BlackFlash Magazine’s annual Optic Nerve Image Contest is open to photography and video-based emerging Canadian artists.
Grand Prize: $500
Contest Rules:
*The contest is open to Canadian residents only.
*Each entry must be an original, unpublished image (photograph, collage) or film/video work, not submitted elsewhere for publication, nor accepted elsewhere for publication, nor entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition for which it is also eligible to win a prize.
*The fee for entrants is $25 for a maximum of two entries. Payment can be made here or by sending a cheque or money order payable to BlackFlash Magazine: PO Box 7381 Station Main, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 4J3
*All entries must be paid for or postmarked by February 14, 2019. Late entries will not be accepted.
*All entries in the contest will be judged anonymously, on merit alone.
*Every entrant receives a one-year subscription or subscription renewal extension to BlackFlash Magazine.
*To enter, you must provide:
Your contact information: Your name, complete mailing address, and email address.
Entry information: Title of entry(ies), medium of work, date of creation, along with a short artist statement (500 words or less).
Your entry or entries: All entries (images in jpeg format, videos in MP4 format, maximum file size of 20MB). All attachments can be uploaded directly here, or mailed to the address above on a CD or DVD.
*Entries will not be returned. Keep a copy of your entry. Only the winners will be notified of the final results. The Optic Nerve Image Contest winner will be notified by March 15, 2019, and have their work featured in the Spring issue of BlackFlash Magazine (May 2019)
*Entries are adjudicated by a jury comprised of three art professionals from across Canada: artists, curators, or writers.
*The winning entry and honourable mentions will be published in the Spring issue of BlackFlash Magazine and showcased on our website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
*Grand prize: $500
Cover image: Farihah Shah, Laden Hands, from the series Billie Said “Strange Fruit”, 2017, archival digital inkjet print. 2018 Optic Nerve Image Contest Runner-Up
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