HAGERSTOWN, MD- The Historic Houses of Worship Tour in partnership with and support from The Washington County Arts Council (WCAC) has invited the public to enter a photo contest to promote the 2023 Historic Houses of Worship Tour. All submissions are subject to the guidelines set forth herein, and the photo contest is open to submission by any and all interested people.
Photos should capture an image from the Historic Houses of Worship Tour, scheduled to take place on Dec. 26, 2023 from 3 to 7 p.m. with a snow date of Dec. 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. One selected original photograph will be commissioned by the tour organizers and will be used to create posters and promotional materials for the 2024 Tour.
Contestants may enter up to three images to the contest. Images must be submitted in a jpg format and files should be labeled: “Last Name, First Name, and Title of Work and Name of Church” All submissions will be received by the WCAC on behalf of HWC. The submissions will be juried by two jurors chosen by the tour committee.
All digital entries must be submitted to WCAC no later than Noon on January 10, 2024. WCAC will create a database with the identifying information of each artist, the title of the piece, and an assigned number. To ensure fair and impartial judging, WCAC will provide judges with each photograph identified by a number only.
This year there will be two award winners which will be announced in February 2024.
Monetary awards, $100 for first place and $50 for second place, are sponsored by Downtown Hagerstown.
