Call Detail
The Garden Variety
Entry Deadline: 8/11/17
Application Closed

Entry Fee (The Garden Variety): $25.00
Media Fee(Additional Images): $5.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 3, Maximum:Max. 20
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 3, Maximum:Max. 20
Call Type: Photography
Eligibility: Regional
State: Kentucky

CALL TO ARTISTS

Participating in the 2017 LOUISVILLE PHOTO BIENNIAL

The Garden Variety – Photo Contest

Benefit for Waterfront Botanical Gardens

 In countless ways, we are surrounded by the beauty of nature. It sustains us, uplifts us, and makes comfortable our lives here on Earth. We enjoy the calming shade of trees, the sweet fragrance of flowers, the rustling of leaves tickled by a breeze, and kaleidoscopes of vivid colors. Yet beyond the simple beauty we see in the chromatic blossoms and lush greens around us exists our symbiotic union with the world of plants. To breathe is to enjoy the labors of our rooted cohabitants.

This Call to Artists is to bring together a collection of photographs from lovers of nature and seers of its beauty. Whether a vast landscape or an intimate detail, First Light Gallery encourages all photographers to submit their images of the natural world. We wish to support and promote the vision of Waterfront Botanical Gardens, as well as further involve and align our community with their efforts.

“To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” -Mary Davis

 Waterfront Botanical Gardens - The Vision

 The mission of the Waterfront Botanical Gardens is to develop experiences that promote appreciation and understanding of plants for a more harmonious and sustainable world. Our vision is to create a botanical garden and conservatory of extraordinary beauty that engages, enlightens, and inspires people about plants and nature.

Entries:                      All entries will be made via the Café website at www.callforentry.org  where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to Café and then you can submit work to The Garden Variety. All entries must be submitted as jpegs and a high resolution file must be made available if work is accepted.

Awards:                     Cash prizes will be given to First, Second, & Third place, and will be recognized through a number of media outlets.

Gallery will print all accepted entries as 5x7s to showcase and list for sale in the 2017 Louisville Photo Biennial and Benefit for the Waterfront Botanical Gardens. Other print sizes will also be made available for purchase. All entries will recieve exposure through different media outlets and posted to an online gallery for public display. Photographers recieve 5x7 of their image at the end of the exhibition.         

60% of all sales and 5% of all entry fees will go to Waterfront Botanical Gardens.

Eligibility:                  The call is open to all photographers both amateur and professional. Photographers agree to give Gallery printing rights to their submitted images only for the duration of the exhibit to benefit Waterfront Botanical Gardens.

Guidelines:               Images must be focused on the natural world. All styles of photography will be accepted. Recent work is encouraged but not mandatory.

Jurors:                        Gallery Director and Staff Members of WBG

Notifications:           Photographers will be notified by email about the status of submitted work.

Winners will be announced during the Opening Reception for the Biennial Exhibit - Friday, October 6,  4pm-9pm. Awards will be mailed directly.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria