Deadline for Submissions: Friday, May 29
The Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) is looking for young photographers (ages 13 – 19) to participate in a photo contest examining the many faces of the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs. One photographer will be awarded Top Prize by WACTAC. Top prize will receive a $1500 gift card and 25 runners up will receive $25 gift cards from Best Buy.
Guidelines:
- Email your submission(s), name, age, phone number, and email address to WACTACPhotoContest@gmail.com
- No more than 5 photos will be accepted per photographer.
- Submissions must be titled by last name (example: smith_1.jpg).
- Images should be saved in JPG format, at a high level of quality, 72 dpi, no more than eleven inches (or 792 pixels) along the image’s longest dimension.
Prizes:
- Top Prize: One photographer will be awarded a $1500 @15 Scholarship.
- Finalist Prize: 5 photographers will each receive a $100 Best Buy Gift Card.
- Runner Ups: 15 photographers will each receive a $25 Best Buy Gift Card.
Criteria:
- Top Prize and Runner Ups will be selected by the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) based on three equally weighted categories – technical quality, originality, and overall strength of portfolio.
Rules:
- Photographers must be 13-19 years old.
- Submissions must prominently feature faces of people who reflect the diversity found in the Twin Cities.
- All photos submitted by Friday, May 8 will be displayed during Northeast Minneapolis’ Art-A-Whirl from Friday, May 15, 6 PM through Sunday, May 17, 5 PM at the California Building (2205 California Building, Minneapolis).
- All photos submitted by Friday, May 29 will be featured in a scrolling projection at the Minneapolis MOSAIC Kick Off Event on Saturday, June 6, from 6 – 10pm on 8th Street between Hennepin Avenue and First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.
- By submitting photos to the WACTAC @15 Photo Contest, the photographer warrants that he/she has control of and/or has obtained the rights to exhibit the photo(s), the photo(s) do not infringe upon copyright or licenses held by any other artist, estate, publisher or other entity; the photographer will be responsible for any charges or legal action brought by the exhibition of the photo(s) or the infringement of any rights held by others and will hold the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MOSAIC, and mnartists.org harmless against such claims.
Co-presented by:
http://www.at15.com
Email teenprograms@walkerart.org
Phone 612.375.7683
Apr
28
By katherinerochester
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 6 PM through SATURDAY, MAY 16, 6 PM (Closing Party at 8 PM) ART-A-WHIRL WEEKEND! Location: California Building, 2205 California St. NE, Minneapolis Browse the schedule below to scope out which artists you most want to work with, or just show up and stay for the whole 24 hours! Drop us an email at teenprograms@walkerart.org if you want to participate in this 24 hour event featuring bands and activities led by local artists. Grandmaster Schedule of Events Friday, May 15 6 – 9 PM: BRETT & ERIN SMITH, Sister & Brother Design Duo As the artists behind [...]
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Although I’m trying to cut back on the unhealthy amount of time I spend on the internet, I thought I’d introduce a few websites I visit every day (or pretty often) If you’re ever looking for some fun sites to kill time on check these out. Okay, hopefully everyone knows about Pandora by now. As a radio DJ hopeful this site is really fun for finding new music that match your tastes. You can basically create your own radio stations based on the artists you enter in the search box. I’ve got about 5 different stations I listen to depending [...]
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Last Wednesday I somehow managed to stumble out to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown Saint Paul to catch the Death Cab for Cutie show. Death Cab is currently on tour with Ra Ra Riot (a really sweet band from NY with a really sweet cello) and Cold War Kids. Roy Wilkins is a really bizarre venue for a show in my opinion. It’s so large! I mean granted they filled up a lot of seats but the standing room area was so expansive. If you weren’t standing in the first row (which I was after a two hour battle [...]
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Apr
22
By katherinerochester
As WACTACÂ gears up for the 24-hour marathon art-making madness that will be Don’t Sleep on It, we’re getting to know our participating artists through a series of snappy little videos. While there just isn’t enough time between now and May 15 to interview all eight groups of artists, check back here for more information on who’s who and what they do. Especially keep an eye out for video interviews with Burlesque Design, John Grider of BrokenCrow, and Scott Stulen coming fresh from the WACTAC video production team in the next few weeks. For now, check out our inaugural interview [...]
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I first interviewed Ewok (HM, AWR, MSK, SEVENTH LETTER) about five years ago when he and Chen AKB were doing live-painting for the Third Annual Twin Cities Hip-Hop Festival & Celebration. Since then he’s changed his address to the much nicer climate of Southern California, and joined MSK and THE SEVENTH LETTER, two of the most prolific and innovative graffiti crews in the world. He also happens to be a founding member of Life Sucks Die magazine as well as a member of Minneapolis super-design firm, BURLESQUE of NORTH AMERICA. In wanting to kick up dust for WACTAC’s event “Don’t [...]
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I recently saw this documentary about the sewer children in Bogota, Columbia. Basically, VBS comes through once again in capturing the essence of urban plight in a foreign country. These are street children who are better off hiding in the dark, underground, then taking their chances on the streets where death squads and police constantly harass and beat them. The death squads have also been known to pour gasoline down the sewers in order to burn large amounts of the street children at once. This is not only a very well made documentary, but it is also incredibly insightful, describing [...]
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What’s new with WACTAC Alumni? Let me tell you…
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I am an internet junkie. It is an easy addiction for me, simplified by the fact that my girlfriend lives thousands of miles away so that I never go on dates or spend quality time with anyone… Sorry, that’s a little embarassing.
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Apr
13
By Risberg Patrick
Allow me to fill you in really quick on the best kept secret in the cyber world- for all you stingy students who haven’t bought a cd since Linkin Park’s The Hybrid Theory, or those of you who just need new music. The appropriately named “Hype Machine” (www.hypem.com) allows you to search every blog on the internet for music posts and see which songs are getting the most attention. From Britney Spears to Nujabes, no matter how obscure the artist or the remix or the mash up or the pish posh (new slang I just made up), the hypemachine will [...]
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On April 2nd, I went to the Lagoon to see a restored print of Federico Fellini’s 1974 film “Amarcord.” Here’s a preview (or review) of the film: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT1fCCGWki0[/youtube] I bought the movie last christmas from Cheapo for a solid 40 bucks, but it was so worth it. Unfortunately, April 2nd was the last day to see it on the big screen, but there’s a big tour going around the country right now for any “Fellini-Heads” out there.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-lDyq6pw0E[/youtube]
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK90lJCHlV4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Cool video lifted from Wooster Collective. An animation made using only clipart.
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