CALL FOR ENTRIES - panorama only show, Logan, Utah, January '08

Since I'm working a lot in the panoramic format right now, and want to see as many different artists as I can, I have decided to extend a call for entries for a panoramic-only exhibit to be held on the campus of Utah State University, in Logan, Utah to be held from January 5-12, 2008.

The Twain-Tippets Art Gallery is a space approximately 2500 square feet in size with multiple partitions to hang work from. I have arranged to have the gallery for one week in January. It is the first week students will be back on campus from Christmas Break, so there will be a fair amount of exposure to them.

We only get a week because it is an on-campus gallery and there are other students/faculty/guest exhibitors who use the space regularly.

If you are interested, let me know. I am thinking of having a few 'restrictions'.

There is no restriction as to method of image capture or output. Analog and digital will be presented side-by-side.

Preference would definitely be given to any ULF, alt and/or hybrid methods.

I'm also considering making it a print-exchange also...meaning you will not recieve back the print you sent in. (still under consideration...)

In order to make it affordable to both give and mail prints, I'm also going to ask that they not be matted or mounted, but sent in a roll-tube.

The show will be 'lightly-juried' meaning that there will be some help from Craig Law (a photography professor at USU), in deciding who is in and who is out. Honestly, if you submit a print, it'll probably get in.

A small fee (undecided as of yet) will be charged to cover return postage. I would ask that the materials you send your print inside of could also be re-used to return prints to others.

Let me know if there are any suggestions I might do to modify this 'call for entries' and to make the show more sucessful.

I've never curated a show before, so not only is this new territory as to how to do a call for entries, but also in the exhibiting of the images.

Oh, and keep it up!

Michael Slade

Entries should be sent to:

Michael Slade - Panorama Show
c/o Art Department
4000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT
84322-4000

Hi Michael, what is the criteria? US only or open entry, sizes etc.

Gari

No restrictions on countries...the farther flung the better.

Size? Big is always good with panos I think. Small is good, but big is more good.

Is there a theme or conceptual thread to the show (rural or urban landscape, for example)?

I am interested in taking part, have a few ideas around the pano format that have been kicking about in my head of late but would like a little more info before heading in.

If there is a conceptual thread to the show, it is the idea that there's not one 'right' way to shoot panoramas. I like that there are many ways to execute the panorama, as well as endless subject material to be photographed as a panorama.

I would expect to see lots of typical landscape images, but am hoping that's not all I will see.

Throw some ideas up and see what folks here think.

I will submit a print for the show. Please let me know when you want to have the print arrive.

Wonderful! Looking forward to seeing your print.

I'm thinking the deadline for recieving prints needs to be mid-December to deal with the Christmas mail and the Christmas break from school.

Also considering having the entries being mailed to my home instead...the univsersity mail might not be the most efficient while school is out. I'll check on that too.

Joe Lipka said:

I will submit a print for the show. Please let me know when you want to have the print arrive.

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Panos Monstrosos

Michael - I have a series of Manhattan panos (different seasons, times of day, all from the same location) that I've shown a few times. They print at a ratio of 1:12, so if I print 12 inches high, the pano will be 144 inches long. I've shown them several times at 16 inches tall, 16 feet wide. I'd be interested in sending the sunset (reflected sunset) image if you're interested in a large size. If you're thinking 4 to 6 inches high (then you can't see what's going on in the offices) I'd probably do one of the night images. I also have a couple that are about 1:9 that I could do instead.

It's nice that you're not framing - that's been the one thing that has limited my showing the images, framing costs are brutal. I've shown them on rollers before just to avoid the framing costs.

So, give me a max length and I'll ship one to you.

Yeah, the length of the panos can sometimes prohibit matting and framing. I have some now that are over 6 feet long. Your 16 footers would be AMAZING!

No maximum length...so if you have one you're *dying* to see hung in a show, we've got the wall space for it.

Thanks for your interest...watch this thread for updates.

