Phase One event: Tuesday-Wednesday, 5-6 June 2007

FOCUSED on WORKFLOW

Are you tired of all the time spent in post-production? If so, this is a "must see" event!

Day One: FOCUSED ON CAPTURE A lively and inspirational discussion of creativity and photography. Find out why landscape, fine art photographers and top professionals in every category have made Phase One solutions the number one choice. This includes a live demo of Capture One advanced software techniques. Learn about the latest in new ideas, application tips, tricks and comarisons with the competition. See how the new P+ backs redefine our understanding of the extremes of digital photography. Free

Day Two: ADVANCED TRAINING SEMINAR $399.95 (MSRP $599.95) Walter Borchenko of Knowledege Integrated Inc. will lead this limited seating, MAC only* training session. You will receive the one-day training session, Applied Craftsmanship 268 page manual, over 50 RAW files for exercises with numersous styles and ColorEditor profiles. The seminar will provide you with the foundation to complete the training at your own pace. *Capture One Pro 4.0 will merge Mac and PC functions based on the current Mac workflow.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Day One: Landscape and art photographers. Assistants and digital techs. Anyone interested in learning how Capture One still outperforms all competing RAW processors saving time and money. Commercial, product, catalogue, fine art, portrait, fashion, location and architecture photographers. DSLR photographers seeking a competitive edge. Film photographers and photographers who have become disillusioned with digital capture.

Day Two: $399.95 Phase One back users, DSLR Capture One PRO users, Photo assistants and technicians. Anyone involved in production and retouching of digital captures.

Call for Work: Deadline 1 July 2007

Lehman College Art Gallery is seeking artist’s work for “Informed by Function” scheduled for Feb.- May, 2008. The exhibition will explore sculptural objects influenced by the vocabulary of furniture, specifically the notion of “chair” and “table.” DEADLINE: July 1, 2007. Send your submission – 1-3 slides, video or CD with printouts along with a resume and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Lehman College Art Gallery, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468.

Call for Work: Deadline 6 July 2007

Open Society Institute invites photographers and artists to submit a proposal and completed body of work for consideration in the Moving Walls 14 group exhibition.

Moving Walls is an annual documentary photography exhibition produced by OSI, a private operating and grantmaking foundation that works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The exhibition series is an artistic interpretation of the obstacles - e.g., political oppression, economic instability, and racism - that society often erects and the struggles to tear those barriers down. Since its inception in 1998, Moving Walls has featured more than seventy photographers whose work address a variety of social justice and human rights issues that coincide with OSI’s mission. The Open Society Institute encourages photographers to submit documentary work of national or international subjects that coincide with the issues and geographical areas that are principally of concern to OSI. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/news/mw14_20070223. July 6, 2007
Postcard Art Competition & Exhibition

Call for Work: Deadline 21 August 2007

Now accepting entries for traveling postcard art exhibition featuring works in the four-by-six-inch postcard size. Art in any 2D medium reproducible by photographic process is acceptable, as is 3D work with a depth no greater than three-eighths of an inch. Top 12 entries will receive cash prizes and all submitted art will be eligible to participate in an art sale. Thirty-six winning artworks will be included in an exhibit that opens in fall of 2007 at the Lake County Discovery Museum, near Chicago, then travels to various galleries and cultural institutions for one year.

Entry fee of $20 for up to 3 entries. $5 for each additional entry. Download prospectus at www.LCFPD.org/PACE or call 847.968.3381. Entry Deadline: August 21, 2007. Curt Teich Postcard Archives, 27277 Forest Preserve Road, Wauconda, IL 60084

Call for Work: Deadline 8 June 2007

Purdue University Galleries ( West Lafayette, Indiana) invite entries for a national exhibition examining the role of gender in contemporary society, including constructs of masculinity, femininity, androgyny, etc. The exhibition will be presented in the Robert L. Ringel Gallery from October 22 through December 2, 2007. Elizabeth K. Mix, contemporary art historian at Butler University, Indianapolis, the Gallery director and advisory panel will select artwork. There is no entry fee, but exhibiting artists will be responsible for shipping. All media eligible, including new and emerging technologies. Interested artists should send examples of current work (up to 10 slides or jpegs on CD; DVD for time-based media), resume, artist statement, and SASE to: Craig Martin, Director, Purdue University Galleries, Physics Building Room 205, 525 Northwestern Av, West Lafayette IN 47907-2036 OR 765-494-3061. Show prospectus is available for download at www.purdue.edu/galleries OR by e-mail: cdmartin@purdue.edu. Deadline for submissions is June 8, 2007.

