Call forEntries: Alan Avery Selects at Atlanta Photography Group
Atlanta Photography Group (APG) is now taking entries for AlanAvery Selects, APG’s feature exhibition for Atlanta Celebrates Photography(ACP), the month-long, citywide photography festival. The exhibition will bejuried by Alan Avery, owner and curator of Alan Avery Art Company, the oldestsustained art gallery in Atlanta, which represents works by exciting andtechnically proficient emerging, mid-career, and internationally establishedcareer artists.
The Virginia Twinam Smith Award is an important part of thisexhibition. APG will offer two artists one $500 award each for the purchase oftheir photograph for acquisition into the permanent collection of the Museum ofContemporary Art of Georgia. The show runs from Oct 12 – Nov 30, 2019.
Juror: Alan Avery
Alan Avery is the owner and curator of Alan Avery ArtCompany. He is responsible for reviewing and recommending artists for long-termrepresentation and career development. Over his 35 years as one of the leadingart dealers in Atlanta, Avery is credited with forging relationships andplacement of numerous works of art with many leading institutions and museumsacross the country. During his 30+ year career Avery has brought to the city majorexhibitions of some of the most important artists of our time, including RobertRauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Miro, David Hockney, Alexander Calder,Chuck Close, Fredrick Hart, Jim Dine, Helen Frankenthaler, and Kara Walker.
"My goal is to bring together collectors with works offine art while developing the collectors awareness of technique, composition,and experience. Art education and appreciation is a responsibility that I take seriously and hope thatcollectors learn to recognize works of art as a soulful experience rather thanjust items of decoration."
Virginia Twinam Smith Award
Each year, two photographs from the Selects exhibition areawarded a $500 cash prize and the photographs are donated to the Museum ofContemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) for their permanent collection. Pastrecipients of the Virginia Twinam Smith Award include: Dale Niles, Tom Meiss,Peter Essick, Malgorzata Florkowska, Joseph Pizzuto, Amanda Greene, MeredithHoward, Jack Lawing, and Jennifer Lawsky.
Timetable
· Call for Entries: July 8 - Aug 26, 2019 (feesapply, see website)
· Exhibition Dates: Oct 12 - Nov 30, 2019
· Artist Reception: Oct 18, 7:30-9:30pm
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Requirements
There is no theme for this exhibition. Entrants can submit2-8 images of their choice. Images do not need to be a part of a single body ofwork.
Works that have already shown in the APG Gallery areineligible for this exhibition. Works that have been shown off-site (PhotoBuckhead, Airport, Southern Currents, etc.) are eligible.
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