IMAGE PRESENTATION:

Artwork submitted may be represented by 35mm slides or prints (photographic or digital prints up to 8.5" x 11" accepted.) Each slide or print must be numbered and labeled with artists name, title of work, media, dimensions and price of work. The same information must also be written on the corresponding image list, including the price. Indicate top of work. Do not send glass slides, glass slides are almost always crushed in the mail.

DIGITAL: Artists who wish to submit digital image files instead of slides or prints may do so. Digital image files may be submitted on Mac or PC platform CD, DVD, TIF or JPG format are acceptable. No files larger than 20MB please. A reference sheet with thumbnail prints representing the images on the disc must be included. Next to each reference print write the artist, title, media, dimensions and price of work.

SLIDES: Artists submitting slides should use 35mm format. Do not submit larger transparencies. 35mm slides can be both projected and placed in our 8.5" x 11" slide viewer. Larger transparencies will not be projected or placed in the viewer. Be sure to write or label the slide with your name, title, dimensions and media. If your name is not on the slide and it is separated from your return envelope it may not be possible to find the envelope and return it to you. Remember, the first round of jury selection is not done with a projector, it is done with a light box and a magnifier. If your slides are underexposed or if the image is not clear you risk rejection on this basis alone.

PRINTS: Any type prints up to 8.5" x 11" in size are accepted. Be sure to include your name, title, dimensions and media on the back of the print. Prints that are faded, dull, lacking in contrast, too small and otherwise badly made will not properly represent your work.

DIGITAL SPECS [CD]: Digital files should be submitted in Mac format. If you work in PhotoShop on Mac save your images as TIF files and select Mac format when saving them. If you are in a second or third world environment yet have computer access but only to PC, then save as TIF and select PC format. Generally, files can be saved as TIF or JPG files. If you are able it is good to include two files of each image, one JPG low res, 72dpi and one high res TIF 300dpi file. The TIF file can be up to 20megs. This is good because if you are selected the low res file will be good for the web site and the high res can be used in print. These two files of the same image will count as one entry (similar to one slide). CD's must be accompanied either by sample prints of the work on the CD (as in prints above) or by a single sheet with small (approx. 2") prints of the entries. Next to the small images on the single sheet write the entry info, name, title, dimensions and media. The accompanying prints are required because once your CD is viewed the jury will refer to your prints rather than reload your CD each time they want to look at the work. If you submit a CD without the prints your work will not be properly represented to the jury.

DIGITAL SPECS [EMAIL]:Email entries can be used but are not encouraged as a CD submission will better represent your work. We can only handle low res files submitted via email. Files should be sized no larger than 7" @72dpi and saved as JPG format. If using PhotoShop save the JPG at image option 5 with format set to optimized. Entries can be submitted as an attachment within a single zip file, or pasted into the email window. Images may also be posted to a web page and the URL submitted in the email instead of the digital files. Include all the entry info, name, title, dimensions, media in the email message that accompanies the images or the web link. If you have ImageReady then chose Save for Web and select the option that gives you the clearest image at the lowest weight.