New PDN Fine Art Contest: The Curator

Deadline: March 8th
THE CURATOR:
The Search for Outstanding and Undiscovered Fine Art Photography

One artist in each category will be awarded participation in an exclusive gallery show held in New York, New York during the summer of 2010. In addition, the selected artists will be featured in a print gallery in PDN's June issue - which has an additional print distribution to photography industry creatives - and their images will also be reproduced in a PDN Web gallery. The winner of each category will receive a Moab Chinle Portfolio.

Categories:
Portraits/Nudes
Installation/Still life
Abstract/Mixed Media
Nature/Street Photography
Photo Essay/Reportage
Student Work

For more information and to enter, click HERE

Back Issues of PDN Available In Bergen

I will be making available my personal collection of back issues of PDN (Photo District News) magazine. Issues will be housed in the graduate ink-jet lab on the 2nd floor. Feel free to take a copy, read and return, BUT PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE COPIES FROM BERGEN, and please do not tear out pages. If you would like a copy of an article, you can use the copier in room 201.
All of you should be reading PDN. It is chock-full of relevant articles in a range of photography-related topics including business, commercial, fine art, publishing, contests, technique, and product/gear reviews.
Enjoy and learn!
JK

Internship Opportunity

Case-Mate a fast growing company specializing in cases and accessories for mobile devices. Located near Atlanta, Georgia, we are looking for a photography intern for approximately three months. Working in a corporate environment, a can-do attitude is your most important asset.

Your job is to provide basic photography needs in order to promote case-mate products. The process involves capturing the image, retouching, and exporting in different formats.

These demands usually fulfill

-the case-mate web site’s imagery (case-mate.com)

-internet advertisements’ imagery (including web banner, newsletter, brochure, newsletter)

-online image gallery for the sales department

-other needs that might come up include editorial and special promotion projects.

Wage is $10.00 per hour.

If interested, please send resume and portfolio to Yen at yen.phan@case-mate.com. Portfolio images should not be anymore than 20 images and file sizes should be small enough to fit in one e-mail.

Savannah Magazine Call for Photo Essay Entries

Looking for gorgeous, original shots of anything that screams springtime in Savannah...azaleas in the squares, Historic District home/garden shots, Sidewalk arts festival, etc. Need to be "wow" shots, full of color that can stand boldly alone (no words necessary). Unexpected shots are good, but they need to illustrate "only in Savannah."

If you have work that meets these criteria and would like to submit it
for consideration, please send your reply to editor@savannahmagazine.com
<mailto:editor@savannahmagazine.com> .

Photography Student Teng Phour Needs Your Votes!

Photography student, Teng Phour, is a finalist in W Magazine's first photography contest! PLEASE VOTE FOR HIM! The link to vote is www.wdesires.com/theartproject. Voting ends Jan 19. Votes are limited to one vote per email address per day, so you can vote everyday!

W: The Art Project is W Magazine's first ever photo contest. Teng is one of 20 semi-finalists, and after voting, the top 5 with the most votes will move on to the third round where a panel of judges will select the grand prize winner.

Surface Magazine Call for Entries

Architectural Interiors
For info, go to:
http://www.surfacemag.com/contest/2010/interiors/about/

Internship NYC and Europe

Fashion photographer based in NYC and Europe is looking for an intern

Your duties may include:
Archive photos
Scan, manage and organize files
Maintain photographic equipment
Basics of digital teching
Pickup, drop off and deliver to client completed jobs
Small graphics work (photoshop, InDesign)
Office work

You should meet the requirements:
Be eager to learn, take direction well, be attentive and punctual.
Have passion for photography.
Be open, outgoing, ready to work hard.
Have a basic knowledge of the professional photography.
Have good knowledge of Mac computers and basics of Adobe software.

Job location is Union Square.

We expect a workload of 20h a week. This position is open immediately.

Initially your compensation will be a school credit.

Please submit cover letter and resume via email in a pdf format to info@imagine-nyc.com

Call for Entries to "Blind Proxy"

Desotorow Gallery announces a call to artists for “Blind Proxy,” an experimental, collective project that explores the idea of how placing one work of art next to another can create an unanticipated dialog. The exhibition “Blind Proxy” will be on display Jan. 29-Feb. 10, 2010.

