Southbank Bristol Arts

A cross-site open exhibition shown for the duration of the Bristol Festival of Photography at Retro Collectables on North St, Bedminster and Broadwalk Arts, Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Knowle.

BRIEF
Intrigued and inspired by the publics reticence to enter spaces they are unfamiliar with, ‘crossing the threshold’ asks photographers to reflect upon the experience of entering environments that potentially hold trepidation.

• All images submitted to 'crossing the threshold' will be included in an exhibition DVD and shown in the windows of Broadwalk Arts on a series of TV monitors*. 15 of these images will be selected, exhibited and sold at Retro Collectables**.
• One photograph will be selected to receive a prize of £50.
• £5 entitles you to submit up to 3 images for this exhibition.

*Broadwalk Arts reserves the right not to include images of an offensive or inappropriate nature
**Printing will be by Photographique. All images selected will be sold as an edition of 25 with a 60/40 percentage split between the photographer and Retro Collectables.

THEMES AND STARTING POINTS
boundaries, shops and window-shopping, cultures and community, being an outsider, looking out looking in, anticipation, discoveries and transformation, openings or barriers

To enter please send a completed participation form, a CD containing your images (as per participation form) and a cheque for £5 payable to ‘Broadwalk Arts’ and send to: ‘crossing the threshold’ c/o Retro Collectables, 55 North St, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1EN

DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATION: 9th April 2010

For more information and a participation form please go to: www.retrocollectables.com
or email: dave@retrocollectables.com