Call for Work: Deadline 8 June 2007

Gloria Singletary Gallery at The Living Arts & Science Center is accepting entries for its Material Witness/Physical Evidence exhibit. For more information, visit www.lasclex.org/art_exhibits_2007.htm
(or www.lasclex.org/MATWIT_PHYEVI_prospectus.pdf) or contact Stacey Chinn at schinn@lasclex.org or 859-252-5222. Deadline: June 8, 2007.

Great Rivers Biennial: Deadline 1 June 2007

Great Rivers Biennial is a collaboration between the Contemporary and the Gateway Foundation designed to strengthenD the local art scene in St. Louis. Artists in all stages of career development, especially mid-career and emerging artists, residing in the St. Louis area, are invited to submit work from any of the followings categories: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, and multi-media. To be eligible for participation in the program, artists must reside in the metro area, including St. Louis City and the counties of St. Louis, Jefferson and St. Charles in Missouri or St Clair, Madison, and Monroe counties in Illinois, for at least one year prior to the application deadline of June 1, 2007. Artists in all stages of their career are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://www.contemporarystl.org/greatriversbiennial.php or email: greatrivers@contemporarystl.org Attn: Andrea Green

Call for Work: Deadline 25 May 2007

Call for artists at Art Coop's "The Pride Show"

Artists are invited to submit three works each in any medium or mixed media for exhibition at The Pride Show, opening June 8th at Art Coop.

The purpose of The Pride Show is to celebrate diversity among artists of all genders and sexual orientations coming together with pride in solidarity for one another.

In a time when a firestorm of fundamentalist bigotry has stolen the gay community's most basic human right, The Pride Show is an affirmation that while most of us aren't gay, we're all human. Therefore, exhibiting at Art Coop's The Pride Show is open to all artists without regard to gender or sexual orientation.

Whether GLBT or straight as an arrow, it's time for all kinds of St. Louis artists to exhibit together in solidarity at The Pride Show in a shared affirmation of human diversity and respect for each other that we all can take pride in.

For works submitted to be hung on the wall, each artist is generally limited to approximately 6' feet of horizontal wall space for the three works. Exceptions will be made for large works where necessary.

Art Coop charges no gallery commission on sales of your work, but there is a $25 entry fee per artist (not per work), payable on installation of your work. Exhibition is limited to the first 33 artists accepted.

Deadline for received submissions is May 25th. But don't delay submitting. Submissions will be reviewed as received and accepted or rejected only until we have 33 artists accepted.

To submit your work for review, send an email to artcoopstl@hotmail.com with JPGs of your work attached, or provide a website address where we can see your work.

International Call for Work: Deadline 1 August 2007

International Call for Art: Sukkat Shalom: A Shelter of Peace

Hosted and curated by Central Reform Congregation: September 29 - December 1, 2007

Deadline: August 1, 2007. Download the prospectus at or email jeane@vogelpix.com to receive the PDF by email.

Sukkat Shalom are the Hebrew words for "Shelter of Peace." A sukkah is a simple, temporary shelter, open to the sky. The concept of a sukkah is an ancient and powerful symbol. They were built in the wilderness by a people who for generations were slaves and were now free. With little more than the hope of a better life to help carry them on their journey, our people knew, even then, that to truly be free, all people must be free, and to truly find peace, the shelter of peace must extend to everyone.

Artists of all faith traditions are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly.

Central Reform Congregation is a liberal Jewish congregation, and the only Jewish presence in the City of St. Louis, and located at located at 5020 Waterman, St. Louis, MO 63108. The congregation represents a diverse and inclusive group who accept the responsibility of maintaining a community of respect and friendship. Central Reform provides a home for us and for our children in which we strive to create an environment of warmth, caring, growth and commitment.

The exhibit will hang in the prominent gallery space open to the public and used by the broader community for a variety of functions. Art accepted in this exhibit will be seen and appreciated daily!

Open to all artists over age 18. Work must be original, executed by the submitting artist and not have been previously exhibited in any public exhibition in metro St. Louis in the 12 months prior to exhibit opening on 9/29/07. Work must have been completed in the previous 3 years. Work created under instruction is not eligible.

Jurying will be based on JPGs emailed or on CD ONLY. No slides or photographs. Images must represent actual work to be delivered. Clearly label file with the name of the work and entry number. Images should be no larger than 72 dpi, 800 pixels on the longest side. Jurying will be blind. Do not put your name on the image file name, please. One detail image may be included for each piece. Submitting artists agree to allow reproduction of their digital files for publicity, educational and archival purposes. CRC reserves the right to refuse to exhibit any artwork they deem unacceptable due to poor craftsmanship or significant departure from the images sent. Inclusion of an artist's statement is strongly encouraged.

