Guidelines for Submission to Exposure

We welcome submissions to Exposure in the form of digital files, slides, or transparencies when they conform to the specifications below. All photographs must be of professional quality.

To have your work considered for Exposure, send:

• Six to eight photographs of your best recent work (include details if needed to comprehend work) in digital or film format
• A current resume
• An artist’s statement
• Self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for return of materials, if desired

Digital Images

• At least 300 resolution in the 5 x 7-inch range or larger. Tiffs are preferred but jpgs are acceptable.
• Identification of each image with a number (1, 2, 3…) and a file name that includes the artist’s last name and a clue to the image rather than a numerical code. For example: “picasso.polkadots” rather than “100001.”
• Prints of the images submitted. These can be on contact sheets in black and white or color, but individual images should not be smaller than 3 x 3 inches. Plain 8.5 x 11-inch paper is fine.

Slides and Transparencies

Identify each image with a number, the artist’s name, and title of work on the slide frame or on a label on the plastic covering the transparencies.

Requirements for All Submissions

Send a printed list of images numbered to correspond with numbers on the images. Provide full caption information for each piece:

• Artist’s name
• Title of work
• Materials, process, size
• Date of completion
• Collection, installation site, or source of commission, if relevant
• Photo credit (if photographer is not the artist)

Please add any information that will help the designer understand the image—e.g., if there is black around the edge of the image, is it background or part of the work?

Send submissions by regular mail to:

SURFACE DESIGN JOURNAL
Marci Rae McDade, SDA Editor
3310 SE 33rd Ave
Portland, OR  97202

All submissions to Exposure are considered, but publication is at the discretion of the editor. Include an SASE with sufficient postage if return of materials is desired.

E-mail submissions are not accepted.