PRESS PROMOTION GUIDELINES

Following are the instructions and guidelines for submitting material for press promotion to the local newspapers and to the LRA web site. This is an excellent opportunity for you to promote your artistic contribution to this League of Reston Artists Exhibition.

Please email image(s) and an artist statement to James W. Bailey at jameswbailey@comcast.net.

Please email image(s) only to the LRA webmaster at webmaster@leagueofrestonartists.org.

Confirmation of your intent to participate will allow the LRA to inform the newspaper of the total number of expected images and statements. This allows them to plan the space for the layout.

PLEASE ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING IMAGES AND an ARTIST STATEMENT FOR
PRESS PROMOTION:

IMAGE FILES
Submit the best color corrected and cropped digital image of your work. You are also strongly encouraged to send a separate image of yourself. The images MUST BE in JPG format and between 300-600k. DO NOT send TIFs or any other types of image files.

ART IMAGE FILE NAME FORMAT
Your art image file name needs to follow this format:
Name of Artist-Residenc-Title of Work.jpg
For example: James W. Bailey-Reston-Man on a Crutch.jpg

PERSONAL IMAGE FILE NAME FORMAT
If you send an image file of yourself, follow this format:
Name of Artist-Residence.jpg
For example: James W. Bailey-Reston.jpg

This image file name format is critical to be able to clearly identify the image with the correct title and artist. Be sure to include your residence. This will allow the newspaper to direct your name and image to the proper editions of the paper if you live outside of Reston.

TEXT FILE
Please submit a short one paragraph statement specific to a description or explanation about your work. If you are sending the information via email, please type it in the body of the email message. Do not send an attached file. If you are submitting the information on a CD, send the text in a .doc file.

Text should be in the following format:
Artist Name- Residence- Title of Work
Statement

For example:
James W. Bailey-Reston-Man on a Crutch:
“Man on a Crutch" was shot in the aftermath of a torrential thunderstorm that erupted on a summer afternoon in New Orleans. I happened to be taking a short cut in my car through an impoverished neighborhood known as the Golden Triangle and had to stop because of a flooded intersection. Suddenly I looked to the passenger side and saw this man on a crutch trying to make his way through the water across the street. The shot was taken from the inside comfort of my automobile. I wanted to emphasize the disconnection of myself from this man’s situation. Although he and I live in the same city, in reality, we are worlds apart.