Comments on: When is it time to move on from juried shows? http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html for the Business of Being an Artist Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Daniel Sroka http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-2212 Daniel Sroka Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:16:41 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html#comment-2212 Brett, that is too funny, your description of what is popular in photography competitions is exactly what I've seen. I call it the "depressed-looking person in a depressing room" style. Brett, that is too funny, your description of what is popular in photography competitions is exactly what I’ve seen. I call it the “depressed-looking person in a depressing room” style.

]]> By: Brett Kosmider http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-2211 Brett Kosmider Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:15:47 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html#comment-2211 I agree completely with Daniel - I am a landscape photographer and the trend du jour in the photography world is large (like 40" x 60") color photographs of people, sometimes odd looking people, sometimes featureless people doing unimaginative things, sometimes normal people in odd poses but in every day situations, whatever, you get the point - black and white landscapes are just not cutting it these days. In response to this I have started to search nationaly for juried shows that would be more accepting of my work, where the landscape photograph can be appreciated and not cast off as "not edgy". (Anyone have any suggestions?) And what ever happened to the Juried show, as in many jurors, instead of the Juror, or single juror show. I'm tired of the single juror shows, where it's down to one person's opinion. I agree completely with Daniel – I am a landscape photographer and the trend du jour in the photography world is large (like 40″ x 60″) color photographs of people, sometimes odd looking people, sometimes featureless people doing unimaginative things, sometimes normal people in odd poses but in every day situations, whatever, you get the point – black and white landscapes are just not cutting it these days. In response to this I have started to search nationaly for juried shows that would be more accepting of my work, where the landscape photograph can be appreciated and not cast off as “not edgy”. (Anyone have any suggestions?) And what ever happened to the Juried show, as in many jurors, instead of the Juror, or single juror show. I’m tired of the single juror shows, where it’s down to one person’s opinion.

]]> By: Daniel Sroka http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-2210 Daniel Sroka Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:30:22 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html#comment-2210 When I look at the winners of juried shows, it is always a feeling of deja vu. The same styles, tone, and messages seem to attract the eyes of the judges, time and time again. It's not so much that the same artists keep winning, but that the same TYPES of artists keep winning. I think of juried shows as the fashion world -- all following the trend du jour. When I look at the winners of juried shows, it is always a feeling of deja vu. The same styles, tone, and messages seem to attract the eyes of the judges, time and time again. It’s not so much that the same artists keep winning, but that the same TYPES of artists keep winning. I think of juried shows as the fashion world — all following the trend du jour.

]]> By: Terri West http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-2209 Terri West Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:01:10 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html#comment-2209 I agree WHOLE HEARTEDLY! I should have said something about that in this post today: http://epiphanyart.blogspot.com/2007/03/48th-annual-winter-park-sidewalk-art.html I checked out who this year's artists are and auuughhhh the same ones again. There is a long waiting list of artists to get into this festival too. I just find it so irritating to go to this festival and after 5 years see the same paintings every single year with few exceptions. I agree WHOLE HEARTEDLY! I should have said something about that in this post today: http://epiphanyart.blogspot.com/2007/03/48th-annual-winter-park-sidewalk-art.html I checked out who this year’s artists are and auuughhhh the same ones again. There is a long waiting list of artists to get into this festival too. I just find it so irritating to go to this festival and after 5 years see the same paintings every single year with few exceptions.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-2208 Lisa Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:07:07 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html#comment-2208 Thanks for the link Alyson! I tried to leave a trackback with my latest post - a bit geekier interpretation of some of the same issues - but it doesn't seem to be working... hm. http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/03/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-the-usecase.html Thanks for the link Alyson! I tried to leave a trackback with my latest post – a bit geekier interpretation of some of the same issues – but it doesn’t seem to be working… hm. http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/03/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-the-usecase.html

]]> By: New Work and Inspiration http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-2213 New Work and Inspiration Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:06:50 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/03/when-is-it-time-to-move-on-from-juried-shows.html#comment-2213 <strong>How To Become a Successful Artist - the usecase</strong> Today Alyson Stanfield linked to my post about respect as an quilt artist from her blog with some of her thoughts about juried shows. Interesting read. Ive been thinking about this prickly topic quite a bit the last few days (okay I cou... How To Become a Successful Artist – the usecase

Today Alyson Stanfield linked to my post about respect as an quilt artist from her blog with some of her thoughts about juried shows. Interesting read.
Ive been thinking about this prickly topic quite a bit the last few days (okay I cou…

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