Regional Show

NORTH VALLEY ART LEAGUE   
2014 REGIONAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 
January 1 – January 22, 2014 
 Carter House Gallery, Redding, CA  96003

The North Valley Art League will offer two photography shows in 2014, the NVAL International Juried Photography Show and the "new" Regional Juried Photography Show. 
PROSPECTUS                                                                                                                              PrintableVersion - Click Here

To Enter – Scroll to the bottom of the Prospectus
ELIGIBILITY
This show is open to all photographers residing in northern California, north of Sacramento -- and southern Oregon, south of Medford. All forms of photographic expression are encouraged: film and digital capture, both traditional and digital darkroom, along with photo manipulation. All entries must be the entrant’s original work, i.e. the capture of the image as well as dark room and digital processing. This does not preclude the use of professional labs for printing, resizing, and film development. Images previously accepted into a NVAL Juried Photography Show are not eligible.

EXHIBITION
Our purpose is to professionally exhibit your unique artwork in our gallery for patrons to view, appreciate and purchase. Approximately 70 images will be exhibited at our spacious Carter House Gallery and also on the NVAL website. The gallery is located in Caldwell Park, 48 Quartz Hill Road, Redding, CA 96003.

The North Valley Art League is a non-profit, all volunteer organization. Your entry fees cover the prize money and other expenses of running the photography show. Any remaining monies help fund the operating expenses of the NVAL Carter House Gallery so that we can continue our goal of furthering the visual arts in the Northern California region.

TOTAL AWARDS -- $700

First Place -- $400
Second Place -- $200
Third Place -- $100
Honorable Mentions -- 6 Gift Certificates for printing and framing

SHOW CALENDAR

Entry Deadline . . . . November 4, 2013
Notice of Acceptance . . . . November 20, 2013
Art Work due at Gallery . . . . December 17 – 21, 2013
Show Opens . . . . January 1 , 2014
Reception and Awards . . . . Sunday, January 5, 3 – 5 pm
Pick up Unsold Work . . . . January 22 after 4 pm

Only juror-accepted work submitted for gallery exhibit is eligible for awards.
JURORS: The jurors for the 2014 Regional Juried Photography Show are Ed Beier from Redding, CA, and Bob Grace from Red Bluff, CA. Both men are extremely knowledgeable photographers with many years of experience
Ed Beier works primarily in black & white film, "This traditional approach works well to portray my thoughts and the images that result", says the artist. During his nearly 60-year long experience as a photographer, he has produced many individual shows with North Valley Art League, Shasta Arts Council and Graphic Emporium. He participated in a number of juried art shows, as well as acting as a juror for Highland Art Center, North Valley Art League and many District County Fairs. Ed has been a Photography Show Chairman for Shasta County Arts Council Juried Photography show for 3 years, and North Valley Art League's Juried Photography Show for 17 years.
Following a thirty-year career as a California State Park Ranger, Bob Grace started a second career as a professional photographer in 2001. His work has appeared in a broad range of publications, including books, magazines, websites, newspapers and postcards. He specializes in nature and travel, but has dabbled in other styles as well. His works have appeared in several prestigious international shows, where they have won several prizes and awards. Since 2007, Bob has taught classes and workshops in dSLR photography and digital post-processing. Drawing students from all over the North Valley region, he has helped hundreds of aspiring photographers improve their skills or begin careers in photography.
ENTRY FEES -- ALL ENTRIES WILL BE SUBMITTED ONLINE  (see instructions below)
• $30 to enter three entries
• $8 for each additional entry
• No limit on the number of submittals per entrant
• THE NON-REFUNDABLE ENTRY FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD
• Images will be juried in electronic format as submitted, with final jurying for awards based on the framed prints presented for the Carter House Gallery exhibit.

ACCEPTANCE NOTICE: Everyone who enters will receive an email notification regarding acceptance or non-acceptance by November 20, 2013. Detailed instructions for delivery, shipping, and artwork identification will be detailed in the acceptance notice.
EXHIBIT PRINTS: All accepted images submitted for exhibition must be printed and framed either professionally or in a professional manner. Simple dark framing with white or off-white matting is recommended. Works must be delivered ready to hang. Maximum frame dimension is 40” and maximum weight is 12 pounds. NVAL hangs with cable hooks, so please use only frame hangers, D-rings or split rings for your hanging hardware.
If framed work does not substantially meet the appearance of the JPEG entry, or if the print quality, matting or framing are not suitable quality for gallery presentation, the NVAL may ask the artist to replace whichever element is not suitable. If the artist is unwilling to meet these standards, the NVAL reserves the right to replace the entry with another work selected by the juror.
SALE OF ARTWORK: There will be a 20 percent commission charged by the gallery on any piece that is sold. California sales tax will be collected.
COPYRIGHT: Entrants retain copyright of all their submitted images, subject to the NVAL Use Rights listed below.
USE RIGHTS: By submission for jurying, artists whose submissions are chosen for the exhibition grant the North Valley Art League the right to use their images for the purpose of marketing the exhibition, marketing the North Valley Art League’s programs and subsequent display on the NVAL website gallery exhibits. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation from NVAL. Artist’s recognition is provided with any use.
NVAL/GALLERY LIABILITY and INSURANCE: Artists are solely responsible for the cost, care, protection, and insurance of their work during shipment to and from the Carter House Gallery. For exhibited work, the North Valley Art League’s responsibility and liability for any damage or loss for whatever reason will be limited to the cost of printing and framing of the particular piece. Every care will be taken to secure the safety of all exhibited works of art.
TO PREPARE YOUR IMAGES FOR ONLINE ENTRY PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
• JPEG format
• File size no larger than 2 MB
• SRGB color space is recommended for the most accurate web version of your images.
 
• Ideally the longest side should be 1,280 pixels or GREATER. If your image is LESS than 800 pixels on the longest side, you may want to resize it using the original, larger file. If you do not have the original larger file, do not try to upsize your image. You are better off submitting an image as small as 600 pixels on the longest side than to distort the quality of the image by trying to increase the pixel dimension.
• Please do not use your name in the title or filename. Make sure that your file name (not the title) does not include special characters: ‘ “ ; : { } \ / or any of the characters found above the numbers (@, #, *, etc.) except the underscore and dash.
TIPS ON USING OUR ONLINE ENTRY SERVICE
• Our online entry service has recently launched a new enhanced version. Returning entrants will need to create a new account, if they have not already done so for another organization using the same service. With this new version entrants will only need one account for all competitions/organizations using the service.
• Once you set up your account, you will be asked to select the 2014 Regional Juried Photography Show. Then use your credit card to pay the entry fee and proceed to enter your images.
• To view your images at full size double click on the thumbnail.
• You may edit your entries or add additional images at any time up until the entry deadline. 
  TO ENTER - CLICK HERE
QUESTIONS: Email regionalphotoshow@sbcglobal.net or call show chairmen
Bernie & Charlotte Bryson, 530-221-1993