2016 FALL FLING PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Wise Fall Fling OCTOBER 8-9, 2016
“Feeling Fine on Mountain Time”
CATEGORIES: Categories include Nature; Pictorial; People/Pets; and our 2016 Fall Fling theme, Feeling Fine On Mountain Time. Black/White may be entered in any category. The nature category would be just nature, with very little that is manmade.
CLASSES: Classes include Youth, Amateur, and Proficient. The Youth category applies to entrants under 18 years of age. You must enter in Proficient if you sell your work, and/or regularly enter photography competitions.
Sizes: Prints may be form 5” x 7” to 16”x20” and must be mounted on mounting board or matted with a backing board. Please, no poster board or cardboard. Total size may not exceed 16 x 20 inches. Framed prints will not be accepted. Neither signatures nor titles may be on the front of the print. Winning entries from previous years should not be entered for competition.
Entry Fee: A non-refundable entry fee is $4.00 per prints for an adult, and $2.00 for a youth. Please make checks payable to Wise Business Association.
Prizes: Amateurs will be judged for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place honors in Nature, Pictorial, People/Pets, and Feeling Fine on Mountain Time. Proficient will be judged for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in one all-inclusive category. Youth will also be judged in one all –inclusive category. The following prizes will be awarded for the amateur and proficient classes: First Place, $50.00; Second Place, $25.00;
Third Place, $10.00; and Honorable Mention. The youth class will receive the following prizes: 1st place, $25.00; 2nd place, $15.00; and 3rd place, $10.00, and Honorable Mention. Best of Show will receive $50.00, and People’s Choice, $50.00. Also, again this year, will be the James L. Newton Achievement Award, in Memoriam.
To Submit Prints: Please leave prints at The Clapboard House, 207 W. Main St., Wise, Va. from Friday, September 30th, until Monday, Oct 3rd, 2016, 1 pm. Judging will be by professionals with extensive knowledge of photography. The entries will again be on display at Hodge Lodge #8, AFAM (Masonic Hall), 313 E. Main Street, Wise, Sat, Oct 8, from 12:00 till 4 pm, and Sunday, Oct 9, from 2-4 pm. Entries may not be picked up until 4 PM.
AWARDS/RECEPTION: A RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY FOR Photography ( and Art) will be Thursday, Oct. 6, 7 PM, at the Masonic Hall. Everyone is welcome. Bring your friends and family.
Return of Entries: Photographs may be picked up Sunday, Oct. 9 between 4-5 PM at the Masonic Hall or during business hrs at The Clapboard House until October 15, 2016. Any photos not picked up within this time will be donated to charity. Entries will be handles with care. However, the photography committee assumes no responsibility for loss or damage.
The Fall Fling Photography Contest is sponsored by The Clapboard House, and Charles W. Harris Wise Library Gallery Board. Info 276-328-8184, or aker.bonnie7@yahoo.com.
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