Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i 2020 Submissions

Twelfth Annual Survey Exhibition Sponsored by Pacific New Media Foundation

This year’s exhibition will be entirely ONLINE and will expand to feature two components:
1. A juried selection of individual images selected from individual entries from the State of Hawaii.

2. A set of juried portfolios consisting of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of ten images on a theme with an artist’s statement. 

Exhibition will be available online on September 1, 2020

Juror: Maika Pollack, Director and Chief Curator, John Young Museum of Art and University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Galleries + Assistant Professor of Curatorial Studies and Art History

Submission Deadline Friday, July 17 at 6 pm.

This juried exhibition is open to all artists in Hawaii using photographic processes: analog or digital, color or BXW, alternative processes and mixed media explorations. Contemporary Photography in Hawaii 2020 offers artists a venue for showing digital samples of work and provides a snapshot of the “state of the art” of photography in Hawaii.

Hawaii residents, amateurs and professionals, are welcome to submit images.

Requirements:

• Individual images­ must have been created within the past two years and not previously exhibited in a public exhibition (excluding your own website or social media).
• Open to photographers living in the state of Hawaii.
• Work must be original.
• Portfolio work must have been created in the past five years, represent an exploration on a theme, and must be accompanied by a 250-word artist’s statement saved in MS Word, Apple Pages, or Google Docs. For those photographers with bodies of work, we highly encourage you to consider this option of showing your work in a more in-depth exploration. 
• You may enter both the juried individual image exhibition and the juried portfolio exhibition, but not with the same work. 

Timeline

Tuesday, June 30, 7-8:30 pm: For help with entries: Preparation of Images for Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i 2020,  FREE ZOOM session, with David Ulrich (link provided on submission form)
July 17 at 6 pm: Image submission and fees due
August 1 : Accepted artists notified by email
September 1: Exhibition goes online.

How to Prepare Files for Submission

Please read carefully:
For INDIVIDUAL images:

• Register/Pay for submission on this page or call (808) 955-4212
• Entry fee $20 for first entry, $5 per additional image. Maximum 5 images
• Submit in JPEG format
  • Longest dimension should be 1500 pixels
  • Maximum File Size: 2 MB
  • File names: First initial + Last Name + entry number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).jpg
    Example: JSmith1.jpg
• Image Title, if any
• Questions: pnmphoto@gmail.com or (808) 955-4212.

For PORTFOLIO entries:

• Register/pay below or call (808) 955-4212
• Entry fee $50 for 8-10 images. Minimum of 8 and maximum of 10 images.
• Submit in JPEG format
  • Longest dimension should be 1500 pixels exactly.
  • Maximum File Size for images: 2 MB
  • Place in folder with your first and last name
  • File names: Entry number in two digits (01,02, etc) followed by your first initial and last name.jpg. The sequence of entry numbers is how the juror will see the work.
    Example: 01.J.Smith.jpg
  • Save your artist’s statement (maximum 250 words) in MS Word, Apple Pages, or Google Docs with your images.
  • Include a list saved in MS Word, Pages, or Google Docs with image number, title of work, medium of original (digital photo, scanned negative, alternative process, etc.) and size when printed.
  • After payment, submit entire portfolio folder by email (please do not submit loose, individual images) to pnmphoto@gmail.com
  • Please do not use Cloud services (Google Drive, Dropbox, One Drive) to submit photos UNLESS you are not able to email the folder. Email is the most effective method of delivery for our purposes.
  • Subject heading for email should read: portfolio submission + your name
  • For the sake of consistency in the online exhibition, work will be disqualified if it does not adhere to the requisite sizing and naming conventions or if the folder does not include the artist’s statement and image list.
  • Questions: pnmphoto@gmail.com or (808) 955-4212.

Vendor Sponsors and Awards

Pacific New Media Juror’s Award

Hana Hou! Magazine Assignment Award
Matt Mallams, Photo Editor for Hana Hou! Magazine, chooses one photographer (from the portfolio submissions selected for the exhibition) for a future Hana Hou! paid assignment for publication. 

Pegge Hopper Gallery: Purchase Award

Kaimuki Camera: Gift Award

Pro Camera Hawai‘i: Gift Award