Check out the info on this regional photo contest.
2014
Kingsport Spring Spectacular Photography
Contest
And Exhibition
The Eleventh Annual Kingsport
Spring Spectacular Photography Contest and Exhibition is to promote interest
and fun in the ever growing art
of photography. To provide a quality
competition for amateur and professional,
young and young at heart in the
region. This year’s sponsors are: Penjacc Productions, Kingsport Imaging
Systems, Inc, The Kingsport
Times-News, The Kingsport Arts Guild Gallery, and The Eastman Camera Club.
There are three levels of
competitions: Youth, Amateur, and Proficient
Proficient:
You must enter as a proficient if:
*
You sell or offer to sell your work.
*
You regularly compete in and have photographs place 1st, 2nd,
or 3rd (the promoters makes
every attempt to hang all photographs with
the space that is available.)
Amateur: You must compete
as an amateur if:
*
None of the above guide lines apply.
Youth:
You must compete as a youth if:
* You are 14 years of age or younger.
The competition will be in the
following categories: Nature, Pictorial, and Special Theme
There will be separate
competitions for: Color and Black and White(Monochrome)
Nature:
Nature photography is defined simply as that which has NOTHING
MANMADE in it as all. Photography
showing still life, set flower arrangements, mounted specimens, museums,
habitats or groups, artificially produced hybrid plants or domestic animals,
horticultural varieties of plants are not acceptable in this category and must
be entered in Pictorial.
Pictorial: Any
photograph can be categorized as being pictorial and may be entered in this
category. The original image must
have been made by the entrant. Images
maybe altered digitally and artwork or graphic created by the entrant maybe
incorporated so long as the photographic content predominates.
Carrie Penley Special Theme; "Motherly
Love": Each year there will be
a new special themed category to be picked.
This year's theme, "Motherly Love," is photography
depicting a Mother's Love. For example: cat and kittens, dog and puppies, women
and children, or large flowers over small buds.
This can be but does not have to be portrait photography. This category honors a woman who loved
scavenger hunts. Get Creative!!!!
“Jerry Penley I Love the Blue
Ridge/Appalachians” Award: Honors the man who lived his life
photographing the Blue Ridge/Appalachian Region. Photographs may be entered in other
categories. If you want to have a
photograph judged for this award; mark space below. Photographs must be taken in
the Blue Ridge/ Appalachian Region.
Location must be named to compete. Without location named; entry will be
disqualified. Open to all levels of
competition.
Please note that every effort will be made
to enforce the rules of the competition.
If there are insufficient
entries for judging in any class; the
entries may be judged in the next higher class for that competition only.
Application
Forms may be photocopied
2014 Spring Spectacular Photographic
Competition | 2014 Spring Spectacular
Photographic Competition
|
Name_________________________________________ |
Name________________________________
|
Address______________________________________ |
Address___________________________________
|
City_______________________________State______ |
City____________________________State_______
|
Zip
Code___________Phone_____________________ | Zip
Code__________Phone____________________
|
Email
Address_________________________________ |
Email Address_______________________________
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Title_________________________________________ |
Title_______________________________________
|
Proficient____ Amateur____
Youth(14&under)____
| Proficient____ Amateur____
Youth(14&under)____
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Nature____ Pictorial____ Special Theme____ | Nature____ Pictorial____ Special
Theme____
|
Color____ Black&White(monochrome)____ | Color____ Black&White(monochrome)____
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____I would like
this photograph also to be judged for | ____I would like this photograph also to
be judged for
the “Jerry Penley I Love the Blue
Ridge/Appalachians” | the "Jerry Penley I Love
the Blue Ridge/Appalchians"
Award.
| Award.
The Location
is_______________________________ | The Location
is______________________________
|
____Will
Pick up at Rainbow's End Floral Shop. |
____Will Pick up at Rainbow's End Floral Shop.
|
____Send
photography back to address above. | ____Send Photography back to address
above.
|
I agree that the information given above is
correct. I also |
I agree that the information given above is correct. I also
understand that
my photography will be judged and may
| understand that my
photography will be judged and may
or may not be
shown in the exhibition or used for publicity |
or may not be shown in the exhibition or used for publicity
in 2014-15.
| in 2014-15.
Signature:____________________________Date________ |
Signature:____________________________Date_________
CONDTITIONS OF ENTRY
*PRINTS MUST BE
MOUNTED ON MOUNTING BOARD. NO
POSTERBOARD OR CARDBOARD!!
*A non-refundable
entry fee of $5.00 per print will be charged for each print entered with no
limit to the number of prints
entered.
Photos that have placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
in past Harvest Fare/Railgrass/Fall Spectacular contests can not be reentered.
