CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ‘The Compassionate I : Personal Images of Loss & Healing’ pop-up exhibition – EXTENDED DEADLINE – April 30, 2020

We acknowledge that we live and work on the unceded, traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the QayQayt (qiqéyt) Nation as well as all Coast Salish Nations.

The Arts Council of New Westminster and the New West Hospice Society present:

‘The Compassionate I : Personal Images of Loss & Healing’ pop-up exhibition

Fall 2020

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We invite all visual artists from Metro Vancouver to submit photographic images for a group pop-up exhibition during and event to be rescheduled for the Fall of 2020 in New Westminster, B.C. (subject to relaxing of COVID-19 related social distancing practices).

The theme of the exhibition is “The Compassionate I : Personal Images of Loss & Healing”.

In recognizing how diverse our community is, and in order to break down any exclusionary barriers and create a platform for marginalized voices, we specifically encourage artists with lived experience of homelessness, poverty, and substance use to submit. Artists on the LGBTQ spectrum, non-binary artists, artists of colour, Indigenous artists, and disabled artists, are strongly encouraged to submit.

PLEASE NOTE: EXTENDED TIMELINE
Submissions will be received up to 4:00pm on

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Overview:

This Call for Submissions is for photographs engaging the broad themes of loss and healing.  These images will become an important part of an event to be rescheduled for the Fall of 2020 in New Westminster (subject to relaxing of COVID-19 related social distancing practices). A whole range of loss affects the human condition. Loss of loved ones, loss of home, ability, identity, and so on. With loss comes different modes of healing. There is no correct response to loss, nor right way to go about healing – it is very individual and personal.

We are seeking all types of photographic images for this contest. Images can be black & white or colour; captured by digital camera, film camera, or a phone. They can be of people, places, things — realistic or abstract. Anything goes. Images should be an interpretation of loss and healing and captured by a compassionate eye / I.

Although not mandatory, you are welcome to submit a short synopsis to enhance the story of your image.

One image per entry will be allowed. All varieties of photographic methods will be considered including Phone Camera, Digital Camera, and Film/Polaroid. Up to nine images will be selected by the jury to be included in the pop-up exhibition.

Please note: The New West Hospice Society will reserve the right to retain the reproductions of the selection images and may auction off the reproductions in support of the New West Hospice Society. For Clarity: you will retain your copyright to your submitted image. Your copyright won’t be transferred to either the ACNW or the New West Hospice Society. This Call is for the non-exclusive license for use of images in the exhibition. The New West Hospice Society will pay for the reproduction of the selection images to be displayed during the exhibition. The New West Hospice Society will also display the selected images on their website.  There will be no use in perpetuity, and no reproductions beyond the ones used in the exhibition. Any submitted images that are not selected by the jury will not be used by the ACNW nor the NW Hospice Society for any purpose.

Eligibility:

This call is open to applications from both established and emerging photographers. To apply to this Call, you are not required to be a member of the Arts Council of New Westminster.

Budget:

This Call for Submissions will not charge for submissions or exhibiting, and artists will not be paid a fee for participating in this exhibition. The New West Hospice Society will pay for reproduction costs of the images to be exhibited.

How to Apply for an Exhibition:

The Selection Committee will meet in late May 2020 to consider applications for the exhibition. A well-prepared proposal helps in the selection.

To be considered, please submit the following:

• One digital image of proposed work you wish to exhibit. Digital images should be in JPG format at 150 dpi; each image should be a maximum of 5MB. Image files should be clearly labelled with your Name, the Title of Work, Size in inches and Medium.
  Example: Artist-Title-Size-Medium.jpg
• Contact information (mailing address, phone number, email, website, or shelter address).
• An Artist Statement giving your aims and objectives as an artist in relation to your submitted work (optional).

If possible, please include all written material as PDF files and submit via email to info@acnw.ca with “Exhibition Submission – New West Hospice Pop Up Exhibition” in the subject line. Please ensure that attachments total less than 5MB. For handwritten submission options, please contact the gallery at 604-525-3244.

Deadlines for submission is 4:00pm on Thursday April 30, 2020.

The Selection Process:

The Selection Committee will meet in late May 2020 to consider all applications received. All applications will receive a reply by email, stating whether the work has been accepted.  If your application has been successful, you will be contacted by telephone, exhibition details will be confirmed, and a contract will be sent to you. This contract will outline your responsibilities and provide other details and dates.  A signed contract is required before the exhibition can proceed.

Application Tips:

• Be sure that all documents include your name, name of your artwork, and complete contact information.
• Email submissions are preferred. For physical submissions, please phone the gallery at 604-525-3244 for equitable access procedures.
• DO NOT send composite images or prepared slideshows
• Please test all digital documents on a PC computer to ensure compatibility

Estimated Timeline:

Contact:
All inquiries should be directed to:
Stephen O’Shea, Executive Director
Phone: 604 525 3244
info@acnw.ca