The AMVIV planning committee is thinking about having a phototography and/or art show at AMVIV next March. I know there was some interest in something like that last year, but we didn't really have a place to do it. This year, we are going to have a Friday night mixer in a much bigger room, and thought we could have an "opening" at the mixer.

We would like feedback from the camera/video group about what they would like to have at a showing of their work. It doesn't have to be a contest, could be just a show. So we would like some input from on the following questions:

1) Art show or competition? If competition, juried, audience award, or both? Theme for competition?

2) Photography only, or other media? (I don't think we can deal with video) Original art, collage, photoshopping?

3) Size of display pieces? Framing?

4) Number of entries per individual?

There would be other details to work out such as getting the pieces ahead of time, accepting pieces from people who aren't physically there (I'm not sure we want to be shipping people's framed artwork back to them.)

Thanks,
Steve

 

Hmmm, good idea but tough. I know I would love to participate but framing is expensive.
1. Competition? Heck yeah! Both...and theme?hmmmm don't know
2.other media (with limits), can't be leaving people out
3. guess that would depend on the space and hanging/displaying capabilities...might have to rent some eisle's(sp)
4. 1 to 2, give them the option of submitting 2 but with 1 at higher importance so if a lot of people sign up and it becomes to crowded you display #1

I would say people should be responsible for bringing their own work to keep any liabilities down.

yep...that's what I got for thoughts about now

 

Emily, thanks for the reply. Last year they told us we couldn't put anything on the walls, so we will probably have to rent or make something free standing. We could possibly put unframed prints on a display board of some type.

Steve

 

Just a general thought... For the first time around, it might be a good idea to start sort of small, see what works well and what doesn't, what issues and problems come up, etc. and build on that for a bigger show/competition next year.

Also, the banquet last year was already WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY too long in terms of the blah, blah, blah for handing out Phil Wicks certificates, raffle prizes and awards. If you're going to add MORE to that, be able to make it quick.

 

We've already made it clear to Phil that he gets 5 minutes then the mike is cut off.
Also, the prizes will mostly be "must be here to win" which should cut down on time, and they will probably be given away throughout the banquet instead of all at once.
We were kind of thinking about having the picture display and voting during the friday night mixer (in a much bigger room than this year) with the presentation of prizes (if any) at the banquet. But none of us have ever run a photo comp, that's why we're asking for likely participants' input. What do you all think?

 

The plan is to have an "art opening" at the Friday night mixer, not add anything to the banquet. We are well aware that the banquet went too long last year. That was a first time for us also. If we do an audience award for the show, we would have to have the voting at the mixer on Friday, and the award at the banquet on Saturday.

 

You type too slow Steve.

 

Well, at least it looks like we have our stories straight.

 

Here's a cheap idea for displaying. You can keep everything at 8.5X11 sizes to keep space easy and printing costs cheap (what is it like $2 at Sam's club) then just douple side sticky tape them to some foam board, run a needle and some string through the back and VIOLA! they're all hung...probably with some help of having places to tie the string to(or tack)....hey it's cheap

Then just keep the categories low and simple like 1st, 2nd, 3rd and grand (or MINI, non MINI, etc)...that's it. I agree that the prize giveaways and speeches got a little long...but then again I got up there and drunkenly slurred something (still looking for a video of it )

PS
I also suggest we have another evenning at the Haffenbrough House(sp?) mmmmmm I'm still craving that place, a bit noisy it was though mmmmm now I'm hungry

 

I'd be glad to bring some photos to display. Don't really care if it's a contest or not.
Jim

 

ditto
or we could have trading cards like that link you send me Jim...I totally want those now

 

That sounds like a good idea for displaying. We're extremely open to suggestions, since I don't think any of us have ever organized a photo competition. We were thinking about having a theme for the contest (gambling was one suggestion). You guys are the likely entrants, what do you think?

 

Yeah! Got a note they were shipped yesterday. I'll let you know how they look.
Jim

 

Are we talkin' Moo cards here?
I'm waiting for my first hundred-card batch.

-Juan

 

You are correct,sir!! Too bad about the severe crop, though. I'm going to go shoot some "MOO Spec" stuff soon.
Jim

 

yep MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Agro-that theme would be hard unless we took the shots while at AMVIV since a lot of peple don't live or go into casinos...not to mention you get in trouble for photographing inside them (trust me I know :P ) If there's to be a gtheme it needs to be a general one that anyone can do, plus would it be MINI related?

 

There's gambling everywhere. Even states that don't have casinos have dog tracks, football teams, horse racing, bingo, lotteries (I read 40 out of 50 US states have lotteries, and NV isn't one of them) and so on.
Gambling isn't limited to casinos.
Even within the gambling theme, I kind of assumed that all the pics would be somehow MINI/Mini related. And we know about assumption being the mother of all ****ups.
But again, I'm not going to be entering, and I don't think I'm qualified to judge it, so throw your ideas at us.

 

Yup, you gotta take the idiot out of the equation...and I'm not called StoopidGirl for nothin

Anyway...maybe it's just me but for the most part that theme would rule me out. It would be too tough of a subject for me to find the time to go out of my way for. Once again that's just me.

 

So do you have another suggestion for a theme? Other than just "MINIs" I mean.

 

How 'bout, "The Road to Vegas"?


-Juan

 

But that comes back to having to print the pics here (for most people).

 

Kinda like an "Iron Chef" of photography eh.

 

I'm out of suggestions at the moment...I'll let you know if any jump in my head :P

 

K. I'll keep watching this thread.
BTW, I finally finished the AMVIV3 writeup. I'm gonna post a new thread and send out an email, but it's here

 

Wooot! Bout time ya slacker! I'm off to check it out...yay AMVIV!