Our favorite show regular Michael Thompson (last years winner)\xa0is back discussing the second annual Photographic Competition and Exhibition.\xa0This event is being held April 7, 2018 at the Allegany Arts Council 9 North Center Street in Cumberland Maryland. The call is officially out to submit your photos (do that HERE) \xa0The submissions are due Feb 20, 2018 and the cash prizes over\xa0$5,000.
The Juror who has the hard job of picking the winners this year is Karen Irvine. Karen is the curator and associate director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago.\xa0She has organized over forty five exhibitions of contemporary photography at the MoCP and other venues including the Hyde Park Art Center;\xa0 Rockford Art Museum; Lishui International Photography Festival, China; Daegu Photography Biennale, South Korea, and the New York Photo Festival.
Enjoy!