THE CALL: Every day, the self-esteem and self-image of women and girls are undermined by pressure to conform to unrealistic standards of beauty and size. We struggle to live in our bodies while negotiating appetite and desire. INDWELLING: Living in a Female Body, which opens with this photography exhibition, is an event at which women can name and counter these pressures. We are looking for your expressions that capture what it’s like to live in a female body.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all women photographers. All types of photography-based work may be entered, including digital, alternative processes, photo collage and montage. Maximum finished print size is 30" x 40". Submission to INDWELLING: Living in a Female Body exhibition does not guarantee acceptance.

JUROR: Joyce Tenneson is among the most respected photographers of our time, and has been described critically as "one of America's most interesting portrayers of the human character." Her work is a combination of portraiture and mythology. She is interested in discovering the archetypes of our being. Tenneson's work has been exhibited worldwide, and is part of numerous private and museum collections. Her photographs have appeared on countless covers for magazines such as Time, Life, Newsweek, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine. Ms. Tenneson is the author of ten books. Her latest, entitled Intimacy-the Sensual Essence of Flowers, was published by Barnes and Noble in 2004. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award. In addition, she has been named "Photographer of the Year" by the international organization, Women in Photography.

ABOUT THE EVENT: INDWELLING: Living in a Female Body, will be held at The Cooper Union in New York City as the opening evening art event commemorating The Women's Therapy Centre Institute's 25th anniversary. We will be honoring individual women and women's organizations that have made important contributions to effecting change in women's lives over the past 25 years. On the evening of March 23, the exhibit INDWELLING: Living in a Female Body will be on view at The Cooper Union’s Great Hall gallery. A reception will be held 6 - 8pm at Cooper Union and photographs in the exhibit will be for sale. March 24th will be an all day event focusing on women’s eating and body image problems The exhibition INDWELLING: Living in a Female Body will be on view through March 25 and will feature a gallery talk with Joyce Tenneson on the 25th.

ENTRY PROCEDURE: Entries will be juried only from CDs, with the following requirements:

• High quality jpegs 72 resolution in RGB or grayscale color space
• Size: 600 pixels on the longest dimension
• Numbered and named, e.g., 01_Smith_TITLE.jpg.
• Burn CD to play on Macs

Please submit up to 5 images on a CD. Include finished print size on application form. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage for the return of materials. Fill out the entry form below. Please mail form, SASE and CDs to Umbrella Arts, “INDWELLING”, 317 East 9th St, NYC, 10003.

Submissions must be received by mail, at the gallery, by February 24, 2007. Submissions may also be delivered by hand on February 24th, to Umbrella Arts from 2pm to 6:00 PM.

FEE: There is no fee to submit work for consideration to INDWELLING: Living in a Female Body.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified by March 5, 2007. Approximately 150 photographs will be selected for INDWELLING.

ACCEPTED WORK: An exhibition quality print must be delivered to Umbrella Arts, 317 East 9th Street, New York, New York 10003 on Friday, March 16, 2007, from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Bring a current resume and biography for inclusion in exhibition guide. Work must be delivered unframed. Umbrella Arts will frame and mat each print in plexi at no cost to exhibitors. Unsold, matted prints will be returned to artists. No substitutes of accepted work will be allowed. Submitted work must be for sale. Pick up of work will be on March 31, 2007, at Umbrella Arts from 2:00 PM-6:00 PM. Unsold work will be returned to the photographer provided that a SASE or air-bill has been provided to Umbrella Arts. If you cannot deliver or pick up on the specified dates, use an agent or carrier service.

ABOUT The WTCI: The WTCI is a non-profit organization that sponsors an annual lecture series with feminist scholars and clinicians, workshops and short-term groups on issues of body image and eating problems, a biennial Speak-Out, a speakers’ bureau, a psychotherapy referral service. Proceeds from this event will help sustain our work promoting education and supplying information regarding eating and body image problems, and will also support our ongoing program which provides free therapeutic services to survivors of domestic abuse.

ABOUT UMBRELLA ARTS: Mary Ann Fahey and Margaret Bodell have joined forces to create a new gallery and project space, Umbrella Arts, located in the heart of the East Village. Mary Ann Fahey and Margaret Bodell have introduced many new artists to the New York art world, and worked to expand the traditional notion of an art exhibition by using it as a vehicle for creating community and promoting social change.

RECEPTION: A reception for photographers, friends and press, hosted by the WTCI and Umbrella Arts, will be held on opening night, March 23, 2007, at Cooper Union, New York, New York 10003. Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Tickets may be purchased through the WTCI web site, wtci-nyc.org.

COMMISSION: Umbrella Arts will handle all sales for photographers. Photographers will retain 50% of sales price, and WTCI, a non-profit organization, will retain 50% of total sale as part of their fundraising campaign. The price indicated on the entry form will be considered the retail price of each image. Once the final exhibition print has been dropped off at the gallery, Umbrella Arts will be happy to consult with artists on pricing.

LIABILITY: Liability of artwork is the responsibility of the participating artist/photographer. Umbrella Arts, WTCI, Cooper Union, their employees or any agents thereof cannot be held responsible for any liability of the artist.

QUESTIONS: Questions may be directed to us by emailing info@umbrellarts.com, or by calling Umbrella Arts at: 212.505.7196.