POSTCARD:
Friday, April 1st the book panel will be dropping of the postcard files for proofing. The proof should be back to us by Mon., April 4th. We as a panel will review and correct any obvious errors. The final files for the postcard will be submitted Fri., April 8th.

BOOK:
Attached in this email are possible templates for the book page layout. We need the following from you:

1) 8x10" (landscape) canvas for the right page, 300 dpi

2) 8x3" (portrait) canvas for the left page, 300 dpi (this is optional)

3) artist statement no longer than 4 or 5 sentences (can be written in the body of the email).

Include all of these items in ONE email per person. The default background is white, if anyone wants a border of a different color (which must be accounted for in the 8x10 file) it must already be a part of the image file. If you do not wish to If you do not wish to have an image on the left page (8x3) please state it in your email.

Please name your files like the following example (full name and page location):

lanvi_nguyen_left.jpg

lanvi_nguyen_right.jpg

To summarize, we need one email with the two jpg files attached and the artist statement in the body of the email.

The drop dead date for all of these items is Monday, April 4th, at 12:00PM, NO EXCEPTIONS! If Lanvi (EMAIL:(nguyenlt4@vcu.edu)) does not receive these files in her inbox, it will be assumed that the person(s) who have failed to comply will do not wish to be included in the exhibition book. This does not make anyone exempt from paying (as part of the $50 everyone must contribute) for a copy of the book that will still be sold at the show.
The book proof will be submitted on Friday, April 8th.

*Again, Lanvi must receive the 28 emails by Monday, April 4th, at 12:00PM.


--
-Lanvi Nguyen

Venue

The exhibition panel would like to give an update on the venue for the space our show will be held. As of right now we are fairly certain that 904 W. Broad Street will be our venue, so walk by and take a look. We will have access to the building from April 29^th through May 15^th. The cost will be $550 for the two weeks and the space does need painting and minimal cleaning. The total estimated cost as of right now is $850. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail anyone on the panel.

Thanks,

Mark Waldhauser

April First Fridays!!

The Event Panel desperately needs volunteers to help this friday.

We need bakers and people to help run the booth outside of First Fridays.

All bakers need to drop of baked goods @ Pollak between 7-8 on Thursday.

We need people to work shifts on Friday. This is not a difficult job and it is not for a very long time.
       We need people from 5-6pm to help prepare the goods for sale.
        then we need people to run the booth from 6-10.
              -You would be either at the booth or walking around selling goods

The admin will be taking note of who participates in these events or not. Everyone should be helping in one way, shape or form. All of the sales are benefiting US!

that was from the blog and pretty much everything is the same. If it rains I have a tent so the show will go on. 

VERY IMPORTANT IMMEDIATE DECISION

The exhibition panel is pleased to announce a potential candidate for juror.

(Bio from 1708 Gallery Website)

Emily Smith, Executive Director
Prior to coming to 1708, Emily was the Curatorial Fellow in Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts where she worked from 2007 until 2010. Projects at VMFA include the exhibitions, The Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection of German Expressionist Art; Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris; and Labor and Leisure: Works by African American Artists in the VMFA Permanent Collections. Prior to VMFA, she was Director of Exhibitions at Piedmont Arts in Martinsville, Virginia (2004-2007) and the Assistant Director at Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia (2003-2004). Smith was an adjunct faculty member in art history at Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, VA and was a critic for a Charlottesville, Virginia weekly paper. Smith received a MA in Art History from the University of Virginia in 2002.



Emily's decision to juror our show will hopefully be a quick one, so we want to make sure everyone is on board.
Zack, myself and the exhibition panel, considering the alternatives, have decided this candidate will provide the best judgment concerning our work, which is mostly conceptual and theory-based.
Please contact me, Zack or Shannon with questions or concerns.

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Thanks for everyone who made it to the meeting for bringing the productivity and good points.

1) Please make sure you have submitted your postcard image to Lanvi via email by WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 at the latest. (Or you will not have a postcard to share with family/friends.)**

2) Please make sure you have submitted your headshot and bio sheet to the book/postcard panel by Wednesday as well.

