Call for artwork—black and white photography show at the Hygienic

Hygienic Art
83 Bank St., P.O. Box 417, New London, (860) 443-8001
The f-stops here: a Black + White Event
Call For Photographers/Artists—Juried Black + White Photography Exhibition at Hygienic Art
Show Dates: Sept. 10—Oct. 8, 2011.
Opening Night: Sat., Sept. 10, 7—10 p.m.

Receiving Dates:
Thurs., Sept. 1, 11—3 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 2, 11—6 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 3, 11—6 p.m.

Press release

The f-stops here: A Black + White Juried Photography Exhibition at Hygienic Art! Get busy! It is the Black + White event of the year! Not to be missed. Summer is moving along fast so get out there and produce some of your best Black + White photography to submit to this exciting juried photo exhibit: The f-stops here.

We are mixing it up for this exciting event with two talented photographers lending their eye. Guest juror Photographer Ron Cowie of Cowie Platinum Editions and curating the selected pieces Photographer and Associate Professor of Art at Connecticut College Ted Hendrickson.

Prizes will be awarded and everyone will be wearing black + white at the opening event.

Submission info: Black + White photography, this year is a black + white event. No color photography this year!

Entry fees:
$15.00 for single entry
$20.00 for two entries
$25.00 for three entries

Unselected Pick-up:
Thurs., Sept. 8, 11—3 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 11, 12—3 p.m.

Selected Pick Up:
Sun., Oct. 9, 12–3 p.m.

Submission Details: Artists may submit up to 3 pieces to be considered. Black + White photography only. All work must be current. All work must be for sale. No works previously shown at Hygienic will be accepted. All works must be suitably framed with wires and ready for hanging. All metal frames must have hangers and wire, NO CLIPS. Work submitted must not exceed 48” in either direction. All work must remain for the duration of the show. Hygienic will retain 30% of sales and collect 6% CT state sales tax. Hygienic will not be responsible for unclaimed work.

Ron Cowie is an internationally known, award winning, fine art photographer and platinum printer living in Charlestown, Rhode Island. His work has been shown in various publications, galleries, and private collections. He is the owner of Cowie Platinum Editions, a fine art platinum printing service for artists, photographers, institutions, and collectors.

Ron has been practicing photography for twenty-five years and is a master of the 19th century process of platinum printing. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he was the photo editor of the News Record, with a degree in Anthropology. He also is a graduate of The New England School Of Photography. He is an instructor of Alternative Processes at The New England School of Photography in Boston, MA. He has taught platinum printing workshops at The George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, Roger Williams University, Connecticut College, and is available for private tutorials.

Ron Cowie On Jurying:

Every important thing that can be done in photography has been done in the first 100 years of its invention. There are very few, if any, frontiers in the field. That said, it is wonderful to see images made with zest and intelligence. Images which challenge, ask as well as answer questions, lean towards mystery and are made with skill hold my attention the most. I can’t tell you what that looks like, only when I see it.

A native of New London, Connecticut, Ted Hendrickson studied photography at the University of Connecticut where he received B.A. and M.F.A. degrees, and at Rhode Island School of Design, where he earned a Master's degree in Art Education. He is currently an associate professor of art at Connecticut College.

During the past 35 years, Ted Hendrickson's photographs have explored the nature of landscape as image. Ranging from the man-made scene of the built environment and the wooded and coastal landscape of Southern New England, to the landscape of Ireland, Hendrickson's laconic personal views can be simultaneously poetic, comic, tragic or mysterious. His work records layers of geologic and human history in a concise, straightforward style without overtly injecting the drama of the picturesque. Current interests include a series of images, Questions for a Stony Landscape, exploring boulders and placed stonework as marking the man-altered landscape and its potential evidence as history, work and ritual.

Hendrickson's work has been featured nationally in numerous one-person and group exhibitions. He received a commission from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts to photograph the towns of New London County for permanent exhibition at the New London County Court House. His work is included in many prestigious public and private collections.