For this year's Concepts Show, APG is issuing a special challenge to photographers. In the last decade, photographic technologies and processes 

opened up new opportunities for expressing and sharing ideas. At the same time, 

our dependence on it has become extensive. If disaster should strike and 

the power grid fail would you continue as a photographer? APG wants to see what you would do as an artist if you no longer had access to electricity.

An exhibition of unique photo-based work jurored by Stuart Horodner, artistic director of Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and Beth Lilly, artist and APG Board Member. 

This project challenges the artist to think about the fundamentals of 

photography - what is it really? What are the defining characteristics of 

photography? At its very basic level, photography is simply about blocking 

or allowing light. It's about the use of optics. It's about replication. Artists are 

encouraged to explore any one or more of the attributes in their submission. The artist is challenged to think about how a catastrophic disaster, such as the loss of the power grid, would affect them personally and our culture at large, starting with a part of their life that presumably, is very important to them - their art.

Artists, by nature, are life-long students. Many artist who have been practicing 

for decades still give themselves assignments to jump-start ideas or to push 

themselves beyond their comfort zones.

One of our hopes for this juried show is that we'll have a strong response from students. As an organization, we hope to remain relevant and engaged with the photographic community. We hope (aspire maybe?) to be a source for support, inspiration, encouragement, and critical feedback, throughout an artist's career.

Beth Lilly will talk about the exhibition concept and give a presentation on 

existing work from contemporary artists to inspire and spark ideas. She'll also 

field questions about work artists are considering entering.

For basic guidance (but not limited to) - some do's and only one don't for the 

Post-Apocalyptic Photo Challenge: