CGE Photo Contest 2011
People, Planet and Harmony: a Juried Environmental Themed Photo Contest
Evanston based Citizens’ Greener Evanston (CGE), in partnership with the City of Evanston and ISEN (Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern), is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring a juried environmental themed photography contest: People, Planet and Harmony.
Photo submissions should illustrate the interaction between humans and nature, both in a positive and negative light, and can be taken both in Evanston and around the world.
The winning photographs will be displayed at the 40th Evanston Custer Fair Eco-Village on June 18 and 19. The Fair has been voted Best Art Fair by North Shore Magazine and attracts over 70,000 people a year. The theme Green Living will be featured in the Eco-Village.
CGE Photo Contest is internationally open and features four categories: photos taken in Evanston and outside of Evanston by 18 years of age and over and 18 years of age and under. There is a $15 USD entry fee per submission with a limit of 5 photos.
Contest Closing Date: May 20, 2011
Judging the photos will be Paul Clark, Photographer and Adjunct Instructor of Photography at the School of Art, Northern Illinois University; Chris Schneberger, Photographer, Teacher, and Founder of the Digital Arts and Photography Program at Lillstreet Art Center, teacher at the Evanston Art Center and Columbia College, Chicago; Paul Berlanga, Co-director and Exhibition Curator at Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago.
The photo contest is partially sponsored by Perspective Gallery, Evanston.
For information, media and sponsorship opportunities email: PhotoContest2011@greenerevanston.org.
For detailed event information: http://cgephotocontest2011.wordpress.com/.