BOKISSONTHRONE: Wanted! Female Artists & Photographers for the Days of Dorcas Photography Competition

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Wanted! Female Artists & Photographers for the Days of Dorcas Photography Competition

This is a call for budding female artists, painters and photographers to participate in the Days of Dorcas Photography Competition.

Sponsored by foremost African financial institution

, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, the Days of Dorcas Photography Competition is a platform for talented female artists between the ages of 18 – 35 years, to enhance their career in visual arts and photography.

How To Enter Contest:

Send in your entries on the theme “The Elegance of the African People” via the website www.art635.gallery/daysofdorcas.

Requirements:

Get an accepted Art635 Artist onboarding Application to become a part of the Art635 Gallery.
Upload 3 photographs of 72 dpi with dimension not larger than 1200 X 1800 pixels.
The overall title of work and captions for each photograph.
Label each work with the artist’s name, date, title, caption and Days Of Dorcas (e.g.obu_peter_2_8_2017_myface_kitten_facenumber1_DaysofDorcas).
Year of production
A Motivational statement of not more than 300 words of why you want to attend the workshop.
Photographers must have full rights to the photos submitted.

A panel of judges will select twenty-five (25) participants who will attend a 6-day workshop, between 28th May, 2018 and 2nd June, 2018. At the end of the workshop, the winner and 1st runner-up will be rewarded with photography equipment worth the equivalent of N500, 000 and N250, 000, respectively.

The Days of Dorcas Photography Competition is a part of the Art635 Gallery, a GTBank Initiative launched to promote African art and culture, and the 6-day workshop will be facilitated by the following renowned Art Professionals;