Free workshop: Saturday, 26 January 2008

CREATING MEDIA FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

saturday jan 26 9am till 1pm

tegeler hall @ saint louis university

SPONSORED BY THE DOERR CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
PRESENTED BY SAINT LOUIS JUSTICE AND PEACE SHARES
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

BRING YOUR CAMERA, CAMCORDER, LAPTOP, OR RECORDING
DEVICE IF YOU HAVE ONE

This workshop will begin with a look at tools we can use to gather news from alternative sources. We’ll follow with an introductory show-and-tell that provides an overview of new technologies. You’ll learn how you and your social change group can become producers of your own media.

We’ll cover some of the basics of audio and video, photography, podcasting, and RSS feeds. We'll look at integrating media into websites. You'll leave with a list of software, hardware, and equipment to consider for your group's media production, much of it opensource or inexpensive. You'll also learn about local sources of media production support.

IF YOU LIKE, BRING A POSTER THAT SHOWS US SOMETHING YOU’VE CREATED

MORE INFO AT WWW.JPS-STL.ORG
314-723-4991
TEGELER HALL IS AT GRAND AND LINDELL

John Oliver on campus: Monday, 18 February 2008

Campus Activities is bringing Comedian John Oliver to campus on Monday, February 18. Oliver is a regular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Monday, February 18, 7:00 pm
Loretto-Hilton Center
Doors open at 6:00 pm

Tickets: Current Webster ID--FREE (1 ticket per ID)
General Public--$10 (cash or check only)
Get your tickets at the University Center Information Desk

For more information:
Campus Activities
314-246-7708
campusactivities@webster.edu
www.webster.edu/campusactivities

International internship opportunity: Deadline 31 January 2008

IBIE EXTENDED DEADLINE!
New Deadline: January 31, 2008

England China Germany Ghana Japan Mexico

This is a fantastic opportunity!

www.webster.edu/ibie

A non-paying business internship with room and board provided at little or no cost. Photo students are eligible.

For China, Germany, Japan or Mexico, the minimum language requirement is the intermediate level.

Each student must be a U. S. citizen and have either business classes or business experience. Graduate students are accepted on a space available basis.

Complete the IBIE resume form online and
e-mail to Stephanie Kessler at or call 314-968-5979

This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain real business experience overseas at a reasonable cost and with no interference in their school schedule

EXTENDED Deadline: January 31, 2008

International Business Internship Exchange In Partnership with the State of Missouri
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63119-3194 USA
TEL: 314-968-5979
FAX: 314-968-7122
http://www.webster.edu/intl/ibie

Call for Work: Deadline Thursday, 31 January 2008 (received in Finland)

Call for artists for the Triennial Festival of Photography Backlight 2008, a project funded by the European Union. The Festival promotes intercultural dialogue by focusing on revealing the hidden, the veiled, the lost and forgotten.

Tickle Attack is about Humor, Laughter, Irony, Paradox and Absurd.

€ 5.000 will be awarded to the project that hits the theme in a most convincing way.

The festival is organized by the Centre Nykyaika in Tampere, Finland, and co-organized by Fondazione Studio Marangoni, together with other European institutions. The title of this edition is TICKLE ATTACK. The festival is rooted in documentary photography and open to different artistic approaches. More information available at www.backlight.fi

Call for Work: Deadline Wednesday, 6 February 2008

All artists from the St. Louis region are welcome to submit work for ArtDimensions' Show of Love - an all media exhibit of work reflecting some aspect or interpretation of love,

The exhibit will be at ArtD's NEW gallery space, the 3rd Floor Gallery at 1214 Washington Ave. Right in the middle of all the Wash. Ave. excitement. Exhibit opens February 15, 7-11pm and will include live poetry readings, live music and refreshments. Exhibit continues through March 29 during gallery hours and will be featured on the March 7 First Friday ArtWalk downtown.

If you would like more info, download the call for artists from the website. Further questions, send us an email.

Call for Work: Deadline Thursday, 31 January 2008

Art Coop is looking for a rainbow of artists to exhibit their work at COLORS, our February art show. We're celebrating diversity that goes beyond just black and white. Black, white, yellow, red, or brown; let's all sit in the front of the bus together at COLORS. Artists of every color are invited to submit three works each in any medium or media to display together in a show of multicultural solidarity. COLORS opens February 9, 2008, at Art Coop.

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. For large sculpture, freestanding installations or performance art, floor to 15’ ceiling space will be available as required by the work.

Art will be exhibited in the Central West End at 4515 Olive and 462 North Taylor (three doors down the street). Art exhibited on Olive Street will hang from February 8 to 10. Art exhibited on Taylor will hang from February 8 to March 11. Please request a location when submitting art to this CFA.

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 40 artists accepted

Deadline for received submissions is January 31. But don’t delay submitting. Submissions will be reviewed as received and accepted or rejected only until we have 40 artists accepted. 9 artist slots are already filled. To submit your work for review, send an email with photos of your work attached, or provide a website address where we can see your work. In your submission please include your phone number(s) and the approximate size of each submitted work.

Call for Work: Deadline Saturday, 2 February 2008

On March 7th, 2008, Venus Envy will be celebrating its 10th annual festival of women's creativity in St. Louis at the Mad Art Gallery. This year Venus Envy will host three national women artists curated by, Ms. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris, the Director of Center of Human Origin and Cultural Diversity at University of Missouri St. Louis. Ms. Harris will also jury fifteen local women artists into the show. Venus Envy will hang at Mad Art Gallery for one month after the event!

