WMC WOMENS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 2016

Reaching out to all female photographers in Sri Lanka the Women and Media Collective (WMC) calls
for submissions for the 2016 womens photography exhibition. This year the theme for the exhibition
is Women, Culture and Religion.
As stated in the theme we ask female photographers to capture how culture, religion and ethnicity
influence the lives of women. In keeping with this theme send us your photographs of how a womans
identity can be portrayed in areas such as education, social interactions, sexuality, employment, health
or well-being.
Over the past few years the WMC photography exhibition has aimed to enter a profession that is
predominantly male driven by showcasing the work of amateur and professional female photographers
from across the country. This year too while the exhibition displays the talents of women it will also
raise awareness and create a dialogue on co-existence, tolerance and harmony in a country that is
religiously and ethnically diverse.
The Women and Media Collective was formed in 1984 by a group of Sri Lankan feminists interested
in exploring conceptual and practical issues of concern to women in the country. Ever since then the
WMC has been instrumental in empowering and supporting women in the media through a gender
equality and womens rights lens.
For the year 2016 the womens photography exhibition will be held at the Lionel Wendt Gallery in
Colombo from the 17th to the 18th of June 2016. The photographs for the exhibition will be selected by
an independent panel of judges and the most outstanding work will be awarded certificates of merit.
The womens photography exhibition is one of a kind held each year in Sri Lanka and we hope that
this years exhibition too will have powerful photographs of women by women. Additional
information, criteria for eligibility, rules, terms and conditions are mentioned below.
We wish you all the very best and hope to hear from you soon.
Thanking you,

Dr. Sepali Kottegoda, Executive Director

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Criteria for eligibility

1. Must be Sri Lankan (by Nationality or by origin) and female.

Submission Rules
1. Number of entries per person: minimum 01 and maximum 04
2. Submission deadline: 17, May 2016
3. Submission criteria:
You are required to submit a minimum 01 or maximum 04 photographs. An independent panel of
judges will select the best photographs to be displayed at the exhibition and photographs to be awarded
certificates of merit.

Please submit PRINTS of your photos. They can be delivered to the WMC office at 56/1, Sarasavi
Lane, Castle Street, Colombo 08 during office hours (9.00 am to 5.00 pm), on or before 17, May 2016.
Entries should be sent flat and NOT in TUBE. The back of each print must carry the entrants name
and the appropriate entry number corresponding to the entry form. Each category should be in a
different envelope and clearly marked, and all envelopes in one parcel addressed to WMC.

Print sizes - 12x18, 10x12, 8x12, 8x10

The Prints will be returned to the photographers after the exhibition.

4. Categories

There are 2 categories. Open Colour (OC) and Open Monochrome (OM). There can be no overlapping
of photos in the 2 categories, i.e. the same photo cannot be submitted in both colour and monochrome.
You can submit a total of 4 photographs and they can be all OC, all OM or a mixture.

5. Awards

Certificates will be awarded for the submissions that best portray the vision of Women and Media
Collective.
The Women and Media Collective was formed in 1984 by a group of Sri Lankan feminists interested in
exploring ideological and rights based issues of concern to women in Sri Lanka. Since then we have
been actively engaged in bringing about policy change and attitudinal change based on feminist
principles in creating a just society that does not discriminate based on gender.
Our work has contributed at different moments in time to social and political change, the inclusion of
women and gender concerns in the peace process, increased state recognition of womens rights, the
enactment of new legislation or legislative and policy reform promoting and protecting womens rights
such as the Domestic Violence Act of 2005, and recognition for the need to increase womens
representation in politics.
The mandate of the Women and Media Collective is to:
1. Lobby for the recognition of womens rights and concerns in legal and policy reform
2. Increase representation of women in politics
3.Create a space for positive representation of womens concerns in the media
For more details, go to http://womenandmedia.org/who-are-we/about-us/

6. Photo title

You are also required to send in a photo title supporting each photograph. It can be a title, or it can be a
brief description. It is up to you to decide the means in which to present it.

7. Photographer Profile:

When submitting your photographs, please send in a short description about yourself and a profile
photograph. (Please see detail form)

8. IMPORTANT:
Please note that only the shortlisted entries will be notified. All entrants should keep to the above
criteria for eligibility and rules specified. All rights should be cleared. It should be your own original
work and anyone who appears in it or whose work you have used in it should be credited and have
their consent obtained. WMC will not be liable for any types of disputes arising out of copyrights
issues or infringement of 3rd party rights.
Entrants are also required to submit the detail form and a copy of signed terms and condition page
along with their submissions. Failure to do so would disqualify your entry.

For more information please contact WMC on 2690192, 5635800 or mail us at

photography.wmc@gmail.com

TERMS & CONDITIONS

By entering this competition, you agree to be bound by these rules. The organizer of the competition is
The Women and Media Collective, 56/1, Sarasavi Lane, Castle Street, Colombo 08 (WMC). The
criteria for eligibility, submission rules, terms and conditions are as stated and are non-negotiable. No
alternatives will be offered. The best photographs will be shortlisted from the valid entries after the
closing date. Decision by the panel of selectors is final. WMC will not be liable for any technical error,
which prevents delivery of your entry. WMC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any
entry at any time in the event it is determined that the entrant has not complied with these rules. You
acknowledge that no payment related to submission of your photos (i.e print costs etc.) shall be owed
by WMC or any third party.

I agree to the above terms and conditions.

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Applicants Signature

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WMC WOMENS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

DETAIL FORM
1. PERSONAL DETAILS

NAME:

AGE:

ADDRESS:

CONTACT NO:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

NIC: .

PHOTOGRAPHER PROFILE: (No more than 60 words)

2. PHOTO-ENTRY DETAILS

OPEN COLOUR
Print No.

Title

OC - 1
OC - 2
OC - 3
OC - 4

OPEN MONOCHROME
Print No.

Title

OM - 1
OM - 2
OM - 3
OM - 4