Wall-hung work must be suitably framed with a wire, ready to hang, no larger than 20x24. The gallery space is not suitable for alternative presentations. All framed artworks must be firmly wired for hanging - no clip frames or sawtooth hangers. Work without an appropriate hanging apparatus will be disqualified. Sculptural 3-D work is encouraged but must include appropriate pedestal and protection. Artists should know that the gallery space is public. All 2D and 3D media is allowed. No film or video. No ceiling-hung installations. Proposals that do not
strictly adhere to the requirements will be disqualified.

A 20% commission will be retained by CRC. Work remains the property of the artist until sold. Sold artworks shall remain in the exhibition until the last day of the show. All exhibited artworks will be insured for 50% of their sale price. If NFS, please note the insurance value on the Entry Form. Cash prizes for first, second and third place. CRC is not responsible for work not picked up by Dec. 5. 2007.

Non-refundable entry fee is $15 for up to three images. Entry fees from countries outside the USA must pay with International Money Order only.

Calendar:
Wednesday, Aug. 1 - postmark deadline for entries
Friday, Aug. 31 - artist notifications and delivery instructions sent
Saturday, Sept. 29 - show opens, reception 7 - 9 PM
Saturday, Dec. 1 - last day of exhibition
Sunday, Dec. 2 - pick up hand-delivered art
Dec. 3- 5 - pick up all shipped works

There will be a free artist's reception on Saturday, Sept. 29, 7-9 p.m.

For full prospectus, contact Jeane Vogel at jeane@vogelpix.com. Email inquiries only, please. Please do not contact Central Reform directly.

International Call for Art:: Deadline Extended: Friday, 8 June 2007

International Call for Art: Contemporary Women Artists Exhibition XIV

DEADLINE for submission EXTENDED
Must RECIEVE submission by Friday June 8

About the Exhibition: The fourteenth biennial Contemporary Women Artists Exhibition, sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art.

Exhibition: Sept 7-29, 2007, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Lecture with the Artist co-sponsored by Craft Alliance: Thursday Sept 6
Gallery talk with juror Judy Onofrio: Friday Sept 7 6-7pm
Opening Reception: Friday Sept 7, 7-10pm

Judy Onofrio is a self-taught artist whose "artistic interests have ranged from the formal to the naïve to the outrageous." Her artworks can be seen internationally, continuing to capture our imaginations and make us smile. "Aside from the extravagance of color, surface ornamentation, and ever-present sense of humor, each work tells a story of utopian wishes and dreams, a saga of seduction, duality and temptation."

Mad Art Gallery is a unique alternative gallery housed in a 1930's Art Deco Police Station which has been beautifully restored and converted into a gallery space. The gallery is "dedicated to creating exhibitions and cultural programs that help cultivate artists as well as art audiences."

The Women's Caucus for Art is a local chapter of the National Women's Caucus for Art. Our mission is to support and encourage the growth and development of women in the Arts through advocacy, recognition, education and inclusion. Membership is open to all.

For a prospectus, please visit our website.

For more information email wcastlexhibit@charter.net or call (314) 741-3772.

PPA St. Louis roundtable: Monday, 21 May 2007

Bonus: Digital Photo Pro magazine

I have copies of the current (May/June 2007) issue of Digital Photo Pro magazine (cover price $5.99) free to the first four photo students who ask for them.

Vote for Jennifer!

Our Jennifer Spencer is in the running in the Apple Insomnia photo contest, but her ratings have slipped a bit as others have voted. Vote for Jennifer and get her back in the top 25 so the judges will see her work!

Hey all!
I don't usually do this, but I have entered a photo contest. The prize is a new apple notebook, and I want it! So, I need your help! I need you to go and vote for my photo. If I'm not in the top 25, I don't even get my image seen by the judges. Please?!
Thanks so much!
Go here: http://edcommunity.apple.com/insomnia

and in the search box, type Jennifer Spencer. The photo is titled "Reach."

You all rock!

Call for Work: Deadline 25 May 2007

Call for artists at Art Coop's "The Pride Show"

Artists are invited to submit three works each in any medium or mixed media for exhibition at The Pride Show, opening June 8th at Art Coop.

The purpose of The Pride Show is to celebrate diversity among artists of all genders and sexual orientations coming together with pride in solidarity for one another.

