Captivar La Luz: A Latino Experience
Images taken in the US and in any Latin country
To pay Captivar La Luz Exhibition entry fees.
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The Texas Photographic Society will open this year's PHOTOTexas in San Antonio with a Latino themed Exhibition. Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit digital files of their color and black & white works to TPS by August 29 for the Captivar La Luz: A Latino Experience. This exhibit is open to photographers of all backgrounds, as long as the subject of the work is related to Latin life, culture, conflict and/or any social or economic issues. Kathy Vargas, TPS Advisory Council Member and juror, is particularly interested in Photographic Projects on this theme. Artists may submit images for either the
Individual Image Category or the Project Category.
For the Individual Image Category, artists may submit up to 10 unrelated images consistent with the overall theme of the exhibition.
The Project Category is for artists submitting up to 10 images that are related by theme, subject matter or style. Ms. Vargas may chose 4–6 images from each selected Project for the exhibition. Those entering the Project Category should attach an Artist Statement and Project Description for each project entered. The Project Description will be reprinted for the exhibition and exhibition catalogue. Entering into the Project Category also qualifies those images for acceptance into the Individual Image Category IF the Project itself is
not selected for inclusion in the exhibition.
The exhibit will open at the Blue Star LAB Gallery in San Antonio, Texas on October 13 with an Artist Reception curated by juror Kathy Vargas. The Blue Star LAB, an annex of Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, is a venue that allows for expanded exhibitions from the Blue Star Main Campus, as well as the promotion of experimental work, is generously made possible by Zurich International Properties, Inc. Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is a non-profit, non-collecting contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas that advances the growth and understanding of contemporary art, artists and the curatorial process. Through exhibitions and a variety of programs, Blue Star is an active participant in the development of regional, national and international contemporary art and provides a lively forum for the visual arts dialogue.
Juror's Statement
“Latino” is a broad category, and I have eclectic tastes. Rather than define or limit what I think “Latino” should be, I want the artist/photographer to be able to address the topic without reference to the juror’s specifications. What I will look for in these photographs is what I look for in all photos: the insightful moment; the perfect confluence of form and content; the unique expression. Whatever and however a photographer wishes to represent a theme, the best photographs will make people of all backgrounds gasp in awe.
Kathy Vargas
Professor of Photography
Incarnate Word University
About the Juror
Artist/photographer Kathy Vargas has had one person exhibits at Sala Uno in Rome, Galeria Juan Martin in Mexico City, Centro Recoleta in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a retrospective at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Group shows include "Hospice: A Photographic Inquiry" a national traveling exhibit commissioned by the Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., and “Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation (CARA)”. She is in the collections of the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum, the Toledo Art Museum, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, and the Sprint Collection. She was named 2005 Texas Two-Dimensional Artist of the Year by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Ms. Vargas is associate professor and Chair of the Art Department at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Calendar of Events
2010
August 29
Entries due in San Antonio.
September 3
Notice of accepted entries posted online and mailed to accepted entrants.
September 30
Prints due in San Antonio.
October 13
Show opens at Blue Star LAB Gallery, 114 Broadway, San Antonio, TX.
October 13
Artist Reception curated by Kathy Vargas, 5p-8p.
November 30
Show closes at Blue Star LAB Gallery.
Prizes
Cash Awards for EACH category
First Place $ 500
Second Place $ 300
Third Place $ 200
How to Enter
You do not have to be a current member of TPS to enter the show. Enclose one check or pay with a credit card to cover the Individual Catagory entry fee of $30 for the first 5 images entered plus $5 for each additional image and a membership fee if joining TPS. Photographers may
enter up to 10 images. You may enter more than one time if you would like to enter more than 10 images. Or artists may also enter 10 images into the Project Category for $55 per entry and enter more than one time.
When emailing digital files:
1. Please note whether you are entering your images in the Individual Image Category or the Project Category.
2. If you are entering the Project Category, please include a Project Statement up to 150 words in length. The statement will be reproduced in the exhibit and the exhibit catalogue.
3. Files should be 1000 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.
4. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1SamJones, 2SamJones. Also, from a networking standpoint, do not use spaces in the title of the JPEG (use underscores if needed) and limit to only alpha-numeric characters (do not use :.:’”/?}{()[ ]+-=*&^ %$#@!.).
5. 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, frame size, and the sale price. Images without a sale price will be considered not-for-sale. Include a Visa or Mastercard number with the expiration date, 3 digit security code, your name. address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number. ***Important: Please provide city and/or region when submitting images.
6. If you chose, you may send the credit card info from our secure website: www.texasphoto.org.
7. Email files to Shows@texasphoto.org.
When sending digital files on a CD:
1. Please note whether you are entering your images in the Individual Image Category or the Project Category.
2. If you are entering the Project Category, please include a Project Statement up to 150 words in length. The statement will be reproduced in the exhibit and the exhibit catalogue.
3. 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.
4. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. ie 1AmyJones, 2AmyJones.
5. 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.
***Important: Please provide city and/or region when submitting images.
This is due by August 29, 2010.
Send to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209
Note: For this competition, we are only accepting digital files for jurying.
Additional Information
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 NFS.
Liability
TPS will exercise all due care in handling prints, but will not be responsible for loss or damage or replacement. Please submit duplicate prints.
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
Entries must not have been exhibited previously in a TPS show and must have been taken within the last five years. Because of gallery limitations, three-dimensional work cannot be accepted.
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 to 16"x20" or 20"x24" with at least 2" of border showing on all sides of the print. We are only accepting final mattted and mounted sizes of 16"x20" or 20"x24".
3. Include return postage for prints to be shipped back to you after the exhibition. Most include a check for $15 which would include shipping and $300 insurance. Prints WITHOUT postage will not be returned. Prints will be returned in the container in which they were received. Do NOT use peanuts when shipping. Shipping instructions will be emailed to each accepted entrant.
4. Send $5 for each print accepted to defray exhibition expense.
5. Do NOT frame the print – TPS frames each print.
6. The print must reach us by September 20, 2010.
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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