 Background image: Masahisa Fukase, A variant of photo number 15, 1972Courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery1ANNOUNCING “SO SLAMMED” – A LIVE PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT, PRESENTED BY PHOTOALLIANCE AND PRETTY GRITTY Submission Deadline: April 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm Acceptance Notification: April 14 Live Event: April 25, 7 – 9 pm, reception 6 pm Pretty Gritty (former Rayko Photo Center Building)428 3rd St, San Francisco, CA We want to see the work our photo community has been making (that means YOU!) PhotoAlliance and Pretty Gritty invite photographers to submit their work for So Slammed: A Necessarily Excessive Group Photography Event, a high-energy live slideshow presentation celebrating contemporary photography and artist storytelling. Photographers whose work is selected by our jury will present a 10-image series from a single body of work during a live ‘Slide Slam’ event on April 25 at Pretty Gritty in San Francisco. PURCHASE ENTRY WHAT IS A “SLIDE SLAM”? |
| A traditional format here at PhotoAlliance, (formerly done with physical slide film and projectors, and now with computers), it is a fast-paced format where multiple photographers—for this event, up to 20—each give a live presentation of their work on stage. Part artist talk, part performance, and part community party, it is similar in spirit to karaoke or a short-form lecture. Each selected photographer will get an allotted time from 3-5 minutes to present their work from a singular project in front of an audience. Afterwards, the audience and the artists enjoy a meet and greet at Pretty Gritty, the former Rayko Building in SF. There will also be other art events throughout the weekend, including live music after our event, so you won’t want to miss this! |
| OPTIONAL PRINT EXHIBITON: SO SLAMMED PIN-UP WALL |
| Accepted artists will also have the opportunity to participate in a print exhibition at Pretty Gritty during the event weekend. Details: Up to 4′ of wall space per artist, with unlimited # of prints in the space. Installation will be on a pin-up wall in the event space; casual installation, unframed and framed works are accepted. Wall labels will be provided by PhotoAlliance unless artists prefer to supply their own info cards. Space is limited and will be allocated to accepted artists on a first-confirmed basis. In addition to the So Slammed pin-up wall, there will be a Pretty Gritty-curated section with guest curators, the judges’ own work, work by Bill Daniels, and (of course!), a pin-up section for walk in random artwork posted by weekend attendees. |
| PART OF A BROADER VENUE & COMMUNITY EVENT |
| This Slide Slam is part of a broader weekend of programming at Pretty Gritty! Events at Pretty Gritty are NOTAFLOF (No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds). Artists who submit to this call will have the NOTAFLOF venue admission fee waived. Saturday, April 25 – NOTAFLOF entry (nobody turned away for lack of funds) Gallery open — NoonReception — 6:00 PM PhotoAlliance Slide Slam — 7:00–9:00 PM Performance — 9:00 PM onward Sunday, April 19 – FREE Gallery open — Noon–6:00 PM Film screening — 2:00 PM 75% of proceeds from Saturday’s door charge will benefit PhotoAlliance! We hope to see your work and see you there! |
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