Call
for Submissions
ALMA and ATP Host
"A Photographic Journey of Armenia's Natural Treasures,"
An Open Exhibition on Armenia’s Evolving Environment
Watertown, MA—The Armenian Library and Museum of America
(ALMA) and Armenia Tree Project (ATP) are organizing an open exhibit of photographs of Armenia’s
natural environment. The exhibition, entitled “A Photographic Journey
of Armenia’s Natural
Treasures,” will be displayed
in ALMA’s Contemporary
Art Gallery
from September 11 through October 9, 2008.
The exhibition will run concurrently with a series of weekly events that
highlight the exhibition’s theme and raise awareness of Armenia’s
environmental challenges.
Eligibility
Anyone with
photographs of Armenia’s
landscape or natural environment is encouraged to enter their work for a chance
to have it on display and available for purchase in this exhibition. Entrants need not be of Armenian descent or
trained artists so long as their work is of sufficient quality.
Criteria
Images must adhere
to the exhibition’s theme of depicting Armenia’s ecological heritage. The
images need not be of present-day Armenia,
but we encourage submissions that depict both Armenia’s
natural beauty and the current challenges to Armenia’s environment. Photographs entered
for judging should be in digital format, but hard copies are acceptable. (Please do not send originals as they will
not be returned).
How to
Enter
Entrants must review
and complete the accompanying entry form. Up to 20 digital or hard copy
photographs may be submitted for the judging panel to review. The submitted images must be titled/labeled and accompanied by a pricelist. Photographs that are chosen for exhibit will
be shown in 16 x 20 simple black frames. Artists who want their photography to
be in a different sized frame will be responsible for providing the frame and
responsible for picking-up their work at the end of the exhibition should the
work not sell.
Address
Submit applications
to:
ALMA’s Contemporary Art
Gallery
65 Main Street
Watertown, MA
02472
Deadline
Submissions must be received by Friday, May 30, 2008 for
consideration.
Acceptance /
Review and Selection Process
Submissions will be
reviewed and selections made by a panel consisting of ALMA and ATP staff, and honorary
juror Judy Ann Goldman (see entry form for
juror details). In
evaluating the work, the committee will consider the quality of the photographs
and their relevance to the exhibition’s overall theme and mission. Additionally, the jury aims to select a wide-range
of photography to appropriately represent Armenia’s diverse nature and
landscape. No more than three photographs per entrant will be selected for
display. Each chosen exhibitor will be notified by phone call no later than
June 15, 2008. Exhibitors will be
invited to attend a private opening reception, which will take place on September
14, 2008.
Exhibition
Conditions
1.
Exhibitors who
accept the invitation to display their work(s) must sign ALMA’s Contemporary Art Gallery Exhibition Policies
form.
2.
Entrants should set
reasonable price levels, keeping in mind that ALMA and ATP retain 40 percent
commission for each sale.
CONTACT
For more information about the
exhibit or submission rules,please contact:
Christie Hardiman, ALMA's Public Relations Coordinator
E-mail:Christie@almainc.org
Phone: (617) 926-2562, ext. 4
Fax: (617) 926-0175
OR visit www.almainc.org or www.armeniatree.org
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About ATP
Armenia
Tree Project (ATP), a Diaspora-supported non-profit organization (NGO) based in
Watertown and Yerevan,
conducts vitally important environmental projects in Armenia’s impoverished and
deforested zones and seeks support in advancing its reforestation mission.
Since 1994, ATP has made enormous strides in combating desertification in the
biologically diverse but threatened Caucasus
region. Over 2,000,000 trees have been planted and restored, and hundreds of
jobs have been created for Armenians in seasonal tree-regeneration
programs.
ATP
works to further Armenia’s
economic and social development by mobilizing resources to fund reforestation.
These vital new trees provide food, wood, environmental benefits, and
opportunities for economic growth. Our goal is to assist the Armenian people in
using trees to improve their standard of living and protect the global
environment. In so doing, we are guided by the need to promote
self-sufficiency, aid those with the fewest resources first, and conserve the
indigenous ecosystem.
ATP
works on three major program initiatives:
1) Planting Trees at Urban and Rural
Sites
2) Environmental
Education and Advocacy
3) Community
Socioeconomic Development and Poverty Reduction
ATP
has a full-time staff of 82, of whom 76 are employed in Armenia. The Yerevan branch manages
two state-of-the-art tree nurseries and a large-scale reforestation nursery,
partners with villagers to create tree-based micro-enterprise opportunities,
creates urban green belts for public use, restores degraded forest lands, and
employs hundreds of part-time workers to restore forests from stumps.
