Dear Bettie,

I know these are wild times. Though things are uncertain and things are stressful, there is one thing I am sure of; YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We are in this together and I hope you will share a piece of yourself with us while we venture into the unknown. I created this challenge to leave our legacy behind. To show our resilience and our camaraderie.

I challenge you to #ExistInPhotos during a most historic time. Let’s get through this together.

XoXo,

Elise

#SquadBettie Self-Portrait Challenge:

SELFie Isolation

I want to see your daily routines, whether at work or home or somewhere in between. How are you spending your time? Show me your fears, your hopes. Show me how you’re being helpful, how you are being supported. Show me you. With your family or with your friends. Literal or conceptual. Color or black and white. A photo of your foot, a shadow of your body, anything goes.

Enter

Upload your Self-Portrait for the day in our online gallery. Limit one entry per day between 3/18 & whenever the Stay at Home Order is lifted.

NOTE: Be sure to upload images with the title formatted with Last Name, First Name, Image number so we know who to attribute the entry to. Example: Kutt,Elise01.jpg

Share

Share your images with us in #SquadBettie so we can see what you’re up to and cheer you on. Each day we will share a thread that you can drop your image into. This is a great place to explain why you created the image you did for that day. We will support you however you need during this time.

Exist

I will select and curate images to include in exhibition.  Assuming we receive enough submissions, I will try to include at least one image per Bettie to be printed in a book that will be for sale with proceeds going to female small business owners, artists and performers affected by the closures. Drop your email here so we can let you know when the book is available for purchase and when we will host our Exhibition.

CALL FOR IMAGES!

-Cell phone, Film or DSLR (as large of a jpeg as possible)

-Any orientation of your choice. (Horizontal, vertical or square)

-Only images created between 3/18- 4/1 will be accepted. One image per day.

-Use a self timer, a remote and tripod or have someone take it for you.

-Any style of portrait is accepted. Could be a styled, conceptual, beauty portrait or a candid shot of you locked up with your family. Get creative with them. We want to feel something when we view these images. When we are past this quarantine and have flattened the curve with our strength, we will look back at these images as proof, and that already adds value to them.