$4,750 in Cash Prizes: New Mackinac Art Museum Holds Contemporary Art & Photography Exhibition Contests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2011 Contact: Jolene Priest, 231-436-4100 Mackinac State Historic Parks, an agency within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment $4,750 in Cash Prizes: New Mackinac Art Museum Holds Contemporary Art & Photography Exhibition Contests Mackinaw City, MI — Professional and amateur artists and photographers, here’s your chance to shine Mackinac-style! Mackinac State Historic Parks (MSHP) announces two juried exhibition contests for The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, offering a total of $4,750 in cash prizes, plus the opportunity to have your work displayed in special contemporary art and photography exhibitions within this state-of-the-art, Mackinac Island museum. All material must be Mackinac-related, complementing the historic Mackinac fine and decorative art already on display. For artists who have a special talent for painting, drawing, sketching and other two-dimensional work, excluding photography, consider entering the juried Contemporary Art Exhibition. Esteemed juror Robert J. Wilbert, professor emeritus in the Department of Art & Art History at Wayne State University, will choose the finest pieces for inclusion in the Contemporary Art Exhibition at the new art museum. Wilbert has work in the permanent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts and was commissioned by the United States Postal Service to design a U.S. postage stamp. He will also choose the second annual “Gold Medal” winner, who will receive $2,500 cash, generously donated by the Mackinac Arts Council, a gold medal, and his or her name on the gold medal plaque. There will also be second and third place winners, with cash awards of $750 and $500 respectively. Entries must be postmarked by May 16, 2011. The exhibition runs from July 15-October 9, 2011. Photographers also have a unique opportunity to showcase their best work to visitors from around to world. Announcing MSHP’s first Mackinac Island Photography Exhibition, aimed at sharing Mackinac moments captured on “film.” Photographers can share their vision of Mackinac through various forms, including digital or analog, color, monochrome, or any alternative photographic process. Juried by talented S. Kay Young, a Native American Detroit-based artist and teacher at Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills Heritage Park Art Program, this photography contest offers a first place cash prize of $500, second place of $350, and third place of $150. Young will select an array of inspirational photographs to appear in the art museum’s Mackinac Island Photography Exhibition, open August 1-October 9, 2011. Entries must be postmarked by June 1, 2011. Guidelines, entry forms, and more information for both contests can be downloaded at www.MackinacParks.com/ From Native American baskets to present-day paintings of the island, The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum showcases treasures in MSHP’s collection and inspires creativity in others. The art museum, generously funded by the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation, brings together Mackinac art created over the centuries. Through the use of audiovisual and hands-on techniques and special programs, visitors become fully immersed in art. The art museum, located in the Indian Dormitory, reopens May 13, 2011. General admission to the art museum is $5.00 adult, $3.50 youth ages 5-17, and free for children 4 and under and Mackinac Associates members. Also included with admission is The Kids’ Art Studio, located within the museum and open during certain dates. Guidelines, entry forms, and more information: http://www.mackinacparks.com/ Mackinac State Historic Parks, a family of living history museums and parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, is an agency within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Its sites—which are accredited by the American Association of Museums—include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, Historic Downtown, and The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park in Mackinaw City. Mackinac State Historic Parks is governed by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, established in 1895 to protect, preserve and present the parks’ rich historic and natural resources for the education and recreation of future generations. Visitor information is available at 231-436-4100 or on the web at www.MackinacParks.com.
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