2016 Fine Art Photography Competition

ArtSpace Herndon invites photographers from Virginia, DC, Maryland, and West Virginia to participate in the 2016 ArtSpace Herndon Fine Art Photography Competition.

The competition is open to fine art photographers aged 18 or older working in any medium (digital or analog, color or monochrome), and using any printing technique. Fine Art Photography of any subject is welcome; there is no required theme for entries. Finalists for the Competition will make up the 2016 Fine Art Photography Exhibition at ArtSpace Herndon in the Nelson J. and Katherine Friant Post Gallery.  Finalists will be notified via email.

Entry Deadline:  January 12, 2016 at 2pm

Finalists for the Competition will make up the 2015 Fine Art Photography Exhibition, February 16 through March 23, 2016, at ArtSpace Herndon in the main Nelson J. and Katherine Friant Post Gallery.  Finalists will be notified on  January 26, 2016 via email.

Awards: $800.00 in cash prizes to be awarded at the judge’s discretion

Competition Calendar

12 January 2016, 2pm	Entry deadline.
26 January 2016	Announcement of show finalists via email.
14 Feb 2016, 1-5pm 15 Feb 2016, 10am-noon	Artwork delivery. All framed/mounted photographs must be delivered to ArtSpace Herndon. Call the gallery to make arrangements for shipping artwork.
16 Feb 2016, 10am	Show opens.
20 Feb 2016, 7-9 pm	Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony.
13 March 2016, 5 pm	Show closes.
13 March 2016, 5-6 pm 14 March 2016 10am-noon	Artwork pickup.

Juror:  Rahshia Sawyer

 

Rahshia Sawyer is a conceptual photographer based in the Washington DC area. She was the 2012 recipient of the Contemporary Talents award from France’s François Schneider Foundation. Exhibited in the 2012 Inaugural Dublin Biennial, her photographs and installations have been included in numerous group shows in Canada, Ireland, England, France and United States. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, François Schneider Foundation and the Radford University Museum. More recently she was a 2015 Trawick semi-finalist and received honorable mention at the 2015 Fine Art Photography Awards. She received her MFA from George Mason University in Virginia, and her BFA at the Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington DC. Her current projects examine relationships between beauty and humanity and its balanced (or imbalanced) interaction between reality and fantasy.

Entry Guidelines

A non-refundable fee of $25 allows entrants to submit up to three (3) images (see below for image format guidelines).

Eligible photographs:

• Must have been taken after December 31, 2010.
• Must be the creative work of the entrant who holds publishing and exhibition rights.
• Must be submitted as an image with the following information:

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  • Title
  • Year
  • Medium – digital color, digital monotype, analog color, analog monotype.
  • Printing format – digital (standard, archival, metallic), silver gelatin print, cyanotype, canvas, metal, acrylic.
  • Dimensions of unframed artwork. (Note: Dimensions of unframed art must be no less than 11 on the shortest side and no more than 36 on any side, dimensions of framed art no more than 42 inches on any side.)
  • Price or NFS (not for sale).

Ineligible photographs:

• Artwork which was juried into previous ArtSpace Herndon Fine Art Photography Competitions.
• Works that contain source material for which the photographer entering the competition does not have the copyright or publishing and exhibition rights.
• Work that is sexually explicit or is explicitly graphically violent.

Entering the competition is a two-step process:

1. Registration: 

Registration information can be submitted online or by mail.

• To register and pay online, use the Register Now! button below.
• To mail registration and payment: Mail the following information and payment to P.O. Box 916, Herndon, VA 20172-0916: Mailed entries must be received by the entry deadline (note this is not a postmark deadline.)

Entrants are be asked to supply the following information:

• Name and initials (e.g. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, PRP)
• Name to appear in print (e.g. Pablo Picasso)
• Address
• Phone number
• Cell phone number (optional)
• Email address
• For each image (up to three):
  • Title
  • Year
  • Medium – digital color, digital monotype, analog color, analog monotype.
  • Printing format – digital (standard, archival, metallic), silver gelatin print, cyanotype, canvas, metal, acrylic.
  • Dimensions of unframed artwork. (Note: Dimensions of unframed art must be no less than 11 on the shortest side and no more than 36 on any side, dimensions of framed art no more than 42 inches on any side.)
  • Price or NFS (not for sale).

