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State of Kentucky Photography Exhibition 2020
Organization:
Art Center of the Bluegrass
Location
Danville, KY
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
May 1, 2020
Exhibition
Jun 4
- Jul 24, 2020
The juror will be asked to select photographs that best represent the “state” of Kentucky, both in terms of place and state of being. In this exhibition, visual narrative – or a photograph’s ability to tell a story, will be an important factor in the juror’s selection process.
To be eligible for this exhibition, a photograph must have been taken within the state of Kentucky (also known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky) by a photographer currently residing in KY (this includes college students who may be temporarily living in state while completing their degree). Both digital and film photography may be accepted into this exhibit. All work must be framed with hanging wire on the back in order to be displayed. All work must have been completed since January of 2016 and not previously shown in any other Art Center of the Bluegrass exhibitions. All works must be for sale. All images in the exhibition must be at least 8x10' print size.
ABOUT THE JUROR:
Poet Maurice Manning was born and raised in Kentucky, and often writes about the land and culture of his home. Manning’s first book of poems, Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions (2001) was chosen by poet and judge W.S. Merwin for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. His subsequent books include A Companion for Owls: Being the Commonplace Book of D. Boone, Lone Hunter, Back Woodsman, &c. (2004), Bucolics (2007), The Common Man (2010), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, and The Gone and the Going Away (2013).
Manning grew up listening to stories of his father’s childhood spent on a farm in Eastern Kentucky and has been inspired by the lives of his grandmothers, great grandmothers, and a great-great-grandmother. Inventive and historical, his work reflects his heritage and a respect for the natural world.
Manning has received fellowships from the Fine Art Work Center in Provincetown and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has taught at DePauw University and Indiana University, and is on faculty in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College and the Sewanee Writing Conference. He is a professor of English at Transylvania University.
AWARDS
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $150
3rd Place: $75
The selected works will be displayed in the Art Center of the Bluegrass from June 4 through July 25. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 4 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. No early removal of artwork is allowed for any reason. We hope you'll join us!
To be eligible for this exhibition, a photograph must have been taken within the state of Kentucky (also known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky) by a photographer currently residing in KY (this includes college students who may be temporarily living in state while completing their degree). Both digital and film photography may be accepted into this exhibit. All work must be framed with hanging wire on the back in order to be displayed. All work must have been completed since January of 2016 and not previously shown in any other Art Center of the Bluegrass exhibitions. All works must be for sale. All images in the exhibition must be at least 8x10' print size.
ABOUT THE JUROR:
Poet Maurice Manning was born and raised in Kentucky, and often writes about the land and culture of his home. Manning’s first book of poems, Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions (2001) was chosen by poet and judge W.S. Merwin for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. His subsequent books include A Companion for Owls: Being the Commonplace Book of D. Boone, Lone Hunter, Back Woodsman, &c. (2004), Bucolics (2007), The Common Man (2010), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, and The Gone and the Going Away (2013).
Manning grew up listening to stories of his father’s childhood spent on a farm in Eastern Kentucky and has been inspired by the lives of his grandmothers, great grandmothers, and a great-great-grandmother. Inventive and historical, his work reflects his heritage and a respect for the natural world.
Manning has received fellowships from the Fine Art Work Center in Provincetown and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has taught at DePauw University and Indiana University, and is on faculty in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College and the Sewanee Writing Conference. He is a professor of English at Transylvania University.
AWARDS
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $150
3rd Place: $75
The selected works will be displayed in the Art Center of the Bluegrass from June 4 through July 25. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 4 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. No early removal of artwork is allowed for any reason. We hope you'll join us!