Post this infomation on behalf of my friend Chong Leong.
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Dear Participants of Eye ¨¨ City 2004,
You must be wondering why you have not heard any news from us, the organizer of the Eye ¨¨ City, till now. We are aware that you must be anxious about the results and follow-ups on this event. Let me update the progress to you.
1 Selection of 100 Photographs
The selection was completed in February 2005. The selection panel consisted of professionals from industries, which included the media, community service, art management, art research and also photography. We will announce the results only during the exhibition and book launch. We will also acknowledge the selection panel in the photo book.
2 Funding
We have tried to source funds from previous sponsors and other potential sponsors. So far only National Arts Council and Hong Leong Foundation responded positively. We are still actively looking for sponsors to and funding for production of photo book and the exhibition.
3 Exhibition
The location of new National Library premises are at the centre of the town and it will be a very favorable location if we could use the premises to exhibit our selected final 100 photos. We therefore target to have the exhibition there. We have established contacts with the National Library Board and the officers are very supportive of our project. However, as you should know, the new National Library premises will be open only on the 3rd quarter of this year. Therefore, the earliest date of exhibition will be by then. Discussions with the officers are in still in progress.
4 Book Launch
The Eye ¨¨ City 2004 photo book will be launched during the exhibition. Participants, whose photographs are selected, will receive a complimentary copy of the photo book. The film negatives and CD-Rom containing submitted photographs would be returned to all participants after the exhibition.
5 Conclusion
We will announce the actual date of book launch and exhibition when things are finalized. The estimated exhibition date will be around September to October 2005. Kindly also spread the news to your friends who had participated in the event.
Sorry for the long wait. I ensure you that the exhibition and book is worth waiting.
Do take care.
Your sincerely.
Ang Chong Leong
Curator, Eye ¨¨ City 2004
for New Nomadic Eyes Collective
