FOTOFILMIC OPEN

EXHIBITION CALL JURIED BY REBECCA MORSE (LACMA), JACQUELINE BATES (NYT) & RACHEL AND GREGORY BARKER (STANLEY/BARKER)

FOTOFILMIC OPEN: EXHIBITION CALL JURIED BY REBECCA MORSE (LACMA), JACQUELINE BATES (NYT) & RACHEL AND GREGORY BARKER (STANLEY/BARKER)

 

 

REGULAR SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL DEC.18!

“FOTOFILMIC OPEN” invites photographic artists from all horizons and nationalities to exhibit their latest projects – including digital based ones, a first at FotoFilmic! – at the FotoFilmic Space on Bowen Island in metro Vancouver BC this coming Spring for a 6-week duration (April 12 – May 25, 2025).

Submissions will be reviewed by an outstanding jury panel of three photography professionals internationally recognized for their curatorial, editorial, and publishing expertises. For this first OPEN edition, we are immensely pleased to collaborate once again with LACMA Curator Rebecca Morse, The New York Times Opinion Section Photography Director Jacqueline Bates, and London-based publishers Gregory and Rachel Barker, founders at Stanley/Barker! Each juror (Rachel and Gregory together) will pick two final exhibitors from the FOTOFILMIC OPEN Call submissions for a total of six exhibitors.

The resulting FOTOFILMIC OPEN Exhibition will be entirely produced by FotoFilmic at no cost to the exhibitors (for more detailed information on this, see the exhibition section below), and be accompanied by a small newsprint publication/catalogue to be shared with the community. As an added benefit, each exhibitor will also be offered a complimentary 40-minute private online consultation with the juror that selected them to forge meaningful connections and help pave the way for other future collaborations and opportunities.

FotoFilmic started in 2012 as a global juried exhibition call focused on analog culture at a time many feared the film medium, and its tangible roots were all at stake. After six successful years and annual traveling editions (2012-18), the MESH Exhibition (2019-21) represented the last iteration of FotoFilmic’s all-analog legacy which lives on since under the form of the JRNL publication (and its own exhibition!). Keeping in line with FotoFilmic’s rich and varied educational programming today, we are excited to finally open wide the doors of contemporary photography representation through this new inclusive exhibition format!

Early bird submissions are now closed (Nov.25): send your regular FOTOFILMIC  OPEN submissions by Wednesday, December 18, 2024!

 

 

JUROR BIOGRAPHIES

REBECCA MORSE

Rebecca Morse is Curator in the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Recent projects include  Ed Ruscha: Now Then, Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising, Barbara Kruger: Thinking of You I Mean Me I Mean You, Thomas Joshua Cooper: The World’s Edge, Sarah Charlesworth: Doubleworld, and Larry Sultan: Here and Home. She was previously Associate Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) where she organized Amanda Ross Ho: Teeny Tiny Woman, Cai Guo-Qiang: Ladder to the Sky, Rodarte: States of Matter, The Artist’s Museum, and Florian Maier-Aichen. Upcoming projects include Laura Gilpin: Photographer of the West.

https://www.lacma.org/
@lacma

STANLEY/BARKER

STANLEY/BARKER was founded in London by Gregory and Rachel Barker in 2014, with the intention of a brining a considered list of beautiful photobooks of substance and depth into the world. Each book that STANLEY/BARKER publishes is produced with the utmost care and craftsmanship by a host of renowned artisans: from designers, typographers, and illustrators to binders and printers all collaborating to actualise an artist’s individual vision.

https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/
@stanleybarkerbooks

JACQUELINE BATES

Jacqueline Bates is the photography director of Opinion at The New York Times. She was the founding photography director at The California Sunday Magazine, which won National Magazine Awards for excellence in photography in 2016 and 2017, and Pop-Up Magazine. Previously, she was the Senior Photo Editor of W Magazine and worked in the photo departments of ELLE, Interview, and Wired. Bates holds an MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts.

