Photography Competition

Orange Crate Gallery 2010 Photography Competition

I am pleased to announce the first annual Orange Crate Gallery Photography Competition open to all residents of the United States, Canada and Mexico who are at least 18 years old. The theme for this competition is "The Most Important Person in My Life" - all photographs must be in B/W. The attached photographs are examples of the kind of images that represent this theme.

There are three cash prizes:

1st Place - $750

2nd Place - $400

3rd Place - $250

All three winners will have their photographs displayed at the gallery for ninety days and posted on this site (http://www.harkerphotography.com/).

An independent panel of judges will determine the winning entries.

The contest opens March 1st, 2010 and closes September 30th, 2010, Winners will be announced on November 1st, 2010 and prizes will be awarded on November 15th, 2010.

The Rules:

An entry fee of $15 payable to Orange Crate Gallery allows you enter up to five images in jpeg format at 300 dpi and 5x7 inches in dimension, burned on a CD (non-returnable). On a seperate page, please include your name, address, phone number, e-mail, the title of each image and a brief descriptionas to why the person (or persons) in the photo is the "Most Important Person in My Life".

Entry fee must be in U.S. dollars by Money Order (no checks) - mail your submissions to:

Orange Crate Gallery

310-3rd Street S.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

319-362-3559

orangecrategallery@gmail.com (if you have any question)

All Rights to the photographs remain that of the photographer. Framed display prints will be required by the three winners for showing in the gallery. Please make 11x14 inch B/W prints in black, 16x20 aluminum frames with signed, white window mats. Framed prints should be shipped in secure packaging to arrive by December 15th, 2010.

Good Luck and Good Shooting!

Michael P. Harker

I am proud of the artists that I represent here at Orange Crate Gallery and the work they do is quite good. So here is a list of everyone, where they are from and the medium they work in:

Pat-Birkett-Roby - Cedar Rapids, IA - Photography
Debra Dolores - Solon, IA - Painter - Mandalas
Marsha Erb - Cedar Rapids, IA - Custom Jewelry
Graig Hansen - Cedar Rapids, IA - Acrylic Resin - Abstracts
Joshua Harker - Chicago, IL - Sculpture - Sintered Glass and Nylon
Victoria Herring - Des Moines, IA - Photography
John Humphrey - North Liberty, IA - Photography
Fred Hardiman - Cedar Rapids, IA - Painter
Susan Kennicott - Solon, IA - Painter
Marti McGinnis - Lexington, KY - Painter
Dionne Miller - West Amana, IA - Photographer
Vanessa Paxton - Toronto, Canada - Photographer
Dan Schuster - Cedar Rapids, IA - Sculptor - Wood
Craig Volesky - Cedar Rapids, IA - Photography
Darrell Wahlstrom - Cedar Rapids, IA - Painter - Watercolor, Abstracts
James Young - Cedar Rapids, IA - Graphic Posters

Stop by and see this wonderful collection!

My gallery is nearing full capacity for wall space though there is still room available. Santiago Sanchez of Cedar Rapids will be bringing in several large and colorful paintings next week. He is an outstanding airbrush artist working on canvas.

I am interested in art by sculptors, fiber artists and ceramic artists that can be displayed on the main floor. If you work in any of these genres and are interested in having your work, please contact me.

Also, if you are an artist interested in having a 30 day individual show, I want to begin having these type of displays by the end of the month.