FORM 2008, Artistic Independence

UPDATE: coreINTERNATIONAL : "A night where art, fashion and music converge"
Featuring over 40 artist displays, international and local musicians as well as a runway show by some of Atlanta's hottest emerging designers. A night of the arts not to be missed!

UPDATE: EYEDRUM is hosting the release party / event! We are honored and immensely thankful to them for allowing us to hold our event at Atlanta's premiere alternative art space. The "artshow" for FORM will take place on June 20, 2008. FORM2008 participants will have the opportunity to display work in our first-of-its-kind book AND in a famous local gallery dedicated to emerging creatives.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Williams-England's commitment to support the community and other emerging designers/artists is at the core of our philosophy. "We believe in designing a better world by coming together, sharing together, creating together and ultimately succeeding together!" This is the goal of FORM: Artistic Independence 2008, Atlanta. This will be a published body of 100 collective works from Atlanta's local designers, artists, photographers and other creative media. This opportunity is open to any age group, individual or business that wants to reveal what "artistic independence" means to them. The submissions that are chosen will be represented as a collective pictorial/provocative survey of where the arts stand today in Atlanta and hopefully where they are headed in the future.

A Little More About FORM
Presented as a First Edition Press Book
Casebound, 4-Color Process
Book Size-Large Format (11" x 17" per side)
Published Credit for All Submissions
In-Stores Summer 2008

ARTISTS: Requirements for Preliminary Submissions
-72 dpi
-.pdf, .zip, or .jpeg format
-brief bio
-artist statements or quotations relevant to the work submitted (one page maximum)

Files should be named as follows:
your initials+month/day of birth+image number (ex. WE08041.jpg, WE08042.jpg, WE08043.jpg, etc.)

Email your preliminary submissions that require no payment to graphics AT williams-england.com. You reserve the rights to use your designs in any way, always. If your submission is not chosen, it will not be catalogued or used for any other purpose by Williams-England. WE promises.
[Entry Form PDF] [Entry Form JPG1] [Entry Form JPG2]

[Sponsorship Opportunities]

CLARIFICATION: For chosen works, $25 is the fee for each side/page of the book, not for each artist submission. You decide how many pages you want in total. This means you can submit 3 works but if you only want one page in the book, all of your submissions and information can be condensed onto that page, only requiring one $25 fee. Most artists that have submitted so far have indicated that they want two sides: left spread of an open book displaying their biography, artist statement and contact information, while the right side spread displays their portfolio work.

You can also contact us for more information on how to get sponsored by a local non-franchised business.