CURRENTS 2014: NOPA Members Showcase
New Orleans Photo Alliance members are invited to submit work for consideration in CURRENTS 2014: NOPA Members Showcase. The exhibit will open in December at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, in connection with the 2014 PhotoNOLA festival.
This annual exhibition was created to showcase contemporary photographic work created by NOPA members. The 2014 show will include work by as many as fifteen Alliance members, featuring several images by each selected photographer.
CURRENTS 2014 will open on December 4 and run through January 5, 2015. The opening reception will be held on Friday, December 5.
Juror: Roy Flukinger, Senior Research Curator of Photography
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Entry Deadline: Sept 15, 2014
Eligibility: Submission is open to all current members of the New Orleans Photo Alliance. Applicants may join at time of entry.
Submission Fee: $25
Submission Fee + NOPA Membership: $60
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About the Juror:
ROY FLUKINGER is the Senior Research Curator of Photography at the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin, where he has served as a curator since 1977. He publishes, lectures, produces exhibitions, and serves as a chief resource individual for the Photography Department, which holds some five million images. He also teaches, serves on numerous boards, and serves as a juror, consultant and reviewer for many art and photography organizations and institutions.
Mr. Flukinger holds degrees from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Austin. He has taught as an Adjunct Lecturer and Assistant Professor at UT and other institutions of higher learning. He has published and lectured extensively in the fields of regional, cultural, and contemporary photography and the history of art and photography, and has produced or participated in nearly eighty exhibitions. His recent publications include: The Gernsheim Collection, Windows of Light, and Photography: The First 150 Years.
Exhibition Timeline
Deadline: September 15, 2014
Notification: October 1, 2014
Receipt of artwork: Nov 22, 2014
Installation of exhibition: Dec 1-3, 2014
Exhibition Dates: December 4, 2014 – January 5, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, December 5, 2014, 5-7 pm
Take down: January 6, 2015
Submission Guidelines:
-Open theme.
-Submit 5-10 jpegs, from a cohesive body of work.
-Artist statement + brief project description are also required.
-You will have to create an account through EntryThingy in order to submit your entry.
-All art submitted must be original work, created by the applicant.
-New Orleans Photo Alliance reserves the right to use selected images in web and print for exhibition related publicity purposes; NOPA will properly credit the photographers.
-Accepted works should be presented professionally, wired and ready to hang.
Submission Requirements
1. $25 application fee, to be directed through Paypal immediately after your application has been successfully uploaded.
2. An artist statement or project description, to be pasted into appropriate box when prompted at beginning of entry process.
3. A concise description of the work, limited to 260 characters, which will serve as an introduction to your work alongside the thumbnails.
4. A portfolio of 5 to 10 images. Images can originate in any format but must be submitted digitally through an online application process.
5. Each image submitted should be in jpeg format, 10 inches wide, sized at 72 pixels per inch (720 pixels). Name your files with your last name then first name and image title using an underscore to separate the names. Example: Doe_Jane_ImageTitle.jpg,
6. Each image submitted will also require a title, dimensions and print medium. Each image file and its accompanying information will be entered and uploaded one at a time.
The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) reserves the right to reject any delivered art that does not match the online submission, or fails to meet framing and matting requirements. Artists should pack work in REUSABLE shipping containers and refrain from using packing peanuts. Neither NOPA nor the Ogden Museum are liable for any damages to artwork, or for artwork left after the closing of the exhibition.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
www.ogdenmuseum.org
Questions? Email Thom Bennett at CURRENTS@photonola.org
Please read the guidelines and application requirements thoroughly.
See website for membership details: www.neworleansphotoalliance.org
Shipping address:
New Orleans Photo Alliance
3110 Magazine Street, #134
New Orleans, LA 70115-2305
(504) 610-4899
NOPA Gallery Address:
New Orleans Photo Alliance
1111 St. Mary St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
