ARTIST CALL: Send the Saint Paul Almanac your photos and artwork for the 2014 edition!

February 12, 2013

The Saint Paul Almanac has begun the process of looking for photos and artwork for the 2014 edition. Deadline for photos/artwork is the end of March 2013.

(Photo courtesy: Tobechi Tobechukwu)

We are looking for photos of:

original/fresh/new views of old parts of the Saint Paul landscape (eg. State Capitol, bridges, landmarks, etc)
Saint Paul festivals and events (Cinco de Mayo, Grand Old Day, Winter Carnival, flower shows, etc)
Saint Paul parks, zoos, wildlife, nature, seasons, weather, etc.
Saint Paul places (bars, restaurants, museums, art galleries, etc.)
Saint Paul people doing what they do (the Saint Paul Almanac is a diverse project that intentionally seeks out and includes all cultures that live in the city, so be aware that people submissions depicting only white people are less likely to be included)

We are also looking for artwork of Saint Paul, images of paintings, mosaics, sketches, etc.

Photos may be cropped to fit the dimensions of the Almanac.

College Park at the corner of Carter and Raymond avenues. (Photo: Daniel Tilsen)

Our preference is for portfolio sharing—via Dropbox or Cubby—of batches of original, unwatermarked photos, or a big zip file via largefilesasap.com or sendthisfile.com (or similar service) to: nigel@saintpaulalmanac.org

Sharing Flickr sets is also acceptable, preferably Pro accounts with download enabled. This helps the work flow, being able to eliminate having to seek out the original file after we decide to include it. Illustrating the Almanac is a giant game of photo Tetris—the simpler we can make it at our end, the better.

Keys Café in downtown Saint Paul. Keys is also on Raymond Avenue. (Photo: Henry Jackson)

Photo credit is given with photographer name and their website URL/flickr name if desired. Photographers whose work gets selected are told their work will be selected and—after publication—are paid $10 per image and receive a free Almanac.

Ideally package the submission to nigel@saintpaulalmanac.org with a text file/email that has photographer name, contact info (phone, e-mail), and a short bio, eg. http://saintpaulalmanac.org/about/contributors-bios/2013-contributors/