CLOSED | Call for Entry: Online Group Exhibition - "A Certain Kind of Blue” March 2021
Invasive © Blythe Summers, tea-stained cyanotype on fabric and paper, 2019
Used with permission of the artist
We are excited to announce that our March 2021 online group exhibition, “A Certain Kind of Blue,” is being curated by photographic artist and Assistant Professor in Photography at the University of Tampa, Jaime Aelavanthara! To enter, all you need to do is read and respond to the following prompt with your analog photography:
Jaime Aelavanthara writes: This call seeks work using the cyanotype process to showcase the diverse range of expressive possibilities within this celebrated historic method. Cyanotype, derived from the Greek word cyan, translates to “dark-blue impression.” However, contemporary practitioners of cyanotype explore the process far beyond a standard Prussian-blue hue, creating works that push the creative boundaries to enhance the emotional quality of the image. While the cyanotype process is hailed for its simplicity, it is also extraordinarily complex. Whether exploring the process using negatives or working with a cameraless approach, show us your creative vision utilizing the cyanotype process. Cyanotypes may be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, used in combination with other processes, collaged, toned, stitched, assembled, and beyond.
We invite you to submit up to two photographs for this exhibition that capture the concept of this theme. We offer no limits to the photographs submitted, other than the fact that they are created with analog film or process. The best of these images will be showcased in an online show curated by photographic artist and Assistant Professor in Photography at the University of Tampa, Jaime Aelavanthara. This online exhibition will go live on our website on March 15th, 2021. Please follow the directions below to complete your submission. Good luck!
The deadline for submissions is February 28th, 2021
About the Curator
Jaime Aelavanthara, Assistant Professor in Photography at the University of Tampa, received her BFA from the University of Mississippi and her MFA from Louisiana Tech University. Her cyanotypes exploring nature and the human condition have been shown nationally and internationally in venues such as the Center for Fine Art Photography, The SOHO Photo Gallery in New York, Seities Gallery, Canada, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Her photographs are recently published in Christina Z Anderson’s book Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice, Focal Press, 2019. Connect with her on her Website and on Instagram!
Submission Guidelines:
Image Specifications:
1) Only .jpg files will be accepted.
2) Images must be 1500px on the shortest side at 72dpi.
3) No photo-shopped borders or watermarks.
4) Only two images may be submitted.
5) Images must be named in the following format: “FirstNameLastName1.jpg”, etc.
Email Specifications:
1) The subject line of your email should state: "Submission: A Certain Kind of Blue”
2) Please ATTACH your images to the email. Do not embed them. Do not attach a google drive or dropbox link.
3) Please do not send PDF or Text Files. Please put all information into the body of the email.
Specific information needed for each Submission:
1) Your name as you would like it to appear.
2) The Camera and Process used to create your images.
3) Titles for each of your photograph(s). Write out each title exactly as you would like it to appear.
4) Email Address in the text of the email.
5) The Website Address you would like your images linked to.
Send your submission to submissions@analogforevermagazine.com by February 28th, 2021.
Note: Do to the large amount of submissions we receive you may not receive a response. Though we try our best to respond to everyone, we do not guarantee a response. Thank you for understanding.
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