University City Photo Show

U. CITY PHOTO SHOW

Call for Entries

Contest Details:

The Photo Show is open to youth (twelfth grade and younger) and adult amateur photographers in the St. Louis metropolitan area.  Top winners receive cash awards.  Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the Awards Reception on Sunday April 15, 2012 at the University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Boulevard. All entries will be considered for inclusion in the 2014 calendar distributed to University City residents.

Winners will be notified at the awards reception only!

Entries may be delivered on March 28 to March 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  They will be accepted at the front desk of the Centennial Commons (7210 Olive) until March 31, 2012.

General Guidelines:

Each photo will be judged on originality, composition and design, technical excellence (including print quality) and presentation.  All decisions of the judges are final.  Entries will be displayed at juror’s discretion.

Awards and Prizes:

Cash prizes will be awarded for “Best in Show” in both adult and youth and innovative categories.

First and second prizes (cash) will be awarded in adult, youth and innovative categories.  In case of a tie, prizes will be awarded to both winners.

Competition Categories:

ADULT (Ages 19 and older)

• Black and White Photography
• Color Photography
• U. City Themes — color or black & white

YOUTH (Students 18 & younger):

• Black and White Photography
• Color Photography
• U. City Themes — color or black & white

INNOVATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY: Open to youth and adults experimenting with new techniques, including hand coloring, high contrast, collage, solarizing and other processes that test the limits of the medium and computer generated special effects.  Original image must have been photographed by the entrant.  No stock photography which has been manipulated will be accepted.  The categories for this area of the competition are –

• Traditional Techniques
• Computer Generated Effects

Rules of Competition:

• The University City Photo Show is open to all NON-PROFESSIONAL photographers in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
• No photographs previously submitted to a University City Photo Competition will be accepted.
• A $5 entry fee for youth and $10 entry fee for adults must accompany all entries.
• All entries must be mounted on four-ply or form board (matting preferred) without frame or glass.
• If matted, the mat must be white or off-white.
• Minimum print size is 8″ x 10″; maximum mounted size is 20″ x 24″.  There is no minimum size for the innovative category, but the maximum size is 20″ x 24″.
• Mounted snapshots will NOT be accepted.
• Name, address, and category must legibly appear on the back of each print.
• Entries received by mail will not be returned by mail unless accompanied by sufficient return postage.
• Photos may be picked up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at U. City Library.  Photographers whose work is chosen for publication will be notified when and where photos are ready for pick-up.

Please prepare your work properly to avoid damage.  Neither the City of University City nor its employees, members of the Municipal Commission on Arts and Letters, nor the judges, are responsible for any loss or damage to photographs submitted for the Photo Show.

For more information:

Joy Wade — 314-863-0446, suv921@sbcglobal.net

Barbara Romero — 314-993-1135

Adelia Parker-Castro — adeliaparker@sbcglobal.net

Photo Show Timelines:

• Entries accepted by at Centennial Commons (7210 Olive) front desk March 28-31.
• Awards Presentation & Reception will be held at the University City Public Library (6701 Delmar) Sunday, April 15, 2012 from 2-4  p.m.
• Photo Show Exhibit April 9-May 5, 2012 at the University City Public Library

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ENTRY FORM

PLEASE PRINT

Name:              _________________________________________________

Address:          _________________________________________________

City/State/Zip:            _________________________________________________

Phone:             _____/______________;  email________________________

YOUTH ONLY

School:    __________________________________________________

Grade:     _____

Photo instructor: ______________________________

Entry Fee  — Checks payable to:  Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters

Number of photos entered ____  x (Adults, $10 ea; Youth, $5 ea) = $_______