Submissions are Now Open for the 5th Cape Town Month of Photography 2012

Rules and guidelines for submission of a proposal to Present as part of MOP5 Festival 2012:

DEADLINES:

CD PROPOSALS WITHOUT VENUES YET: NO LATER THAN Wednesday 20th June.

CD PROPOSALS WITH A VENUE ORGANIZED: NO LATER THAN Sunday 30th June.

1. Student and amateur projects are welcome; however quality and mean standards of excellence will be upheld. The selection panel will not withhold acceptance of projects well conceived, well planned, or already accepted / connected to a venue, unless the work itself is below par. Please see our very fair Acceptance Codes on Festival page.
2. Only bodies of work will be considered and not single images.
3. Participants may submit more than one body of work for show. Each should be on a separate application form with its own proposal, if the participating venue is different.
4. SOLO and Group shows are eligible.
5. Due to extremely high costs of online upload, we will only be able to receive Proposals in a CD ENTRY SYSTEM:
   i. POST to: MOP5 P.O. Box 37,Observatory 7935 Cape Town South Africa. ii. Drop in the MOP5 DROPBOX at Orms. (Do not put cash inside) Deadline for venueless proposals 20th June. iii. BRING TO FESTIVAL OFFICE – Phone Sethembile Msezane 072 574 5436 sthemse@yahoo.com or Lucille Julius on 071 410 0170.

This is a CD Application System:
Applications will be only be considered complete with the following documents submitted on your MOP5 CD as part of your proposal to take part in the 2012 Festival. This CD will not be returned:

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUBMIT:

(Please type all documents. Please use Arial regular typeface 11pt. for body of text and 12 pt. bold for titles).

What you need on the CD: The Abbreviated Version:

1. The MOP5 application form
2. Photographer’s bio/ background -
3. The title of your project and a concise and clear Artist Statement
4. A Proposal explaining the context of your vision and how you will present the project.
5. 5 – 10 High Res images saved as Jpeg files. SIZE: 20cm (8 inches) at 300 dpi (for print) with 7/8 quality.
6. Your proof of payment saved as pdf or word. In extenuating cases, arrangement can be made to pay directly to the festival office, but this is not preferred. In this case, please call Diana on 0765339870.
7. Deadlines: All proposals must be in between Monday 6th May and Monday 30th June 2012 UNLESS YOU DO NOT YET HAVE A VENUE. PROPOSAL WITHOUT A VENUE AS YET MUST BE IN LATEST BY 20th JUNE.

THE LONG VERSION:
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUBMIT

1. The MOP5 application form, filled in with all information requested unless there is a field you cannot yet know.
2. Photographer’s bio/ background - (Please type - concise and relevant for publication in catalogue, between 100 - 150 words – Please save as Word document with name_surname_bio in lower case in file name. (joseph_mntoni_bio).
3. The title of your project and a concise and clear Artist Statement (Typed - between 250 - 300 words – Please save as Word document with name_surname_Statement in lower case in file name. ( joseph_mntoni_Statement).
4. A Proposal explaining the context of your vision and how you will present the project. (This is different to your Artist Statement which is a partner to your work on show as part of the Showpiece.) The proposal must elaborate and give details about the following. It does not have to be complicated, but the more you explain, the clearer it will be for us to picture. Should include the following:
   i. Motivation: What is the significance of this project for you. . ii. Describe how you see your pieces showcasing in a venue and the parameters of your presentation: 6 A1 framed works hanging on wall or 4 mirror works on ceiling with stairs for viewing. Explain. (joseph_mntoni_Proposal).
5. 5 – 10 High Res images saved as Jpeg files. SIZE: 20cm (8 inches) at 300 dpi (for print) with 7/8 quality.
   Please save the files with your name first, then the date, and lastly the number if in sequence or how you would like us to view them. Separate these with an underscore as following: name_surname_date_01 (joseph_mntoni_2009_01).
6. Your proof of payment saved as pdf or word. In extenuating cases, arrangement can be made to pay directly to the festival office, but this is not preferred. Please see payment structure in Guidelines. In this case, please call Diana on 0765339870 High Res images saved as Jpeg files. SIZE: 20cm (8 inches) at 300 dpi (for print) with 7/8 quality.
7. Deadlines: All submission CDs must be in between Sunday 20th May and Wednesday 20th June 2012, unless you have a venue already booked: i. Post to MOP5, P.O. Box 37 Observatory 7935 Cape Town. South Africa. ii. OR Drop in the MOP BOX at Orms in Roeland Square, Cape Town. (Do not put money in your CD) iii. Or Bring the CD to the MOP Office at 47 De Villiers Street Cape Town. . .
   Please PAY TO: THE PHOTOBLOCK, Absa Bank Gardens Centre: Branch Code: 632005 Acc #: 9218594626. Ref: MOP/Surname

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Phone: 0829355522

Diana: 0765339870

MOP5 is Presented by the South African Centre for Photography

Visit: www.photocentre.org.za/festival/

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