3) Keep up your Wii raffle sales, or start, if you have not yet done so. Zack sent an email earlier with the pdf file you each can print to facilitate sales. YOU MUST SELL EITHER $50 WORTH OF RAFFLE TICKETS! Submit your ticket ID stubs as well as cash to your marketing representative. The deadline to sell at least $50 of tickets is THURSDAY, APRIL 7. If you do not participate, you will be paying $50 out of pocket to cover your portion of book/postcard/venue expenses.

4) The deadline for submitting your image/artist statement for the book (8*10 inches, 300 dpi, jpg) is MONDAY, APRIL 4! Ask your book representative for more details if need be.




**The image should be 4*6 @ 300dpi in jpg format. You should include the image title, dimensions, medium, and year created for the back of the postcard. If you do not, the book/postcard panel may not have the time to chase you down before the deadline and you may not have a postcard printed.

MEETING TOMORROW 7PM

The meeting will be Monday, March 28 at 7:00PM, since it was the most widely available time for everyone.

See you then in Pollak 211.

THERE IS NO SENIOR PORT BANK ACCOUNT

Ok so I have gotten several texts asking what name to make out checks for the raffle. I just want to make it clear to the senior class that I HAVE NOT opened any bank account for our class. Kickstarter account is set to Kimberly Burgess's bank account she was going to withdraw the money after kickstarter was over.

also perhaps make it clear that if someone makes out a check or donation to the class that we have them address it to ourselves cash it and give it to Kimberly (or someone on the raffle committee)

Kickstarter

Kickstarter has 19 days left & $410 raised of the $1500 goal.

Post this link to your facebook, twitter, myspace, buddy profile, email, postcards, websites, etc. 

Let's get that $1500! it's free money people!

http://kck.st/gdU7DK

Poster Design

Everyone is invited to submit their proposal for the poster design for voting by the class. Please submit these designs ASAP so we can get the winning design sent to the printers and so we can use the poster as our image on kickstarter.

Poster Proposals should be 8x11.5" at 72dpi.

Emailed to concepcionzd@vcu.edu

Each Poster should included:

-An attractive design

-A clear expression of "VCU Photography Senior Showcase"

-The Date of the Show currently- May 6th

-A Space on the Poster for a location (no location yet, so plan to add later)

All submissions are due by March 30th!!!!

If you don't submit an entry you can only have a say by voting on who submits. Therefore if you want a say ENTER A DESIGN.

FILL OUT THIS DOODLE FOR NEXT WEEK

http://www.doodle.com/4i9xguvdmxwkiris


Only 7 people participated in the last doodle scheduling poll which was for a meeting intended for this week. Therefore, there will be no class wide meeting this week.

We need to schedule a meeting for next week for a time when the majority can attend. When we don't know your schedule, this is difficult. The doodle is meant to make this easier for everyone. Please fill this one out so we can plan a meeting for next week.

Bio Sheet Photos

So no only a few people showed up for Harrison's shoot for photos of ourselves. If you want a decent portrait of yourself for the book, email someone on the book panel. Otherwise they are going to use your VCU ID photo! ewwwwwww

So shape up and send them a picture!!!

Book Panel Info KNOW THESE DEADLINES

POSTCARDS

BATTLEFIELD PRESS (Open Friday until 2pm)

$260 for 2900 Color Back & Front 4x6 Postcards (100 per person.)

Layout due for Postcards (Designed in Photoshop): Book Meeting: Monday, March
28th.

Image due for Postcards (From Senior Class Members): Monday, March 28th.

Proof Order Placed: Friday, April 1st.

Final Order Placed: Friday, April 8th.

Book Panel Needs: .PDF Layout in order to print.

(2-3 Day Turn-Around)

MONEY NEEDED BY: Friday, APRIL 1st.

BOOK

BLURB (Online Order)

10x8 Landscape. 1 Spread per person.

