Call Description

SCORE (Southern California Open Regional Exhibitions) invites photographers to enter our Captured Through A Lens virtual exhibit. Both black & white and color photos accepted. Photography will be juried using digital images (.JPGs).

• Best of Show $800 – 1st Place $400 – 2nd Place $300 
• plus 4 Honorable Mentions

JUROR – Chris Davies

Chris Davies is a Los Angeles based publisher, gallery director, designer and entrepreneur with extensive expertise in the business aspect of art. A consultant to individual art galleries, art fairs, individual artists and a variety of arts organizations, he specializes in developing cutting edge programs for presenting and marketing contemporary fine art.

The founder and publisher of Fabrik Magazine, an LA-based magazine focusing on visual art, Chris also designs and publishes fine art books. In addition, Chris established and produces two international art fairs, Fabrik Expo and Photo Independent and is founder and director of Fabrik Projects, an LA based gallery. To provide exposure for artists and galleries during the pandemic, Chris created Artpreneur, a program designed to help artists build their careers, and ArtVirtualy, a state-of-the-art 3-D interactive online gallery platform.

Through his gallery, art fairs and start-ups like Artpreneur.tv and ArtVirtualy.com, Chris has continually sought to create innovative programs designed to equip artists, galleries, art fairs and other art world entities with the tools they need to excel in the globally competitive art world.

ELIGIBILITY
Captured Through A Lens is open to all photographers worldwide.

IMPORTANT DATES
Exhibit entry starts: Thursday, July 7, 2022
Deadline for entries: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 11:59 pm MST
Notice of acceptance (by e-mail): By September 10-12, 2022
Award winners notified: By Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Exhibit opens: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Virtual Artists’ Reception: Saturday, October 8, 2022 5:00 - 7:00 pm PST
Exhibit closes: Monday, October 31, 2022 11:59 pm* PST
*Exhibit will remain on view on the SFVACC website Archived Exhibits page indefinitely.

AWARDS
An $800 cash award will be presented at the reception for Best of Show. A 1st Place cash award of $400 and a 2nd Place cash award of $300 will be awarded as well. Juror will also select up to Four Honorable Mention awards.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND CONTENT
Entries must be original and of the photographer’s own execution. Do not submit works which violate copyright laws. Photography created and completed under the direct supervision of an instructor is not eligible. Once photography is submitted, it may not be substituted or withdrawn by the artist. All juried photography must remain online until the end of the exhibit. Please do not enter photos that have been shown at any previous SFVACC/SCORE exhibit. Work must have been created within the last three years.

ARTWORK FORMAT, PRESENTATION & REQUIREMENTS 
Photography submissions are limited to six (6) original photos per photographer. If you are submitting detail images of an entire image, please label them as so.

FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES (JPGS)
All entries must be submitted as a high resolution (1-5MB), digital .JPEG or .JPG either cropped to remove background or on a black background without a mat. Photos of the artwork should not be taken through glass or Plexiglas. Image quality is critical: Poor photography and presentation may affect acceptance by the juror. The digital image (.JPG) must represent the submitted art.

Directions for uploading photos to CaFÉ are clearly described on their website.  If all else fails, e-mail or call Ken Ronney at kronney@aol.com – 818.996.1630 with questions

ENTRIES & FEES 
One entry is $35.  Artist may add up to 5 additional entries at $5 each.  Payment is made through CaFÉ via credit card.  Fees are non-refundable.  There is no guarantee of acceptance into the exhibit.

SALES
Buyer may contact photographer via email by clicking on the photographer’s name under the image they are interested in purchasing. All sales will be handled directly between the photographer and buyer. Prices cannot be changed from those stated at submission. SFVACC will receive NO commission on any and all sales of photography from the exhibit or as a result of the exhibit. If a photo is sold, the artist must notify the SFVACC so a red dot (signifying it’s been sold) and SOLD in the place of the price, can be added. Any photo without a sale price on the entry form will be considered “Not for Sale” (NFS). Collecting sales tax is the responsibility of the photographer. Shipping and insurance shall be by mutual agreement between the buyer and photographer.

PERSONAL APPEARANCES AT THE VIRTUAL RECEPTION
We invite the participating artists to introduce themselves and discuss their art during the reception. Photographers will be allocated a 1 minute time slot if they wish to participate. Details will follow via e-mail.

PROMOTION OF THE EXHIBIT
Promotion will be handled by the SFVACC, but we welcome photographers promoting the exhibit as well. The exhibit’s prospectus will be available online at www.sfvacc.org/open-call

LOCATION
This virtual online exhibit can be viewed 24/7 on the SFVACC/SCORE website - www.sfvacc.org > EXHIBITS > Current Exhibit. After the exhibit end date, it can be viewed at www.sfvacc.org > EXHIBITS > Archived Exhibits.

Application Requirements

Application Requirements: See FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES above.

Eligibility Criteria

Captured Through A Lens is open to all photographers worldwide.