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2022 National Juried Photography Exhibition

 

 

The Academy Center of the Arts 2022 National Juried Photography Exhibition applications are now available!

 

 

2022 Juried Photography Entry Form

 

 

Entry Deadline

POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR FLASH DRIVES, EMAIL ENTRIES, ENTRY FORM, AND ENTRY FEE IS JUNE 20, 2022.

Full Deadline Calendar
  • Entry Deadline: Postmark deadline for images, entry form, entry fee: June 20, 2022
  • Notification sent to artists by email: July 8, 2022
  • Receipt of shipped work: August 22-26, 2022
  • Receipt of hand delivered work: August 26 or August 29, 2022, from 9 am–5 pm
  • Opening Reception: September 2, 2022 from 5:00–8:00 pm
  • Juror’s Gallery Talk: September 2, 2022 from 5:30–6:00 pm
  • Final Day of Exhibition: October 1, 2022
  • Return of hand delivered work: October 3, 2022 from 9:00–5:00 pm
  • Shipped work packed and mailed: October 3-5, 2022
Eligibility

Open to U.S. residents, 18 years or older. Photographs must be original photographs or photographically derived work, and not done under supervision. All work submitted must be suitably prepared for installation. The curator reserves the right to deny entry if any work is deemed not suitable for display or too difficult to install. Entries must have been completed after January 1, 2016, and not previously exhibited in a Lynchburg juried photography show.

Entry Fee

Entry fees are used to offset necessary expenses involved in making the show possible. A non-refundable fee of $35 entitles each artist to submit up to three entries. Make a check payable to the Academy Center of the Arts.

Entry Procedures

The competition will be juried from emailed digital images. One image per work is permitted. Digital images emailed must be in jpeg format, 300 DPI, minimum size of 4″x6″. All images along with entry form and entry fee must be postmarked by June 20, 2022. Please email your images to: [email protected]

Judging

All entries will be juried by digital images or slides. If, upon delivery, an accepted work is found to have been misrepresented by the digital image, it may be disqualified. Award winners will be selected by the juror after the exhibition is installed.

Cash Awards

Cash awards sponsored by Select Bank. Awards will be given at the discretion of the juror. “Best in Show” Cash Award is $1000.

Catalog

A full color, soft bound catalog of the exhibition will be produced and offered for sale during the exhibition.

Purchases

All of the works are available for purchase unless designated “Not for Sale” at the time of entry. The Academy Center of the Arts will facilitate sales and charges a 35% commission. Works not for sale must have a value for insurance purposes. In this case, determine a potential sale price and enter 60% of that dollar value.

Delivery of Accepted Work

Entries may be shipped or hand-delivered to the Academy Center of the Arts, 600 Main St., Lynchburg, VA. 24504. Shipped entries must be sent in reusable containers (no packing peanuts) with funds for return shipping fees enclosed. Hand delivered work will be received on August 27 or August 30 from 9 am to 5 pm. Shipped entries must be received between August 23-27, 2022. Accepted work will be insured for the duration of the exhibit if the artist has declared an insurance value.

Liability

Accepted works are insured by the Academy Center of the Arts, August 22 to October 5, 2022 

NOTE: All work must remain on display for the entire exhibition.

Agreement, Photo, and Reproduction Rights

Entry in the exhibition constitutes agreement to the conditions set forth in this prospectus. The artist grants the Academy Center of the Arts permission to photograph or digitally re-print any work accepted for the exhibition for archival purposes, publicity or publication, or for film or television programs which are published, produced, or sponsored by or with permission of the Academy Center of the Arts.

 


 

The National Juried Photo Exhibition is Sponsored By:

 


 

Entries are open through June 20, 2022.

 

For questions contact Director of Visual Arts, Ted Batt at [email protected] or (434) 528-3256 x 127

 

Show Exhibition September 2, 2022 – October 1, 2022 – 600 Main Street Lynchburg, Virginia

 


 

2022 JUROR – Karen Cohen

 

Karen Cohen is an award winning photographer with over 50 years of experience in the photographic world. She attended Germain School of Photography in NYC after high school and completed the Professional Photographer two year certification course. With years of both black and white and color processing and printing from negatives, she also freelanced as a rock and roll photographer for various trade music magazines such as Rock Scene and Trouser Press, both based in NYC. In 2021, the Aquarian weekly magazine was inducted into the library archives of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and these included Cohen’s photo journals and cover photographs. Cohen transitioned to digital photography and uses Adobe Photoshop to create surreal images for exhibit. Her work is collected in private homes and in some organizations in Washington, DC.

 

Having been a member of art leagues in Charlotte and Washington DC, Cohen has had numerous solo shows and has won various awards. She is a member of Women’s Caucus for Arts, Capitol Hill Art League, and was chairperson and juror for Capitol Hill Art League for many years. She managed The Corner Store Gallery in DC where she orchestrated six all female artists exhibits.Her work has been featured in Charlotte Taste Magazine and is featured in gallery exhibits at Tamarack Best of West Virginia where she also serves as a juror for new artists, as well as The Beckley Art Center, WV and Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in DC.

 


 

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