Time(s) - 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
Location
Atlanta Photography Group
Photo: Armetrice Cabine – “Hands”
Identity:
Figurative & Portrait
Photography
Juror:
Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Ph.D.
Curator of American Art
Georgia Museum of Art
We invite photographers from around the world to submit their most compelling and thought-provoking works for our upcoming exhibition, Identity. This exhibition seeks to celebrate the timeless art of portraiture and the profound stories that can be conveyed through the human figure. We are looking for images which explore the intricate and intimate connections that bind us as human beings. Through the lens of portraiture, this exhibition aims to unveil the unique narratives that are etched onto each individual’s face and body. The human form, whether presented in its unadorned simplicity or adorned with personal symbolism, serves as a canvas for emotions, experiences, and stories that transcend cultural boundaries.
Themes include but are not limited to:
- Identity and self-expression
- Emotion and psychology
- Cultural diversity
- Narrative portraiture
Twenty (20) images will be selected to be installed as unframed prints in our Maloof Gallery. Twenty (20) additional images will be chosen and will also be on view in the gallery via video installation and on our website.
The Maloof Gallery, named after long-time APG patron’s Ted and Gloria Maloof, supports multiple hybrid (digital and on the wall) and solo exhibitions each year.
Our esteemed juror will select one image as the “Juror’s Choice” and that individual will receive a complementary entry for the next Main Gallery call for entry. The total print (paper) size for selected awarded artwork will be limited to 22” on the longest side, or less, but no framing or matting will be required. These prints will be installed using magnets. We can also recommend a local printing service, if that is needed.
Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, Ph.D.
Curator of American Art, Georgia Museum of Art
Jeffrey Richmond-Moll is curator of American art at the Georgia Museum of Art and a graduate faculty member at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia. He received his A.B. from Princeton University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. His projects have been supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Wyeth Foundation for American Art, among others. He was the curator, editor, and lead author of Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery, and Imagination in American Realism (Georgia Museum of Art, 2021) and Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund (co-published by the Georgia Museum of Art and the University of Georgia Press, 2022). Other recent exhibition projects include a series of durational video performances about sea level rise (2020), the resurgence of abstraction among contemporary artists (2021), modern Native American printmaking (2021), American modernism on paper (2022), and intergenerational trauma and reconciliation in the nuclear age through cameraless photography (2024). In October 2023, he will join the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts as its George Putnam Curator of American Art.
Photo: Dorothy Kozlowski
Website – georgiamuseum.org
ENTRY INFORMATION
CFE Submissions: August 19–September 22
All dates and times are Eastern Time (ET)
All submissions must be made by September 22, 2023, 10PM ET
Early Submissions – August 19 – 29, 2023:
2 works: $35, 4 works: $50, 6 works: $60, 8 works: $75
Regular Submissions –August 30 – September 17, 2023:
2 images: $40, 4 images: $60, 6 images: $70, 8 images: $85
Late Submissions – September 18 – 22, 2023:
2 images: $50, 4 images: $70, 6 images: $80, 8 images: $95
Student Submissions:
2 images: $30, 4 images: $45, 6 images: $55, 8 images: $70
SCHOLARSHIPS
4 scholarships are available for this call for entry. APG offers need-based Scholarships for all of our exhibitions that will cover the submission entry fee. Don’t let a lack of funds prevent you from sharing your vision with the world. Be a part of the photography community and show your work today. Click HERE for more details.
Selected work can be up to 22” on the longest side for the exhibition. Prints only. No frames.
Images which have been shown in either the Main or Maloof Galleries within the last 3 years are not eligible.
Deadline For Entries: September 22, 2023, 10pm ET
Notification of Accepted Work: On or about September 30, 2023
Deadline to Delivery Artwork to the APG Gallery: October 27, 2023 by 4pm ET
Show Dates: October 30 – December 2, 2023
Reception & Juror Talk: TBD
Open to APG members – Join or Renew Now!
FILE PREPARATION
- The juror will be selecting the images from all entries.
- Export images as .jpg. Resize to 2100 px on the longest side.
- Rename files to the titles of each work exactly as you wish it to appear (example: My Great Photo.jpg) Your name will be automatically prepended to the file upon upload.
- Create a text file with your Personal Info (name, email, phone, website/social media), Artist Statement (500 words max), Bio (250 words max), and Image list (in this order: Title, Year piece was created, Print/Image Size (H x W), estimated Framed Size (H x W) Medium (archival pigment print, inkjet print, silver gelatin, cyanotype, etc.), and save this file as a Word doc or PDF.
- The link to upload your files will be sent to you in your payment confirmation email. You will receive two emails after you pay. One will have the upload link. If you don’t receive two emails, check your spam folder.
In order to submit your work you must be a current APG member. Join or Renew Now!
All entries must be completed ONLINE. Do NOT email any image files
- Complete Online Registration & Payment
- The link to upload your files will be sent to you in your payment confirmation email. You will receive two emails after you pay. One will have the upload link. If you don’t receive two emails, check your spam folder.
- Once you get this link, you must be logged into the website in order to successfully upload your work.
- Upload Files to the Dropbox link found in the payment confirmation.
- If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact – gallery@AtlantaPhotographyGroup.org
HYBRID EXHIBITION GUIDELINES
- The juror will be selecting images from all entries.
- Twenty images will be installed as prints in the gallery.
- 20 additional images will be chosen for viewing in the gallery via video installation.
- The total print size for selected awarded artwork will be limited to 22”x17” or less, but no framing or matting will be required. These prints will be installed using magnets. We can also recommend a local printing service, if that is needed.
- Images included in the video installation will need to adhere to the specifications listed in the submissions file preparation section below.
- All selected images will be displayed in an Exhibition Viewing Room on the APG website
- The juror will select one image as the Juror’s Choice and that artist will receive a complimentary entry for the next Main Gallery call for entry.
All submissions must be completed and uploaded by September 22, 2023 at 10PM ET
Submissions Closed on September 22, 2023 at 10pm ET
