SNAP TO GRID: the UN-Juried Exhibit

About the Open Call

Show your work in our un-juried exhibit featuring digital art and photography: "Snap to Grid." All entries will be printed (8.5"x11" on heavyweight paper) and shown in our gallery arranged in a grid. Entrants submit JPEG files of original work. Multiple entries are permitted. Separate registration required for each image. Exhibit is limited to space available, early entry is advised. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. Digital video stills and screen shots of web/new media are acceptable. Documentation shots of digital installation and digital sculpture are acceptable. Special consideration is given to "Snap to Grid" artists for inclusion in future exhibits. Entrants to our calls for submissions form the pool of artists from which we select the majority of our exhibitors. There have been a number of "Snap to Grid" participants who have been included in large group exhibits, as well as solo shows. Proceeds for this great 'resume builder' exhibit benefit these gallery programs. Everybody wins! Gallery Statement: Every year for 50 years the L.A. Municipal Gallery has held its "Open Call" exhibit where any artist can show up with their art and an entry fee (to benefit gallery programs) and the piece is shown. The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art decided to launch an international experiment of the same nature where the artists upload images that are printed and hung by the gallery. The hundreds of works are displayed in a grid like installation (reminiscent of postcard art shows of the 1980's) where every work submitted is exhibited. The usual (less than democratic) selection process where only the precious few are chosen is turned on its head in a curatorial anarchy where everyone gets to participate and the viewer is literally left to be the judge. The show represents a snapshot of a current moment in art history when digital imaging has reached the hands of the many, an age where culture belongs to the "mobblogers" around the globe. From Thailand to Texas, amateur to academic, beautiful to banal and beyond the monumental quantity and variety of "Snap to Grid" becomes an aesthetic experience where each individual piece adds to an agglomerative effect that has a life of its own.

What is Offered

Opportunity to exhibit work in a gallery show, with every submitted entry displayed. Special consideration is given to "Snap to Grid" artists for inclusion in future exhibits, including large group and solo shows, serving as a resume builder.

Requirements

Open to all artists internationally. Entrants must submit JPEG files of original digital art and photography, including digital video stills, screen shots of web/new media, and documentation shots of digital installation and digital sculpture. Files must be under 2MB each. Multiple entries are permitted, each requiring a separate registration. Exhibit is limited to space available, early entry is advised.

How to Apply

Registration and submission are done online only. Entrants must submit JPEG files under 2MB each. 1) Register online at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/3c2jf7t. 2) Upload images (one for each registration) at https://lacda.com/upload.html.