Art + Science II Call for Entry

Deadline: November 29, 2020
Entry Fee: $38
Prizes: $100, $250, $325, participation in the exhibition

Has photography ever really been disconnected from Science? From the invention of the pinhole camera about one thousand and twenty years ago by the Arab mathematician, physicist, and Astronomer, Ibn al-Haytham, up to today’s use of radiology to produce works of art, science and art have been inseparable.

Photography is the perfect intersection of Art and Science.

Eligibility

Submissions are open to all photographers both professional and amateur. International entries are welcomed. Work previously exhibited in the gallery or featured on the blog are not eligible.

“The global pandemic has placed science within the forefront of everyone’s minds, motivating both artists and scientists to contribute to the momentum of the Art and Science movement. More than producing aesthetic images derived from scientific data, science-inspired artists find connections that reflect a common purpose – one that integrates the authenticity of science and the communicative power of art. The sci-art movement promotes dialogue and offers a platform in hopes of improving the world in which we live.

I am the writer and editor for the Art + Science column on Lenscratch Magazine in which I showcase work by photographers who address a genre of photography that lives at the intersection of art and science. Up to 33 of the final selections to this call will be featured in a Lenscratch post highlighting this Art + Science exhibition.”

Linda Alterwitz

Juror

Linda Alterwitz will be the juror for “Art + Science II”. Alterwitz is a visual artist whose artwork engages photography, collage and interactive installations. Her projects focus on the unseen rhythms of the human body and our relationship to the natural world. Alterwitz’s creative practice has been informed by a thirteen-year exploration of scientific technologies that provide visualizations of our physical and cognitive states.

Through her investigations of art and science, she combines both creative and scientific elements within each frame, provoking a feeling of curiosity and wonderment. As part of her investigations that focus on the boundaries between art and science, she often incorporates scientific images within her photographs (derived from cutting edge technology) with photographs of the landscape. By combining elements of both creative and scientific elements within each frame, her work provokes a feeling of curiosity and wonderment.

Inspired by experimentation with diverse materials and processes, Alterwitz incorporates both traditional and new media techniques. Guided by current technology, her creative process often incorporates data driven images derived from X-rays, CT, PET, sonogram, fMRI diagnostic imaging or thermal imagining. Her work is also guided by the internal rhythms of our bodies, such as patterns of breath. By documenting the inhalation and exhalation of breath, she materializes an intangible human experience.

Alterwitz was the recipient of the Nevada Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship. Her work has been published in Smithsonian Magazine, Orion Magazine, The New Statesman, Musee Magazine among others. She has exhibited her work in both traditional exhibition and site-specific installations in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, Spain, Israel, Germany, Greece and Poland.

Alterwitz lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Awards

Jurors Award – $325.00
Directors Award – $250.00
Two Juror Honorable Mentions – an exhibition catalogue
Director Honorable Mentions chosen at the discretion of the Gallery Directors – an exhibition catalogue
Visitors Award – $100.00