Do you have some small .jpgs you can e-mail me? I'm *dying* to see these panos!

ednaz said:

Michael - I have a series of Manhattan panos (different seasons, times of day, all from the same location) that I've shown a few times. They print at a ratio of 1:12, so if I print 12 inches high, the pano will be 144 inches long. I've shown them several times at 16 inches tall, 16 feet wide. I'd be interested in sending the sunset (reflected sunset) image if you're interested in a large size. If you're thinking 4 to 6 inches high (then you can't see what's going on in the offices) I'd probably do one of the night images. I also have a couple that are about 1:9 that I could do instead.

It's nice that you're not framing - that's been the one thing that has limited my showing the images, framing costs are brutal. I've shown them on rollers before just to avoid the framing costs.

So, give me a max length and I'll ship one to you.

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I'll send links to a couple samples

Michael Slade said:

Do you have some small .jpgs you can e-mail me? I'm *dying* to see these panos!

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I'll send you links to a couple of "gotta scroll a lot" jpg files.

I'm messing with some roller-shades right now, trying to see how big of an image I could put on a roller shade and have reliable re-rolling. I've always wanted to do something that was viewer interactive. If I can get it to work at anywhere near "whoa!" lengths, I may send you the print on a roller shade. (I remove the roller shade material from the roller, and attach my print instead.) At the moment, I've only been able to get up to 8 feet long to work on the spring loaded shades, which is a pretty small image in terms of height - roller shade minimum width is about 14".

If anybody out there knows of a very robust spring loaded roller shade that doesn't run in the hundreds of dollars, do let me know.

I will get something off in the next few weeks. Probably something from a water series that I am working on.

I've send my "rough time panorama" today from barcelona and think it will arrive on time. Hope to see many crfeative works on your show photos.
Unfortunately, Logan is too far from Spain to go personally

Best
Matthias

Do you still want us to send the photographs to the school address?

Yes Joe, that would be great. I got my first entry from Hong Kong yesterday. They're starting to trickle in. I am thinking of making an albumen print from a 12x20 negative...or I'm thinking of making a 12x20 diptych printed in VDB or PT/PD...or I'm thinking of a six-foot stitch...and I shot a neat image of some mailboxes yesterday...seems I have a problem.

Still looking for other exhibition venues. I have 3 others lined up so far...keep looking if you can.

I will be shipping the rolled image this weekend to you. I have an account with Kinko's FedEx, so I will include a prepaid return label with my shipment. This is a real easy thing to set up, so if other participants are looking for a reasonable way to take care of return shipping visit your local Kinko's.

I have no interest in the company, just found out an easy way to take care of prepaid return shipping charges.

For anyone still sending in images, I'll need the following:

Name
Shipping address
Artist Statement
A few bucks to cover material costs for the show (5 would be great...)

Thanks!

Michael

I'm curious about the images from the gallery.
Hope, the people like it.
Michael, do you have further information about the next exhibition spots and a list of exhibitors ?

Best
Matthias

camera obscura said:

I'm curious about the images from the gallery.
Hope, the people like it.
Michael, do you have further information about the next exhibition spots and a list of exhibitors ?

Best
Matthias

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Here's a pano from the show:

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Working on building the site...it's tricky.

I am getting new entries slowly but surely. If you would still like to participate, I'd love to have you jump in for the next show in Feb.

Thanks to those who are participating so far. All of the photography students at Utah State University where the show is hung, have looked at the show. They are really enjoying the various ways to interpret the format.

The next show is beginning on Feb. 1, and will be in Salt Lake City at the Tracy Aviary. After that it will go to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, time is unsure yet. After the show in Provo, it will go to BYU's Idaho campus in Rexburg.

If you have connections to local venues, please try to line something up.

Thanks for everyone's interest and participation.

Looks Great. Thanks for putting it together.

Hey, cool photo, it HAD to be a panorama view
It looks quite good and with a wide range of panorama types. Fine
And I'm deeply impressed by the list of further venues.
Michael, Thanks a lot for all the energy you spent in organizing and hanging.
By the way, is one of the panos yours ?
The panoshow website will tell...
Best
Matthias

I have the website for the show temporarily hosted HERE.

Great news! We have the gallery through the end of January! Then straight to the gallery in Salt Lake for Februrary.

Now that I know we have a longer time to exhibit in Logan, I'll write up a press-release and get it in the newspaper.

I'm very excited about this.