Kingston Summer Arts Season
Capture Kingston Celebrating
The John Lewis Photography Competition - Summer 2011
Closing date August, Friday 19 August
Festivals, feasts, pageants and processions all feature in Kingston’s 800-year Royal History, but how do we celebrate in the 21st century? As London prepares for the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, what are the inspirations and influences that determine how we celebrate our lives today’
This year, The John Lewis Summer Photography Competition encourages you to get out there into the midst of the fun with your cameras and get snapping. We want you to capture Kingston in celebratory mood, by photographing some of the events and activities taking place.
To help inspire you, an exhibition of ‘Celebration’ images are now on display at John Lewis “The Place To Eat” restaurant (far end), where entry forms for the photography competition are also available. Images are courtesy of the Archives of Kingston Museum and Heritage Service. The competition is open to all. The subject of the photograph is “Capture Kingston Celebrating”:
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• Your entry may be taken with any type of camera, camera phone or professional quality camera.
·• Your entry may be an original colour or black and white photographic image, enhanced or digitally manipulated.
·• Your entry must be printed A3 size. Selected works will be displayed in standard A3 frames.
·• All works must be safely packaged and must have your name and contact details securely attached on the reverse using the form provided on the back page of the entry leaflet (which can be downloaded from this page).
·• Entries must be delivered to John Lewis Gift List Department, first floor riverside next to Toys.
·• Closing date for receipt of entries: Friday 19th August 2011
The finalists will have their work displayed in “The Place To Eat Restaurant” John Lewis Kingston. Selected works will be displayed from Monday September 5th. There will be a prize giving evening on Thursday 8th September 6pm to announce the three winning photographs. Please note there is a category for under 16s as well as adults.
Participants and winner's reception
There will be a prize giving evening on Thursday 8th September 6pm to announce the three winning photographs. The photographs will be judged by a panel including Sheridan Morley and Philip Hollis – editorial and reportage photographers from Click Photography Workshops and Jenny Tomley MD of John Lewis Kingston.
John Lewis reserve the right to keep and use the winning images in future publicity material. Entries not selected for exhibition can be collected from the Gift List Department from September 5th. Finalists will be required to collect their photographs in person from the Gift list department from October 10th.
The John Lewis Art Prize is managed by a collective of local arts professionals and organisations committed to encouraging participation in the visual arts. The group includes Stanley Picker Gallery (Kingston University), Kingston Museum and Heritage Service, FusionARTS, Penny School Gallery (Kingston College) and the Royal Borough of Kingston Arts Office.