@jackiecbates
@nytopinion

FOTOFILMIC OPEN DETAILS

EXHIBITION DETAILS

OPEN Exhibition dates:
Friday, February 7 – Sunday, March 16, 2025 (with a February 7 opening)

OPEN Exhibition format: by default each OPEN exhibitor (6 total) will be allocated the following approximate wall space dimensions:

9′ (L) x 8′ (H) / 2.75 m (L) x  2.45 m (H)

OPEN Exhibition layout: as a starting point of conversation, OPEN Exhibitors will be asked to provide a layout/mockup of how they would envision their work to be displayed in their exhibition section. It can be a simple drawing snapshot with your phone, or a more elaborated digital design, both are fine. Exhibition layout proposals will be further discussed by the FotoFilmic team for approval.

> > OPEN Exhibition Individual Layout/Mockup due date: Monday, January 20, 2025.

OPEN Exhibition print media, print number and sizes: the largest print size allowed is 30″x40″ (75×100 cm approximately). It’s perfectly fine to include various print sizes in your overall exhibition layout. Depending on print sizes, the maximum number of prints allowed will usually vary between 8-12 (unless working in a grid format, or with another specifically structured/sequenced design).

OPEN Exhibition print media: by default works to be exhibited will be printed on Epson Enhanced Matt 180gsm color paper (unless specified otherwise).

Alternative OPEN Exhibition formats:

1. You may ship to us framed prints ready to hang instead of getting your final exhibition works printed by FotoFilmic. In that case, please make sure that we can reuse your packaging materials to send your work back after the exhibition. If you have any questions on this, please consult with us first. Our exact shipping address is as follow:

FOTOFILMIC
103-555 Prometheus Pl.
Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2
Canada

2. You may also mail to us unframed prints (same shipping address). Unframed prints can be pinned to the walls, taped, magnetized, or hung under a wood structure (please indicate your preference in your layout/mockup).

CONSULTATIONS WITH THE JURORS

All individual online meetings will be hosted by FotoFilmic via Zoom, and be scheduled in consultation with both the jurors and the exhibitors. Exhibitors only receive one complimentary meeting with the juror that selected them. All meetings will last 40 minutes. Detailed scheduling information will be forwarded to the exhibitors before the February 7th opening.

PUBLICATION DETAILS

For the accompanying OPEN Exhibition newsprint catalog publication, exhibitors will be required to send a high resolution image file of each final work to be exhibited.

OPEN Exhibition catalog newsprint publication format:  170x250mm (approximately 9″x10″), full color

OPEN Exhibition Catalog Publication Files Specs:

Uncompressed TIFF File Format

300 ppi image resolution
Adobe RGB 1998 embedded color profile
10 inches height document size (regardless of orientation)
8 or 16 bits color depth

File Naming: lastname_firstname_OPEN_01.tiff, etc.

Individual Google Drive folders will be created for each exhibitor where to upload all their catalogue publication files (Same January 20 upload deadline).

Please note that the catalog publication will also include individual project statements and artist biographies. These two texts will need to be sent along the high resolution image files and be formatted down to about 100-150 words max.

OPEN SUBMISSION FEE, DEADLINES & SCHEDULE

Early bird: $35 USD
[deadline: November 25, 2024]

Regular Submissions: $45 USD
[deadline: December 18, 2024] 

Please fill out the form below to send us your OPEN Exhibition submission. Submissions are subject to a $45 USD entry fee in order to be validated.  Please note that all works submitted must have been created within the past 10 years (2014 and after). An email acknowledging our reception of both your submission form and entry fee payment will be sent shortly after you complete your submission.

* * SCHEDULE * *
Call deadline: December 18, 2024
Jurying: December 10 – January 19, 2025
Winners announcement: late January 2025
Exhibition: April 12 to May 25, 2025

FOTOFILMIC OPEN SUBMISSION FORM

 

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