Layout due for Books: Book Meeting: Monday, March 28th. (Lanvi Presents Book
Designs)

Images Due: Monday, April 4th. (1-3 Images Per Person, Labeled by Priority)

Order Placed: Friday, April 8th.

(1-2 Week Turn-Around, Books Back: ~Monday, April 25th)

MONEY NEEDED BY: Friday, APRIL 1st: $50 per person: $1,450 total.

This amount will be for 1 book per person and 1 order of postcards (100).
We will take orders at the show to order more. The ones we purchase will be used
for Display at the show. If they sell, we’ve made our money and can order more.

Doodle for Meeting After Spring Break

http://www.doodle.com/thfqnb36aye8rrxu

Above is the doodle for next meeting.

Get Your Headshots Taken

Hey! I will be in the studio this Friday shooting for the Deans Office. If people need their headshots done tell them they can email me to swing by and I'll snap a portrait. We need these headshots for the biography sheets. If they want to choose their own photos that is fine. These will be due by the end of Spring Break. This is over a weeks notice to take a simple head shot. It shoulnd't prove to be that taxing. IF people do not provide a headshot or come by to be photographed, THE PERSONS VCU ID PHOTO WILL BE USED.. If people are not interested in that idea, I would suggest emailing me or getting a hold of one of the people in the BOOK group to set up something else.

Thanks,
Harrison

Event Panel: Catering Decisions

Passing along some information on the Catering Decisions

Catering Planned for the Panel Review:

Sandwiches from 3 Monkeys

Side dishes from Comfort

Plan is to be self-serve buffet

(Both places we could get discounts because we have employees that work there on the Event Panel! Jamie and Erin)

For the breakfast portion: arrangement of bagels and fruit, coffee and/or other beverages

Catering planned for the Final show:

Finger foods as been decided to be the best option.

The owner of Skilligalee has mentioned donating a cheese/fruit platter (Blair's boss)

TO SAVE $$ - possibly classmates contributing dishes

Potential Venue

During the meeting today we talked about the finding a space and seeing where we all stood with our contacts. Since only 3 of us made it to the meeting we decided to go out and re-canvas the area for a building. We found a new potential spot that looks very promising on the 900 block of west broad street where the old velocity comics building used to be next to the now out of business Tea company. We called and talked to the owner and hopefully can rent the space from her for a entire week for less than $500 dollars.


Thanks,

David Thompson

Wii Sales Team = EVERYONE IN SENIOR PORT

Everyone is officially recruited to sell Wii raffle tickets beginning now until each person in Senior Portfolio sells at least 10 raffle tickets. A spreadsheet has been started, recording each student's sales. If everyone sells the minimum number of tickets, we will make

$1000-$1450

This can be done on your own time, so there is no reason why there won't be 100% participation.
Remember, we don't want to get stuck with a Wii.

A reminder-----the tickets are to be sold at $5.00 per ticket and $7.00 for two raffle tickets.

Contact Christina Jeffers for more info, plus a ticket book and proper protocol for collecting money.

Kickstarter Video

Everyone,

Eric and Kimberly are going to be filming a promo for our Kickstarter account. This is required for Kickstarter and will be taking place Tomorrow, Tuesday, 3/8 in Pollak! They need 3-5 students to volunteer to be interviewed on the film.

If you are available from 12-4PM tomorrow, please respond to this post AND contact Kim at

804-339-5993

Volunteers will be recorded for this and every time a request is sent.

Senior Port Meeting (Tonight at 8PM)

Hey guys, Doodle has been down for a little and I just looked to see when most people could meet this week. It seems tonight from 8-9 PM is the most available slot.

I will be there and send out an email now. I know it's short notice, but anyone who's still free stop by.

+ Your Friends!

We need people to add friends to the Help Support VCU Photography Seniors page on Facebook. Once Kickstarter is up and running this will be a very important way to spread news about the campaign to a large audience for free. Lets get our networking ON people!  :)

Thanks everyone!
-Justin

Wii Raffle Info

Hey everybody,

The marketing panel has figured out all the details on the upcoming raffle for the Wii bundle. The raffle will begin tomorrow March 4^th at First Fridays during the bake sale. Christina will work the table from 6-8, and then Sandra will take over, and shut down. The tickets, which are receipts with name, email and phone number, will be sold for $5 each or 2 tickets for $7.

