The following is our first call for entries in the Digital Diversity Open Juried show to be held at the gallery this summer. Yolanda & I are the only digital artist members of the gallery, but many others use digital cameras regularly - and may have photos of a quality suitable for a show such as this one. You may also have friends who might be interested in entering; please pass the information on to them.
Landing Rex Bruce as juror continues our record of having highly qualified judges who are well-known in their fields. Rex has been a pioneer and true mover & shaker in the digital art world. Click here to visit his Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, which regularly draws hundreds of entries from all over the world for its exhibits. It is not just an L.A. center for digital art, but has become one of the more important national, even international venues for such work since Rex founded it five years ago.
Here is the generic call to artists; I will also prepare targeted examples for such groups as computer & camera clubs and artist organizations, plus exclusive feature articles for many of the publications on our mailing list. Barbara Kolo also has agreed to help me get the word out to online sites to whom she sent Calls to Artists for our January Open Juried show. Thanks, Barbara.
I must also pay tribute to Yolanda Klappert, show co-curator, who has been doing her usual outstanding behind-the-scenes work on this event. Having a digital show at TCG has been a joint dream of ours for well over a year. Yolanda never seeks credit for all the contributions she makes to the gallery and working of the Digital Diversity exhibit is no exception - but she is more than a full partner in the effort. - Ken Fermoyle
Topanga Canyon Gallery Issues
Call to Digital Artists, Photographers
Topanga Canyon Gallery announces Digital Diversity, a juried open exhibit exclusively for digital art and photography. It will be held June 22 to July 15. Juror will be Rex Bruce, artistic director and curator of the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA). Cash ($300, $200, $100) and merchandise prizes will be awarded.
"We are extremely fortunate to have Mr. Bruce as our judge," notes Ken Fermoyle, Digital Diversity co-curator. "Since opening LACDA five years ago he has played an important role in the rapidly growing field of digital art. He is known internationally for his advocacy and leadership in the digital arts world, having curated or participated in over 60 exhibits, panels, screening and other digital events."
An innovative feature of the exhibit is that every entry will be displayed, reports Yolanda Klappert, co-curator. "We will hang all work selected by Rex Bruce on gallery walls, but all other entries will be displayed digitally as slide shows throughout the run of the exhibit.
"We feel this not only will give our artists great exposure, but will also demonstrate to gallery visitors the full measure of diversity that is a hallmark of the digital arts world today."
All digital artists and photographers are eligible to enter. Deadline is May 15, 2009 and fees are $25 for two entries, $35 for three entries, $40 for four entries.
Topanga Canyon Gallery is located at #109. 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. in the Santa Monica Mountain community of Topanga, CA 90290. It draws patrons, collectors and art aficionados from nearby Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, the Westside, the west San Fernando Valley (Encino to Woodland Hills and Calabasas). plus the Conejo Valley.
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