In a time when a firestorm of fundamentalist bigotry has stolen the gay community's most basic human right, The Pride Show is an affirmation that while most of us aren't gay, we're all human. Therefore, exhibiting at Art Coop's The Pride Show is open to all artists without regard to gender or sexual orientation.

Whether GLBT or straight as an arrow, it's time for all kinds of St. Louis artists to exhibit together in solidarity
at The Pride Show in a shared affirmation of human diversity and respect for each other that we all can take pride in.

For works submitted to be hung on the wall, each artist is generally limited to approximately 6' feet of horizontal wall space for the three works. Exceptions will be made for large works where necessary.

Art Coop charges no gallery commission on sales of your work, but there is a $25 entry fee per artist (not per work),
payable on installation of your work. Exhibition is limited to the first 33 artists accepted.

Deadline for received submissions is May 25th. But don't delay submitting. Submissions will be reviewed as received and accepted or rejected only until we have 33 artists accepted.

To submit your work for review, send an email to artcoopstl@hotmail.com with JPEGs of your work attached, or
provide a website address where we can see your work.

Exhibition opportunity: Deadline 31 July 2007

DEADLINE JULY 31, 2007

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY FINE ART GALLERY is now reviewing proposals for solo, two-person, or group exhibitions for 2008-09 season. All media. 40% commission. Insurance. Lecture honoraria paid. Send resume, 20 slides, short bio., statement to: Fontbonne University Fine Art Gallery, 6800 Wydown Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63017.

Call for Work: Deadline 23 June 2007

ART SAINT LOUIS ANNOUNCES NEXT JURIED EXHIBIT
“White Washed—Shades of White”

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE
~ Pre-registered entry forms & fee postmarked by June 23, 2007.
~ Late pre-registration accepted June 25-30, 2007 with additional $5 late fee.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS FOR JURYING
~ June 29, 2007, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or June 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

EXHIBIT DATES
~ July 16-August 23, 2007

OPENING RECEPTION
~ Saturday, July 21, 2007, 7-9 p.m. Free & open to the public.
~ Also open for First Friday Downtown Gallery Walk on August 3, 6-9 p.m.

JURORS
~ Lisa Bulawsky, artist, Associate Professor of Art, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University School of Art, St. Louis
~ Brian D. Smith, artist, Professor of Art, St. Charles Community College

THEME
~ For “White Washed—Shades of White,” Art Saint Louis seeks artworks that explore our culture’s fascination with concealing physical, psychological, social and/or emotional flaws in an age of pseudo-perfectionism; works that demonstrate cover-ups, variations or degrees of white.

ELIGIBILITY
~ Open to all visual artists 21 & older residing within a 200-mile radius of St. Louis, MO.
~ Artists representing all levels of experience—from emerging to established—are welcome.
~ Student work is eligible but must be produced independent of instruction.

MEDIA
~ Original artworks in all media* are considered (*no web-based/i.e. works that rely on the use of the Internet for display. We are not equipped to exhibit work in these media). Artists working in VHS, DVD or CD-ROM must provide all equipment necessary to view work.
~ Ceiling installed works are NOT eligible.

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
~ Juried from the actual artwork only.
~ Limit 2 artworks, created within the past two years (2005-2007).
~ Works may not have been shown in any juried exhibit in the St. Louis area in the past 6 months or in any juried exhibit at Art Saint Louis.
~ All works must be ready for installation. 2-d works must be framed (no saw tooth hangers or clip frames), matted, equipped with hanging wire & ready for installation. If your 2-d work is unframed, yet presented in an alternative fashion, call ASL to discuss.
~ Installation & larger 3-d works: Please call ASL to discuss particulars. Installation & large 3-d works are encouraged, but we request that artist call prior to delivering work to discuss details. Artists should provide detailed installation directions with artwork upon delivery for jurying.
~ No wet paintings.
~ Proposals for work are not accepted—this exhibit is juried from the actual work.
~ Works that do not follow the rules of entry will not be shown to the jurors.

ARTWORK SIZE LIMITS
~ Artworks must fit in our standard passenger elevator (with 3'x8' door opening).
~ Final installation size may not exceed 9' high and/or 16' wide.

SALES, COMMISSION, INSURANCE
~ Works may be for sale or not for sale. Whether for sale or not, for insurance purposes a dollar value must be determined by the artist. Please do not list works as POR (price on request).
~ Art Saint Louis encourages sales of artworks and retains a 30% donation on all works sold as a result of this exhibition.
~ Artworks are insured at 50% while on exhibition. Artists may purchase additional insurance at $2 per $100.

