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Showing posts with label rural. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Photographers are invited to Enter the Eighth Annual “SlowExposures 2010” Photo Exhibition

Entry Deadline is Midnight, Tuesday, June 15th, 2010.

This Year’s Theme: “The Rural South”

The deadline to enter the nationally recognized “SlowExposures” annual photo exhibition in Georgia is midnight, Tuesday, June 15th. Professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit their work.

Pike Historic Preservation, producers of “SlowExposures,” recently announced the call for photographers for the juried photograph exhibit that takes place during the last two weeks of September.

Photographers may submit up to six images for $50. All work must be original to the artist and photographs must have been taken within the last four years. Photographs may be color or black and white; using traditional or digital processes or elements of both.

One thousand dollars in total awards will be given to the first, second and third place winners of this fall’s show. “Honorable Mention” ribbons and a “People’s Choice” prize will also be awarded.

The “SlowExposures 2010” jurors are Brett Levin, Director of the Visual Arts Gallery of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Jack Spencer, Master Photographer based in Tennessee.

“SlowExposures 2010” is staged September 17 through September 26 at the historic R. F. Strickland Building in Concord, Georgia, 60 miles south of the Atlanta airport.

All entries must be submitted online at the new “SlowExposures” website --- www.slowexposures.org using the online registration form and payment by PayPal or credit card.

Other “SlowExposures 2010” events include additional photography exhibits in satellite locations, the Salon at the Whiskey Bonding Barn for photographers, a Portfolio Review and much more.

Please visit the website at www.slowexposures or contact Christine Curry at 770-567-3600 for more information.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

SlowExposures 2010 bring Fine Art Photogaphy to the South.....‏

Opens Friday, September 17th, 2010
Pike County, Georgia

SlowExposures, held annually in Pike County, Georgia, is the nationally recognized juried photo exhibition which faithfully captures the South's rural character through fine art photography.

The eighth showcase of photography opens on Friday, September 17th, 2010, in pastoral Pike County, located one hour south of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The photo celebration includes cutting edge seminars and workshops, a local children’s photography contest, satellite shows and a traditional, black tie SlowExposures Ball on Saturday, September 25th.

In addition to the primary collection of over ninety photos, a self-driving road tour features a map of the satellite shows and historic sites throughout picturesque Pike County.

SlowExposures is the annual fundraiser of Pike Historic Preservation and is dedicated to supporting the historical and cultural heritage of the rural south through contemporary photography.

All proceeds from the show and the dinner/dance go to the preservation of Pike County's historic buildings and landscapes.

SlowExposures attracts hundreds of visitors each fall.

For more information, please visit www.slowexposures.org or contact Slow Exposures, PO Box 489, Zebulon, GA, 30295, (770) 567-3600.

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