Snowy Tree by Joe Longobardi, juror for Knoxville Photo 2014 Exhibition

KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for photographic works for its second annual Knoxville Photo 2014. This juried exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work.

Approximately 40-50 photographic works from both emerging and established artists will comprise the exhibition in the main gallery of the beautifully-restored Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville’s downtown arts anchor location, from May 2-31, 2014. The Emporium is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

The deadline for entries to be received is Sunday, March 23, 2014. Interested individuals can download the prospectus at www.knoxalliance.com.

The call for entries is open to all artists. Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: The Human Experience, Our Earth, Travel, and Digital Imagination. The nonrefundable entry fee is $30 for up to three images ($20 for Arts & Culture Alliance members and students). Up to seven additional images may be submitted for $5/each ($4 for members/students). Apply online and/or download an application at www.knoxalliance.com/photo.html, or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. Prizes include at least $1,000 in cash awards.

Juror Joe Longobardi has worked professionally as a photographer for seven years in the Asheville, North Carolina area engaging in editorial, portrait, documentary, and street photography. He attended the Art Institute of Boston where he studied fine art and Illustration. Between his days as a student he was in a touring/recording Rock band called Attika that released several albums in the United States, Europe and Asia on several record labels. After art school, he worked as an Illustrator and cartoonist for numerous publications that included newspaper distributor King Features Syndicate. Joe gradually made the move to photography as a means of personal expression employing both traditional darkroom and digital photography techniques and mediums. He exhibits locally and regionally in group and solo shows. His photos have also appeared a number of publications and books including Our State Magazine (NC) and The Defibulators Songbook by Mel Bay Publications. He is also a regular contributor to the Laurel of Asheville Magazine writing instructional articles on photography techniques featuring examples of his work. Joe is a member of the f32 Group that helps promote the art and appreciation of photography through lectures and seminars. Joe Longobardi has several books in the works featuring photographs of downtown Asheville that explore the city's unique bohemian lifestyle. For more information, visit www.joelongobardiphotography.com.