AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Call For Entries!
Extended Deadline: May 31, 2009

The ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 2009 is an international exhibition of
photographic art which will take place August 29 through November 1, 2009 at
the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery
, located in the historic
Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego, California. The Opening Reception
Gala will be on Saturday, August 29th, and will be a world class event!

WEBSITE:

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The Prospectus and entry details are available:
. The online entry
process is very easy, simply filling out a short registration form:
and then uploading
your images as JPEG files. Additional details are in the FAQ page:
.

JURIED COMPETITION:
Charlotte Cotton is the
Judge for the Art of Photography Show 2009. Ms. Cotton is Curator and Head
of the Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
(LACMA) She has curated photography exhibitions at museums and universities
around the world and has written numerous books, catalogs, essays and
articles on various aspects of photography. Charlotte Cotton is highly
respected in the global photographic community, so it's a significant honor
to be selected by her.

$10,000 IN AWARDS (Double what we awarded last year!):
$2,000 1st Place Award
$1,600 2nd Place Award
$1,200 3rd Place Award
$ 800 4th Place Award
$ 400 (11) Honorable Mention Awards

PLUS: liveBooks is
providing grants for three custom designed websites, valued at $1,700 each.

TESTIMONIALS from artists and attendees of our recent shows can be viewed:
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MARKETING & PUBLICITY:
The Art of Photography Show 2009 will be pursuing an intensive marketing and
publicity campaign to bring maximum media attention to the artists who are
juried into the exhibition. Over 25,000 people are expected to view the Show
during the run at the Lyceum Theatre gallery, which is open (free) seven
days a week. So, the artists and their work will receive a tremendous amount
of exposure by the media and the public.

ENTRY FEE:
$25 for the first entry, $10 for each additional entry. The entire
registration, upload, and payment process can be done securely right on the
website.

DISCOUNT:
Artists who entered work in any previous Art of Photography Show or Art of
Digital Show will receive a $15 discount on their first entry in the Art of
Photography Show 2009.

SHOW CATALOG:
We are producing a superb Show Catalog, which will feature every image in
the Show and an artist statement about the work. Artists who are in the Show
can obtain as many copies of the Show Catalog as they like for free, which
can be used for promotion and marketing of their work.

SALES:
One of our key aims is to sell the work that is exhibited at the Art of
Photography Show 2009. Our great love of this art form (and being
photographic artists ourselves) prompts us to 'pull out all of the stops' in
order to showcase a truly excellent presentation of photographic art, to
elevate and promote this art form, and to provide substantial benefits to
the exhibiting artists.

QuickTime video clip of The Art of Photography Show 2008:

For more information please contact the Producer, Steven Churchill:
Email:
Phone: 858-793-0900

from LA Culture Net