UPDATED 19/05/2020: EXTENDED DEADLINE / NEW EXHIBITION DATES – Please read!
After the amazing success of the Shutter Hub OPEN 2018 at the Old Truman Brewery, we encored the exhibition at Amsterdam’s 5&33 Gallery. The exhibition took us through into early 2019 and was a huge success, showcasing 150 photographers and over 200 full tabloid sized newspaper prints, it was celebrated for the high standard of photography and democratic approach.
In 2020 we were invited back. Our provisional dates were for June into July, we were aware this needed to be very flexible, and we’ve worked closely with the gallery every step of the way. We went ahead with the call for entries as planned, and worked to our original deadlines, with the plan that, when time is right we’ll be ready to hit the ground running.
Of course, things change. COVID-19 has had a massive impact on humanity. We are all doing our best to keep things going in our own ways, and find things to look forward to in the future. We have new dates which we can now confirm are 16 January – 10 March 2021*. So, let’s make this the Shutter Hub OPEN 20/21!
We have re-opened the call for entries, the deadline is now 27 August 2020, and we hope this helps you to be able to get involved and have something to look forward to with us.
Shutter Hub OPEN 20/21 will bring together international photographers in a selected exhibition and promote the future of photography through diverse and creative imagery. Whilst we are looking forward to the exhibition, in the meantime we’re going to be sharing submitted images on our social media and blog.
We’ve teamed up with Newspaper Club to produce this exhibition. We’ll fill the space with our best newspaper print exhibition – punchy and democratic, transforming the gallery and covering the walls at 5&33. It’s an excellent space, renowned for its dynamic cultural programme and situated in a prime location (directly opposite the Central Station).
Our OPEN exhibition is open to everyone. Enter the OPEN and have the chance to exhibit the work that you think best promotes you and your practice. The theme is ‘Open’, and we mean that. We want to see a diverse selection of styles and subjects and bring them together in an exhibition like no other.
As always there’ll be an award for the ‘Best in Show’, where viewers will get to vote for their favourite photograph from the exhibition. This is much more about audience participation that it is about big prizes, but it’s a fun and engaging way to involve more people in responding to photography.
This truly is a brilliant opportunity, and we’re absolutely delighted to be able to share it!
New deadline for entries: 27 August 2020 (5pm BST)
Enter up to 6 images (single images, or series) each time.
Enter as many times as you like.
Entry fees:
Members: £18 (up to 6 images)
Non-members: £35 (up to 6 images)
Once you’ve entered there are no further fees to take part – if your work is selected we’ll print, promote, deliver and install everything for you. These conditions of entry allow exhibitors to save on print, framing and courier fees which we hope encourages wider participation in our international exhibitions.
*Shutter Hub and Gallery 5&33 are committed to making this exhibition happen in a safe and positive way. We will continue to monitor the situation and if there’s a need to move the date further into 2021 we won’t hesitate to do so. Our community comes first, we want you to be safe and happy.
SHUTTER HUB OPEN 20/21
5&33 Gallery
Prins Hendrikkade 33, 1012TM Amsterdam
16 January – 1o March 2021
Vernissage / Private View: Friday 15 January 2021 (RSVP to info@shutterhub.org.uk)
Opening times: 10am – 10pm, daily
#SHOPEN2021
Shutter Hub OPEN 20/21 is supported by: Newspaper Club.
Got any questions? Email us at info@shutterhub.org.uk
HOW TO ENTER
Each entrant can submit up to 6 images. These can be from a series or individual images. All submitted files must be named with photographers’ name and title of work. Please read the specification information below.
Entry fees:
Members: £18 (up to 6 images)
Non-members: £35 (up to 6 images)
Enter up to 6 images (single images, or series) each time. Enter as many times as you like.
Once you’ve entered there are no further fees to take part – if your work is selected we’ll print, promote, deliver and install everything for you. These conditions of entry allow exhibitors to save on print, framing and courier fees which we hope encourages wider participation in our international exhibitions.
New deadline for entries: 27 August 2020 (5pm BST)
Please do not leave your entry until the last minute, we cannot accept any late entries.
If you’re not a Shutter Hub member but would like to benefit from free and lower entry fees on this and other exhibitions, as well as all the other lovely stuff we offer, you can join here for just £80 per year.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENTRIES
- All submitted files must be named with photographers name and title of work
e.g. david_hasselhoff_best_photograph_ever_ever
- Images must be able to fit within the proportions of 562mm x 365mm. Images that are submitted in other ratios may be cropped to fit at our discretion.
- CMYK or greyscale images only.
- Colour profiles – You can use any generic CMYK colour profile. We will manage colour before printing, to reduce ink coverage to an acceptable level for newsprint.
- Submitted images must be no more than 5MB 300dpi uncompressed jpeg digital files.
We will contact successful entrants to request larger files for print if they are required.
Remember, newspaper printing is an industrial process designed for speed and economy. The outcomes of this printing process will be different to the usual prints, and colours on screen, that you may be used to. This is part of the beauty of working in this medium.
Images must be suitable for a family audience.
Shutter Hub reserves the right to not display work.
Please read the Terms and Conditions for further details.
We will be in touch to inform entrants of the outcome whether they have been selected or not within 14 days of the deadline. We always get in touch, so, if for any reason you don’t hear from us, please email.
SALE OF WORK
Work will not be for sale during the exhibition.
Any enquiries from viewers will be noted and passed directly to the exhibitors.
EXHIBITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Shutter Hub reserves the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media any entry, without payment, for the purpose of the exhibition and its promotion and publicity. Copyright remains with the originator and each exhibitor shall be deemed to warrant that they own the entire copyright in the work or that they have permission from the licensee and/or copyright owner/s for the uses and that all necessary model releases and clearances have been obtained. If relevant, insurance of the artist’s work is the responsibility of the artist. Shutter Hub and the venue reserve the right to refuse work that they deem to be inappropriate, offensive or explicit. Neither Shutter Hub nor the venue can be held responsible for the damage or loss of any of the work entered or exhibited.
Please make sure you read and agree with the above information before you submit your application. By submitting your application you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions and the information set out above.
Got any questions? Email us at info@shutterhub.org.uk
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED