How often should I change out my jury images I use for ZAPPlications

This has nothing to do with ZAPP, Juried Art Services or any other jury system, It's about how you approach the business of doing art shows.

There is no definitive answer. Some artists can use the same jury images for their entire career and some change them every year. I've scanned jury slides for thousands of artists since online applications started and there were a few that were in slide mounts dated from the early 1980's, and in different mediums. And for Winter Park, I think specifying the time period the work has to be created is a lot of bull because the last time I did it, one of the photography awards went to work over ten years old. I know very few artists that take the date the work was created seriously. They just apply to the shows they want to do and hang their best work

Some artists change their jury images every year or so which contrasts to the artist who builds an entire career on tweaking the five or six images for jurying, constantly replacing the weakest image each time they create a better piece.

The real answer is how creative are you and how often does your work change enough that you feel more comfortable with a new set of jury images.

Larry Berman
Digital Jury Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100

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Larry Berman November 25, 2010 at 5:30am

This has nothing to do with ZAPP, Juried Art Services or any other jury system, It's about how you approach the business of doing art shows.

There is no definitive answer. Some artists can use the same jury images for their entire career and some change them every year. I've scanned jury slides for thousands of artists since online applications started and there were a few that were in slide mounts dated from the early 1980's, and in different mediums. And for Winter Park, I think specifying the time period the work has to be created is a lot of bull because the last time I did it, one of the photography awards went to work over ten years old. I know very few artists that take the date the work was created seriously. They just apply to the shows they want to do and hang their best work

Some artists change their jury images every year or so which contrasts to the artist who builds an entire career on tweaking the five or six images for jurying, constantly replacing the weakest image each time they create a better piece.

The real answer is how creative are you and how often does your work change enough that you feel more comfortable with a new set of jury images.

Larry Berman
Digital Jury Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100

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