CALL FOR PHOTOS

PHOTOGRAPHY 31—A Call for Works

January 29 – March 4 2012

Perkins Center for the Arts announces “PHOTOGRAPHY 31”, a juried exhibition of photographs by regional artists at the Perkins Center’s Moorestown Gallery.   The juror  Stuart Rome is co-founder of Drexel University’s photography program and professor of photography at Drexel University. His work has been collected by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

 Work must be hand delivered and received on Friday, January 6, 10:00 AM–3:30 PM Sunday, January 8, 12:00 PM–4:00 PM 

Artists may enter up to three works at an entrée fee of $10 per entry. 

“PHOTOGRAPHY 31” The opening reception will be Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  This event is free and open to the public with an  Awards ceremony at 2:30 pm. 

Awards include up to 5 Juror Awards totaling $500 for Artistic Excellence of  and exhibited works will be offered to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for their photography collection with a Maximum Purchase award of $600.

Perkins Center for the Arts is a unique cultural organization dedicated to excellence in the arts and to providing a wide range of creative opportunities for people of all ages and every level of artistic development. The Center's programs include visual and performing arts classes and lessons, exhibitions, music and dance performances, workshops, visiting artists' residencies, and an outreach program for children, underserved communities, and individuals with special needs.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information call 856-235-6488.