Call for entries to “Facing Forward” – a collaborative project producing one image made up of individual members’ self-portraits. This collection of AAS faces will publicise our skills and our diversity – here we all are!
Member artists are invited to contribute an image of a self-portrait within a two-dimensional square. Submissions will be accepted digitally (details below) with sufficient clarity to allow the finished image to be displayed on any scale – either by digital projection or in ‘hard-copy’. Artists are free to work in any medium, including digitally produced, and are asked to consider using a ‘head only’ or a ‘head and shoulders’ pose in either front or profile view i.e. no ‘whole body’ images please. This will help maintain the overall cohesiveness of the final image. There are no fees involved – artists are asked to freely donate their work and copyright. Any possible future income derived from sales of the composite image will remain with the AAS and will be used to further the AAS aim of supporting artists. No deadlines have been set, but the AAS would like to start work on the final piece later this summer. We are open for submissions now, and look forward to being wowed!
Guidelines for submitting images
square format, colour image
a good quality image that represents the original work well
PNG, JPEG or TIFF files
around 2MB but not exceeding a maximum 5MB
suggested image resolution: 300 ppi
Larger images can also be sent via WeTransfer: https://wetransfer.com
Please contact us if you have any queries.
Detail from a watercolour by AAS member Peter Davis
The Aberdeen Artists Society AGM will be conducted via Zoom on Saturday 7th November at 2.00pm. AAS President Dr Bruce Swanson will preside over the formalities and cordially invites you to attend.
The meeting agenda will include nominations and voting for a new President and Vice President since both roles are becoming vacant, together with other important roles which you may be interested in. The next exhibition will need a Selection Committee, which is made up of all council members, in addition to two society members from out-with the council. A Hanging Team of eight, plus convenor can also incorporate members of the council and others from the society membership. These roles are valuable and an opportunity to influence, learn and to be involved with a major exhibition. If you would like to put yourself forward, or nominate someone (with their permission) please send an email to: info@aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk.
This past year has tested the Society’s flexibility and there has been a big effort to modernise, including upgrading the website, and much was learned from the transition from a gallery presentation to on online exhibition. Please join the meeting and share your views and offer your support. Any questions should be addressed to the president for inclusion in the agenda, again via email to: info@aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk. Note that it will not be possible to open up the floor to open discussion with the Zoom format.
If you would like to attend please can you send a note of interest to: info@aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk to receive the zoom entry information via email.
In these abnormal times of lockdown, artists might like to consider Pushing Out the Boat as a venue for exhibiting some existing or current work. Any works that are suitable for reproduction in magazine format. Members and non members alike, will find artwork featured in the most recent issue on the POTB website here. Full details on how to submit artworks can be found on the Submissions Instructions page. You are welcome to submit up to three images (from each artist), in colour and/or black-and-white, and of 2- or 3-dimensional work, line drawings, illustrations, photographs, etc. The whole process is online and very easy, so no consigning much-loved work to the mercies of the post office.
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