The call for entries to “Blind Proxy” is open to national and international artists of all levels, and works of all genres and media. Works should be exactly 10 inches by 10 inches, and unframed. To be entered, an entry form and $10 entry fee should be submitted to Desotorow Gallery by 5pm, Jan. 22. You supply the piece and Desotorow will construct the puzzle, combining all the individual works into one large installation.

Further information about submitting work for the exhibition “Blind Proxy,” including a complete list of dates, submission guidelines and forms, can be found at http://www.desotorow.org/exhibits/call.html.

Any questions about Desotorow Gallery and this exhibition can be addressed by calling 912.355.8204 or emailing info@desotorow.org.

Asst. Professor, Bradley University

Assistant Professor of Art in Photography, Bradley University

Bradley University, Department of Art

Peoria, Illinois

Assistant Professor of Art in Photography

Tenure-Track, beginning August 2010

Submit completed application by January 15^th; review of applications will continue until position is filled

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Black and White and Digital Photography, and Video, as well as other core courses as appropriate. The successful candidate will be committed to a collaborative relationship with studio and art history areas and contribute to the creative and intellectual life of the department, which includes the new Inland Visual Studies Center. Faculty must be willing to assume various responsibilities associated with a comprehensive masters university, including the successful pursuit of their own creative production, mentoring students, organizing lectures by visiting artists and historians, supervising field trips, and serving on college committees. Opportunities for departmental teamwork include study abroad programs, advising program majors, serving on MFA committees, seeking resource development, contributing to the design of a guest speakers program, exhibition development, internship programs, and establishing formal and informal class connections with peer institutions.

Qualifications

Required: An appropriate MFA degree; University teaching experience; an expressed interest in interdisciplinary studies and a commitment to principles of cultural diversity; a strong technical, conceptual, and historical grasp of the intersecting worlds of photography and experimental video production; experience working directly with photography and digital media; a record of successful exhibition in a variety of modes and venues including, but not limited to galleries, theatres, museums, festivals, and webcast. Skills in Adobe Photoshop and studio lighting are also required.

Preferred: At least one year college-level teaching experience beyond graduate school; a record of interdisciplinary projects and initiatives. Fluency in global, national and regional art discourses. Skills in traditional processes in photography, including non-silver processes and other experimental processes such as digital negatives, pin-hole cameras, to large format 4×5 cameras.

Application must include the following:

• Hard-copy cover letter,

• Current CV,

• Artist statement,

• A statement of teaching philosophy

• Sample syllabus for an undergraduate studio course,

• Documentation of personal work—slides, CD, DVD, URL)

• Contact information for three professional references

To ensure full consideration, application material should be received by

January 15, 2010. Please note if you will be attending the CAA conference in Chicago. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.

Send applications materials to:

Photography Search Chair

Department of Art

Bradley University

1401 Bradley Ave.

Peoria, IL 61625-0140

Salary

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Bradley University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The administration, faculty and staff are committed to attracting qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.

Bradley University is an independent, comprehensive university enrolling 6,000 students, 5,000 in undergraduate programs. The NASAD Accredited Department of Art has over 160 undergraduate majors and 15 graduate MFA and MA students For additional information about the University visit http://slane.bradley.edu/art.

Call for Entries to "Illumination"

Desotorow Gallery announces a call to artists for “Illumination,” an exhibition to be held Jan. 22-Jan. 27, 2010. “Illumination” will be a juried exhibition of works of art created with or about light.

The juried exhibition “Illumination” is open to national and international artists of all levels. Entries to this call should either be constructed using light or explore light as subject matter. To be considered, an entry form, entry fee, artist statement and digital images of the artwork should be submitted to Desotorow Gallery by 5pm, Jan. 8. A $15 submission fee allows for the submission of up to 3 pieces of work. Artists will receive notification of the list of selected pieces through email on Jan. 11.

Further information about submitting work for the exhibition “Illumination,” including a complete list of dates, submission guidelines and forms, can be found at http://www.desotorow.org/exhibits/call.html.

Any questions about Desotorow Gallery and this exhibition can be addressed by calling 912.355.8204 or emailing info@desotorow.org.