SCAD Alumnus David Field's Film, "Caterpillar"

View the short film:

http://www.vimeo.com/davidfield/caterpillar

Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30"

SCAD alumna Claire Rosen (B.F.A. photography, 2006) was selected as one of Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30" in Art & Design – for the second year in a row! SCAD's fourth annual deFINE ART celebration will feature "Reverie," an exhibition of Claire's work on view at SCAD Atlanta's Gallery, beginning January 14.

Gabe Zichermann: Gamification By Design

Gabe Zichermann: Gamification By Design

SCAD Museum of Art, theater
Thursday, Jan. 10
6 p.m.

Gabe Zichermann is CEO of Gamification Co. and Dopamine Inc., and author of “The Gamification Revolution,” “Gamification by Design” and “ Game-Based Marketing.” Zichermann defined industry standards and frameworks for adopting gamification as a tool to engage audiences from consumers to students, and his books continue to be key reference materials within the industry.

The event is free and open to the public.

Only 37 Days left to Contribute to the THRU Project

You can contribute to a great project at The Thru-Project at IndieGoGo. Alumnus Josh Niven is planning a large creative trip walking the Appalachian Trail. You can see more about the project at The Thru- Project.com.

A benefit Art Auction and Concert will be held on January 19th at Spare Time, 36 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd starting at 6 the bands start at 9. You can click on the flyer below.

Communication Arts Photography Competition

Deadline: March 15, 2013  

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in photography, the Communication Arts Photography Competition. Any photograph first printed or produced from March 2012 through March 2013 is eligible. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and photographers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Photography Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will carry contact information of the photographers represented.
CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential and they'll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.
View Previous Winners
What to Enter: Information on eligibility, categories and fees.
How to Enter: Information on preparation of entries and forms.
Photography Competition FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions about applications and file formats.

What to Enter

Any photograph first printed or produced between March 2012 and March 2013 is eligible. Entries may originate from any country. Explanation of the function in English is very important to the judges. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of Communication Arts to use them for publication and exhibition.
Photography Competition Categories/Fees
These categories are judged by the Photography jury and will appear in the Photography Annual:
Advertising: (ads, posters, CDs, packaging, etc.) $35 single entry/$70 series
Books: (cover/jacket and/or interior, must be published) $35 single entry/$70 series
Editorial: (consumer or trade magazine, newspaper) $35 single entry/$70 series
For Sale: (poster, print, note paper, greeting card, licensing/stock, gallery sale, etc.) $35 single entry/$70 series
Institutional: (company/association publication, brochures, collateral, etc.) $35 single entry/$70 series
Multimedia: (time-based media for film, television, video or web) $80 single entry/$160 series
Self-Promotion: (promotion for photographers, creative firms and vendors) $35 single entry/$70 series
Unpublished: (commissioned but not published, personal or student work, etc.) $35 single entry/$70 series
Late Fees
Entries must be registered no later than Midnight (Pacific Time Zone), March 15, 2013. Entries registered after that date require a late fee of $10 per entry. No entries can be registered after March 29, 2013.
Each photograph is a single entry. A printed piece with several photographs must have a dot or some other mark indicating which specific single photograph is to be judged. If a single photograph isn't indicated, the entry will be disqualified.
Campaigns or series are limited to five photographs. If the entry has more than five photographs, indicate which five are to be judged. If this isn't indicated, the entry will be disqualified.

 

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How to Enter

All competition entries are processed through our online entry system. Printed Call-for-Entry forms are no longer used.
Before you begin the process of entering a competition, please have the following information and materials ready. This will make the process go quickly.

• - Your contact information for registration and notification.
• - Title and brief description of each project (limit of 100 characters).
• - Any digital files you might want to submit saved as RGB (not CMYK) JPG format (maximum 1024 pixels wide X 768 pixels high @72dpi).

