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Call for Submissions: Mosaic Scholarship Visual Campaign

  • 1.  Call for Submissions: Mosaic Scholarship Visual Campaign

    Posted 10 hours ago

    The SAA Foundation invites archival institutions, repositories, and collecting organizations of all kinds to contribute images for our upcoming Mosaic Scholarship visual campaign! Throughout the month of April, we will highlight the richness and diversity of archival collections by featuring photographs of mosaics, murals, and related visual materials from institutions across the archival community on our social media channels, especially on Instagram.

    These images will help amplify the Mosaic Scholarship’s mission: supporting emerging and aspiring archivists of color as they enter and advance within the profession. By sharing visuals from your collections, you help us celebrate the many forms of cultural expression preserved in archives and encourage broader engagement with this important scholarship fund.

    What We're Looking For

    We welcome high‑quality images depicting:

    • Mosaics, murals, and large-scale artworks.
    • Community or public art initiatives.
    • Architectural or decorative art elements.
    • Visual materials highlighting artistic, cultural, or historical narratives.

    How the Images Will Be Used

    Selected images will appear:

    • Across SAA Foundation and SAA’s social media platforms.
    • In promotional materials for the Mosaic Scholarship.
    • Throughout April as part of our community-wide celebration of archival collections.

    How to Submit

    Submissions can be sent via our submission form. Please provide:

    • Image files (JPEG or PNG preferred) (1080px x 1350px)
    • A brief description of each item, including:
      • Title of the work
      • Artist(s)
      • Location
      • Whether the artwork remains intact
      • Original intent or context, if known 
      • Credit line language as you would like it to appear i.e. the collection and/or institution where records of it are now held.
      • Rights or permissions information 

    Example of Caption Information

    Théodore Géricault (French, 1791 - 1824) 
    Study of the Model Joseph, about 1818–1819
     
    Oil on canvas
     
    Unframed: 47 × 38.7 cm (18 1/2 × 15 1/4 in.), Framed [Outer Dim]: 67.6 × 59.1 × 7.6 cm (26 5/8 × 23 1/4 × 3 in.)
     
    The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 85.PA.407
     

    Submissions close April 10.

     Submit Here



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