| Copyright | By submission for jurying, artists whose submissions are chosen for the exhibition grant The Center for Fine Art Photography the right to use their images for the purpose of marketing the exhibition, marketing the Center’s programs and subsequent display on the Center’s website of past exhibitions. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation from the Center. Artist’s recognition is provided with any use. |
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| Eligibility | The exhibition is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur, photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. |
| Finish | 8 April 2008 |
| Entry fee | The entry fee for non-members is $35 USD for the first three images. |
FinishedArtists have been depicting images of the human body since the early cave dwellers. Nude images engender a unique interest and emotion. We are continuously fascination with and struggle to create images of the unadorned human form. This call for entry focuses on the true art of the nude.
The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, to participate in this exhibition.
Exhibition and Awards:
With selection for this exhibition, artists and their work will be seen by an international audience of collectors, curators, art
consultants and others who appreciate the fine art of photography.
- Feature presentation in CameraArts magazine Artists’s ShowCase
- Juror’s Selection award: $300
- Director’s Selection award: $200
- Workshop Award: $300, applicable towards the Kim Weston’s Workshop held August 1-3 in Fort Collins
- Gallery Visitor’s Choice Award: $100
- Two Artists’ ShowCase Online subscriptions – the Center’s new online image marketing website
- All exhibitors are included in the Center’s online gallery
- Inclusion in the Center’s 2008 Exhibition Collection CD which is distributed to selected galleries, collectors, esign houses and corporations world wide
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Sales
Images that include recognizable faces will require a model release to be eligible for sale. All other work will be eligible for sale. rtists will state the retail sale price of their works. The Center retains a 40% commission.
Official web site: www.c4fap.org/cfe/2008Nude/artful.asp
Sumbit online: c4fap.safesecureweb.com/c4e/default.asp
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