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After seeing such great art work on display at the ArtsExpo(sed) event this Friday, I know a few UW photographers would be viable competitors in this competition.

My favorite photo I saw on sale was this larger print of a young girl with a brunette bob-cut– she was almost out of the frame, walking to the right of the viewer. You couldn’t even see her face. In her hands were a bundle of the purest red balloons, also floating out of the frame. The beautiful colors of both her dark hair and the balloons subdued by the high grass that blurred the majority of the image.

So puzzling, yet enchanting.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Photographic Center Northwest’s 13th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition , Please Ring Bell, will be chosen by Rod Slemmons. Selected entries will be exhibited at the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle from July 11 – August 28, 2008. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $750, and $500 respectively. PCNW gratefully acknowledges Getty Images for sponsoring the cash awards. The competition is open to all photographers, all photographic processes, and all themes. PCNW Faculty, Board Members and staff are allowed to submit entries, but are not eligible for the cash awards. The juror is looking for work that represents a larger, cohesive body of work and will be selecting a short series from each photographer chosen. A short artist statement is required. The entry fee is $40 for four jpegs. Additional jpegs will be accepted if accompanied by a seven dollar per jpeg fee, up to ten jpegs total. Entry fees are non-refundable. All entries must be received by Friday, May 9th, 2008 at 9:00 pm.

Juror: Rod Slemmons

Rod Slemmons has been the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago since 2002 where he has curated several exhibitions and teaches undergraduate photo history and graduate theory seminars. Slemmons previously taught at the U.W. in Seattle for 12 years. He was the National Chair of the Society for Photographic Education from 1990 - 1994. Slemmons was the Curator of Prints and Photographs at the Seattle Art Museum for 14 years, producing 35 exhibitions and numerous catalogs.

How To Enter

1. Submissions accepted via CD only. Must be readable on a PC. Jpegs only.
2. Images must be no larger than 720 pixels (or 10 inches) at 72 dpi in the longest dimension, and saved as jpegs.
3. Each jpeg must be titled with the correlating letter to match the entry form, the photographer’s name and the title of the image (for example: A_John Doe_Untitled.jpg)
4. An artist statement must be submitted on the CD in a word document file or pdf statement no longer than two pages. (do not send hard copy of the statement-it will not be used)
5. The CD and CD case must be labeled with the photographer’s name.
6. Notification: A list of accepted artists will be posted on our website: by June 2008, www.pcnw.org
7. Acceptance notice & materials will be sent only if a SASE with sufficient postage accompanies your entry.
8. Work submitted may not have been previously exhibited at the Photographic Center Northwest Gallery.

Submission information here: http://www.pcnw.org/gallery/entries.php

The Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) is searching for a T-shirt design that best embodies what it means to attend the University of Washington. UW has a rich tradition in student involvement, academics, athletics, and so much more; so there’s no shortage of ideas. The selected design will be featured on the 2008 Husky Tee, proceeds of which will be used to help provide support for students confronted with emergency situations. The Husky Tee will be sold at the University Bookstore, their website, and various UW events.

The selected designer will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship for spring quarter by the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Life, the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President for Minority Affairs. The competition is open to all UW students – undergraduate, graduate, and professional.

Designs must be submitted by Thursday, April 10th at 5pm. Designs can be submitted electronically to huskytee@u.washington.edu with the subject line HUSKY TEE 2008, or in person at the ASUW office, located in HUB 104C. Students may submit multiple designs.

Please consider the following for submissions:

• Design is needed for the front only
• Design may use up to four colors, however 2-3 is recommended
• T-shirt Color recommendations
• Design must be sized to fit on a t-shirt and high-resolution (300dpi or above)
• Must be in .jpeg or .pdf or .bmp format
• All designs must be accompanied by your name, UW Student ID #, a UW email address, and a phone number

The winner will be selected by Friday, April 18, 2008. The inaugural Husky Tee will be unveiled at the UW Alumni Association’s Washington Weekend (April 24th – 26th).

