Members Only Exhibit at Walker's Gallery - Call For Entries

See below the details for submitting to the Walker's Gallery Exhibit - World in Motion which will run alongside the Naturescapes exhibit in San Marcos. This Call for Entries is for current Hill Country Photography Club paying members. Jurors will be Carol Watson and Joseph Walsh.

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The exhibit will run from September 5th to October 31st. We will need approximately 30 images for the exhibit. We may use more, depending on the sizes of the images selected. Each club member wishing to participate will be able to have at least one image in the exhibit. Participation will be limited to paid HCPC members. Visit our website for instructions on how to join: www.hcphotoclub.org.

Deadline to submit images: Tuesday, August 12th midnight!

Theme:
World In Motion: People, places and things in motion -- slow exposures, pan shots, actions shots. Anything goes - from dancers to cars to rivers. Images must be family friendly.

Process for Participation:

• Select up to six images for submission. Images chosen should be consistent with the theme.
• Digital images must be high quality jpeg measuring 600 pixels on the longest dimension at resolution of 72 ppi.
• Digital files should be named with the last name, underscore, first name, underscore image number (e.g., jones_john_1.jpeg)
  

• Email image titles, frame size, sale price and files to hcphotoclub@gmail.com by Tuesday, August 12th, midnight. Make sure that the image numbers correspond with the image information in your email.

Sample of image information:
1 - Blue Window, 20x16 (horizontal), $125
2 - Orange Gate, 16x20 (vertical), $125

• Let me know how many images you are willing to place in the exhibit. this will be considered as a commitment on your part to provide the images. For example you submit 6 images for consideration, but you want to only exhibit 3, then only 3 images will be selected from your group of six.
• You will be notified by August 16th as to which of your images have been accepted for the exhibit. Specific information regarding the images will be requested at that time.
  

Images selected for exhibition:

• Exhibition quality prints must be received at City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department, 401 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX 78666 no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, August 29th, 2007.
• Prints should be mounted, matted and framed; wired ready to hang; and labeled on the back with the name of the photographer and title of the image. We recommend at least a two-inch mat border on each side of the print and a simple frame. There are no restrictions on mat color or on framing materials or color.
• The screw eyes for hanging should be as close to the top of the frame as possible so that the picture will not lean out from the wall when it is hung. You do not need to provide wire for hanging.
• The outside dimensions of the frame must be at least 8"x10" and no more than 30" in any dimension.
• Photographers will pay a 30% sales commission for prints sold during the exhibition, which will be used to help defray exhibition costs.
• You may retrieve your work from the San Marcos Activities Center at 501 E. Hopkins between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 1st. If you prefer to have your entry mailed or shipped to you, you must provide a prepaid, pre-addressed shipping case.
• Warning: any work without a prepaid, pre-addressed shipping case that is not picked up on time will be sold, with the proceeds going to benefit the San Marcos Area Arts Council.