1. Submission of Images:  

All images must be submitted via email to exhibits@artspaceherndon.com, with subject “FAP submission,” by the entry deadline.

All image submissions must be formatted as follows:

• JPEG format
• No greater than 1200 pixels on the longest dimension
• Maximum file size 1MB
• Filename must be in the following format:  EntrantInitials_TitleOfArtwork_Medium_PrintingFormat_DimensionsOfPrintedArt.jpg.
  
  • Information in the filename must match the title given in the entry information. For example, an entrant with initials PRP and artwork entitled “Guernica,” printed digitally 16 x 20 unframed, would use the following filename:  PRP_Guernica_DigitalColor_ArchivalPrint_16x20.jpg

Register Now! 

Agreement

By entering the competition, the artist agrees to abide by all competition rules and to hold ArtSpace Herndon and the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts, and their employees and volunteers harmless. Failure to comply with these rules constitutes withdrawal from the competition.

Show Finalists (Exhibitors)

Finalists for the Competition will make up the 2016 Fine Art Photography Exhibition at ArtSpace Herndon and will be notified via email.  At that time, further information may be gathered regarding the finalist’s entries.  ArtSpace Herndon will ask for the entrant’s tax ID number/social security number: to keep this information secure, ArtSpace Herndon will ask the entrant to complete an IRS W-9 form which will be turned over to the ArtSpace Herndon accountant and stored in a secure location.

The dates of the exhibition and reception ceremony are listed in the competition calendar. All entrants and finalists are encouraged to attend the reception when the show prizes will be awarded.

All finalist artists may be asked to attend a Wine and Words VIP Reception with the President of the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts and Friend of ArtSpace Herndon donors at the Curator, Patron, and Visionary levels. The Wine and Words VIP Reception is held on the day of the public reception before the public reception starts.

Exhibition Requirements

Submission of an entry signifies intent to exhibit if selected as a finalist.  Finalists who are unable to exhibit the artwork will be disqualified from the competition. ArtSpace Herndon can refuse to exhibit artwork it deems unacceptable or that fails to resemble the images submitted.  All decisions of the judge are final.

Finalists must deliver or ship art according to the competition calendar.  Contact ArtSpace Herndon by phone to make alternative arrangements, if needed. Artwork must be displayed until the end of the show.  Buyers will be asked to delay pickup of the artwork until the end of the show.

Artwork must be matted and framed or mounted in a manner compatible with the gallery hanging system using wire.  Prints must be separated from glass by a mat or spacers. Wire should be mounted 1/3 of the way down from the top edge of the artwork.  No frame-mounted clips, saw-tooth hangers, or screw-eyes will be accepted.  No double-glass float frames will be accepted. ArtSpace Herndon must be advised of any unusual installation requirements.

Artists are responsible for delivery and pick up of artwork.  Artists intending work to be shipped back at the end of the show must make arrangements with ArtSpace Herndon in advance for return shipping at the artist’s expense.  Contact the Visual Arts Manager at (703) 956-6590 or via email at exhibits@artspaceherndon.com.

While ArtSpace Herndon will make every effort to secure all artwork in the show, the artwork is exhibited at the artist’s risk. ArtSpace Herndon will retain a commission of 25% for any artwork sold during the show. Artists grants ArtSpace Herndon permission to use images for publicity purposes, including postcards and advertisements.

ArtSpace Herndon retains the right to disallow any artwork for which the entry image substantially misrepresents the actual artwork.

About ArtSpace Herndon

ArtSpace Herndon presents quality exhibits, performances, independent films, classes and workshops. ArtSpace Herndon is a community art center created by the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts that includes a 1,700 sq. ft art gallery and two classrooms for classes and small group sessions with artists. Exhibits in the Post Gallery change monthly and include regionally, nationally, and internationally known artists in a variety of mediums.  The exhibiting artists are chosen from submissions or invited by the Visual Arts Programming Committee.  ArtSpace Herndon works with local artists to offer fine art classes to the public.  The space is also available for rent by businesses and individuals for meetings and private parties.  ArtSpace staff is assisted by volunteers and supported by grants and donations.