artShots

Award Winners of artShots 2010

BEST IN SHOW - Evening Stroll - Ursula Easterbrook

1st PLACE MONOCHROMATIC - View of Palouse from Steptoe Butte - Ian Logie

1st COLOUR - Antelope Canyon - Derek Applegarth

1st CREATIVE WORKS - Fantasy #1 - Bob Warick

1st YOUTH CATEGORY - Ant On Iris - Lauren Boggs

artShots Exposed

The Goal: to celebrate photography as an art form

In its 5^th year this juried print exhibition of photography has been designed to bring awareness to the public of photography as an art form, and to recognize the talents of BC photographers; amateur, professional, student, young and old.

The 3 categories (Colour, Monochrome, Creative) allow for a wide range of subjects and ever year has seen a great number of exceptional photographs win top awards.

The awards range from ribbons to medals, as well as monetary prizes. The top 40 prints are displayed at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre for the month of November and the 13 award winners are then shown at the Delta Municipal Hall for December 2010, January and February 2011.

Criteria for Entry and Judging

In order for the photographs to be considered an art form, the photographs entered should be beyond record shot; they should be technically excellent, have an impact and a superior sense of design.

The Delta Arts Council selects 3 independent jurors from the photographic industry in BC:

1) Photographic Artist

2) Professional Photographer

3) CAPA Certified/ Camera Club Member

The basis of selection will be sensitive to diversity of the photographs submitted, recognizing that people make photographs for different reasons and from different experiences. The jurors will be looking for evidence of excellence in photographic and artistic techniques, creative exploration of the subject, and with a view to photographs beyond record shot.

In order to maximize exposure for artShots workshops, seminars and entertaining digital shows have been combined into the month of November. These events will enable the public and photographers to view the exhibit.

ENTRY DETAILS:

Entries: entry by digital print, JPEG only (original or scanned) 1024 x 768 (native XGA)

ENTRY FEES: Artists may submit upt to 9 files (3 per category) for a non-refundable fee: 1st Entry $20, subsequent entries $10 each (all 9 = $80) For Youth: 1st entry $10, subsequent $5 each (all 9 = $40)

AVAILABLE SOON: Registration, submission and payment on-line (paypal, visa, mastercard)

EXHIBITION: Tsawwassen Arts Centre, November 1 - 29; 40 top photos - framed; all other photo files shown by digital projection

OPENING RECEPTION AND AWARDS: NOVEMBER 6, 6PM, Speaker - Open to the Public

DELTA MUNICIPAL HALL: 13 Award winners displayed for the months of December 2010, January and February 2011

CATEGORIES FOR ENTRY

M = Monochrome - single colour or B & W
C = Colour pictures: as-is photos - no manipulation; only basic adjustments allowed
CR = Creative works that use photography as the major base of the artwork: anything goes - can be in-camera or by use of computer programs (eg Photoshop) - altered photographs, manipulated photographs - have fun!
Y = Youth Category (Elementary & High School Students): can enter all of the above categories.

RULES OF ENTRY

SUBMISSION: JPEG ONLY: either original digital or scanned SIZING IMAGES: 1024 x 768 pixels (native XGA)

Set your image size from your image file. If using Photoshop, go to image/image size.
Check the "constrain proportions" and "resample" boxes. HORIZONTAL IMAGE - set pixel dimensions WIDTH only to 1024; height will adjust automatically. VERTICAL/SQUARE IMAGE - set pixel dimensions HEIGHT only to 768; width will adjust automatically.
Click "OK". (Do not be concerned about document size, resolution, or file size. DO NOT change resolution to 72).
NOTE: If you don't have a sizing program, Outlook Express also allows youto resize the file/folder when you e-mail it. In My Picture, click on the photo file/folder; Choose e-mail from the side panel; Tick "make smaller"; click on "show more options"; choose large (1024), click "OK"

NAMING SUBMITTED PICTURE FILES: Category letter and number-Title-Your Name eg: C1-Red Canoe-Joe Smith, C2-Violet Sky-Joe Smith (no extra spaces between letters and dashes) If Youth place a Y before the other category letter; eg: YC1-Title-Your Name. (DO NOT add spaces, extra words, or symbols; delete any original file numbers.