Photography Exhibition

2024 Photography Exhibition Guidelines

Deadline to enter is Wednesday, September 23, 2024

Work must be registered online by the deadline. No registration at drop off.

Eligibility

• All ages and skill levels of photographers are welcome.
• The photographer must be the sole creator of the photograph.
• AI (Artificial Intelligence) created or heavily edited work is NOT accepted.
• Photographers must live within a 30-mile radius of Lewisburg.

Requirements

• Largest size: Photos must be framed, with the total size, including mat and frame, limited to 192 square inches. Dimensions up to 12”x16” (portrait or landscape) and 12”x12” (square) are acceptable.
• Mounting: All entries should be framed and wired (no saw tooth hangers) for hanging. White mat and black frame preferred. Black mats or no mats also acceptable. Prints on canvas, wood, metal or other substrates are not allowed.
• Wire hangers should not be visible when hung.
• Number: Each photographer may enter a total of three (3) photographs. You may enter those 3 photographs into different categories or one category.
• The original photograph must have been taken within the past two (2) years and not previously entered in the LAC photography exhibition.

Levels

• Age Groups: Adult: 18 and older, Young Adults: 13 – 17, and Children: 12 and younger.
• Categories for the Adult Age Group Only: Black and White, Lifestyle (people or pets), Nature (wildlife, macro, or landscape), Artistic/Abstract

Category Descriptions

• Black and White: This category includes all black and white images of all subject matters.
• Lifestyle (People or Pets): Lifestyle photography features individuals and families with the intention to capture real-life events or milestones in an artistic way. The best type of lifestyle photography is a planned version of candid.
• Nature (Wildlife, Macro, or Landscape): Nature photography is focused on elements of the outdoors. Specific subjects may include sky, water, and land, or the flora and fauna that inhabit these spaces—or both. Subjects are untouched and not made by the human hand.
• Artistic/Abstract: Push the limits and rules of photography in this category. Abstract images often use perspective, movement, and light to transform the world we see into an unexpected, often unrecognizable image.

Registration, Delivery, and Pick-up

• Adults: $10 non-refundable entry fee per photograph.
• Children under age 18: $5 for each submitted photograph up to (3) photographs.
• All work must be registered online by the deadline of September 23, 2024. No registration at drop off.
• Works must be hand-delivered to the Gallery at 15 N Water Street, Lewisburg, PA on Thursday, September 26 from 6:30-8:30pm, Tuesday, October 1 from 1-3pm, or Wednesday, October 2 from 6-7pm.
• Please download and print the registration form and labels and fix label/s to the back of your work prior to dropping them off.
• Pick up photographs from the Gallery at 15 N Water St, Lewisburg, PA on Sunday, October 27 from 5-7pm or Monday, October 28 from 6-8pm. All photographs MUST be removed within these time frames. The Lewisburg Arts Council will not assume responsibility for any works not picked up.

Judging and Awards

• A panel of regional photographers will judge photographs.
• The Lewisburg Arts Council reserves the right to reject entries that are deemed inappropriate for the Exhibit.
• Cash prizes will be awarded for Best of Show and 1st and 2nd place in each age group/category.
• Ribbons will be awarded to 3rd place in each category and Judges’ Choice.

Opening Reception and Exhibit Dates and Times

• Reception: Friday, October 4 from 6-8pm.
• Awards will be presented at the reception.
• The exhibition will be open to the public Saturday and Sundays from 1-5pm, October 5 through October 27.