Entries can be submitted in the following formats:
Unmounted printed samples: ad tear sheets, pages or spreads, brochures, annual reports, posters, books, etc. (pieces over 18" x 24" must be submitted as digital files).
Digital files: RGB (not CMYK) JPG format with a maximum width of 1024 pixels and a maximum height of 768 pixels (72dpi). Digital files will be projected for the judges.
Multimedia entries: Submit multimedia entries on DVD NTSC (viewable on a standard DVD player) or mpeg files on CD-ROM. Include 4 seconds of black, no slates or bars. Single entries must be on individual disks. Series should be edited together on one disk with 2 seconds of black between each entry. Computer-based formats such as QuickTime or Flash should have a maximum screen size of 1024 x 768.
Please do not send any pieces of art you want returned. NO ENTRIES WILL BE RETURNED. No exceptions. CA is not responsible for damage or loss of any entry. All entrants grant Communication Arts the right to reproduce work selected in the Photography Competition on the Communication Arts website and in materials used to promote the magazine and/or future related promotions.
Preparation of Packages
Send entries, unmounted, in flat packages only, no mailing tubes (they frequently arrive damaged). Address packages to Communication Arts Photography Competition. Non-United States contestants should mark each package "Materials for Contest Entry. No Commercial Value." No provision will be made by CA for U.S. Customs or airport pickup. International entries should be sent by international courier. All entries must be received by the final deadline date.
Forms and Entry Fees
After choosing a form of payment you will have access to PDF reports summarizing what you entered. If you chose to pay by check, you will have an invoice available for printing. If you chose to deliver entries via mail/courier, you will also have entry forms in PDF format that you will need to print, trim and attach to your entries. Tape an entry form to the back of each entry. If the entry is a print-based campaign, you will tape an entry form to each part of the campaign. Tape an entry form to the outside of each disk case. Multiple digital files may be placed on a single disk. Please tape all applicable entry forms one on top of the other so we can flip through them to verify the contents of the disk.
Make checks payable to Communication Arts. Non-United States contestants must send an International Money Order or a check in US funds drafted from a US bank. Please include the check with your entries if you are delivering them via mail/courier. If your payment is being sent under a separate cover, please send your entries now, with a note saying that the check is coming under separate cover. If you submit all of your entries online please write the Communication Arts invoice number on the check. The invoice number can be found in the Entry Forms PDF file. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Charges for your entry fees will appear on your statement as “(Commarts)”. Credit card charges can be done online. We do accept wire transfers, however there is a fee of $25 (US) to cover fees charged by the banks to process the transfer. Please contact our office at (650) 326-6040 (9-5 PST) for instructions.
Mail entries to:
Communication Arts Photography Competition
110 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1107 USA
(Via United States Mail, FedEx, UPS, etc. Entrants submitting from outside the US, please use an international courier)
Notification of Acceptance
Only accepted entrants will be notified two months after the deadline date. Complete credits and any additional material necessary for reproduction will be requested at that time. No additional fees will be required. Award of Excellence certificates for the photographer, client and art director of each accepted photograph will be mailed in one month after the publication date.
Questions
If you have any other questions or want to request a call for entries, you can reach us at:
Email: competition@commarts.com
Phone: (650) 326-6040
Fax: (650) 326-1648
 

The Nikon Photo Contest, 2012-2013: Call for Entries

TOKYO - Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that entries to its international Nikon Photo Contest for 2012-2013. The entry period is December 1, 2012, through February 28, 2013.

• Nikon Photo Contest 2012-2013

The "Nikon Photo Contest" (NPC) is the new name for what was formerly the "Nikon Photo Contest International" (NPCI), a contest held by Nikon since 1969 with the goal of "contributing to the development of photographic culture by providing a venue for communica-tion among photographers from around the world, be they professionals or amateurs".
For this year's contest, our 34^th, we have completely overhauled the contest by, among other things, establishing a movie category. We are looking for entries in four categories: single photo (Category A), composite photo photo story (Category B, featuring composites composed of series of two to five photographs), photographic videos (Category C, featuring videos of 45 seconds in length), and Motion Snapshot (Category D). In category D we are requesting works in the new "Motion Snapshot" image format that combines still images and movies and is available with Nikon 1, Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens.
The judges include well-known photographers active on the global scene who will select a total of 54 works for first, second, and third prizes in each category, together with a Grand Prize for the very best entry. A new addition is the "Participants Award for Most Popular Entry", which will be chosen by the contest entrants. The winning entries are to be announced in the summer of 2013 and are to be included in a public exhibition (the location, date, and other details of which are yet to be announced).
(Revised on November 20, 2012)

Guidelines for the Nikon Photo Contest, 2012-2013

• Eligibility The contest is open to all, professional and amateur, regardless of age, sex or nationality.
  
• Theme and Categories Theme :No theme is specified for any of the four categories.
  Categories
  A:Single photo
  B:Composite photo Photo story (each consisting of a series of from two to five photographs)
  C:Photographic video (45 seconds long)
  D:Motion Snapshot (shot with the Motion Snapshot feature on Nikon 1)
  (Revised on November 20, 2012)
  
• Entry Period Saturday, December 1, 2012, to 1:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
  
• How to Enter Entries must be submitted via the Internet. Visit the Nikon Photo Contest 2012–2013 website (http://www.nikon-photocontest.com/), complete the entry form, and submit it together with your works.
  
