TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | Street Encounters

Street Encounters

Exhibition Dates:

Nov. 27, 2020 - Feb. 21, 2021, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington

March 13, 2021 - April 24, 2021, The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston

Juror Paula Tognarelli has selected 50 images for Street Encounters. A complete list of the exhibiting artists is below, with award winners noted in bold. Congratulations to all!

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Texas Photographic Society is excited to announce our latest call for entry, Street Encounters, in conjunction with Arlington Museum of Art's exhibition, Vivian Maier: The Color Work. This call is now closed.

Street Encounters will be juried by Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography. 50 images will be selected for the TPS exhibition, which opens at the Rooftop Gallery, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, on November 27, 2020.

Street Encounters will celebrate the art of street photography in the spirit of Vivian Maier, who captured the world around her like an unknown witness. We seek imagery that conveys every day life and happenings. Sometimes the most simple situations and moments can result in the most extraordinary, lasting images.

For our call we will accept both color and black-and-white images. All photo-based processes are welcomed, as well as submissions from artists of all levels.

JUROR'S STATEMENT

As many will tell you, I have a very broad aesthetic. All types of photography appeal to me. It will be difficult for you to try to determine what will catch my attention. Don't bother looking at what else I have juried or even work I have personally produced, as it won't give you answers. In the end my final choices will be based on my interpretation of the venue's rules while thinking about the overall exhibition.

In choosing images to submit to this call, I won't be looking for the hard and fast rules of street photography. The street is not a necessary element for me. I will be looking for photographs taken in the "spirit of capturing the world as witness." While you should keep in mind the essence of how Vivian Maier saw the world, I will be looking for original thinkers rather than reproductions of Maier's photographs. So put your walking shoes on, take the camera of your choice and go exploring. Bring me back what you find out there.

— Paula Tognarelli

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

9-01-20 Call for entry opens
10-12-20 Deadline for entry (11:59 p.m. MST)
10-23-20 Exhibiting artists announced and emails sent to all entrants
11-17-20 Framed works due to Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
11-27-20 Exhibition opens at Rooftop Gallery, Arlington Museum of Art
2-21-21 Exhibition closes in Arlington and travels to Houston
3-13-21 Exhibition opens at The Silos at Saywer Yards, Houston
4-24-21 Exhibition closes

AWARDS

First Place = $500
Second Place = $300
Third Place = $200
Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded.

The juror will select 50 images for the exhibition.

ENTRY FEE

The entry fee for Current TPS Members is $30 for 5 images, plus $6 for each additional image. The Non-Member entry fee is $38 for 5 images, plus $6 for each additional image. You may enter up to 12 images. You do not have to be a member of TPS to enter. However, you may enter the competition, join TPS or renew as a member at the same time and pay the Current TPS Member entry fee of $30.

TPS Member Benefits include member feature opportunities via our Members' Gallery, Member Spotlight, Blog, Members' News, Members' Instagram Takeover, social media accounts and E-Zine, discounted entry fees to most TPS competitions and Members' Only Image Critiques.

If you are not sure of your TPS member status, please contact TPS at susan@texasphoto.org. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable.

ELIGIBILITY

Street Encounters is open to artists at least 18 years old, of all levels internationally. All 2-D photographic-based work is acceptable including digital, silver and alternative processes. Works exhibited previously in a TPS show are not eligible. Current members of the TPS Board of Directors are permitted to enter but are not eligible for awards.

IMAGE REQUIREMENTS

Please submit digital JPG files only, minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum. Please remove watermarks from images. For each image you will need to provide the image title and the process (medium) used to make the image/print (Archival Digital Print, Silver Gelatin Print, Platinum/Palladium Print, Wet Plate Collodian, etc.). If your work is selected, please see printing and framing requirements below.

Need help resizing images? You can resize via a Mac or PC computer, or use a number of third-party applications, many of which offer free trials or solutions. Please go here for suggestions.

ABOUT THE JUROR

Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director and Curator

Paula Tognarelli is the Executive Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography. The Griffin Museum of Photography, located in Winchester outside Boston, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit photography museum whose mission is to promote an appreciation of photographic art and a broader understanding of its visual, emotional and social impact. Ms. Tognarelli is responsible for producing over 54 exhibitions a year at the Griffin and its surrounding satellite and online gallery spaces. She holds an M.S. in Arts Administration from Boston University, BA from Regis College, is a graduate of the New England School of Photography and pursued her Masters in Education at Lesley University. Her full bio may be viewed here.

SALES

TPS encourages the sale of exhibited work and will collect a 30% commission from all prints sold during the exhibition. Please indicate the sales price of your print, including frame/finishing. If your finished piece is Not-For-Sale, simply note NFS. If your work is accepted and you do not indicate a sales price, the artwork will be listed as NFS.

IF YOUR WORK IS ACCEPTED

1. Preparing your work

Due to space limitations in the gallery, the framed (finished piece) must not exceed the size of 20" in the longest dimension.

• Artwork must be ready-to-hang using wire stretched between D-rings on the back. The finished piece must not exceed the size of 20" in the longest dimension. Sawtooth hangers are NOT permitted. If applicable, please use white mats and white or black frames that are gallery quality and complement your work (color mats are NOT acceptable). NO glass please; acrylic only. TPS reserves the right to exclude works from the exhibition that are not gallery-ready and professional, or sized within the above specifications.

• Clearly label the back of your work with your full name, address, telephone number, email address and image title.

Our friends at Frame Destination in Dallas, Texas, have prepared a special archival gallery frame kit for TPS artists that meets standard matting, framing and presentation requirements. The frame kit can be customized to meet various print sizes. TPS Members receive an additional 10% discount (contact Frame Destination customer service to join the TPS club customer group). This affordably priced package can be purchased online here.

2. Shipping

• A prepaid return UPS or FedEX shipping label MUST be provided with your work for prints to be returned to you when the exhibition concludes. Please keep a copy of the prepaid return shipping label and your receipt. Packing “peanuts" are NOT permitted. Please ship prints in a flat box (do not use moving boxes) as the storage space is limited. Prints will be return-shipped in the container in which they were received.

• Please ship framed prints with prepaid return shipping label to TPS/Street Encounters c/o AMA, 201 West Main Street, Arlington, TX, 76010. Shipments must arrive in Arlington between November 10 - November 17, 2020.

• After the show concludes in Arlington, your work will be returned to you in its original container.

• TPS and the venues will exercise all due care in handling your artwork but will not be liable for loss, theft, damage or replacement of artwork, nor liable for damage during shipping. Please consider insuring your work.

TPS TERMS AND AGREEMENT

You retain all rights to your images. If your image is selected for the exhibition, you grant Texas Photographic Society (TPS) the right, in perpetuity, to use and display your image, image title and process, your name, city, state and country of residence for TPS publicity and promotion. Permissible use includes the display, reproduction and distribution of said information on the TPS website, in TPS exhibitions, presentations, program promotions, artist features, fundraising initiatives and publications, and on social media networks, without further contact from TPS. Please note that we may have to crop images to meet space/proportion requirements for promotional platforms.

TPS will not be held responsible for loss, theft, damage or replacement, whether caused by the negligence of its officers, members or others. TPS is not liable for damage during shipping. Non or expired members of TPS who pay the Current TPS Member entry fee without joining TPS or renewing at the time of entry, will be disqualified. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable. Works exhibited previously in a TPS show are not eligible. Submission entry and payment signifies understanding and agreement to all of the above terms and conditions.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions, please contact TPS Executive Director directly at ann@texasphoto.org.