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UPDATED POSTING 3/25/24 – DETAILS ARE FINALIZED FOR THE UPCOMING PHOTO CONTEST.

The Montgomery Arts Commission will host Exposure: Montgomery Photo Competition, the City’s 36th annual photo competition on Sunday, May 5th at 1 pm (in person) at the Terwilliger Lodge, Dulle Park (see map). This is a great opportunity to submit up to 3 images for a locally judged show!

In addition, the public is invited to an in-person “Sneak Peek” reception on Saturday, May 4, also at the Terwilliger Lodge, Dulle Park from 12-4 pm.

The competition, open to beginners and serious amateurs alike, is the longest-running photo contest in the region (since 1987). Judging is based on photos that capture technical brilliance, originality or a unique point of view, and are chosen from both adult and student categories. Up to 10 winners in each category will be awarded $100 each.

The 2024 Judges include:
Allie Blankenship (Cincinnati Art Museum)
Arabeth Balaska (Cincinnati Museum Center)
H. Michael Sanders (UC Blue Ash)

Photographers may submit up to three photos April 1-30 at Montgomery City Hall from 8 am to 4:30 pm. A non-refundable entry fee is $10 per photo for adults, and $5 per photo for students of high school age and below. Cash, checks (payable to the City of Montgomery), and Visa/MC, American Express, or Discover cards are accepted. Entry requirements, including information on how to properly mount photos for display, and the entry form for each image, are below. Details for the event will be found at the Montgomery web-site at this link TBD.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW
You need to submit your prints between ~April 1-22 at Montgomery City Hall, located at 10101 Montgomery Road from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday. There are rules for submitting images you must obey per the ENTRY INFORMATION (available at link below). There is free public parking at the Terwilliger Lodge.

2024 ENTRY INFORMATION (see link)
· Each entry must be an original photograph of the competitor’s own creation.
· Entries must be in a photographic medium: black and white, color or experimental (which is to say you can print on metal or plastic as well).
· Each entry must be securely mounted on a stiff backing suitable for hanging. New in 2021: matting is NOT required for a photograph to be exhibited so long as it is stiff enough to hang.
· Dimensions of each entry including any matting must be at least 8” x 10” but not more than 16” x 20”.
· The Entry Form must be clearly visible and affixed securely to the entry’s backing material and marked with the accurate orientation for hanging the image.
· Entries in frames and/or under glass are not accepted.
· Entries signed or otherwise identified on the photograph’s front will be eliminated from consideration (no watermarks).
· No more than 3 entries per competitor will be accepted.
· Any entry displaying subject matter deemed by the judging panel or the Arts Commission as unsuitable for public display to an audience of all ages shall be rejected for all purposes of the competition.

ENTRY FORM: https://www.montgomeryohio.gov/documents/2024-photo-contest-brochure-and-entry-form/