How to Enter
All competition entries must be submitted online using the
gogophotocontest.com/FairfieldMuseumIMAGES2017.
Artists may submit up to 10 images as either a
Professional/Serious Amateur or
Student photographer (active student under 24 years of age). The museum will not accept dropped-off entries.
Artists in these categories may submit their work for consideration under the following subjects:
Landscape,
Portrait,
Nature,
Abstract, and
Architecture.
Eligibility
Open to residents of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
Deadline
All entries must be received by 11:59 P.M. EST on February 5, 2017.
Entry DONATION Fees
$10 per image. Payable through the online submission process. Entries cannot be submitted without payment. Your entry donations support the Fairfield Museum's education programs. Thank you!
Notification
Photographers selected for the IMAGES 2017 exhibition will be notified by email on or before February 17, 2017.
Presentation/Delivery of Selected Work
Works selected by the judges must be delivered to the Fairfield Museum for exhibition no later than Friday, March 3, 2017.
Please put your name and the title of your work on the back of the print or frame.
Selected photographers will deliver exhibition prints prepared as follows:
- Students: Matted only. White mat only, with a minimum 1" wide edge. The total overall dimensions of your work must be 14" x 18". Matted print will be displayed in acrylic mount of same dimension provided by the museum.
- Professional/Serious Amateur: Matted and framed with glass/plexi and hanging wire secured about 1/3 from top. Outside frame dimensions not to exceed 600 square inches. Please, no canvas prints.
Exhibition photographs may be hand delivered or shipped in flat, reusable cardboard boxes, with bubble wrap. Please, no packing peanuts. Works will be returned in their original packaging. All return shipments will be sent via UPS 5-day ground. Artists who wish to have the Fairfield Museum return their work are required to enclose a pre-paid UPS return shipping receipt when sending selected work.
Hand delivered work that is not picked up by the deadline will not be returned and left at the artist's own risk.
Sales
Photographs will not be offered for sale during the exhibition. However, information on how to contact the exhibited artists will be made available to visitors upon request.
Reproductions/Copyright
Submission for entries acknowledges the right of the Fairfield Museum to reproduce any selected work for its promotional and publicity purposes.
Liability/Insurance
Insurance for artwork in transit is the responsibility of the individual artist. The Fairfield Museum will insure works on its premises.
Your entry implies agreement to the above conditions. Thank you and good luck!
Click here to submit your work: gogophotocontest.com/FairfieldMuseumIMAGES2017
IMAGES 2015: Hannah Gelnaw, American Summer