Our annual call for entry will be open for submissions from March 1st through March 31st, 2024, for all creative artists using photography as a primary medium for inclusion in our summer exhibition.
The Griffin Museum celebrates the craft of photography and the community it serves in its thirtieth year with our Annual Juried Members Exhibition. Juried by Mazie Harris, Assistant Curator of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the 30th Annual Juried Exhibition seeks entries of diverse themes, styles, and artistry. There is no specific theme this year, so we encourage entries of all kinds!
LINK TO SUBMIT
AWARDS
* $1,000 Arthur Griffin Legacy Award
* $500 Griffin Award
* $100 Honorable Mentions (5)
* (2) Exhibition Awards that will take place next June and July 2024.
* (1) Director’s Prize with exhibition and catalog
A catalog of the 30th Members Juried Exhibition will be produced.
An online digital showcase from photographs chosen by the Griffin Museum Executive Director will be produced and available for viewing in the Museum.
Exhibition Dates
20 June – 28 July, 2024, artist reception and online panels, TBD
About the Juror:
Mazie M. Harris is an Assistant Curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, where she specializes in American photography past and present. Her recent exhibitions include María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold (currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum and opening in February at the Nasher Museum, Duke University), In Focus: Protest (2021), Once. Again. Photographs in Series (2019), and Paper Promises: Early American Photography (2018). In addition, she recently edited the book Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza (2022) and contributed to the exhibition catalogue Arthur Tress: Rambles, Dreams, and Shadows (2023). She received her Ph.D. from Brown University, and her scholarship has been supported by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian, and Terra Foundation for American Art.
Submission Guidelines
Fee – $35 for submission of up to 5 images
Submissions accepted through CaFE – https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13098
Submission period ends April 3, 2023 at 11:59PM Mountain time.
Evaluation Criteria
The Griffin Museum invites member photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. We are excited to review all forms of the photographic image, including moving image, installation and public works, experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. The members exhibition celebrates the creativity of all of our members using photography in their practice.
The number of photographs in the exhibition will be approximately 60 photographs.
Eligibility
ELIGIBILITY: This Call for Entries is open to all active member photographers. Entrants must be members of the Griffin Museum of Photography (with a current membership through April 2024). We always welcome new members as part of our family and offer a broad range of member opportunities. While some opportunities are for long distance members like our on-line classes, and programs, we want you to feel like part of our community from wherever you reside.
There is a membership level for Distance Members for those outside of New England.
Submission Requirements
* Must be a member of the Griffin Museum of Photography through April 30, 2024. There is the availability to renew memberships.
* All images must be submitted as jpeg files, sized to 1200 px on the longest dimension, (72 dpi is fine), and in Adobe RGB or sRGB color space only.
* All entries that do not adhere to the guidelines above will be rejected.
* Upload through the Café Portal 5 images.
* All memberships will be verified before delivery to juror. The jurying will be anonymous.
AWARDS
* $1,000 Arthur Griffin Legacy Award
* $500 Griffin Award
* $100 Honorable Mentions (5)
* (2) Exhibition Awards that will take place next June and July 2024.
* (1) Director’s Prize with exhibition and catalog
A catalog of the 29th Members Juried Exhibition will be produced.
An online digital showcase from photographs chosen by the Griffin Museum Executive Director will be produced and available for viewing in the Museum.
Exhibition Dates
20 June – 28 July, 2024, artist reception and online panels, TBD
Evaluation Criteria
The Griffin Museum invites member photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. We are excited to review all forms of the photographic image, including moving image, installation and public works, experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. The members exhibition celebrates the creativity of all of our members using photography as an element in their practice.
All entrants must use the CallForEntry (CaFE) online entry system.
1. Access the CaFE site and create a free personal account.
2. Upload your files into your CaFE portfolio with these specifications:
Image resolution: 1200 pixels (long dimension) @ 72 dpi
Profile: AdobeRGB(1998). Save file as an 8bit Jpeg. Files must not exceed 5MB.
Please remove any visible names, titles, watermarks, etc.
* All memberships will be verified before delivery to juror. The jurying will be anonymous.
Notification and Submission of Artwork: All entrants will be notified of the results via email in mid-May, 2024. Check your spam or junk folders for this notice.
If selected for exhibition –
Artwork must be framed and ready to hang. Artists will pay shipping to and from the museum.
Preparing your image for exhibition
All artwork for display in the gallery must be ready-to-hang. Framed pieces can be wood or metal and in any style or profile and must be glazed, Plexiglas is preferred. Mounted prints are welcome as long as they have some hanging method. Matted but unframed work will not be displayed. Your finished piece must not exceed 30 inches on the long side and weigh less than 10 pounds, with hanging wire securely attached to the back of the frame. No saw tooth hangers. Diptych, triptych, multiple images, etc. must not exceed 30 inches combined on the long side. For the safety of your print and our gallery visitors, no exceptions will be granted for these framing requirements.
Delivery of Art
– Accepted work needs to arrive at the Griffin Museum of Photography no later than Friday, June 14th, 2024 at 4pm est via only Federal Express, UPS or USPS. Hand deliveries are welcome during gallery hours, Tuesday – Sunday, Noon – 4:00pm.
If you ship your work please use sturdy, reusable packaging — we will use the same packaging to return the piece to you. You may use reusable fiberboard containers or sturdy cardboard boxes, with additional bubble wrap and cardboard for shock protection. Use of Styrofoam peanuts or similar loose packaging material is discouraged. FedEx, UPS or USPS can be shipped to the Museum. Please include a prepaid return-shipping label with additional insurance if desired for the return of your work. No cash or personal checks please.
Prints that do not meet our requirements, arrive late or damaged, cannot be hung properly, or are deemed by the jurors and Griffin Museum of Photography to be of poor quality will be not be exhibited. While your work is in our possession, in the event of loss, damage or theft, the Griffin Museum liability is limited to replacement cost of materials only.
A signed Exhibitor Agreement needs to accompany your work or be completed upon our receipt of the piece.
We can’t wait to see your work! Thank you for being part of the Griffin artist community.
