Preservation Connecticut is proud to present our second juried photography show, “Picturing History: Historic Landscapes of Connecticut.”
In celebration of Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday in 2022, we are looking for photographs of Connecticut’s historic landscapes. We welcome serious amateur and student photographers ages 8 years old and up to submit works featuring landscapes in the following categories: color, black & white, Olmsted designed, and smart phone images.
What is an historic landscape? Historic landscapes are landscapes that have been shaped by human involvement. They may be associated with a person or event. They may be big or small; they may reflect conscious planning and artistic achievement, or they may have evolved through use and reflect the everyday lives of the people who inhabit or created them.
Examples of historic landscapes include:
- residential gardens and community parks
- scenic highways
- rural communities
- institutional grounds
- cemeteries
- battlefields
- zoological gardens
They may contain:
- water features such as ponds or fountains
- circulation systems including roads, steps, and paths
- buildings
- furnishings including benches, fences, lighting, and sculptures.
While we are flexible in the definition of historic landscape for this contest, we do insist that photos show how the landscape has historically been used and shaped by people.
Submissions will be accepted online from January 9, 2022 to April 23, 2022. The jury will be announced by January 31st. In June of 2022, Preservation Connecticut will proudly display the selected works at the Art League of New Britain’s beautiful gallery space in a circa 1870 barn, with walking tours of Olmsted’s Walnut Hill Park nearby, followed by additional exhibitions across the state.
Prizes
- 40 total photographs for exhibition
- 36 picked by the jury/4 Viewer’s Choice picked by online voting
- Exhibition will travel for one year to Connecticut locations.
- From selected photographs, the jury will pick:
- Best in Show
- Student’s Best
- GoGoPhoto online contest will determine:
- Viewer’s Choice (one in each category)
- Additional top 6 with highest votes will be featured in Preservation Connecticut News and on our website.