Vision(ary) | Portraits of Cultures, Communities, and Environments is the Griffin Museum of Photography’s summer public art exhibition all dedicated to the art of visual storytelling. Photographers are invited to participate by submitting their work for consideration. The resulting exhibition and selected stories are presented throughout the Winchester community, all part of the Winchester Waterfield Summer Arts Festival.
The installation will run from June 7 – September 13, 2024.
Link to submit! Application opens March 7 and closes April 15, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a ROLLING basis, so the sooner you submit, the better! Exhibiting artists will be announced to the public the first week of May, 2024.
Filling the Winchester community with public art, Vision(ary) will feature 15 photo based installations, with additional banners hung on light standards and sidewalk art installations located throughout Winchester’s downtown. There are many opportunities to tell your story, shine a light on your community and showcase new ways of seeing the world around us. Submissions open March 7-April 15, 2024 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Do you have a thought provoking series or visual story on environmental or social issues, family or community? We look to you to showcase your creativity using photographic processes. We are looking for projects from New England and beyond, we want to see your work, be it national stories or from far flung parts of the globe. We are looking to show work that helps us understand ourselves and the world around us. The submitted projects will be considered for all aspects of the installation, be it a cube, banner or sidewalk art. We will also create an online exhibition to keep the images and projects accessible following Visionaries’ closing date. All applicants will receive a notification of acceptance or rejection by late April.
Eligbility:
Anyone is welcome to enter, and there is no entry fee.
Entry Details:
File Formatting:
Submissions must remain within our specific formatting guidelines. Please use this form to submit the following information:
1. 10 images maximum. If selected for a cube, you may be asked to WeTransfer more images to us. These ten images should therefore give the best taste of your overall project. Show us the ten best!
2. Please ensure the image is 1200px on the longest side, 72 dpi, in sRGB color profile, and that each file size does not exceed 1MB.
3. 3. Your image file names should be saved using the following format “LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_PROJECT TITLE_IMAGE #” or “GROUP_NAME_PROJECT TITLE_IMAGE #” Example “Griffin_Arthur_Museum_1”
PDF Formatting:
Please upload a single PDF document with your artist biography, project statement, and image list. Your project statement should explain the scope of the project, your inspiration, and why you feel it is an important story to tell. Your image list should have the image title and date, using the number indicated on your image file to let us know which image is which. If you would like to submit a curated project with multiple artists, please submit a pdf full list of contributors, overarching project or artist statement and biography. You MUST save this PDF file as “LAST NAME _FIRST NAME_Visionary”
Best of luck to all entrants!
Application opens March 7 and closes April 15, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a ROLLING basis, so the sooner you submit, the better! Exhibiting artists will be announced to the public the first week of May, 2024.
Questions? Email ally@griffinmuseum.org
The Griffin Museum is pleased to partner with the Winchester Cultural District, Winchester Cultural Council and Photoville to bring this installation to our community. If you are interested in sponsorship of this public art project, contact us by phone at 781.729.1158 or by email.
