Artwork submissions are sought for "Earth, Wind and Fire," a First Friday art show event hosted by the Geophysical Institute GeoData Center. The deadline for submissions of photographs, paintings, watercolors, furniture, carvings, sculptures, stained glass or woodwork is September 6, 2013.

Anyone is welcome to submit items for consideration for the art show. Selected art will be featured during a First Friday event on October 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. and displayed through the month of October 2013 in the GeoData Center.

Submission guidelines:
Start by taking a high-resolution photo of your artwork that shows off its best qualities and measuring your artwork’s dimensions. If the submission itself is a photo, please ensure that its resolution is high enough to allow you to enlarge it for display if selected.

If you do not work at the Geophysical Institute, please send a high resolution photo to uso [at] asf [dot] alaska [dot] edu with the Subject line "First Friday Earth Wind and Fire submission" and include the dimensions of your artwork, full names of people in photographs and a thoughtful caption to accompany the artwork.

If you work at the Geophysical Institute, please submit your photographs at http://photosubmission.gi.alaska.edu/.

1.     Under “User login,” supply your GI username and password. These are the same credentials used to submit your online timesheet.

2.     Select “UPLOAD PHOTOS” in the blue menu bar, and an automated form will appear

3.     Select a title and any tags you would like associated with your photo.

4.     Upload your high-resolution photo.

5.     Provide credit to the photographer.

6.     Ignore the photo dates options. Just leave the information as is.

7.     If people are in your photo, please provide their full names in the “People in the photos” box.

8.     Make sure the Photo Release button is switched to “Yes.” By doing so, you agree to let the Geophysical Institute use the image for the October 4, 2013, First Friday event.

9.     In the “Body” box, please provide a thoughtful caption to accompany the photo. For example, explain the action, the feature captured or the location of the image.

10.  Press the “Save” button.

If you prefer to share your images on a thumb drive, please bring the device to Bill Hauer or Rebecca Sanches in the Geodata Center, Room 204, IARC.

For more information, email uso [at] asf [dot] alaska [dot] edu or call Rebecca Sanches at 907-474-6715.