entry instructions

EACH ARTIST SHOULD SUBMIT JPEG IMAGES REPRESENTING THEIR WORK. Applicants are asked to present four (4) digital images or stills in JPEG format in addition to any audio, video, or film component (if applicable) of their work. These digital images should represent the subject matter and techniques to which the artist is most committed. The images will project or appear as uploaded during the jury process. Please submit four different digital images as opposed to uploading the same digital image four times. If necessary, a detail may be uploaded as one of the four images.

EACH ARTIST MUST COMPLETE THE SUBMISSION PROCESS ONLINE WITH A COMPUTER.

All materials should be submitted in digital format through CaFE™ at www.callforentry.org. Interested artists will be required to create a CaFE™ profile to apply.

Applicants must allow enough time to prepare their images to CaFE™ specifications and finalize the electronic submission prior to the midnight (MST) deadline of Friday, March 21, 2008. The submission process should take approximately two hours to prepare images and submit the application, depending on a variety of factors. You may begin a CaFE™ profile, save it, and return to it at anytime prior to the deadline. Applicants are strongly urged to allow enough time to compensate for any unforeseen technical difficulties during the application process.

THREE STEP PROCESS:

• Register on CaFE™ to create a user name and password that allows you to save information and return to it at any time.
• Create your portfolio by formatting and uploading representative images of work.
• When logged in to the CaFE™ system, click on “Apply to Calls,” find “Derivative Composition” and click on “Apply to this Call.”

Please use the image upload function within your CaFE™ profile to illustrate the visual components of your work. No slides will be accepted. For installation components to include video, film, and audio, please supplement your CaFE™ profile by mailing a CD or DVD. Wav, midi, mp3, real player, and flash formats are preferred for video and audio submissions. U.S. compatible formats are encouraged; no VHS or mini DVDs.

Please send supplemental materials directly to VSA arts, c/o Derivative Composition, 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20006. Applicants must complete the full application on CaFE™ including images that represent the visual component of the work. All supplemental materials must have a corresponding CaFE™ profile and be postmarked by March 21, 2008.

Applicants will be asked to type or upload an artist's narrative (no more than 2,500 characters including spaces), a current resume that highlights professional accomplishments, and a personal statement responding to the exhibition theme (no more than 350 characters including spaces) in Microsoft Word (.doc) or PDF (.pdf) format. English translation of all materials is strongly encouraged. This information will be used to create an artist's biography. A headshot or photograph of the artist in JPEG format is also required.

The artist’s narrative should provide your artistic background information and answer EACH of the following questions:

• Describe how your work relates to the theme, " Derivative Composition."
• Describe your work as evidenced in your JPEGs. What media, materials, or equipment are necessary for your work to be presented?
• What role does art play in living with your disability? How has the experience of disability shaped your artistic process? If applicable, how is your work reflective of disability?

Submitted materials may be archived within the VSA arts Artists Registry, a comprehensive directory that is consulted when identifying artists with disabilities for professional opportunities. VSA arts is not responsible for submissions that are incomplete or that fail to upload as a CaFE™ profile.