Childhood: An International Photo Exhibition continued. . .

Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit digital files of their color and black and white works to the Texas Photographic Society (TPS) by October 2, 2009 for Childhood: An International Photo Exhibition. The Exhibition will open at the Dougherty Art Center in Austin, TX in January 2010 and then tour the state of Texas for one year. A color catalogue of the exhibition will be printed and sent to all entrants, select museum curators and photography magazines. Accepted entrants receive three catalogues.

Juror's Statement
Childhood is fleeting – yet sometimes, in a fraction of a second, photographers can capture its essence: joy, pain, play, boredom, frustration, elation. As an author of children's books I have tried to capture what it feels like to be a child - the good and the bad - and to stimulate a dialogue between children and parents regarding the issues raised in the book. I hope to see creative work that captures childhood's many guises.

About the Juror
Jamie Lee Curtis is a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as Freaky Friday, True Lies, Trading Places and A Fish Called Wanda. In television, Ms. Curtis co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the sitcom Anything But Love, as well as the title role in TNT’s adaptation of Wendy Wasserstein’s play, The Heidi Chronicles, and the CBS telefilm, Nicholas’ Gift.

Ms. Curtis is also an author of best-selling children’s books with net sales of all editions exceeding 4.6 million units. In addition to her eighth book, BIG WORDS for Little People which was released in September, 2008 and debuted as #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, she is the author of Is There Really A Human Race?, It’s Hard To Be Five, Learning How To Work My Control Panel, I’m Gonna Like Me, Letting Off A Little Self Esteem, Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery, Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born, and When I Was Little, A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of Her Youth.

Ms. Curtis is also an AIDS activist and has a deep and active connection to many children’s charities including, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as well as being the official spokesperson for CAAF (The Children Affected by Aids Foundation) and on whose Executive Advisory Board she is a serving member and The Starlight/Starbright Foundation. Ms. Curtis is a recovering alcoholic/addict and is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of CASA (The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University) and The Scott Hitt Foundation.

She is the mother of Annie, age 22 and Thomas, age 13 and has been married for 24 years to actor/director Christopher Guest.

To download the Call for Entries in text format.

To pay Childhood Exhibition entry fees.

Calendar of Events
2009

October 02
Entries due in San Antonio.

November 11
Notification to accepted entrants sent by mail and posted on the TPS website, www.texasphoto.org.

December 14
Prints due in San Antonio, TX.

January 14
Show opens at the Dougherty Art Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, in Austin, TX.

A color exhibition catalogue will be sent to all entrants. Accepted entrants get three catalogues.

How to Enter
You do not need to be a member current member of TPS to enter the show. You may join TPS and enter the show.

Enclose one check to cover the entry fee of $25 plus $5 for each image over five and membership fee if joining TPS. Photographers may enter up to 10 images.

When emailing digital files:
1. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

2. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1SamJones, 2SamJones. Also, from a networking standpoint, do not use spaces in the title of the JPEG (use underscores if needed) and limit to only alpha-numeric characters (do not use :.:’”/?}{()[ ]+-=*&^ %$#@!.).

3. In the body of an email, number each image so that it matches the above numbering system. For each image: provide the title, process, image size, and sale price. Images without a sale price will be considered not-for-sale. Include a Visa or Mastercard number along with the expiration date, 3 digit security code, your name, address, city, state, zip code and telephone numbers.

4. If you chose, you may send the credit card information from our secure website: www.texasphoto.org.

5. Email files to Clarke@texasphoto.org.

When sending digital files on a CD:

1. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

2. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1AmyJones, 2AmyJones.

3. Fill out Entry & Membership Form and List of Entries form. Make certain that numbers and titles on forms match those on the CD. Mail payment, CD, entry form, and one SASE for return of CD to the address below. This is due by October 2, 2009.

Send to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209

Sales

TPS encourages the sale of exhibited photographs. The commission charged will be 50% of the sales price. Print your name, address, telephone numbers (work and home), and sales amount on the back of each print accepted. If your print is Not-For-Sale (NFS) state so, but list a dollar amount for insurance. If you do not list a dollar amount, the art work will be listed as Not-For-Sale.

Liability
TPS will exercise all due care in handling slides and prints, but will not be responsible for loss or damage or replacement. Please submit duplicate slides.

Reproduction
TPS retains the right to display, project and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain Copyrights to their individual works.

Eligibility
The exhibition is open to amateur and professional artists internationally. You may join TPS and enter the competition. Entries must not have been exhibited previously in a TPS show and must have been taken within the last four years. Because of gallery limitations, three-dimensional work cannot be accepted. Artwork must be represented by 35mm slides or digital files.

If your work is accepted:
1. Send one exhibition print for each accepted photograph.

2. Prints must be mounted and overmatted using white matte board 16˝x 20˝ with at least 2˝ of border showing on all sides of the print. Maximum print size is 12˝x16˝. Smaller prints, 3˝x5˝ for example, are acceptable as long as they are mounted and overmatted to the 16˝x20˝ size.

3. Include return postage for prints to be shipped back to you after the exhibition. Prints WITHOUT postage will not be returned. Prints will be returned in the container in which they were received. Do NOT frame the print.

4. Send $5 for each print accepted to defray exhibition expense.

5. No peanuts.

6. The print must reach us by December 14, 2009. Send your print to:

Texas Photographic Society
6338 N New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209

Questions? Call Clarke at 210-824-4123

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