THEME: In-Between Moments | CALL FOR ENTRIES | AN INTERNATIONAL JURIED PHOTO EXHIBITION
Entry Deadline: 11/17/24
Notice of Acceptance: 11/23/24
Exhibition Dates: Dec. 21, 2024 - Jan. 11, 2024
Application Link: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/copy-of-main-sub-05-11
Theme: In-Between Moments | Curators: Praxis Directors
“The most perceptive photographers can make compelling pictures out of uninteresting moments.” –Alex Tehrani
French novelist Georges Perec declared that we should found “an anthropology of the ordinary” as revolt against cultural and mass media exploitation of the exotic - the relentless parade of trauma elevated above the routine of everyday events. Perec’s revolt against the frenzy of trauma (the shameful, the voyeuristic and the spectacular) was to excessively document the ordinary in daily life, meticulously accounting for everything and anything in one’s immediate surroundings in an active attempt to uncover the unimportant and the insignificant.
Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic art that explores the in-between moments of life and endeavors to notice the unnoticeable, the mundane, the banal and anti-climactic. "In giving value to the ordinary we, in turn, begin to value the space of our own identity and everyday ‘normal’ experience that lies outside of commodified and predefined trajectories of trauma exploitation.” All genres, capture types, black & white and color, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission. Curated By: Praxis Directors
ACCEPTANCE | AWARDS
Up to 38 images will be selected by the juror for exhibition at Praxis Gallery. A Directors’ Choice and five Honorable Mentions will be awarded and featured in the exhibition, the printed show catalog, and the online exhibit gallery. Directors’ Choice receives free entry into three juried calls of their choice and a complimentary exhibit book.
ENTRY FEE
$35.00 for submitting up to five images, $5.00 for each additional image (up to ten total images per open call). Payment is accepted by credit/debit card through our secure online submission site. The entry fee for submissions is non-refundable.
• Praxis Members receive 10 images for the price of 5 images. Learn more about Praxis Membership Benefits: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/memberships
• In addition to keeping our entry fees low for all artists, Praxis also has a limited number of free entries for artists experiencing financial hardships. Email info@praxisgallery.com for more information.
ELIGIBILITY
International, all accepted. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Submitted images may not have been exhibited at Praxis Gallery within the past year.
COPYRIGHT & USAGE RIGHTS
Artist retains all copyrights to their own images. Artists whose photographs are accepted for exhibition grant Praxis Gallery the nonexclusive right to use, print, and reproduce submitted digital files for the purpose of the exhibition, promoting the artist, promoting related programs and subsequent display on Praxis Gallery's website, social media, and online exhibition archives. The artist's name will be included wherever the photographs are displayed.
GALLERY / VENUE DETAILS
ADDRESS: Praxis Gallery, 2601 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
WEBSITE: https://www.praxisgallery.com
EMAIL: info@praxisgallery.com
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ABOUT US
Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center is a community-based, not-for-profit, artist-led organization in Minneapolis that aims to support the development of new and emerging artists through exhibition and education. Our mission is to bring diverse perspectives into focus through lens-based art, creating exhibition and learning opportunities that engage, challenge, inspire, and surprise the public.
