Photobook Open Call
Open Eye Gallery would like to invite you to submit self-published photo books to sell at our Photobook Fair. We welcome submissions from a broad range of levels and they can be of any genre; personal, contemporary, experimental – send your application in to us!
The Photobook Fair will take place at 11am-6pm on Saturday 3rd June in our glass atrium space.
We will be showcasing local artists, independent publishers and self-published photobooks and zines on our stands. There will be photobook talks, creative workshops throughout the day, dummy book reviews and a DIY pinhole camera workshop. The likes of Fistful of Books and Carbon Copy Press will be here and we will have stalls for students’/recent graduates’ publications.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to network and promote your work to a wider audience, as well as a chance to meet your favourite local artists and publishers.
To apply, send your application to gina@openeye.org.uk
In your application please include:
– full contact details: name, mobile number, email, address– photobook content images (JPEG or PDF)– an image of the front cover– a brief description of your photobook– your retail price– number you have to sell
Let us know if you would like a stall at the fair (limited spaces available) or if you’d like to enjoy the fair and leave the selling to us we will have gallery assistants available at our dedicated self-published stall.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 31st May 2017.
Successful submissions will be notified by the 5pm on Thursday 1st June 2017. We might not be able to take everything offered due to limited space, but we will let you know what we can take along with details of when and where you can drop off your work.