2008 Juried Exhibition Competition
The call for entries is no longer open.
A breeze, a passerby, a subtle shift in light. All of these things change our perspective slightly, sometimes almost subliminally. And in our contemplation of the atmosphere surrounding us we become witnesses to the gestures of time, changes in natural and manmade places and those who populate them, the social and political strata that ground some and rip others from their roots. These gestures were often referred to by influential French photographer Henri Cartier Bresson as "the decisive moment".
Spatial relationships, quietude/discordance, and perhaps a fleeting sensibility of new technical and analytical definitions about space are just a few of the contemporary concerns of photographers who inform much of the work that defines our time.
New media artist and curator TJ Norris is at the helm of this exhibition. We categorically seek work that will enliven the space visually, conceptually and otherwise.
Selected photographers will exhibit at the Center from July 3rd through August 3rd, 2008. One photographer will be selected for a solo show at the Center in 2009 and awarded $500.
The competition is open to all photographic processes and themes but should have been created in the last 2 years.
Regional, National and International entries are accepted.
The entry fee is $25 for 5 images. You may enter as many times as you would like but you must include a seperate entry form and entry fee for each set of 5 images. Entry fees are non-refundable. All entries must be received by Friday, May 2nd, 2008. Materials will not be returned.
Those accepted into the show will be notified by late May and will be posted on our website.
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The Juror
TJ Norris, A Pacific Northwest-based artist whose studio practice has concentrated in the hybrid of media (photography, drawing, video, sculpture and collaborative installation). Since the late 1980's Norris has shown internationally. He is a practicing independent contemporary art curator and freelance writer. Norris has also been culturally active, assisting in lectures, critiques and events with the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Newspace Center for Photography, PICA, Portland State University, Portland Art Center, Boise State University, Photo Lucida and the Alberta Arts District.
Norris has been regularly known as a journalistic audiophile, published in Signal to Noise, Grooves, Just Out, Paris Transatlantic, Igloo Magazine, Leonardo/MIT Press and others. Between 2002-03 Norris operated his gallery, Soundvision, "One of the Top Ten Best Places in Portland" (The Oregonian).
How To Enter
Send the completed entry form with your CD to:
Newspace Center for Photography
Juried Exhibition Competition
1632 se 10th ave.
Portland, OR 97214.
We are only accepting CD submissions. The images need to be 300 dpi jpg files no larger than 7 inches in its longest dimension. Each jpg file must be titled with your last name, first initial, "underscore" and the correlating number to match the entry form. For instance Mike Smith would be SmithM_1.jpg. The CD itself must be labeled with the photographer's name. Materials will not be returned.
