Our Call for Entries for the Next FotoweekDC Exhibit

Last November, Ten Miles Square and the Pink Line Project presented the exhibit Fixation at Fight Club during FotoweekDC. Featuring the work of nine local photographers, live music, food and drink, and of course, the skaters, Fixation drew over 700 people on opening night, not to mention attention from the Washington Post both before and after the show.

We hope to repeat that performance this year, but first we need some artwork to hang in the show. The subject is the same: show us the subcultures of D.C. Here's a little help from our exhibit statement for Fixation.

These nine photographers each create a narrative with a short series of images, building the viewer a bridge between the image of our Nation's Capital and the people actually living inside it. Their photographs inspect our city's subculture and the people who thrive in it, whether it is the pure ecstasy of a public baptism or the discovery of an elusive quiet moment as 18th Street rages nearby. Some create their own scenes, driven by the absurdity or crucial absences in our cityscapes. Others sneak in the backdoor of highly defined alternative lifestyles, finding characters dolled up for primetime, squeezed in the underbelly of the D.C. club scene. What they all have in common is a fixation on the individual in the hands of a much bigger picture.

Send your best series of photos or a link to your set online (at least 8 images, no more than 20) to heather@tenmilessquare.com by midnight on Sunday, September 20. You'll be responsible for printing and framing and delivering them to our venue (TBA) during the first week of November.

We look forward to seeing your work!

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Don't forget, FotoweekDC has officially opened their photography competition. Their early deadline is July 26; head over to the web site for details on the categories and awards available.

The Ten Miles Square & Pink Line Project exhibit will be part of the FotoweekDC festival, November 7-14, 2009.

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