Open Press Call for Entries


Call for Photography
Deadline Feb. 19th, 2011
THE DIGITAL & DARK ROOM PRINT EVENT
THE WEEKEND OF PRINTS, INC.

Accepted entries will be displayed throughout the following participating galleries: Artwork Network, Black Book, Carla Wright Gallery, Illiterate Gallery, Niza Knoll Gallery, Open Press Gallery, Sellars Project Space, Space Gallery, Vertigo Art Space, and Z Art Dept. 

To Enter: Email two photos in Jpeg format to openpressltd@ecentral.com. Entries should be 72 dpi, not to exceed 1 MB. Label file names with artist last name and number (example: smith_1.jpg, smith_2.jpg). Include artist name, title, dimensions, and medium in email body. Please include your name and “The Print Event” as the subject of your email. For other formats please call: (303)778-1116. Accepted artists are responsible for delivery and pick-up of their artwork. Galleries will retain a 50% commission on all sales. We intend the show to be as inclusive as possible.

Criteria for selection: Digital or Darkroom, limited editions of photo generated images. No mass reproductions.

Entry fee: $20 (non-refundable). Accepted artists can exhibit  2 framed pieces and up to three shrink wrapped or similarly protected pieces also as an option five scratch and dent, test proofs, artist proofs on lesser paper prints all priced under $50.Any photos with a retail price above $500 will pay an additional fee of $10. (Money Orders and Personal Checks can be mailed to 40 W. Bayaud Ave. Denver, CO 80223. Please make all checks payable to The Print Event.) For Credit Card payments please call: (303)778-1116.

Timeline:
Tuesday February 19th - Deadline for submissions at Midnight.
Monday February 21st – Notification of acceptance status and when and where to deliver work
Saturday February 26th and Tuesday March 1st or at gallery’s discretion – Art drop off
Wednesday March 2nd - Gallery show hours start
Thursday March 3rd - Opening date: 6-8 pm
Friday March 4th - All galleries open for First Friday: regular gallery hours
Saturday March 5th - Closing date: 5 pm
Artist pick-up time: 5-6 pm (or at the exhibiting gallery’s discretion) or at Open Press the following week

The Weekend of Prints, Inc is now accepting entries for the first annual multi-gallery photo exhibition in Denver ’s well known Santa Fe, Golden Triangle and Broadway art districts. The event will celebrate the innovation, tradition and beauty of prints generated by a photographic process. This exhibition will coincide with the beginning of the Month of Photography, Denver (MOP), which is a celebration of fine art photography through over 80 collaborative public events throughout Denver and the region for the month of March 2011.


Mark Lunning
Open Press Ltd.
40 W. Bayaud Ave. Denver, CO  80223
303.778.1116

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