NEW! Friend of the Gallery. An annual $50 membership fee entitles you to attend “member only” events such as Creative Gatherings and Workshops. You’ll also be entitled to receive 10% off the Visual Arts Nova Scotia membership. Get involved, express yourself, become a Member of the Gallery. www.viewpointgallery.ca
Atlantic Photo in Partnership with ViewPoint Gallery: are sponsoring and hosting this great event. It is open to anybody who wishes to submit his or her images to print. We mean anybody Pro, Artist, or Enthusiast. The show is meant to highlight the talent of our community. This is meant to be an inclusive and fun event. The following is an outline of the details.
ENTRY DEADLINE IS APRIL 1 2012
1) All images will be printed by Atlantic Photo Supply on 8×10 metallic paper, mounted on smooth mount.
2) The cost is $5 per entry, and $5.00 per print ($10 total). Limit to 4 entrees and prints per person. There will be 4 categories to enter under: Portrait, Wedding, Photographic Art, and Commercial.
3) There will be a panel of 3 Judges that will determine the winner in each category. There will also be a public choice ballet as well. There will prizes for the winners. To be announced at a later date. We are looking for creativity.
4) To submit your entry go to https://atlanticphotosupply.fotosource.com/login.html. Create your
account and upload your file to the site. They should sized 8×10 at 300 DPI SRGB or Adobe98 color space. Order your 8×10 and proceed to check out. In the space for comments tell us the category for your
entry. Your files should be named by the name you give the image.
5) If you want to proof your submission, there will be a $5.00 charge per print.
6) We intend to display the best 200 prints. You may pick up your prints at Atlantic Photo after the show, or we can mail them for an additional cost of $5.00
Find out the benefits of becoming a member at ViewPoint Gallery!
We will be hosting a session to demonstrate what’s involved in preparing a portfolio for submission, talking about the criteria used to determine acceptance and answering questions from anyone interested in Gallery Membership.
ViewPoint Gallery is an artist-run co-operative, whose members are photographers working together to nurture and promote their artistic passion and the practice of their craft, to exhibit and market their work, and to actively engage in the cultural life of the broader photographic community.
As an arts co-op, ViewPoint thrives on an active and committed membership. We encourage emerging, mid-career and established artists interested in gallery membership to submit a portfolio for review by the New Membership Committee.
ViewPoint Gallery – this Sunday, Jan 15th at 2 pm at ViewPoint Gallery of Contemporary Photography, 1272 Barrington St. 902-420-0854
Come to hear the newest members of ViewPoint Gallery talk about submitting a photography portfolio for review. Learn how it’s done and all about the benefits of membership to Halifax’s only photography print gallery.
A young lady came in looking for Halifax architectural photos. Gotta get out there and take some photos to add to our unframed prints selection. And don’t forget we have calendars ($20 each or 2 for $30) available at ViewPoint Gallery. Limited supply so get them before they’re gone.
How to Lose Things: Lessons from Elizabeth Bishop. Opening Reception tonight at ViewPoint Gallery, 1272 Barrington St., Halifax. A chance to see international exhibitors’ photographic interpretations of of Bishop’s “One Art” poem as part of the Centenary of Bishop’s birth. Come experience it! 902-420-0854
VPG Survey Draw Winners
Many thanks to all who completed ViewPoint Gallery Survey Questionnaire. The results are being tabulated and analysed and will be published soon. Congratulations to the winners of the draw for the framed, fine art photography prints.
Carsten Knox
Mary Sochacki
Susan Letson
David Albert
Ted Dodd
Becky Welter-Nolan
Karen Phinney
Winners can pick up their print at ViewPoint Gallery, 1272 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS; Tuesday to Sunday 12 noon to 5pm; Thursday and Friday open to 7pm. Closed Mondays. For more information call 420-0854.
