<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><font color="#000000" class="">Thanks to member Jane Gibson for bringing this exhibition to my attention. Sadly it will not be a physical exhibition but could well be of interest you. </font><br class=""></div></blockquote></div>Note even if you aren’t interested in exhibiting, there is a very useful link to the RA’s guidance on how to photograph your work.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Deborah</div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>rebecca cotton <<a href="mailto:rebeccacottonswa@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rebeccacottonswa@gmail.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>06 July 2020 10:00<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>SWA Open Exhibition Online<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Members <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We are excited to announce that online submissions open today (6th July) for the SWAs Online Open Exhibition that will take place from the 22nd of September until the 30th of December 2020. Online submissions will close on the 1st of September. This is the link to the submissions page.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://societyofwomenartists.oess1.uk./" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""> </a><a href="https://societyofwomenartists.oess1.uk/default.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://society of women artists.oess1.uk.</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We will update you abo<span style="" class="">ut this year’s A</span>wards but several have already been confirmed so watch this space.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For full details visit our website here <a href="https://www.society-women-artists.org.uk/2020-exhibition" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.society-women-artists.org.uk/2020-exhibition</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Having researched many online exhibitions one factor dictates the professionalism of the show. The quality of the images provided.<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> <b class="">All images should be sharp, well lit up and immaculately cropped. </b></span><b class=""><span style="" class=""> </span></b><span style="" class="">We would like to include and showcase as many of our talented member’s works as possible in this new venture. Unfortunately we won’t be able to edit any problematic images and for this reason I have included the information below about th</span>e file size and type along with links to the RA video tutorial and pdf guide on How to photograph your work.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Image File type and size :</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> <span style="color: rgb(47, 46, 46);" class="">JPG or PNG and no more than 5MB large.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Image file names</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> : </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> should not be too long and should not contain any invalid characters such as ' " & % * ( ) < > / \ ~ # + = </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">You can have your name-title-medium- size and price separated with a </span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Dash or underscore</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> as long as the title and your name are not too long</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">Please Note : Upload time</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> will depend on your internet connection speed so please be patient. If you are having problems uploading your images, please use</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> an ima</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">ge editing software to resize your image to approximately 1600 pixels wide and then save as a new file.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">The Royal Academy's excellent guide to aid you with photography. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> <a href="https://summer.royalacademy.org.uk/Information/9" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://summer.royalacademy.org.uk/Information/9</a> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class=""> <a href="https://04b85ed0-634b-420a-ba2d-5fdc0bb001ed.filesusr.com/ugd/bb3b4d_4fe851b7d09a4ae2b3ca530feedafdaa.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">This is a PDF of the RA Guide How to Photograph your work </a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class="">We hope that many of you take up this opportunity making this year’s SWA virtual exhibition a visual feast for our loyal followers.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Rebecca Cotton <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Exec.Secretary SWA</div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>