Silver & Ink

Jan. 11 - March 7
Entries for exhibition and/or publication accepted

March 26
Notification of exhibition acceptance

April 2
Notification of publication acceptance

April 20
Savannah and eLearning students: exhibition drop-off/shipping deadline.

April 28
Opening reception, Savannah

Late May
Delivery of S&I publication to SAV; SAV will ship copies to ATL and HK

Exhibition and drop-off/shipping dates for Atlanta to be announced.

Call for entries is open to all undergraduate and graduate photography majors or minors who are/were enrolled as full-time or part-time students during the 2011-12 academic year at any SCAD location (Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong or eLearning). Students who graduated Fall 2011 or Winter 2012 graduation are eligible. Other alumni are not eligible. Only Savannah and eLearning students will be considered for inclusion in the exhibition in Savannah, however all student work will be considered for inclusion in the Silver & Ink publication. Hong Kong students will be eligible for the publication only; there will be no concurrent showing of student work in Hong Kong. Please contact Steve Aishman with questions. Atlanta students will be considered for an exhibition that will run concurrently in Atlanta and be hosted at a venue to be determined.

Each student may submit up to three entries, and all genres are welcomed. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to: fine art, commercial, product, editorial, documentary/journalism, alternative processes, new media/experimental, and 2-D and 3-D mixed media. Large installations and video will not be accepted due to exhibition space/presentation limitations.

Entries that do not follow submission guidelines will not be considered for inclusion in the exhibition and/or publication.

Jury results for Savannah and eLearning will be posted on the second floor of Bergen Hall (directly in front of the elevator) and on the blog.

Jury results for Atlanta and Hong Kong will be posted locally and on the blog; please contact Suellen Parker (Atlanta) and Steve Aishman (Hong Kong) with questions.

Works selected for the Silver & Ink exhibition must meet professional exhibition standards and be ready to hang. Consult with your instructors and/or a local frame shop to discuss finishing choices, and shop around for competitive prices. In terms of framing, matting and/or other finishing choices, there are no specific restrictions. However, finishing should always be in service to the work. Hanging wire is preferred for wall installation, but other options will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If in doubt, consult with an instructor. If you have questions or unique installation requirements, email Scott Dietrich. The jurors reserve the right to refuse for exhibition any work that does not meet professional exhibition/installation standards.

At the discretion of the student artist, works selected for exhibition must either be priced for sale or indicated as NFS (not for sale). Failure to provide pricing information will result in a default NFS indication on the accompanying label.

Work should be fairly priced to sell. While there is no set formula, take the following into consideration:

• Costs associated with producing the image
• Cost of framing/finishing
• Reproducible vs. unique works (the latter may be priced higher). A unique work is one-of-a-kind and may include handwork (painting, drawing, collage) or other factors that make it impossible to exactly reproduce.
• Edition (see below). Smaller editions may garner higher prices.
• 30 percent SCAD galleries mark-up. Include this 30 percent markup in your price.

Guide for calculating sale price

The following information is a guide. The final pricing is at the discretion of the student artist.

If, for example, a given piece costs $125 to produce and finish for exhibition-including (as relevant) substrate, printing, mounting, mat, frame and/or other materials, then the starting, minimum sale price should be nearly double that cost or $250. With SCAD gallery markup, $250 will comprise 70 percent of the sale price. To determine the amount to add on for gallery markup:

• Divide sale price (e.g. $250) by seven = (e.g. $36)
• Multiply result (e.g. $36) by three = (e.g. $108)
• Add result (e.g. $108) to base price (e.g. $250) = (e.g. $358)
• Round to nearest multiple of five (e.g. $360)

If the piece is one-of-a-kind (Polaroid, mixed media, handworked, etc.) then you can increase the sale price by 50 percent as a starting point. It is suggested that prices should not exceed $500-750 (after-SCAD markup). Again, consult with your instructors and/or email Scott Dietrich for guidance.

Establishing an edition

Per professional best practices, students must indicate edition information for exhibited work(s). An edition number informs potential collectors as to how many reproductions of a given image will be made and offered for sale. For example, if a commitment is made to only create and sell 10 prints at a set size and on the same substrate, then the edition should be indicated as "1/10, 2/10, etc." with the first number indicating which print from the edition is being shown and the second number representing the maximum number of prints that will be made and sold. If a student cannot or does not want to commit to and honor a set edition number, then he or she should indicate that the image is an "open edition" (meaning that an unlimited number of prints can be made from a negative/digital file and offered for sale). Another option is to indicate that the piece is an "artist proof." Artist proofs should be limited to a total of three and should not take the place of a set edition. This is a good option for students who do not have gallery representation and have not yet decided on a set edition for a given image. In the case of unique works (see above), the edition should be indicated as "1/1."

Works should be ready-to-hang or otherwise install (see framing and installation guidelines). A completed gallery loan form, (which will be posted at a later date), should be attached to each piece. Be certain that the title/description indicated on the loan form corresponds with your originally submitted entry form. Work must be prepared for transport with bubble wrap and low-tack tape or other, appropriate packing/shipping materials. Do not frame work under glass. Only acrylic, Plexiglas, or other shatter-resistant materials will be accepted.

SCAD will not be responsible for any pieces damaged in transit and will not pay for return shipping of unsold work. If work does sell, the empty box/crate will be returned with prepaid postage.

Guidlines for delivery and shipping for exhibitions in Savannah and Atlanta will be posted at a later date. Please contact Scott Dietrich (Savannah) and Suellen Parker (Atlanta) with questions and concerns regarding delivery.

The submitted files, if selected, will be used for reproduction in the catalog. They should be fully retouched and reflect as closely as possible the final exhibition print. Images must be flattened, uncompressed 8bit .tif files. Image resolution should be 300ppi and the longest dimension should be 10 to 12 inches, at most. See the entry page for file naming protocol.