Friends of Emory Visual Arts are having a juried photography exhibition, and they’re looking for your work! Deadline is November 3rd.

The boom in self-publishing has been a boon to photographers, who can conceive, edit, and publish dynamic books straight from a laptop. If you’ve self-published your own photo book (via print-on-demand services like Blurb or Lulu), or if you’ve worked with a publisher, we’re looking for you.

In keeping with ACP’s goal of helping photographers promote their work and reach new audiences, we’re holding a Photo Book Fair – a space where photographers can sell their books, on a spirited Saturday morning at Piedmont Park.

Where: Piedmont Park Community Center
When: Saturday October 17th from 9am – 1pm
How: Your table must be reserved before noon on October 5th.
Info: My Atlanta Photo Book Fair – ACP 11 Festival Guide

Sign-up for the ACP 11 My Atlanta Photo Book Fair

(Participation in the book fair is free, however we suggest a $10 donation per photographer to the Piedmont Park Conservancy)

Thank you for your interest!

“Atlanta Photography Exhibit (APE) and the International Black DocuFest (IBDF) are proud to announce a call for photographic entries for the annual documentary film festival, September 17th – 19th, 2009 at the Hammonds House Museum and the High Museum of Art’s Walter C. Hill Auditorium. IBDF showcases the most innovative and compelling documentaries on the lives of people of Africa and the African Diasporas.

More info at Atlanta Photography Exhibit.

Worthmore Jewelers, a participating venue in ACP this year, have an Open Call for entries for their fall group show. Curated by ACP co-founder Corinne Adams and Susan Todd-Raque, the show’s called “Trail to Happiness”, and the deadline is August 7th. Email thetrailtohappiness@gmail.com for guidelines and an entry form.

Deadline is September 9th for ME.MY.SELF.EYE, an exhibition of self-portraits at B Complex on view during ACP 11!

Have you submitted your proposal for this year’s Le Flash in Castleberry Hill? Deadline is July 10th. Here’s the Call for Entries.

Download Call for Entries. Deadline is July 24th.

Octane Coffee is seeking submissions for its “iPhone aRt sHow” to benefit ATAC.

More news about this year’s edition of Le Flash in Castleberry Hill. Here’s the call for entries, below. Yesterday’s Le Flash announcement is here. Le Flash will be curated by Cathy Byrd and Stuart Keeler.

Le Flash 2009 – Call for Entries

Fresh Perspectives 2009 – Call for Entries

For more information, visit Snapdragonphoto.com.

EarthShare of Georgia wants to see your nature photos. EarthShare is Georgia’s only dedicated environmental fund, and “partners with Georgia businesses and employees to support 62 leading environmental groups through workplace campaigns, Earth Day and other activities.”

“We are looking for photos of you getting outside with your family and friends in Georgia! Just get outside, take some pictures of nature or nature with people, with whatever digital camera you have, and then come back and share them with our online community on Flickr.”

Visit EarthShare’s call for entries in their Flickr group.

ACP is pleased to announce that Le Flash will be making its return to the streets of Castleberry this year on Friday, October 2nd.
Download: Le Flash Press Release (pdf)

“Coming this October, for the second year in a row, LE FLASH ATLANTA will feature over 40 projects in Castleberry Hill’s streets and galleries, vacant lots and windows, warehouses and rooftops.

Fantastical art and creative events will again fill a night out in the neighborhood. Atlanta expects to be showered with the light and sound of installations, performance art, poetry readings, music, video projections and other lens-based projects, an iron pour and art happenings of all sorts.”

More information will be available on June 15th at leflash-atl.com. If you’re an artist who’d like to contribute to Le Flash, there’s currently a call for entries.

A 25k award, applications due July 31st, more info at William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts.

“The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that seeks to encourage African American artists early in their careers through its annual award, The William H. Johnson Prize. Early career African American artists who work in painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and/or new genre are eligible to apply.”

ACP’s public art project this year (curated by Beth Lilly) is going to be amazing, and there are only a few days left to submit. For more info, and details on submitting, see: Curating 12 Local Photographers. And check out other Opportunites and Call to Artists!

Judy Pishneri will be leading a group (or two!) taking part in the Worldwide Photowalk on July 18th. If you like shooting with other folks and meeting new people, head over to the photowalk site for more info. There are three walks currently organized for Atlanta (1, 2, 3). The Worldwide Photowalk is a creation of Photoshop guru Scott Kelby. Please let us know of other area walks in the comments!