AGREEMENT
~ Accepted artists volunteer 4 hours time per each accepted artwork toward production of exhibit, or buy-out time at $20/artwork. Volunteer tasks may include: exhibit installation, opening reception, gallery monitoring, de-installation.

AWARDS
~ After selecting works for exhibition, the jurors will select 4-5 artists/artworks to receive (non-cash) Awards of Excellence. In addition to receiving recognition for their outstanding work in the exhibit, Award recipients will be eligible for the curated “Honor Awards 2008” exhibit (March-April 2008).

ENTRY FEES
~ Entry fees are non-refundable and are used toward the production of this exhibition.
~ $15 current members of Art Saint Louis
~ $25 non-members
~ or $5 with NEW $45 Artist Level Membership=$50 total. For membership form: robin@artstlouis.net

ENTRY FORMS
~ Entry forms are required & are available by e-mail from robin@artstlouis.net (Adobe Acrobat required); or by mailing #10 SASE to: White Washed—Shades of White, c/o Art Saint Louis, 917 Locust St., #300, St. Louis, MO 63101-1413. Not downloadable from our web sites.
~ All current Art Saint Louis members will be mailed a paper version of the entry form.

NOTIFICATION
~ Artists must provide either an e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped postcard for notification of acceptance/declination. Notifications are sent to all entering artists by July 3, 2007. Declined works are to be picked up from Art Saint Louis July 5-7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

PICK-UP OF EXHIBITED WORKS
~ August 24-25, 2007, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

ABOUT ART SAINT LOUIS
~ ART SAINT LOUIS is a non-profit community art organization & Gallery located in the heart of downtown St. Louis in the Saint Louis Design Center at 917 Locust Street (on Locust between 9th and 10th Streets). Art Saint Louis has served St. Louis regional artists & the community at-large for over 21 years. The Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays. .

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ms. Robin Hirsch, Associate Director
Art Saint Louis
917 Locust St., third floor
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
314/241-4810 (2#) robin@artstlouis.net
www.artstlouis.org www.artstlouis.net

ASMP St. Louis: Thursday, 10 May 2007

May 2007 Event: "Create Your Own Business Luck," with Carolyn Potts.

ASMP St. Louis will present a seminar by Chicago-based photography marketing consultant Carolyn Potts on Thursday, May 10. See her invitation below. Carolyn has many years of experience as a photographers' rep, and she will dispense invaluable information about market trends and client feeding habits. Check it out--you may think you already know this stuff, but it's changed since you last looked. We don't spend our lives researching the market... consultants do. Check out her website at www.cpotts.com. Also, all details for this event are on our local website at www.asmpstlouis.org. Carolyn will also be offering private consultations and there are discounts for signing up early. See below for all details.

This event is being sponsored by AdBase and by liveBooks. Both offer great marketplace services to photographers, and we're happy to have their support. Please check out their websites and support our sponsors!

• Ever wonder how some photographers seem to have all the luck?
• How come they always seem get the assignments you KNOW you could have shot--and maybe even shot better?
• Is there some 'magic' that they've discovered that you haven't?
  

It takes more than a great eye and competent shooting skills to survive and thrive in today's digital economy. If you'd like to learn what's really behind some of that apparent "luck" then attend Carolyn Potts' "Create Your Own Business Luck" talk on Thurs.,May 10th. She'll show you some of the essential marketing skills you MUST know to stay alive in today's commercial photography business. It's only a mystery if you don't know how it's done.

5:30 - doors open
6:00 - studio tour
7:00 - (sharp) seminar begins

Ferguson & Katzman studio
2745 Locust Street
Second Floor
Saint Louis, Missouri 63103

EVENT PRICE:
$20 for members, $20 for students, $40 for non-members
To Register for the talk please email jay [at] jayfram.com

Also.....

• Do you want to make sure you're putting your best foot forward when presenting your work to an agency?
• Do you want to make sure you're not turning someone off by showing images that you shouldn't?
• Do you want to know if you're showing enough images---or too many?
  

Then sign up for a portfolio/website review. Having made thousands of portfolio presentations to art buyers and art directors, Carolyn will give you the candid and valuable feedback art buyers give reps--- but they never give photographers. Learn what they want and how they want to see it.

Note: There are two remaining early-bird discounts which expire on May 5th and May 9th. For more information or to book a session call Carolyn directly at 312-560-6400. Details are at http://cpotts.com/25963.html

Raid My Freezer

I have two boxes of Polariod 669, and three packages of Polacolor. I'll give one of your choice to the first five photo students who ask. They're out of date, but have been frozen since before the expiration dates. What can you lose?