Carolina Exhibit and Photography competition calls for entries
Black Creek Arts Council (BCAC) and Hartsville Memorial Library (HML) invite photographers in the Pee Dee region to submit their images to the 11th annual Carolinas Exhibit and Competition. Images created via any form of photography will be accepted (i.e. shot on film, shot digitally, shot with cell phones, unaltered shots, digital manipulations, alternative processes, mixed media, montages, photograms, etc.), so long as part of the image is photographically created. Amateur and professional photographers of all ages are invited to enter.
ENTRY PROCESS:
Complete the registration form and bring your photograph(s) to Black Creek Arts Center or the Hartsville
Memorial Library between May 14th and June 1st. Three entries per person are allowed. The entry fee is $15 for one entry, $25 for two and $30 for three. The entry fee can be paid by cash or by check (made payable to BCAC). All pieces must be show-ready when submitted.
CATEGORIES:
Carolinas – photos taken in North or South Carolina
Photographers 18 and under
Hometown – wherever feels like home
Portrait – a single person or selfie (animals are people too)
The photographer determines the category for each photograph entered, but HML and BCAC reserve to right change the category to ensure the quality of show presentation.
IMPORTANT DATES:
May 14, 2018: Begin Submissions (include registration form and entry fee) June 1, 2018: Last Day for Submissions
June 7, 2018: Show opens with the Opening Reception and Gallery Crawl
July 27, 2018: Last day of the Show
July 31 – August 10, 2018: Pick up your work from BCAC or HML
JUDGING:
Our judges consist of 3 BCAC board members, three Friends of Hartsville Memorial Library board members and a sponsor representative. The judges score each photo on technique, creativity and overall appearance. All photographs are considered for Best of Show and for the category entered. There will be one 1st place and one honorable mention for each category and two People’s Choice (one at each location).
PRESENTATION:
Work must be framed or have some form of presentation device and be submitted as “ready to hang”. Presentation is very important, so we encourage you to prepare your work in a professional manner for exhibition and sale.
AWARDS:
Best of Show – $150 cash prize
1st Place for each category – $75
Honorable Mention for each category – Ribbon
People’s Choice for each location – Ribbon
ELIGIBILITY:
Any person in who lives, works or creates in the Pee Dee region may submit images for consideration. The photography must be original, created by the person who enters that work. Photographs exhibited in a previous Carolinas are not eligible.
USE OF IMAGES:
All entrants agree that any image submitted to Carolinas may be used by BCAC and HML for marketing and promotional purposes. The Best Of Show image will be used for the poster and promotion of the following year’s Carolinas exhibit.
OPENING:
June 7th from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The opening will be in the form of a gallery crawl between Black Creek Arts Center and Hartsville Memorial Library. The event program will include the location for each photograph on display.
BCAC gallery hours – Tuesday-Thursday 10-1 and 2-5, Friday 10-2
HML hours – Monday-Thursday 9-8, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-2, Sunday 2-5
For more information, contact Black Creek Arts Center, 843-332-6234, Hartsville Memorial Library, 843-332-5115 ext. 4 or email info@blackcreekarts.org, joer.har@darlington-lib.org visit blackcreekarts.org and go to the events tab.