MONROE - The Monroe Arts Center is seeking submissions for its annual photography contest, now in its 27th year.
Photographs entered in the contest will be on exhibit in MAC's Frehner Gallery from Sept. 2 through Oct. 28. An opening reception for the exhibit is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 with an awards presentation at 6 p.m.
This contest is for nonprofessional photographers; participants are not required to be Wisconsin residents. There are two classifications, adult and junior (under 18 years of age), with three categories: person, place and thing. Participants may enter no more than two categories and a total of two photographs. Photographs must have been taken after Jan. 1, 2015. The entry fee is $20 per photographer and the entry deadline is Aug. 12.
First-, second- and third-place ribbons will be given in each category and classification based on merit and number of entrants. Cash awards for the adult classification are $125 for Best of Show, $75 for first runner-up and $50 for second runner-up. Cash awards for the junior classification are $50 for Best of Show, $30 for first runner-up and $20 for second runner-up.
Also on exhibit Sept. 2 through Oct. 23 is the MAC inaugural exhibition titled "A Sense of Place: Wisconsin Landscape Photographs" by Regina Flanagan, Peter Latner, Jill Metcoff and Zane Williams. The exhibition will be displayed in the Monroe Arts Center's new Wellington and Muranyi Galleries.
For entry form, photograph and framing details, and additional information, contact the MAC office at 608-325-5700 or 888-596-1249, or online at monroeartscenter.com.
Photographs entered in the contest will be on exhibit in MAC's Frehner Gallery from Sept. 2 through Oct. 28. An opening reception for the exhibit is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 with an awards presentation at 6 p.m.
This contest is for nonprofessional photographers; participants are not required to be Wisconsin residents. There are two classifications, adult and junior (under 18 years of age), with three categories: person, place and thing. Participants may enter no more than two categories and a total of two photographs. Photographs must have been taken after Jan. 1, 2015. The entry fee is $20 per photographer and the entry deadline is Aug. 12.
First-, second- and third-place ribbons will be given in each category and classification based on merit and number of entrants. Cash awards for the adult classification are $125 for Best of Show, $75 for first runner-up and $50 for second runner-up. Cash awards for the junior classification are $50 for Best of Show, $30 for first runner-up and $20 for second runner-up.
Also on exhibit Sept. 2 through Oct. 23 is the MAC inaugural exhibition titled "A Sense of Place: Wisconsin Landscape Photographs" by Regina Flanagan, Peter Latner, Jill Metcoff and Zane Williams. The exhibition will be displayed in the Monroe Arts Center's new Wellington and Muranyi Galleries.
For entry form, photograph and framing details, and additional information, contact the MAC office at 608-325-5700 or 888-596-1249, or online at monroeartscenter.com.