tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post2840500145025490414..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012: Call for EntriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-79642110228222822732012-04-08T18:40:49.848+00:002012-04-08T18:40:49.848+00:00Whether it's reasonable or not, that's the...Whether it's reasonable or not, that's the way virtually every competitive open entry is judged.<br /><br />Think about it another way. How can you get good calibre judges to give up more of their time for this sort of thing?<br /><br />The fact of the matter is an entry now needs to be photographed to a very high standard because the first screening for many competitions now takes place online so that more time can be given to those invited to submit work later on. <br /><br />It varies from competition to competition - but I'm very much in favour of digital entry to screen out those who have no chance - in the opinion of the judges - of being considered for exhibition so that they can spend their time on those that do merit more time and consideration.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-36824410543010261172012-04-08T16:56:27.834+00:002012-04-08T16:56:27.834+00:00And you think that's a reasonable way to asses...And you think that's a reasonable way to assess work that people have put a lot of time and effort into? Remember, that's not bursts of activity and rest, but a solid continuous 2 day conveyorbelt of works being presented. Don't you think judges are going to get "snowblind" long before the task is completed?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143198736261310628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-50280463804440963072012-04-08T15:35:31.927+00:002012-04-08T15:35:31.927+00:00Correct - that's about par for the course as a...Correct - that's about par for the course as an average. Of course not all works get this much.<br /><br />I know that people often think it's a lot longer than this but frankly it's highly probable that a lot of work doesn't even get that because it's very easy to reject it quickly as not 'making the mark'.<br /><br />My estimate is that a quick "no" is going to go through in less than five seconds.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-43987336564825327332012-04-08T14:40:34.296+00:002012-04-08T14:40:34.296+00:00"physically reviewing 3,354 works across the ..."physically reviewing 3,354 works across the two day process."<br /><br />Hmm - assuming 8 hours per day and absolutely no breaks, that's 17 seconds per artwork.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143198736261310628noreply@blogger.com