Colors of Life - Photocontest

Photocontest

An International Photo Contest representing an opportunity for photographers worldwide (professionals, students and amateurs) to submit and exhibit their works in the United States and internationally.

THE COMPETITION

A portion of the funds collected from sales of artists' works and otherwise at exhibitions will support the Instituto Neurológico de Guatemala (Institute of Neurology of Guatemala), a private non-profit organization actively providing and giving assistance to underprivileged children with special learning needs. The work of the participants selected by Colors of Life will be submitted to a jury of leading international gallery owners, academics and artists and a collective exhibition of 35 selected finalist photographs in the Competition will be hosted by:

The Embassy of Guatemala in Washington DC, November - December 2010
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond VA, January - March 2011
Art Works, Richmond VA, April - May 2011

The first prize image will be exhibited during the whole month of June 2011 in the National Museum of Modern Art Carlos Merida in Guatemala City and published in the auction catalog. In addition, the Colors of Life catalog will be printed and sold to raise funds for the Instituto Neurológico de Guatemala (Institute of Neurology of Guatemala) and when ready can be ordered through info@colorsoflife.org

THEME

"A dream in color"

PRIZES/COMPENSATION

1st prize of the Competition will receive US$ 1,250.00
2nd prize of the Competition will receive US$ 900.00
3rd prize of the Competition will receive US$ 550.00
Two honorable mentions will be chosen from the remaining finalist photographs (NO CASH PRIZES)

JURY REVIEW AND SELECTION

Selected pictures will be submitted to a leading panel of jurors for the final selection of first, second and third prizes and two honorable mentions.

Jury members include:

Sandra de Galindo, Director, Juannio, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Anne L. Cook, Art Administrator, Capital One, Richmond, VA, USA.
Maria Eugenia Alvarez, Third Secretary and Cultural Attache', Embassy of Guatemala, Washington DC, USA.
Elena Ehrenwald - Prize-winning photographer, Miami, USA.
Norma Isabel Uparela Brid, Owner and Director, ArtCartagena, Colombia.
Annie Hogan, Photographer, Professor of Photography, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.

NOTIFICATIONS

Jury review and voting will be completed by August 30, 2010. Finalists will be notified by an official letter and e-mail.

WORK FROM SELECTED FINALISTS

Finalists' selected archival prints must be received together with a CV/resume and a brief description of the artist's work in a CD/DVD and suggested market price, by no later than September 30, 2010. The maximum dimension of an archival print should not exceed 40 inches (100 cm) in any direction. Selected work must be mounted in a black metal frame, white museum mat (if matted), plexiglass only, and ready to hang. WORK WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFIED CONDITIONS FOR EXHIBITION WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

SHIPPING

Via UPS Ground only to:

COLORS OF LIFE
Colors of Life International Photo Contest
3126 W Cary Street #718
Richmond, VA 23221, USA
Tel + 804 254-2902

RETURNS POLICY

Shipped work must be sent in a re-usable container, as this container will be used to return any unsold work. Work must be securely packed, with identification tags attached to the back of the work and with return shipping label enclosed. A street address must be used for returning shipping purposes. A UPS pre-paid return shipping waybill must be enclosed with the shipped work. WORK THAT DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFIED CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED. WORK THAT ARRIVES DAMAGED OR WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFIED CONDITIONS FOR EXHIBITION WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. NO SELECTED WORK MAY BE WITHDRAWN ONCE SUBMITTED. All reasonable care will be taken in handling all entries. COLORS OF LIFE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE. Artists desiring to insure their work must make their own arrangements. COLORS OF LIFE reserves the right to reproduce accepted work in connection with Competition promotion. Artists retain all other rights. Submission of an entry to this Competition implies acceptance of all conditions stated in these rules. Artists will receive 50% of their suggested market price if their work is sold. Payments to the artists will be made within 30 days after receipt of proceeds from sales. Substantially all of the remaining proceeds from sales will be used to support the Instituto Neurológico de Guatemala (Institute of Neurology of Guatemala). All finalists unsold photos will be returned to the artists within 60 days of the completion of the touring exhibition.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Colors of Life has arranged with leading American and Latin-American professionals to provide media coverage for the entire competition, the opening receptions and the collective exhibitions in order to provide suitable promotion and publicity for participating artists.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For any additional information regarding the Competition, please contact us at:

COLORS OF LIFE
1301 OLD LOGAN ROAD
MANAKIN-SABOT, VA 23103
Tel.: +1 (804) 784 1243
Email: photocontest@colorsoflife.org
www.the-gallery.it
www.colorsoflife.org

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