The Call to Entry is available on the Venus Envy web site at www.venusenvy.org.

The deadline for submission is Saturday, February 2nd; all artists will be notified by Feb. 15th. For more information, please visit www.venusenvy.org. Questions? Contact Program Coordinator Michele Racanelli.

Call for Work: Deadline 1 February 2008

Best of Photojournalism 2008 entries are now being accepted for all categories. Compete with the very best in Still, Television, and Web News Photography and Editing.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ENTRIES TO THE STILL, EDITING, WEB, AND TV DIVISIONS IS FEBRUARY 1ST 2008.

New rules,procedures, and instructions on how to enter are online.

The contest is open to both members and non members of the NPPA, and there is no fee to enter.

All entrants must obtain a Contest Identification Code to enter any division of the contest. Please go to this link to log in, and you will be able to register for the contest.

Contest Announcements for 2008

• New Categories in the Still, and Web divisions
• For contest entry coordinators the ability to manage multiple accounts under one login
• The ability to edit your entry after submission and processing is now available
• No registration emails are being sent this year. Your ID code can be obtained by following the view entry instructions link once you login
• Photo Mechanic version 4.5.3 trial version is available for download via the view entry instructions link
  

Please contact Thomas Kenniff, Contest Coordinator, by email or phone (919) 383-7246 x 16
with any questions.

Call for Work: Deadline 2 February 2007

Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery is calling for entries to The Love Project:Love Lost, Love Found, a juried Art Exhibition from February 14 through March 5, 2008.

Entry Guidelines: Each artist may submit up to 3 original works. We accept most media (Sorry no video or ceiling suspended art work). 2D art must be framed and ready for hanging (no saw tooth hangers please). All artwork for consideration must be submitted via JPEG/JPG image. File size for each JPEG should not exceed 500kb. Entry email must include title/medium/measurements of art along with contact name, email address, home address and phone number.

Send e-mail entry and JPEG/JPG(s) to jury@soulardartmarket.com.
Entry emails must be received no later than 7pm, Saturday, Feb, 2, 2008, for consideration. Entry is FREE. Accepted artists are required to submit an operational costs fee of $30. There will be no commission on accepted art. Artists will retain 100 percent of sales. For more information, visit www.soulardartmarket.com, email info@soulardartmarket.com or call Soulard Art Market at 314-258-4299.

Breaking Into the Marketplace: Thursday, 24 January 2008

ASMP St. Louis event: "Breaking Into the Marketplace," a stock photography seminar sponsored by Digital Railroad
Thursday, January 24. Doors open at 6:30, show kicks off at 7:00.
At Studio Altius in Maplewood
FREE for members, $5 for all non-members
Please RSVP here if you are planning to attend, so there will be enough chairs, etc.

Welcome to the digital age...where assignments (and fees) are down and competition is up. How can today’s pro photographer adjust, identify and take advantage of the income opportunities left available?

Whether we pros like it or not, “Stock Photography” has become the major source of imagery for today’s photo buyers, designers and art directors, and in order to thrive and survive every pro photographer, no matter what their specialty, needs to understand this market and how to integrate it into a business model.

This fast-paced seminar starts with an historical overview of the stock photo industry and progresses through the changes this buying (and selling) model has faced over the years, bringing us to today. Throughout the seminar we will examine real world scenarios and see how to take advantage of the various opportunities that today’s market provides to create new incremental revenue streams.

When possible, we also include local Art Directors and/or Photo Buyers who share their perspective on the stock industry and tips on how they find photographers, not only for stock but for assignments too. Join us for an informative, educational and entertaining evening and find out how you too can maximize the opportunities available in this fast changing, highly competitive market. The evening will also feature an overview of the ASMP/Digital Railroad partnership and a review of special benefits and discounts available to ASMP members.

About the Presenter: Ric Kasnoff has over 30 years experience as an award-winning editorial and commercial photographer as well as having been certified by Apple and Adobe as an Expert and Instructor in many of the current professional level Digital Imaging applications. Passionate, informed and entertaining, Ric uses examples of his and other pro photographers “real world” experiences to illustrate the concepts presented during the evening.

Tamron Announces New Educational Purchase Rebate Program

TAMRON Announces New Educational Purchase Rebate Program For Students Majoring in Photography and Other Communications Programs

New Program Now Allows Tamron Dealers to Deliver Lenses Purchased by Qualifying Students and Educators on Same Day of Purchase

Tamron USA, Inc. announced it has revamped its popular Educational Purchase Program effective January 1, 2008. Instructors employed by & students enrolled in select U.S. universities and community colleges and teaching or majoring in photography, photojournalism, visual media, fine art, design, film, video, or communications are eligible for significant rebates on Tamron products. In addition, the Tamron Educational Purchase Rebate can be combined with any regular Tamron rebate in effect at the time of purchase. Details are on their website and posted outside the darkroom.

PPA Greater St. Louis Print Competition 2008: Sunday, 24 February 2008

The Professional Photographers of Greater St. Louis invite you to join us for a Program and Print Competition on February 24, 2008. The photography world has changed over the years and we want to see the new and exciting images that result from the change. Visit our website for details, rules and entry forms.

They made a point to particularly invite Webster students, noting that it's a great opportunity to for students to see a judging, and to enter prints if they wish. The link to the PPAGSL website has more information and entry forms.