Please join me on November 12, 2009 at 6pm for the opening of City of Children at The Griffin Museum of Photography.
“The City of Children is set in Fot, Hungary. It is a government housing facility for children who are fleeing from abusive and poverty-stricken backgrounds. I have been photographing them for the last seven years.”
The Exhibition dates are November 12th – January 10th, 2010
Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Road
Winchester, MA
781.729.1158

Prints

8 x 10 print $50.00 11 x 14 print $150.00 16 x 20 print $300.00 20 x 24 print $500.00 30 x 40 print $1,200.00

My series, The City of Children, will be featured in two solo exhibitions. The first will be opening on November 6, 2009, at the RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco, and the second will be opening at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA on November 12, 2009.

Six 30 x 40 and twenty-nine 20 x 24 photographs need to be printed, mounted, framed, and shipped to the east and west coasts by November 1, 2009. Consequently, I am offering an opportunity to friends and collectors to support me by becoming a sponsor, and, in return, you will receive a print of your choice.

Five sponsorship units are available:
$50 for an 8 x 10 print valued at $100,
$150 for an 11 x 14 print valued at $400,
$300 for a 16 x 20 print valued at $600,
$500 for a 20 x 24 print valued at $800,
$1200 for a 30 x 40 print valued at $2000.

There is no limit to the number of units that a sponsor may order. Sponsors are requested to respond with full payment by November 1, 2009. If you wish to send a check, please make it payable to Monika Merva, and return it with the completed Sponsorship Response Form to the address indicated by the deadline of November 1, 2009.

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

For each sponsorship the sponsor will receive a signed and editioned photograph by Monika Merva valued at the stated price. Sponsors will receive recognition for their support at the exhibitions.

PRINT SELECTION PROCESS

A. Go to http://monikamerva.com to view the images in the portfolio

Sponsors may select artwork using a ranking system. Choose your top three favorites, and include all information in the reply e-mail. I, in turn, will refer to my records as to which photographs are available. Please disregard the print size on the website. It is not a guide to this special offer. Photographs will be delivered or shipped to the sponsor two to four weeks after payment is received.

B. Select in person

Sponsors may view prints in person and make a selection. Payment must be made in full at that time. The deadline for viewing work is November 1, 2009.

C. Selection of large-scale artworks from the exhibitions

Sponsors may choose large-scale work from a limited group of photographs from The City of Children series. If you are interested in selecting an image that is not from The City of Children, we must discuss the additional printing and mounting costs. Please contact me if you have any questions.

I’m pleased to announce that Ms. Cotton chose two images of mine.

The fifth annual Art of Photography Show, an international competition and exhibition will debut the top 111 photographs on August 29, 2009 with the Opening Reception Gala and Awards Ceremony at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery located in San Diego. The reception will take place from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.

The final photographs were judged and selected from 16,000 entries from 57 countries by Charlotte Cotton, the curator and head of the Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

This exhibit will run August 29 to November 1, 2009.  An elegant 80-page show catalog will be given away at the Opening Reception Gala on August 29th.  A total of $10,000 in cash awards will be presented that night to the top 15 artists chosen by Ms. Cotton.

“Blue Socks, Hungary” received Honorable Mention and was chosen by Juor Brian Clamp, Director of ClampArt to be in the Griffin Museum of Photography’s 13th Juried Exhibition. Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchestor, MA – August 23- October 28, 2007