• Submissions
  • Each entrant is limited to a total of ten works in categories A and B; for example, two entries of one photograph each in the single photo category and one entry of four photographs in the composite category would total six works.
  • The same works or portions of the same works can not be submitted in both category A and category B.
  • Each entrant can submit one work in each of categories C and D. These works can be in addition to works submitted in categories A and B.
  • Entry is restricted to original works that have not previously been published and to which the entrant holds the rights. Works that have been submitted to other previous or ongoing contests will not be accepted. The category of works submitted to other contests includes those that are submitted to another contest after being entered in the Nikon Photo Contest.
• Eligible Works
• Categories A and B
  • Image data files created with digital cameras (including medium- and large-format cameras). Images that have been retouched using software or by other means will be accepted. Both color and monochrome images will be accepted. (Scans of photographs taken with film cameras are not eligible.)
  • File size: Up to 20 MB.
  • File format: JPEG/150 dpi recommended.
  • The standard color space for the judging process is sRGB.
  • Entrants may be requested to provide higher resolution images for publication or display purposes related to the contest.
• Category C
  • Movie files containing videos created from footage shot using the movie recording feature of digital still cameras (including medium- and large-format cameras)
  • Length:45 seconds.
  • Each movie entered must have a file size of 200 MB or less and be in MOV format.
  • Any music used must either be copyright-free and performed and recorded by the entrant or a person designated by the entrant (commercial recordings of copyright-free music may not be used) or be works for which the entrant holds the rights and for which the rights have not been transferred to a copyright collective.
• Category D
  • Motion Snapshot files created with the Motion Snapshot feature on Nikon 1 cameras.
  • Entries must be in MOV format.
• Judging/Announcement of Results Entries will be published to this website after the first round of judging following the completion of the entry period (current plans call for the entries to be published at the end of April, 2013). The final winners will be determined after the second (April) and final (June) rounds of judging. The final results are to be announced on this website in the summer of 2013. All entrants will be eligible to vote for the "Participants Award for Most Popular Entry". The details will be announced on official website.
  
  • Our judges from around the world
• Awards and Prizes The most outstanding entry in categories A, B, and C will receive the Grand Prize. A total of 49 prizes will be awarded in categories A, B, and C, including the Grand Prize and 48 prizes for entries placing first, second, or third in each category, while prizes will also be awarded to the top three entries in category D. All winners will receive in the foregoing categories will receive trophies and prizes of Nikon products with values determined by the type of prize. In addition, a "NIKKOR Award", trophy, and prize money will be awarded for the best work shot with a NIKKOR lens, and the winner of the "Participants Award for Most Popular Entry" will be awarded prize money and a trophy. An exhibition of the prize-winning works is to be held, and the winners of the Grand Prize and the first-place finishers in each category will be given the right to post other works to a photo gallery on the Nikon Photo Contest 2012–2013 website.
  

Instagram Competition

1650 Gallery is now accepting submissions for the juried exhibition THE ART OF INSTAGRAM. Instagram is an exciting new vehicle giving the next generation of photographers a network to showcase their work. This month we are looking to bring this cloud-based world of Instagram offline and on display in the physical world. 

For more information and to submit:
http://1650gallery.com/instagram2013_call.php

RayKo 6th Annual International Juried Plastic Camerashow

Get that film processed, quick! The deadline to enterRayKo's 6th Annual International Juried Plastic Camerashow is this Friday, January 4th at midnight! This competition is open to artists working with plastic cameras with plastic lenses. The more obsolete, flawed, and lo-tech, the better. Images should be taken with cameras with limited controls, such as Diana, Holga, Lubitel, Lomo, Banner, Ansco, Brownie, and various Polaroid cameras. Beautiful prints from less-than-gorgeous cameras – that’s what we’re looking for! This is RayKo’s largest exhibition of the yearwith artists from all over the globe submitting work! Cash prizes and juror awards plus Square Magazine will be publishing the first 10 winners in a special toy camera issue in March! Looking forward to seeing your fantastic plastic images! Happy New Year!

Wedding Photographer Needed

March wedding on Sea Island looking for a photographer. Please contact Rus Caso rcaso@sbcllc.net if you are interested.

Friday, December 14th Pop Up Art Show

209 West Hall Street Pop Up Art Show Friday, December 14th 6-9pm