Trasna—International Juried Exhibition, Photography
Juror: Martin Nangle, award-winning photojournalist

Trasna
An International Exhibition, open to original photographs (in both digital and black and white formats) that respond to the Trasna theme by featuring images of sites along the South Shore Irish Heritage Trail in Massachusetts, the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland, or the Coastal Causeway Route in Northern Ireland.

February 13 – March 29, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, March 1
Exhibition Site: South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

ABOUT THE THEME: The exhibition title, Trasna, is the Irish word for “across” and is often used in reference to crossing the Atlantic. Ireland’s poorest sons and daughters, of course, did once find themselves huddled on sailing ships and steamers bound for America in an earlier century, fleeing one homeland in the hope of finding another across that threatening and foreboding sea. 

Today, we know that the Irish have crossed other—and even greater—divides.  Through the years, we have found the way across from conflict to peace; across from peril to calm; across from contempt to welcome; across from stranger to friend. Trasna.

Surely, The South Shore Irish Heritage Trail celebrates the contributions made by Irish-Americans in nearly all aspects of our culture—literary, musical, economic, educational and political— and that history enlivens and enriches the Trail.  But while it is the history which speaks to us, it is the scenic grandeur which inspires us. Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route and Boston’s South Shore beckon us across the sea again to once more discover and to thrill at the whisper of an ocean breeze, the color of a coastal sky and the rhythm of a crashing wave.

And so we invite your artistry and your imagination and your creativity to find in the faces and the landscapes which surround us what it is that will cause our eyes to delight, our hearts to stir and our kinship to flourish.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Sunday, November 17, 2024, end of day. 

JPEG SIZING: Images submitted via Smarter Entry should be at least 1280 pixels in the longest dimension at 72 ppi; file size not to exceed 2 MB.

FEES
$25 (USD) for three images. $10 (USD) for each additional image up to 6 total images.

ALL WORKS MUST BE FOR SALE. South Shore Irish Heritage Trail receives 40% of the purchase price. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibition and will remain for its entirety. Work must have been created within the past three years. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. No pricing changes will be allowed after acceptance. Living artists only. Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. If the work does not fully reflect what is represented on the submitted image, South Shore Irish Heritage Trail reserves the right to eliminate it from the exhibition.

SPECIFICATIONS
All works must be professionally presented and firmly wired. No sawtooth hangers, no sandwich frames.

NOTIFICATION
All submitting artists will receive a group email by the end of day on Monday, December 2 with a list of accepted works. 

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED ARTWORK 
Shipping, return shipping and a $25 (USD) handling fee for shipped work are the responsibility of the artist. No Sunday Deliveries. Delivery to South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road, Cohasset, AM 02025 by Saturday, February 8. Hand delivered work drop off: Thursday, February 6 – Saturday, February 8, 10:00am–4:00pm.

PICK-UP/RETURN DELIVERY OF ARTWORK
Hand delivered works may be picked up between Monday, March 31 – Wednesday, April 2, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. SSAC will return shipped work by April 11, 2025. A paid return label, along with $25 (USD) handling fee, is required for shipped artwork.

LIABILITY
I understand that South Shore Irish Heritage Trail will ensure work accepted to the extent of 60% of the artist’s stated value while the work is in their custody and control.

AGREEMENT
Submission to Trasna constitutes an agreement with all conditions of this show. South Shore Irish Heritage Trail and South Shore Art Center reserve the right to photograph or use a submitted image for an accepted work for publicity purposes. South Shore Art Center reserves the right to reject any work not resembling the submitted entry or work that is not ready to be shown according to the aforementioned specifications.

PRIZES
First Prize, $200 (USD)
Second Prize, $150 (USD)
Third Prize, $100 (USD)
Awards of Merit (3)