and promote this art form, and to provide substantial benefits to the exhibiting artists.

TESTIMONIALS from artists and attendees of our recent shows can be viewed here.

For more information please contact the Producer, Steven Churchill:
        Email: steven@artofphotographyshow.com

Photo Student Rocks! -

2012 BEST OF COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHY – PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM

WILL BE PUBLISHTED IN THE  32^ND ANNUAL COLLEGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY 

 

Finalist: Anna Sanders

 

Over 17,700 photographs were submitted from around the world.  1303 images were accepted. The jurors were: Dr. Janet  Bonsall, University of Central Missouri, Christopher Broughton of the Brooks Institute of Photography and Mark Takeuchi of the Art Center College of Design.

Maymester at MSU

                                 

Landscape Photography

                                                    

MAYMESTER MAY 9^TH. – JUNE 1^ST. 2012

Art 4990 001 CRN22061  Landscape Photography

NO Prerequisites

Will include two day trips within the region and several ½ day trips to photograph the area landscape. Learn more the Mississippi landscape and its natural history. This class will explore composing in nature, seeing the light, night photography and more…. It will be a photographic adventure!

A DSLR is preferred but other cameras can be used including pinhole cameras, instant film cameras and even camera phones. Students will be introduced to large format cameras – similar to those used by Ansel Adams.

For more information contact:

Professor Marita Gootee [mgootee@caad.msstate.edu]

Competitions

Below are some competitions to enter! Remember if you get in PLEASE  let me know!!

Marita

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http://pfmagazine.com/photography-contest/

WINNING PHOTOS PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 2012 ISSUE OF PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUM MAGAZINE AND EXHIBITED AT BROOKS INSTITUTE GALLERY 27.

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http://lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html

Jurors:

Nancy Meyer, LACMA

Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, L.A. County Museum of Art

Rex Bruce, LACDA

Director and Senior Curator, L.A. Center for Digital Art

Enter our juried competition for digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. The competition is international, open to all geographical locations.

The selected winner receives 10 prints up to 44x60 inches on museum quality paper (approximately a $2,500-$3,000 value) to be shown in a solo exhibition in our main gallery. The show will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artist.

Second place prizes: Ten second place winners will receive one print of their work up to 24x36 inches ($150-$200 in value) to be included in upcoming group exhibits. Second place winners will be scheduled into a group shows within twelve months of announcement of winners. Consideration is given to placing these works in shows appropriate to their style, genre and/or content. These shows will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artists.

Special consideration will be given to all entrants for inclusion in future shows at LACDA. Many entrants from past competitions have been included in our exhibits.

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Our 6th Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest begins on March 19th, and we encourage you to spread the word to your students and faculty members! To make it easy for your students to enter you can post the following link to your school's website or blog:

http://www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-cards-scholarship.htm

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»Portrait of a Deadline:  Early Entry Savings End March 19 Image © Lucius Outlaw The portrait. Environmental, studio, candid, or posed. Self or pet, color,  black-and-white, alternative process or iPhone. No matter what the genre, the  portrait is the theme of our current photo contest. The early registration deadline is Monday, March 19. And here’s an insider tip: you  don’t have to upload your images by Monday, just register for the contest. Join our international community of photographers and share your portraits with our  distinguished judges—PDN’s Amber Terranova, gallery owner Andrew Smith,  photographer Aline Smithson, and Workshops director Reid Callanan.  The winning images will be featured  on Aline Smithson’s Lenscratch blogzine (see below), and the prizes are great.  The Grand Prize alone is worth over $5,000! We look forward to seeing how your PORTRAITS tell the stories of those around you. Register by March 19 and save $10—3 images for $30. After March 19: 3 images for $40. Final deadline: Monday, April 30 Enter PORTRAITS now » ======================= =========================

HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

30TH ANNUAL

JURIED MEMBERSHIP

EXHIBITION

CALL FOR ENTRIES

HCP - Juried Membership image - Ruggiero [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109482431717&s=10491&e=001cDQDvEKqUlyp7SBOTqHpHRgA80eE8MnzywwbOI_tdElb1ca2M2DLAXQyWCaQExMlKJqWoQ9hy7TZZ61KKd6EQrKE4adGhOSe8LJYPjdSUnAy83KwWw0Og-ywrq9jua42GGjEAFfGcrteLLfMCB-BIFhpkYae8zIIcqDUbJ52EAZv3z5u-a3FnwwVpgT94gjy]

Juror, Anne Wilkes Tucker

Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography

at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Deadline for Submissions:

APRIL 20, 2012

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Simply the ordinary and commonplace objects and occurrences of everyday life. Simply Ubiquitous. Juror Louise Clementsis the Artistic Director of QUAD, centre for contemporary art & film since 2002. As curator since 1998 Louise has initiated/curated many commissions and exhibitions of international contemporary art. She is also the Co-Founder and Artistic Director/Curator of FORMAT International Photography Festival Derby UK. FORMAT is one of the UKs leading photography festivals, biennial program in March, celebrates the wealth of practice in international photography. Entries due: April 11, 2012 Notice of acceptance: April 20, 2012 Exhibition dates: June 29 - July 28, 2012

Awards: Juror's Award: $600.00 Director's Award: $250.00 livebooks Website Awards: Two websites valued at $399.00 Blurb Award: Valued at $250.00

=================== The selected artists will be part of The Curator group show in  New York City, summer 2012. http://www.pdncuratorawards.com/promo/ emailblastLatest.html http://www.pdncuratorawards.com//bin/Register The opening reception, which is open to the gallery-going public, will be attended by top industry creatives and personalities, all  coming together for music, cocktails, and to celebrate your work! In addition, each chosen photographer will receive a two-page  spread in PDN's July issue. PDN has expanded our distribution of 25,000 to include over 5,000 creatives! Winning work will be  seen by industry photo editors, art directors and art buyers! An extended gallery will be archived on PDNOnline.com. Winners will also receive: A $200 gift card from B&H A $250 gift card from Moab A DSLR camera A PhotoServe portfolio A PDN PhotoPlus Gold Expo Pass A one-year subscription to PDN Portraits/Nudes Installation/Still Life Abstract/Mixed Media Nature/Street Photography Photo Essay/Reportage Student Work $35 per image $50 per series* * Please note, a series must be related visually,  and has a limit of 6 images. March 26, 2012 SASHA WOLF Sasha Wolf Gallery MICHAEL FOLEY FOLEY Gallery KRIS GRAVES +Kris Graves Projects BRIAN PAUL CLAMP CLAMPART