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The Arts Council of Lincoln County is once again sponsoring its annual Amateur Photography Competition. Entries will be accepted 10am until 4pm Friday January 2 and Monday January 5th at the Lincoln Cultural Center, 403 East Main Street in Lincolnton. For additional arrangements, please call (704) 732-9044 or email artslincolnnc@gmail.com. The show will be on exhibit in the Carolina Mills and Cochrane Galleries of the Lincoln Cultural Center from January 11th through January 30th. There will be an opening reception and awards presentation for the artists and public on Friday evening, January 9, 2015 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
This year we will offer a youth category in additional to our adult competition. Youths who wish to participate must have the written consent of a parent or guardian. Adults wishing to participate must be 18 years or older and engage in photography for pleasure and a hobby pursuit rather than for financial gain or professional reasons. All entrants must disclose whether they have a website or Facebook page featuring and selling their work. Entrants must not hold a photographer’s license or make their living at photography.
Photo entries should be original photographs that have not been reproduced for public sale and have not been exhibited in any Arts Council of Lincoln County events in the past. Manipulation of images, either film or digital, should be limited to general saturation changes using conventional darkroom techniques including contrast, exposure, basic sharpening, cropping, red eye removal and a minimum use of dodging and burning.
HDR photos (photos that are made from 3-7 photos combined), multiple exposures, digitally stitched photos, high dynamic range images and photos containing any manipulated, added content, the use of metallic paper in printing or altered utilizing software outside of the camera other than basics darkroom techniques described above must be entered in Special Effects category.
Adult entry fee is $20.00 for up to 3 photographs with a limit of 2 entry fees per participant. Categories for photographs are: plant life / landscapes, people, animal life, abstract / special effects, miscellaneous and black & white. All entries must be framed and ready to hang. No saw tooth hangers, hooks or desktop frames allowed. All frames must have wire hangers. All work must remain on exhibit until the end of the show. Youth entry fee is $15.00 for up to 3 photographs with a limit of 2 entry fees per participant. Youth entries will be limited to one category. And must adhere to the same standards listed above
Judging will focus on mood, impact, composition and quality. Adult awards are: $125 Best of Show, $25 1st place, $15 2nd place and $10 3rd place in each category. Youth awards are: $25 1st place, $15 2nd place and $10 3rd place. For information, contact the ACLC at (704) 732-9044 or artslincolnnc@gmail.com
This project is supported in part by a grant provided through the North Carolina Arts Council.
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