Bossy Magazine has an exciting paid opportunity for artists of the ANU! As the semester starts up again, we are beginning our search for an incredible design to grace the cover of our upcoming print edition, Metamorphosis.
Edition ten, Metamorphosis, is about transforming or changing shape. It describes how a caterpillar can change and adapt to eventually form a butterfly – a suitable metaphor to indicate the transformation we make every day as people. This theme will encourage the community to delve deeper into self-discovery and examine how we each have changed and evolved as people, the motivations for this, and what it says about us on the journey we take through our lives. As it is our tenth edition, we also want to explore how Bossy has helped people in our ANU community transform over time and become the successful organisation we are today.
Change and adaptation have allowed our society today to progress. However, we can become stagnant in our fight for justice, acceptance and diversity when looking at what has been done rather than what still needs to be done. So, while this theme allows us to reflect on the positive transformations we have observed as people, it is not time for us to become stagnant. As such, we strongly encourage LGBTQI+ and BIPOC artists to apply for this opportunity.
Ideally, we are looking for a digital work or designs that can be digitised in a high-quality format. Your final piece must be an original work made exclusively for the magazine and will feature as branding/promotional material for the upcoming edition.
This is a paid gig and will be an exciting opportunity to see your printed design in hundreds of hands across Canberra! In the past, we have distributed the magazine to hundreds of people across the ANU and the wider Canberra community.
During our selection process, the editorial team will be looking closely at your portfolio to determine if your style, as well as your cover pitches, will align with our own general vision for the print edition. If successful, our Design Editor and Content Editor will work closely with you to conceptualise and finalise a cover design. We will also organise an interview with you about your work, preferred mediums, and your intentions regarding the cover design – and this will be featured at the start of the magazine!
TIMELINE
– Deadline for portfolio submissions: FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST (END OF WEEK 4)
– Successful applicant will be chosen by: FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST (END OF WEEK 5)
– First cover design draft sent to Design and Content Editors: FRIDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
– Second cover design draft sent to Design and Content Editors: FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
– Cover design will be finalised for print: WEDNESDAY 2ND OCTOBER (WEEK 9)
To be eligible, you must:
– Be an ANU student or alumni;
– Identify as a woman, femme-aligned, non-binary, or genderqueer; and
– Be a proud Bossy fan!
If you have any further questions, please email Faith Freshwater or Keighli O’Brien at anubossymag@gmail.com!
APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/FTDzx69LPaYyeJCp9
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