Call for Entry
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In celebration of Independence Day, the deadline for the 20/20 Photo Festival call for entry show has been extended to
Monday, July 8th with a special discounted entry fee of $25, courtesy of our presenting sponsor Unique Photo.
Gravy Studio and Eddi Jones Projects present the 20/20 Photo Festival Call for Entry show centered around the theme Technology: Before, During, After. The show will bring together a wide range of perspectives on old and new photographic technologies from emerging and established photographers from Philadelphia and beyond. We invite any artist whose work relates to the theme to submit photographic artwork to be selected by photographer and curator Travis Flack, a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Travis works primarily with photography, using various methods of image manipulation to create chaotic scenes of revised history through alteration and intervention. He also supports artists and photo organizations working with Eddi Jones Projects, a boutique, artist-run agency.
The theme for this year’s show is based on Douglas Adam’s commentary on living and growing with technology in his collection of posthumous essays The Salmon of Doubt:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things.
22 years after its initial publication, it seems that these satirical rules still have some poignant relevance in today’s rapidly-changing advancement of photographic technology. A large majority of photographers working today have made the switch from film to digital, swapped chemistry for pixels and were able to increase their workflow accordingly.
For some, a romantic inclination to remain with past processes became a choice in both rejecting modernity while embracing tradition with a refreshing contemporary twist. For others, embracing cutting-edge tools like AI provides an opportunity to create new visual culture and update old traditions to reflect the present day.
While Adams might have given us a guideline for how technology will eventually show up in different stages of our lives, artists have a tendency to gravitate towards methods that are personal, choosing technology that relates to how they grew up, what they are now, and where they’ve been.
Before, During, After is an open call that explores how experience is shaped by technology, and the particular ways in which tools, old and new, reflect the personal nature of image-making as a form of self expression.
Submission Guidelines: Photographic artwork in the theme of Technology: Before, During, After. Upload 5-10 files. Each file must be 72 dpi, 1000px on longest side, 2Mb or less. File labeling: Last Name_First Name_Title (ex: Doe_Jane_Title)
Cost: In celebration of Independence Day, the deadline for the 20/20 Photo Festival call for entry show has been extended to Monday, July 8th with a special discounted entry fee of $25, courtesy of our presenting sponsor Unique Photo. $25 per 5-10 images. A Paypal link to pay will appear after you complete this form. UArts students and faculty can submit for free by uploading your school ID along with your images.
Important Dates: Submissions close July 1st July 8th at 11:59pm. All submissions will be contacted regarding acceptance in early August. Selected artists will be asked to send high-res files by August 9th. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, September 7th and a closing reception will be held on Saturday, September 28th.
Printing: All selected work will be printed by Gravy Studio and Butterfield Editions on Tyvek material and hung with magnets. Artists can keep prints after the exhibition has been taken down. Pick-up and Delivery options for prints will be available in October.
Where: Exhibition will be installed at Cherry Street Pier (121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106.)
Prizes: First prize winner will receive a cash prize of $500, Second prize will receive a cash prize of $250, Third prize winners will receive a cash prize of $150, and one honorary mention will receive various local photography goods (TBD)
Travis Flack (b.1988) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. He works primarily with photography, using various methods of image manipulation to create chaotic scenes of revised history through alteration and intervention. By adding solvents to smear and move the ink on the surface of prints, his work becomes something beyond the original source material, adding a layer of impressionistic feeling and changing the meaning of the photograph after it exists physically.
When not making a mess of prints, the love of the medium pushes him into exploration of the natural world, the interpersonal relationships of human beings and the sometimes beautifully bleak.
His work has been shown at The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, The Salvador Dali Museum, and numerous galleries regionally and abroad. In print his work has been published in Der Greif and Beautiful Decay, and was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe as "an artist to watch" in 2022.
Eddi Jones Projects was founded by Gregory Eddi Jones after seeing a need among artist friends for affordable, experienced help in navigating the contemporary photo world ecosystem.
For EJP, Gregory puts all his best talents to use as a photography writer, publisher, advocate, and project developer. He finds fulfilment as a supporting strength for friends and fellow artists, enjoys contributing to the success of photography organizations, and he simply likes to help in whatever ways he can.
Photos from Previous Call for Entry Exhibitions
