20 x 20: 'Peripheries - Moments from the Side' Print E-mail

INTRODUCTION

At Inspirational Arts we are passionate about photography and photographic prints.  We are also committed to encouraging students of photography.  To this end we are establishing an annual exhibition called ‘20 x 20’. 


20 x 20 is a group show of 20 images from 20 students of photography, printed at 20 cm x 20 cm on a wide choice of papers.  The theme for 2012 is ‘Peripheries – Moments from the Side’, curated by Donna Kiernan.


The first exhibition in the series will run in March 2012 at the Inspirational Arts Gallery, 7 Herbert Street, Dublin 2.  Entry will be by way of a submission of one original photographic work and is open to students currently enrolled in a 3rd level fine art or photography programme in Ireland (see qualifying colleges below). 

 

 Curator Donna Kiernan

THEME: 'Peripheries – Moments from the Side'

The theme for the first 20 x 20 exhibition is ‘Peripheries – Moments from the Side'; it explores the role of photography and it’s potential for capturing the everyday surrealism, humour and grace with which we live our lives in today's Ireland.

'In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more than reality'
Alfred Steiglitz.

All styles are welcome, from the staged to the opportune, and the carefully composed straight shot to the digitally transformed abstract.

CURATOR

Donna Kiernan, the curator of 20 x 20 completed a BA (Hons), Photography in 2009.  Since then she has worked at La Cathedral Studios & Gallery, Visual Artists Ireland and Signal Arts Centre, Bray.  She is currently enrolled at MAVIS where she completing an MA in Visual Arts Practices that encompasses art-making, criticism and curating.

EXHIBITION & SEMINAR

The exhibition will open on Thursday 1st  - March 2012 and will run until Friday 30th March 2012.
A seminar will take place during the exhibition on the subject of 'Photographic prints, past and present' (details and date to be confirmed).

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Inspirational Arts is now accepting submissions of original photographic work from full time or part time students at any college in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Submissions should be made by completing an on-line form here:

Each student is limited to one submission of a single image for which there is a fee of €10.  Each image submitted will be printed on a fine art photographic paper; when the selection is complete the print will be returned to the student.
Files (to the specification below) should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it via http://www.yousendit.com (they should not be attached to e-mails). Only one image may be submitted per student.

Note 1: Deadline for submissions is Friday 27 January, 2012. 

Note 2: The name of the file you submit should include your name followed by the title of the image.  Files should be square format; rectangular images will NOT be considered.

FILE SPECIFICATION

File specification can have a significant bearing on print quality.  The following specification is optimal for print quality:
Our preferred file specification is TIF or PSD (Photoshop).  If the file was captured in 12-bit, 14-bit or 16-bit we recommend you process and submit it as a 16-bit file.  If scanned from film, we recommend you scan at 16-bit (48-bit RGB). Resolution should be 360ppi. We also recommend you use Adobe RGB (1998) in preference to sRGB. Finally, please submit your file unsharpened.
Note: Lower quality files such as JPGs will also be accepted.

PAPERS

Inspirational Arts prints onto a wide range of quality papers, primarily from Hahnemühle in Germany. On request, we also print on fine art and photographic papers from France and from Japan.  In total we have over 40 papers to choose from – the widest range in Ireland. 


The twenty students whose work is selected for inclusion in the exhibition will be invited to Inspirational Arts to discuss and advise the studentson selecting a paper that most suits their work.
The 20 x 20, 2012 exhibition will be printed on any one of the Hahnemühle papers.  Feel free contact us about our range of papers.