NW Drawers
Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers
In July 2007, Blue Sky established a program to specifically feature the work of photographers based in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia. While Blue Sky's gallery exhibitions rotate on a monthly basis, photographs featured in the Drawers remain for longer periods.
You are welcome to have a look by simply opening any one of the Drawers. Should you want to see more work by a particular artist, please ask the Gallery Attendant for assistance. Artists provide prices for all prints that are for sale.
PUBLIC CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Download a PDF of the application, or read below.
The Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers at Blue Sky
In July 2007, Blue Sky established the Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers program to feature a juried public archive of photographers based in the region: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia. Visitors to Blue Sky are welcome to enjoy work in the Drawers by simply opening any one of the archival files, or by asking the Gallery Attendant for assistance. The Drawers program has quickly become a favorite aspect of Blue Sky's ongoing programming, reaching approximately 25,000 visitors annually. To coincide with the gallery's 35th anniversary year, Blue Sky is seeking new and exciting work to be featured in the Drawers. Each selected artist will be invited to deposit up to 10 original, matted photographs in one of 70 drawers for a period of one year.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Any photographer who is a resident of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, or British Columbia is invited to submit work for consideration. Please provide 10 images from a single series or body of work in electronic format on CD. If an applicant has previously been featured in the Drawers, the submission must be of new or different work.
Jurors will review all submissions projected onto a screen; please keep this in mind when formatting images for consideration. The preferred format is a single pdf document, with one 8.5" x 11" image per page, no borders. Alternatively, artists may submit a single folder of individual digital files at 72 ppi, no bigger than 8.5" x 11" each (612 pixels X 792 pixels).
All accepted works must be delivered to the gallery matted in standard sizes. Due to the actual dimensions of each drawer, matted works are not to exceed 20" x 24". The jurors welcome a concise artist statement, biography, and print prices and sizes submitted in electronic format as part of the submission, as these documents will be included in the drawer along with each artist's matted prints.
Send your complete submission to:
Pacific NW Photography Viewing Drawers
Blue Sky
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
USA
Insure your accurate contact information-mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail-is on the CD itself and all electronic documents you submit. Blue Sky cannot accept submissions via e-mail.
Deadline for submissions is 5:00 PM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010
(either hand-delivered or postmarked)
All applicants will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, September 17, 2010. Accepted works must be received at Blue Sky to be deposited into the Drawers no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, October 29, 2010.
Enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage if you prefer to have your CD returned. Otherwise, Blue Sky will take care to destroy all submissions after they have been reviewed and artists notified. The jurors will not review work that does not meet these guidelines. Blue Sky cannot respond to inquiries about the status of a submission, nor are the jurors able to offer feedback or reasoning for rejected submissions.
JURORS: Photography historian Virginia Dodier volunteers in the Blue Sky Library and serves on its Exhibition Committee. She recently returned to Portland after 30 years working on photography exhibitions and publications with museums and galleries in London, New York, and New Mexico. Graydon Miller is a Portland-based collector of photography. Christina Spielvogel has 12 years experience as a Blue Sky Exhibition Committee member, and formerly served on its Board of Directors. She is also a past Board member of and volunteer for Photolucida.
