SlowArt Image Presentation Guidelines
Slides:
Artists submitting slides should use 35mm format. Do not submit larger transparencies.
35mm slides can be both projected and placed in our 8.5" x 11" slide viewer.
Larger transparencies will not be projected or placed in the viewer. Be sure to write or
label the slide with your name, title, dimensions and media. If your name is not on the
slide and it is separated from your return envelope it may not be possible to find the
envelope and return it to you. Remember, the first round of jury selection is not done
with a projector, it is done with a light box and a magnifier. If your slides are
underexposed or if the image is not clear you risk rejection on this basis alone.
Prints:
Any type prints up to 8.5" x 11" in size are accepted. Be sure to include your
name, title, dimensions and media on the back of the print. Prints that are faded, dull,
lacking in contrast, too small and otherwise badly made will not properly represent your
work,
Digital Specs [Disc]:
Digital files submitted on disc are best if they are in PC format. We can read Mac discs
and CD's (CD is recommended), but occasionally there are problems. If you work in
PhotoShop on Mac save your images as TIF files and select PC format when saving them.
Files can be saved as TIF or JPG files. If it is not an inconvenience you may include two
files of each image, one JPG low res, 72dpi and one higher res TIF 300dpi file. The TIF
file can be up to 11 inches tall or 9 inches wide. This is good because if you are
selected the low res file will be used for the web site and the high res can be used for
print in the magazine, on invitations or promotions. These two files of the same image
will count as one entry (similar to one slide). However, if you do not have access to high
res files without paying to have them made, you may submit only the low res files. In this
case if you are selected we will ask for the high res file at that time. It will not
affect your entry to exclude the higher res file.
CD's must be accompanied either by sample prints of the work on the CD (as in prints above) or by a single sheet with small (approx. 2") prints of the entries. Next to the small images on the single sheet write the entry info, name, title, dimensions and media. The accompanying prints are required because once your CD is viewed the jury will refer to your prints rather than reload your CD each time they want to look at the work. If you submit a CD without the prints your work will not be properly represented to the jury and may be rejected on that basis alone.
Email or Web Page entries:
Email and Web Page entries can be used but are not encouraged as a CD submission is a
little easier for the jury to view. Email or Web Page entries should be used if you can
not submit a CD or have other restrictions such as an inadequate or expensive
international postal service. We only accept low res files submitted via email. Files
should be sized no larger than seven inches (177.8mm) @72dpi and saved as JPG format. If
using PhotoShop save the JPG at image option 5 with format set to optimized. Entries can
be submitted as an attachment within a single zip file, or pasted into the email window.
Entry form contact info should be written in the email message, or included as a text file
in the zip attachment. In Web Page entries, images should be posted to a web page and the
URL submitted in the email instead of the digital files. Include all the entry form info:
name, title, dimensions, media in the email message that accompanies the images and the
web link. Payment for Email and Web Page entries may be made via PayPal at the time of
entry.