Juror Catherine Edelman
CoPA 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition
Call for Entries - Submissions due by October 9
CoPA’s 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition
Walker’s Point Center
for the Arts
839 S. 5th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Exhibition Dates:
December 2, 2011
– January 21, 2012
Exhibition Juror:
Catherine Edelman
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Catherine Edelman opened her Chicago gallery 24 years ago after completing her MFA in Photography at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since its founding in 1987, the gallery quickly established itself as one of the leading galleries in the Midwest devoted to the exhibition of prominent contemporary photographers alongside local, new & young talent, showcasing a broad range of subject matter. The gallery exhibits in major art fairs throughout the country and is widely respected as a leader, educator and expert in the field of photography.
Debuting with the Ballad of Sexual Dependency by Nan Goldin, CEG has shown everything from street photography (Susan Meiselas, Sebastiao Salgado, James Nachtwey) to fashion photography (Annie Leibovitz, Herb Ritts, Matthew Rolston) to traditional landscape images (Michael Kenna, Lynn Geesaman) to social-conscious work (Richard Misrach, Jeffrey Wolin, Terry Evans, Allen Ginsberg) to images created as a springboard for story-telling (Joel-Peter Witkin, Elizabeth Ernst, Dan Estabrook), etc.
Recent shows at the gallery include a major exhibition, Killer Shots: A Photographic Response to War, curated in 2003 by Catherine Edelman as a response to the war in Iraq. The show featured 34 photographers and showcased photographs from numerous conflicts starting with Vietnam and moving to the present. The exhibit traveled to Indiana University Art Gallery and San Francisco Camerawork. In 2001, Edelman curated Others Among Us: Works of the Amish, Hutterites & Mennonites, featuring work by Kristin Capp, George Tice, Larry Towell & Laura Wilson. The show debuted in Chicago and traveled to The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Iowa.
Catherine Edelman is an active member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and currently serves as its vice-president. She is also a member of the Chicago Art Dealers Association (CADA) and currently serves as its president.
Eligibility
This juried exhibition is open to all photography artists who reside in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota or Michigan, who may submit up to four images with a $35, non-refundable entry fee. There is no entry fee for active/paid CoPA members (who may also submit up to four images); this is considered a membership benefit. Link to submit an entry is at the end of this article.
Rules – Online Submissions
Only original works of art completed by the applicant and not previously exhibited in a CoPA Midwest Juried Exhibition may be submitted. All entries must be submitted online through the CoPA website: www.copamilwaukee.com. Be prepared to include the following information when uploading your images: your name, complete address, daytime phone number, night phone number and current e-mail address. Be sure to indicate if your are a current/paid member of CoPA, or a non-member. Non-members need to make their checks payable to CoPA, (Coalition of Photographic Arts) and mail to the following address: CoPA (Coalition of Photographic Arts), P.O. Box 510464, Milwaukee WI 53202. Please indicate on the outside of the envelope that it is for the 2010 Juried Exhibition. The fee for non-members is $35.00
You will also be asked to complete an online Artist Statement and/or Bio. This will be limited to a total of 1,000 characters for both – not each.
The online submissions form will also ask you for this additional information for each image submitted: title, size including matting and frame, selling price (you must clearly indicate if price is for matted and framed image or for print only). Please keep in mind that CoPA/WPCA will retain 30% of any sales generated during or from this exhibition.
All images to be uploaded must meet the following:
JPEG, 6 inches or 1800 pixels on the longest side, and at 300 dpi. Your quality should be at its highest. PLEASE NOTE – Do not use a border or frame your digital images/files being submitted online.
We ask that you conform to the above so that if your image(s) are accepted, we will have the quality needed to publish the image(s) in a catalogue. Also, this size will give the Juror the quality needed to make selections for this exhibition.
Rules – Upon Acceptance
If accepted into the exhibition, two-dimensional entries must be framed and ready for hanging with hook eyes and wire. Frames, mats, and glass should be clean and presented in a professional manner. Mats should be white or off white. Saw-tooth hangers will NOT be accepted. Size requirements: Image size no larger than 40 inches wide, including the frame and mat. Exceptions to any of these hanging requirements must receive authorization from CoPA Exhibitions.
Click here to submit your entry for the CoPA 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition.
CoPA 5th Annual Juried Show Entry Fee - $35 for Non-members
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Timeline
September 8 - October 9: Online submission dates. Images uploaded after October 9 will not be accepted.
October 16 - October 23: Images will be in the hands of the Juror.
October 23 - 25: Juror to notify CoPA Exhibition Chair of selections.
October 28 - 29: Notification to accepted artists emailed and posted to www.copamilwaukee.com.
November 20 (Saturday), 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., and November 23 - 24 (Tuesday and Wednesday),
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment: WPCA receives images. No work will be accepted after November 29.
December 2: Exhibition opens.
December 9: Juror picks images to receive awards, Opening reception at WPCA, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Includes Gallery talk by Catherine Eldeman and Awards presentation.
December 2 - January 21: Exhibition at WPCA. www.wpca-milwaukee.org
January 20, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m: Gallery Night & Day, sponsored by the Historic Third Ward.
January 21, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m: Last Day of Exhibition, Gallery Night & Day, sponsored by the Historic Third Ward.
January 24 – 28, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m: Artists pick up work from WPCA.
Please direct all questions or concerns regarding CoPA’s 5h Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition to CoPA Exhibitions: Geri Laehn at GeriLaehn@Gmail.com
