The Royal West of England Academy is calling for photographers to submit their work online for consideration, alongside invited artists Barry Cawston, Richard Cox, Livia Marin and Sachiyo Nishimura. Such was the popularity of Bristol's Royal West of England Academy's Autumn Exhibition, people were turned away from the packed private view. So there are great expectations of Open Photography 2, the next open exhibition, which is currently calling for entries.
Exhibition details
Submissions of work invited until 9am 11 January 2011
Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX. 0117 973 5129 www.rwa.org.uk and submissions: www.oss-rwa.org.uk
Submission fees: £20
Public opening: 20 February – 5 April 2011
Monday – Saturday 10am-5.30pm (last admission 5pm), Sunday 2-5pm (last admission 4.30pm)
Open Photography admission: £4, concessions £2.50, under 16s free. Free admission day: Sat 12 March
The selection committee are hoping to emulate the success of the Autumn Exhibition with the work of photographers who use contemporary approaches and artists who use photographic processes. As with the Autumn Exhibition, this is an open submission where anyone can enter; work is chosen for their suitability and quality. Alongside the selected work will be the invited artists, Barry Cawston, Richard Cox, Livia Marin and Sachiyo Nishimura.
Achieving notable success at the first RWA Open Photography in 2008 as the Chairman's Choice, Barry Cawston has enjoyed commissions by several international charities and English Heritage. With an award in the Nikon/BJP Endframe competition and winning the Exeter Contemporary Open there has been growing interest and exposure for his fine art photographic prints, which are now held in several notable private collections. (Note pictured above right: Junkyard Kyushu by Barry Cawston. Click to download high res version)
Gangas Das Baori Stepwell SeriesArtist photographer Richard Cox's work is represented in twenty-five public collections across the world and he is currently Director of Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC. Richard has developed a close association with Rajasthan, India and its rich visual culture has influenced his work. He returns to India each year and during 2010 he worked with INTACH India National Trust for Culture and Heritage, documenting stepwells in Haryana. (Note: pictured right: Gangas Das Baori Stepwell Series 4.402/6.402 2009 by Richard Cox. Click to download high res version .)
Sachiyo Nishimura is a Chilean born photographer and artist now living in London who has exhibited all over the world including Santiago, London, Barcelona, Tokyo, Cardiff. Selected for the 2010 Magenta Foundation Annual, winner of the 2009 DLA Piper Award and chosen as one of the Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2008 her black and white paired down interpretations of urban landscapes are creating excitement in the world of art and photography.
Chilian born and educated Livia Marin recently achieved her PhD in art from Goldsmiths College (University of London), and has exhibited in Santiago Chilie, London, Bogota Columbia and in the USA: Portland, Los Angeles and Milwaukee.
Open Photography 2 is in partnership with Bristol Festival of Photography. Photographers can submit up to four digital images online until 9am 11 January at
www.oss-rwa.org.uk The exhibition itself runs from 20 February to 5 April 2011, with associated events and workshops. For more information about the RWA, visit www.rwa.org.uk or ring 0117 973 5129.
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