*Prints must
be 8”X10” to 16”X20” in size Prints cannot be no smaller or larger. Mounts must be no smaller or no larger
than 8”X10” to 16”X20” If photos are matted; then mats and mounts must
be the same size. Matting is at the
discretion of the
entrant.
*Mats may be cut
in any geometric shape as long as they do not exceed the size of the mounting
board, and are attached
securely (all sides are secured). Matting or photos that are not
adequately attached will be removed and returned to
the entrant after the exhibition. Please put an adequate amount of adhesive in
proportion to the size of the work.
*Frames, metal
hangers or clips attached to the print. Please
place a 1"-2" strip of velcro on back of all four corners of work
for hanging on carpet covered walls of
gallery. Be sure to use the hooked side
of velcro or it won't stick to carpet.
*No name or
title may appear anywhere except on the application forms. Names or title anywhere else other than
the application form will result in the print
being disqualified.
SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES
*Fill out an
Entry Form and attach to the back bottom of print. Please do not attach in the middle of
print due to the
hangers. Thanks. Failure to completely fill out entry form
will result in disqualification. Read
Definitions of
categories carefully!!
*If necessary
entry forms may be photocopied.
*Each entry must
be given a title sufficient to distinguish it from other entries by the
entrant. Be creative.
*Entry fees need
to be cash or check. Make checks payable
to PENJACC PRODUCTIONS or Ann Fortney.
*Leave print(s)
and fee(s) with Rainbow's End Floral and Gift Shop(address below).. Monday-Friday April 28-May 9, 2014 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday May 3 or May 10
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday May 10th will be the last day to enter!
*Entries may be
shipped to PENJACC PRODUCTIONS (address below), but must be received by the
deadline.
*Entries shipped
must include amount to cover return shipping or they will not be shipped
back. Entrants will have to
pick up entries from Rainbow's End Floral
and Gift Shop. Make separate check
for return shipping out to Penjacc
Productions.
RETURN OF ENTRIES
*Prints may be
picked up at Rainbow's End Floral and Gift Shop Monday July 7th-July 11, 2014 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday July 12, 2014
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
*Prints needing
to be shipped; will be shipped back to the address on the entry form the week
of July 15th.
*Entries must be
picked up by July 31st. Those not picked
up will be discarded.
DATES
*Entry dates: Monday-Friday April 28-May 9, 2014 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday May 3rd and May 10th from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.
*Judging: Saturday May 17, 2014. This judging will be open to the public at
the Kingsport Renaissance Center from 10 a.m. till finish.
Times of judging each category depends on the
number of entries.
*Exhibition: Photography will be on exhibit May28-June 27,
2014 at the Kingsport Arts Guild Gallery at the Kingsport Renaissance
Center 1200 East Center Street, Kingsport
during regular business hours.
*Awards Ceremony
and Reception: Sunday June 1, 2014 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kingsport Arts
Guild Gallery in the Kingsport
Renaissance Center.
All awards will be awarded except the
“People’s Choice.” This will be awarded
on Saturday June 21, 2014 at 4 p.m. at the
Kingsport Arts Guild Gallery at the Kingsport
Renaissance Center.
*Return of
Entries: Monday July 7th-July 11, 2014
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday July 12th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rainbow's
End Floral and Gift Shop. Shipped photos will be returned week of July
15th.
PRIZES
*PRIZE MONEY
WILL BE GUARANTEED BY PENJACC PRODUCTIONS
*The following
prizes will be given in all classes in each category.
**BEST OF
SHOW
$150.00
**JERRY PENLEY
AWARD $100.00
**PEOPLE’S
CHOICE
$100.00
**AWARD OF
DISTINCTION $100.00 (1st
place in each class & category)
**AWARD OF
MERIT $ 50.00 (2nd place)
$ 25.00 (3rd place)
**HONORABLE
MENTIONS RIBBONS WILL
BE AWARDED
JUDGING
The photographs
will be judged as a fine art form by three (3) judges with extensive knowledge
and experience with
Photography. The judges will remain anonymous until the
judging.
GENERAL INFORMATION
NO JUDGE OR
PHOTOGRAPHY COMMITTEE MEMBER MAY ENTER THE CONTEST.
*Entries will be
handled with the utmost care, however Penjacc Productions, Rainbow's End
Floral, Kingsport Arts Guild, or
the photography committee assumes no
responsibility for loss and/or damage.
*Every effort
will be made to display at least one photograph of each entrant depending on
number of entries and space availability.
*For more
information call:
PENJACC
PRODUCTIONS (ANN FORTNEY)*154 W. WANOLA AVE*KINGSPORT, TN 37660
423-914-5453
RAINBOW'S
END FLORAL AND GIFT SHOP*214 EAST CENTER ST. KINGSPORT, TN 37660
