Jan 2009 RNC Photo Exhibit seeks Wide Community Contributions

31 December 2008 For Immediate Release

Contact: Nigel Parry, publicity@nigelparry.net, 646-812-0897

Media materials and Submission Guidelines at: http://rnc08report.org/archive/618.shtml

Jan 2009 RNC Photo Exhibit seeks Wide Community Contributions

RNC PHOTO EXHIBIT & CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: "LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD" (JAN 3RD-31ST)

An exhibit of random moments caught on film during the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul

Online version: http://rnc08report.org/archive/618.shtml

Runs January 3rd, 2009, until end of January at the Black Dog Cafe in Lowertown, St. Paul. 20% of photo exhibition sales go to the RNC 8 Legal Fund. Benefit reception on January 21st with Junkyard Empire and Pocket of Resistance.

INTRODUCTION

The premise of the LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD exhibit is to offer a community space where people can leave behind, access, or take home as evidence a wide variety of frozen photographic moments from the Republican National Convention that took place in St. Paul, MN in September 2008.

Both the community-driven concept and hanging technique of the show were inspired in part by the simplicity of the HERE IS NEW YORK exhibit that took place in New York City the aftermath of 9/11.

The HERE IS NEW YORK exhibit was subtitled "A Democracy of Photographs" because anyone and everyone who had taken pictures relating to the tragedy was invited to submit their images to the gallery, to be displayed on the walls alongside the work of top photojournalists and other professional photographers.

Photos taken by children with watch cameras, and by police officers and firefighters on the job with pocket digital cameras, appeared alongside images taken by by New York Times photojournalists. More info at http://hereisnewyork.org

Submissions to the LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD exhibit will be accepted through January 2009 to the exhibit close, and medium-resolution images will be permanently archived on the RNC '08 Report archive project website at http://rnc08report.org.

Please forward the Call for Submissions (below) widely.

JANUARY 21ST BENEFIT CONCERT FOR RNC 8 LEGAL FUND FEATURING JUNKYARD EMPIRE AND POCKET OF RESISTANCE

On January 21st, there will be a benefit concert for the RNC 8 Legal Fund, featuring Junkyard Empire and Pocket of Resistance. Both bands have shared the stage with the likes of Boots Riley and the Coup, Eyedea, Ill Chemistry, the New Congress, and Los Nativos.

The event marks Junkyard Empire kicking off the inauguration of its show, LOWERTOWN COMMUNE... a regular Wednesday night hootenanny featuring the Junkyard and special guests.

During the RNC in St. Paul, Junkyard Empire played the Sept 4th "No Peace For the Warmakers" show at the State Capitol, and Pocket of Resistance played the the Block Party in Lowertown.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Available as a downloadable PDF attachment at http://rnc08report.org/archive/618.shtml

* Photographers must submit photographs both as prints for gallery display/sales and via e-mail for media/archiving. If digital submissions are too difficult, "print only" is acceptable.

* Print submissions must be 8 x 10 inches, color or B&W photos, with a white or black border.

* Digital submissions can be any size with a minimum 1024 pixel dimensions wide at 72 DPI. Or—as it came out of your camera.

* One copy of your photo/s will be displayed in the Black Dog Café gallery in Lowertown St. Paul (space allowing and at the gallery's discretion).

* Photos will be hung along walls from twine with binder clips, as in the example above right.

* Additional prints will be kept on hand in your delivery envelope to be sold at $25 each, with $5 per sale (20%) going to the RNC 8 Legal Fund via the 501(c)(3) National Lawyers Guild and $20 (80%) to the artist. For more information about the RNC 8, see http://rnc8.org.

* If the copies of your exhibited prints look like they are going to sell out, we will try to notify you in order that you can provide the Black Dog gallery with additional copies for sale.

* You are free to opt to not sell your photos.

* For digital submissions, send an e-mail to Nigel Parry or provide a CD that includes copies of the photo/s with extended caption information.

* Caption information requested:

1. Title/one-line description of image/s.

2. Location, date, and—where possible—approximate time of image/s. This is less relevant for your non-Editorial RNC images.

3. A brief caption description of the image/your observations at the time the photo was taken.

* Enclose a brief bio with your submissions and include your name, e-mail, phone and website contact details.

DEADLINE/CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSIONS

The exhibit begins on January 3rd and ends on January 31st. Opening submissions by midday on January 2nd.

Further submissions will be accepted until the Exhibit Closing Party on January 31st, 2009.

Drop off/Send photo submissions to: RNC Photo Exhibit, Black Dog, 308 Prince Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.

Questions/Digital submissions: Nigel Parry via publicity@nigelparry.net or on 646-812-0897 (cellphone).

RELATED LINKS

Media materials and Submission Guidelines at: http://rnc08report.org/archive/618.shtml

Submissions & Gallery Location at "RNC Photo Exhibit", Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar 308 Prince Street (corner of 4th/Prince and Broadway), St Paul, MN 55101. http://blackdogstpaul.com

Junkyard Empire: http://myspace.com/junkyardempire

Pocket of Resistance: http://pocketofresistance.net

Friends of the RNC 8: http://rnc8.org

RNC '08 Report: http://rnc08report.org

The RNC '08 Report is a citizen's archive of media reports, government documents, and other resources relating to the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. The source material posted on this website will ultimately used to compile a truly independent, publicly available, citizen's report on what happened during the 2008 RNC. See http://rnc08report.org/

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