CALL FOR ENTRIES


Deadline: 1 September 2008

The Delaware Art Museum and the Christina Cultural Arts Center have partnered to launch the “Eye/I Witness Gordon Parks Arts Competition” in celebration of the many artistic mediums employed by Gordon Parks (1912 – 2006) to critical acclaim.  This competition is being held in conjunction with the exhibition Bare Witness:  Photographs by Gordon Parks, on view at the Delaware Art Museum, October 11, 2008 – January 4, 2009.

The three categories of the “Eye/I Witness Competition” are Photography, Poetry, and Film. Submissions should reflect the significant themes found in the works of Gordon Parks, and must be received between September 1 and September 26, 2008.  The “Eye/I Witness Competition” is open to all interested participants, and no entry fee is required.  Selected works will be recognized at an evening celebration at the Delaware Art Museum on Friday, November 7, 2008, from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

 Categories and Directions for Submission

Artists must submit a completed entry form and their work in at least one of the below mediums according to the following specifications:

 Photography

Photographs must be submitted on a CD or via e-mail.  All files must be JPG format, at least 300 dpi, and no larger than 1.5MB.  Please do not submit photos on a brand-name photo CD.  Entries will not be returned, so please do not submit your only copy of your work.  If selected, artists are required to bring the chosen photographs to the Museum (suitably framed and wired for hanging) between October 18 and October 23.  Photographs can then be picked up between January 8 and January 11, 2009.
 
Poetry

Poems must be submitted in hard copy or e-mailed as a Word Document attachment.  Entries will not be returned, so please do not submit your only copy of your work.  If selected, poets will be invited to read their poem(s) during the evening celebration on Friday, November 7, 2008, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 pm.

Film

Films must be submitted on a DVD.  Each DVD may only hold one film clearly labeled on the DVD menu.  Film length is not to exceed 60 minutes.  Entries will not be returned, so please do not submit your only copy of your work.  Selected films will be presented on November 23, 2008, at the Delaware Art Museum and on November 30, 2008, at the Christina Cultural Arts Center, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on both days.

Additional Details

Each artist may submit up to 2 works per category.

Each artist may submit in all categories.  A separate Entry Form is required for each category.

All submissions must include a completed contest Entry Form. 

Submissions with incomplete forms will not be considered.

Each submission must include a statement describing the artist’s work. 

Limit statements to 75 words or less.

E-mailed submissions must include all information found in the hardcopy Entry Form.

Include on CDs, e-mails, hardcopy poems, or DVDs:
1) Your Name
2) Address 
3) Phone Number 
4) E-mail.


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