After First Fridays, we are hoping to keep the contest open until March 21^st, the Monday after Spring Break. We are going to need volunteers to walk around the campus and sell tickets next week (7^th-11^th) as well as to possibly sell the baked goods leftover from the bake sale. Please comment on this post to tell us if and when you can volunteer so we can have enough receipt books and envelopes. Ideally we would like to meet with the people around 11 to hand out the tickets books, etc. in order canvas the campus between 11am and 5pm, but if you can only do part of this time or can’t meet at those times please contact Kimberly Burgess or Christina Jeffers or really anyone from the marketing panel to coordinate. During next week, we are hoping to get a table in the commons either on Fat Tuesday or March 10^th (If anyone knows about how to get a table and who to talk to please comment). On the note on Fat Tuesday, feel free to use selling raffle tickets as an excuse to bust out the beads and masks (I know I’m going to). Over Spring Break, if you want to keep selling raffle tickets on your own that’d be awesome just contact Christina Jeffers to figure it out. Please sign up because we are going to definitely need some help.

We will hopefully be posting soon about the table at the commons. 

Last Week's Meeting Recap

Hey Guys, Sorry this is delayed. Here are the highlights from the last group meeting we had:

JUROR OPTIONS:
Brianna Lohr www.cargocollective.com/briannalohr
Daymion Mardel www.daymion.com
*check 'em out

SPACE:
*Still Looking for a space! Please contact anyone in the Exhibition Panel if you have any leads. The free-er the better :)

RAFFLE:
*We need more raffle items.
-Tickets will go on sale soon. 1 for $5 or 2 for $8.

BAKE SALES:
-We're thinking about moving them to the Fine Arts Building. More traffic through there=More $$
**PLEASE volunteer your time for the bake sales. The V-Day Bake was 1 person for 6.5 Hours. Not cool. Donate at least 30mins-1hour

KICKSTARTER vs. INDIEGOGO
*There is no competition!
-We will do kickstarter from March 5-April 5 & If it looks like we won't reach our goal, we will do IndieGoGo from April 1 - May 1.

POSTCARDS & BOOK:
-$10 for 200 Color Postcards. DONE.
**Fill out your sheet and email it, mail it, hand it in person, pigeon it.. whatever you have to do to send it in.

NEXT MEETING:
-Originally posted for Wednesday March 9th @ 11AM in Rm211.
*Bring your Rough Budget Pricing for your Panel!


That's all folks. Comment with your questions or concerns. THANKS! -Catey

March First Fridays Bake Sale!!!!

The Event Panel desperately needs volunteers to help this friday.

We need bakers and people to help run the booth outside of First Fridays.

All bakers need to drop of baked goods @ Pollak between 7-8 on Thursday.

We need people to work shifts on Friday. This is not a difficult job and it is not for a very long time.
       We need people from 5-6pm to help prepare the goods for sale.
        then we need people to run the booth from 6-10.
              -You would be either at the booth or walking around selling goods

The admin will be taking note of who participates in these events or not. Everyone should be helping in one way, shape or form. All of the sales are benefiting US!

Bio. Sheets for Book Panel

Those Who Have Turned in the Sheet:
Kathleen
Lanvi
Rachel
Harrison
Jamie
Blair
Mark S.
Zack C.
David
Shannon
Sabrina
Morgan
Drew
Jessica
Erin

Those Who Have Yet To Turn In Bio. Sheets to Book Panel:
Justin P.
Catey 
Mark W.
Amber
Angela H
Katie S.
Quave
Kristina J.
Eric C.
Kim B.
Robert F.
Katie B.






It is important that those of you who haven't turned in your sheet to the book panel do this. The more we get done now the less we have to do at the end of the semester!!!

Please refer HERE if you need more information. Or ask your local Book Panel Member.