WMC WOMEN’S PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 2013

The Women and Media Collective (WMC) was initiated in 1984 by a group of Sri Lankan feminists interested in exploring conceptual and practical issues of concern to women in Sri Lanka.

We are once again organizing a photography exhibition by women photographers, following the positive response generated by previous exhibitions.

It is a unique event where the work of women engaging in what is still a mainly male dominated profession in Sri Lanka, is exhibited. Through this endeavor WMC will be providing the women photographers, both amateur and professional, a space to display their creative skills to a wider audience.

The exhibition will be part of a series of events organized to celebrate International Women’s Day, and will be held at the Lionel Wendt Gallery in Colombo from the 15th – 17th March 2013.

We would like to extend a warm invitation to all Sri Lankan women photographers and photo-enthusiasts to submit their creative work for our forthcoming exhibition. An independent expert panel will select the photos to be exhibited and photos to be awarded certificates of merit.

We hope that this exhibition will draw in the best of Sri Lankan women photographers. Additional information, criteria for eligibility, rules, terms and conditions are mentioned below.

We wish you all the very best and hope to hear a favorable response from you soon.

Thanking you,

Dr. Sepali Kottegoda

Executive Director

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Criteria for eligibility

1. Must be Sri Lankan (by Nationality or by origin) and female.

Submission Rules

1. Number of entries per person: minimum 01 and maximum 04

2. Submission deadline: 15th February 2013

3. Submission criteria:

You are required to submit a minimum 01 or maximum 04 photographs. An independent panel of

selectors will select the best photographs to be displayed at the exhibition and photographs to be

awarded certificates of merit.

Please submit PRINTS of your photos. They can be delivered to the WMC office at 56/1, Sarasavi

Lane, Castle Street, Colombo 08 during office hours (9.00 am to 5.00 pm), on or before 15 th of

February 2013.

Entries should be sent flat and NOT in TUBE. Each print must carry the entrant’s name and the

appropriate entry number corresponding to the entry form. Each category should be in a different

envelope and clearly marked, and all envelopes in one parcel addressed to the WMC.

Print sizes - 12x18”, 10x12”, 8x12”, 8x10”

The Prints will be returned to the photographers after the exhibition.

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4. Categories

There are 2 categories. Open Colour (OC) and Open Monochrome (OM). There can be no overlapping

of photos in the 2 categories, i.e. the same photo cannot be submitted in both colour and monochrome.

You can submit a total of 4 photographs and they can be all OC, all OM or a mixture.

5. Awards

Certificates will be awarded for the submissions that best portray the vision of Women and Media

Collective.

The Women and Media Collective was formed in 1984 by a group of Sri Lankan feminists interested in exploring ideological and rights based issues of concern to women in Sri Lanka.  Since then we have been actively engaged in bringing about policy change and attitudinal change based on feminist principles in creating a just society that does not discriminate based on gender.

Our work has contributed at different moments in time to social and political change, the inclusion of women and gender concerns in the peace process, increased state recognition of women’s rights, the enactment of new legislation or legislative and policy reform promoting and protecting women’s rights such as the Domestic Violence Act of 2005, and recognition for the need to increase women’s representation in politics.

The mandate of the Women and Media Collective is to:

1. Lobby for the recognition of women’s rights and concerns in legal and policy reform2. Increase representation of women in politics3.Create a space for positive representation of women’s concerns in the media

For more details, go to http://womenandmedia.org/who-are-we/about-us/

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6. Photo title

You are also required to send in a photo title supporting each photograph. It can be a title, or it can be a

brief description. It is up to you to decide the means in which to present it.

7. Photographer Profile:

When submitting your photographs, please send in a short description about yourself. (Please see detail

form)

8. IMPORTANT:

Please note that only the shortlisted entries will be notified. All entrants should keep to the above

criteria for eligibility and rules specified. All rights should be cleared.  It should be your own original

work and anyone who appears in it or whose work you have used in it should be credited and have

their consent obtained. WMC will not be liable for any types of disputes arising out of copyrights

issues or infringement of 3rd party rights.

Entrants are also required to submit the detail form and a copy of signed terms and condition page

along with their submissions. Failure to do so would disqualify your entry.

For more information please contact WMC on 5632045, 5635800, 2690192, 5635900 or mail us at wmcphotographs@gmail.com

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

By entering this competition, you agree to be bound by these rules. The organizer of the competition is

Women and Media Collective, 56/1, Sarasavi Lane, Castle Street, Colombo 08 (“WMC”). The criteria

for eligibility, submission rules, terms and conditions are as stated and are non-negotiable. No

alternatives will be offered. The best art works will be shortlisted from the valid entries after the

closing date. Decision by the panel of selectors is final. WMC will not be liable for any technical

error, which prevents delivery of your entry. WMC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to

disqualify any entry at any time in the event it is determined that the entrant has not complied with

these rules. You acknowledge that no payment related to submission of your photos (i.e print costs

etc.) shall be owed by WMC or any third party.

I agree to the above terms and conditions.

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WMC WOMEN’S PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

DETAIL FORM

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

NAME: …………………………………………………………………………………………

AGE: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

ADDRESS:

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CONTACT NO: …………………………………………………………………………………

E-MAIL ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………………………………

NIC: …………………………………………………………………………………………….

PHOTOGRAPHER PROFILE: (No more than 60 words)

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2. PHOTO-ENTRY DETAILS

OPEN COLOUR

Print No. Title

OC - 1

OC - 2

OC - 3

OC - 4

OPEN MONOCHROME

Print No. Title

OM - 1

OM - 2

OM - 3

OM - 4

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