Thank You for Your Interest in the Visual Culture Initiative of the Solomon Asch Center

Conflict and Visual Culture Initiative Image Submission Agreement

Welcome to the Asch Center. The Asch Conflict and Visual Culture Initiative (CVCI) gives social scientists and practitioners an opportunity to become acquainted with new ways of thinking about the effect of conflict on the surrounding culture. In addition, the CVCI will allow documentarians, photographers, and visual artists to reach a new audience, and to join a community of visual artists exploring conflict. We welcome your involvement in our activities, and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration among all of our affiliates.

Image Submission Agreeement/Release

Name of Contributor/Person Giving Release:

Releasees: Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, Bryn Mawr College, their agents and employees including Board of Trustees, Administration, Faculty, Staff, and Students.

Release: The images I submit to Releasees are scheduled to be featured on www.aschcenter.org fro during all or part of the period fromm ______to ______(dates). After the feature dates, Asch will retain the images in the photogallery, and may continue to use them, with attribution, on the website, unless I instruct otherwise. I hereby grant Releasees a limited, free license to use the image(s) I submit for use of and display by Releasees on the Asch Center website. I release and give up all claims, including claims for negligence, I now have or may have in the future against Releasees arising out of Releasees’ use of the image(s). I hereby authorize Releasees to use my name and biographical material in connection with these images, and to exhibit these images on the Asch website in connection with Asch's Conflict and Visual Culture Initiative use, reproduce, exhibit or distribute on the Asch Center website these images for any purposes Releasees deem appropriate. I understand that protecting images on the Internet is difficult, and it is not possible to guarantee against unauthorized use by third parties. I release Releasees from liability for any violation of any personal or proprietary right I may have in connection with such use. I further agree that this Release shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If any term or provision of this Release shall be held illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict with any law governing this Release, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected thereby.

Binding: This release binds me, my heirs, and personal representatives. I understand that it benefits the heirs, personal representatives, or successors and assigns of Releasees.

Signing: Before signing my name to this Release, I state that:

1) I have read it, 2) I understand it and I am fully aware of its contents,know that I am giving up important rights, 3) I intend to be legally bound by it.

Signature of Contributor (18 years of age or older)______Date ______

Special instructions (initial to accept):

______Asch additionally has my permission, in accordance with the terms of the above Release, to use one or more of my images, with attribution, in printed materials, for use in promoting Asch Center sponsored events such as conferences, lectures, and screening of films ______I would like my images to be deleted or hidden after the feature period above. ______Other:

www.aschcenter.org [email protected] Tel: +1 610 526 7868 Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict Fax: +1 610 526 7476 101 N. Merion Ave. Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 USA Instructions for submitting images

Please visit our website, www.aschcenter.org to see how your images will be displayed. Note that square “thumbnail” images are displayed in the right sidebar. Captions can be displayed as well. Clicking on an image takes you to the photogallery (aschcenter.smugmug.com), where the images are displayed in larger format and in correct proportions. Each artist’s work will reside in a separate gallery. Please read the following carefully before submitting, and contact [email protected] if you have any questions. Format: Image files may be in .jpg or .gif format. Filename: Include your name as well as the image identification. Filenames can be as long as you like, and can include punctuation and spaces, though some symbols (e.g. ©) can cause problems. Content: Make sure you are only submitting images that you wish to be displayed, and that the size and quality are appropriate for online viewing. Description: Provide us with a title of the project that your images represent. Where relevant, include image titles, descriptive captions (including location). In addition please provide a paragraph or more about yourself, your project, and your interests as a visual artist. File size: The maximum display size is 1024 x 768 pixels (larger than most laptop screens). Most images will be displayed at 800 x 600 pixels or less. Display resolution will be 100 pixels per inch, sufficient for screen viewing. Images that are larger or higher resolution than necessary will be automatically resized. Files that are larger than necessary may be difficult to upload.

Security: When your images have been uploaded into our online gallery, they will be protected in the following ways: “right-click protect” prevents viewers from easily copying images viewers will not be permitted to purchase prints of images Access to the original image will be blocked

How to submit your images: The most efficient method is for you to email your images directly to Asch’s photosharing site. Attach photo files to an email message addressed to [email protected]. Type cvcguest in the subject line – all lowercase, no other characters. Type your name and the number of images submitted into the body of the email.

If you prefer, you may make your images available to us from your own photosharing site, or send us a CD containing your files.

www.aschcenter.org [email protected] Tel: +1 610 526 7868 Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict Fax: +1 610 526 7476 101 N. Merion Ave. Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 USA