Going down to the Portland area for Spring Break? This is a great chance to get your work not only in a gallery but in a gallery window! That’s exposure!

Call for Artists: Blackfish Gallery, a cooperative art gallery singular in its kind in Portland, OR is taking applications for a site specific installation in our Fishbowl window adjoining the Gallery. The term is for one month shows open to all artists who have not had a window venue in the Pearl District[NW Portland] in the last 12 months.

Blackfish Gallery is one of the most enduring and successful cooperative art galleries in the United States, seeking out and presenting outstanding visual art within the context of thought-provoking ideas as they provide a forum for artists creating unique work that may exist beyond retail and commercial boundaries.

Questions? Phone # 503.224.2634.
Web: blackfish.com

BLACKFISH GALLERY
420 NW 9th Ave. Portland, OR 97209

interSECTIONS, a CHID publication of student’s poetry, short-stories, essays, visual arts, and more will be accepting submissions until this Friday, March 7th. Please drop by submissions at the CHID advising office at Padelford B102D. . Get your story heard in this fabulous journal!

English Department T-Shirt Design Contest! (open to students in all majors)

Sigma Tau Delta, the UW chapter of the national English honor society, is kicking off the new quarter with a fund-raising event: T-shirts representing the English Department at the UW will be available for sale in Spring Quarter. But first, we need that clever, artistic design to
catch everyone’s eye! The winning submission will be featured on T-shirts or other outerwear.  The winner will receive a free shirt and $25 University Book Store gift card.

Submission deadline: February 11th, 2008; All submissions will be collected in the Sigma Tau Delta mailbox located in the English Advising office in Padelford A-2-B. Shirt sales support Sigma Tau Delta and its service to students in our department. The winning design should be clear, tasteful, and relevant to the English Department and/or the discipline of English. It should feature the text, “Department of English, University of Washington.” Black-and-white graphics only please. Artists do not have to be in the English Department in order to submit a design.

Please forward any questions to Jessica Frederick: jessimay@u.washington.edu

Imagine…in between the 8:30am Dinosaurs 101 lecture, the FIG meeting, the adviser appointment, and the frat party on 17th, a UW student can be touting around your design for over a year!

The First Years Program is seeking creative cover designs for the UW’s 2008-2009 student planner. The winner will have their design distributed on the cover of 9,000 student planners and receive a $50 gift card from the University Bookstore.

Requirements:

- 7″ (width) x 9′ (height)

- At least 144 pixels/inch (or equivalent)

- Color mode: CMYK

- Deliverables: one hardcopy, CD with the original file and .pdf version. Include your full name and email address upon submission.

Submissions due: February 29, 2008 at 5 PM in Mary Gates Hall, room 171.

Click here to view winning cover designs from previous years.

2008 Call for Entries!

New this year! Students may submit their Short Film to SIFF for only $25! The Student Short Film extended deadline is February 15, 2008, and your submission MUST include a copy of your current student ID.

The Seattle International Film Festival is seeking features, documentaries, short films and animation for the 34th annual festival. With over 550 screenings of 270 features and 140 shorts in 25 days, SIFF is the largest film festival in the United States. Attracting audiences over 160,000, SIFF is a great way to get your film noticed.

For more information on student submission guidelines, please visit:
http://www.seattlefilm.org//festival/prelaunch.aspx?FID=64

The University of Washington’s student-run journal featuring undergraduate, graduate, and faculty literary and visual arts is extending its submission deadline! Submissions will now be taken at Padelford A2H until

February 10th, 2008.

We accept work in three broad categories:

Fiction (including subgenres, such as one-act plays, flash fiction, etc.)
Poetry
Visual Arts

Submissions should be kept to a maximum of 3000 words and must be original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. No more than three submissions per category per individual.

For more information on how to submit your work, please visit the Bricolage Blog at:
http://students.washington.edu/brico/submit/

Interested in publishing your poetry? How about a short film? Check out the new publication for students called NUDGE. Start exploring your creativity!

Visit NUDGE for more info.