Back in 2018 we were invited to take an exhibition to Festival Pil’Ours in France, it was called Because We Can! and it went down a storm. Popping up outside the popular Les Alizes venue, we returned again (and again), with Time to Think and then Your Body Belongs to You. As part of Festival Pil’Ours these exhibitions successfully celebrated the work of women and non-binary photographers.
Now the festival has come to an end, we want to be able to continue the connection with the beautiful seaside town of St Gilles Croix de Vie, invite everyone to come together and get involved, and celebrate the sea.
We want to share an exhibition that broadly encompasses all of your visions of the sea – be it environmental, actual, or emotional. Take the theme ‘TO THE SEA’ and go wherever the tide takes you. This call is very much open to creative interpretation – run with it, as broadly and as freely as you want to.
An ode to the ocean, something for the sea.
We want this exhibition to be a full-on showcase of all things sea! We aim to show as many images as possible, and on the run up to, and during the exhibition, we’ll be sharing selected images on social media and as featured articles on the Shutter Hub website.
The outdoor exhibition site is in the centre of St Gilles Croix de Vie, an area that attracts thousands of visitors day and night throughout the seasons, making the exhibition accessible to all. We’ll be following the same format that we’ve used previously (see here) and will be able to exhibit several hundred images.
The exhibition will run for a whole year, from October 2023 – October 2024. (exact dates to be confirmed)
Deadline for entries: 28 July 2023 (5pm UK time)
Each entrant can submit up to 12 images. These can be from a series or individual images.
Entry fees:
Members: £5 per image
Non-members: £10 per image
You don’t have to be a Shutter Hub member to take part, but if you’d like to find out about all the benefits of being a Shutter Hub member you can do so here.
Once you’ve entered there are no further fees – if your work is selected we’ll print, promote, deliver and install everything. These conditions of entry allow exhibitors to save on print, framing and courier fees, which we hope encourages wider participation in our international exhibitions.
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HOW TO ENTER
Please read the specification information below. Files that do not meet the specification or are not labelled correctly may not be accepted.
Deadline for entries: 28 July 2023 (5pm UK time)
Please do not leave your entry until the last minute, we cannot accept any late entries.
Entry Fees
Members: £5 per image
Non-members: £10 per image
Enter up to to 12 images as 6x4in 300dpi uncompressed jpeg digital files. These can be from a series or individual images. All submitted files must be named with photographers name and title of work.
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.
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 £87 per year.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR WORK
All submitted files must be named with photographer’s name and title of work. Files that are not labelled correctly may not be accepted. Correct file naming looks like this: lastname_firstname_title_of_image.jpg
- Files must be 6x4in 300dpi uncompressed jpeg digital files.
- The orientation of the images can be in landscape or portrait format.
- Images must fit 6x4in proportions or be cropped to fit. Images that do not match these proportions may be cropped to fit at our discretion.
- Please do not place multiple images together, please submit them as separate images. No multiple image composites, borders or added text can be accepted.
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.
Photographers retain copyright and ownership, as always.
We will be in touch to inform entrants of the outcome whether they have been selected or not within 28 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. Any enquiries from interested parties with regards to sales or commissions will be noted and passed directly to the photographers.
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.
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