Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Celebrates the Arts!
This year’s contest opens November 1, 2024 and runs
through January 31, 2025.
CLICK HERE for a printable version of the complete rules, and be sure to read them completely before entering your work.
Description
The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Celebrate the Arts photography contest is held annually to:
- Promote 4-H Arts Programming
- Raise Funds to Support 4-H Art Programs
- Tell the 4-H Story
- Raise Awareness of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation and the 4-H Program
Proceeds
Proceeds from any Celebrate the Arts event or sales will be split evenly with half invested in the Talen Endowment for 4-H Arts Programming and half used for arts programming in the next 4-H program year.
Celebrate the Arts 4-H Photography Contest
The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation will sponsor the photography contest, and is open to any current Wisconsin 4-H member. The contest will be held virtually, with photos submitted electronically.
The winning photos from each category and the Best of Show will become the property of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation and should not be used by the photographer for any other purpose. In addition, any entry may be used by the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation to promote the 4-H program and/or to raise funds for the Wisconsin 4-H program.
The contest will be broken into three categories. Additional categories, including age divisions, will be added based on actual entries. Photographers are STRONGLY encouraged to create art that has a 4-H theme or has root in their 4-H activities and experiences. Photographers will be asked to share the details of their inspiration and the 4-H connection as part of the entry process. The 4-H connection to the contest entry will be a part of the evaluation criteria.
The categories for the contest are:
- General Photography
- Black and White or Color digital photography with any subject and perspective.
- This category may be broken into sub-categories and age divisions based on entries.
- 4-H Experience
- Black and White or Color digital photography taken at a 4-H event or activity.
- Explanation of the 4-H event will be required.
- Clovers on Film
- Black and White or Color digital photography that has a 4-H clover and/or logo prominently in the photograph
A winner will be chosen in each category with a Best of Show award given to one entry chosen by the judging committee. Category winners will receive a $50 cash award. The Best of Show entry will receive an additional $100 cash award. Other photographs may be recognized but will not receive a cash award. Winners will be notified by email in March. A complete winner’s list, as well as photos of the winning entries, will be on the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation website by late March.
To be eligible for the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Photography Contest, youth must be a 4-H member enrolled in 4H Online for the 2024-2025 4-H Program Year. Entrants do not need to be enrolled in any specific project to participate.
Entry Information
- Entries will be accepted online from Friday, November 1, 2024, until midnight on Friday, January 31, 2025.
- The digital photo entry and the completed entry form must be submitted through the contest website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YH7RCFZ
- Each photographer may submit up to one entry in each of the three categories but may submit only one entry in each category.
Entry submission must include:
- Photographer Name
- Photographer Address
- Photographer Email
- Photographer Phone Number
- Photographer County
- Photographer 4-H Club Name and Leader’s Name
- Photographer Age, grade
- Title of Piece
- Brief descriptions (50 words or less) of the inspiration for the photo and how it connects to the photographer’s 4-H experience. This statement will be part of the evaluation process.
- Brief statement (50 words or less) of what 4-H means to the photographer.
Artwork submitted without this information will be disqualified.
The winner of each category and the Best of Show will become the property of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation. All rights to the winning photographs become the property of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation and photographers relinquish all rights to use, reproduce or exhibit their entry. Any contest entry may be used by the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation for marketing purposes, to promote or to raise funds for 4-H.
Judging Process
A panel of experienced art, 4-H and youth development experts will select the three category winners and the Best of Show. At the judges’ discretion, other awards may be given to photographers showing exceptional creativity, promise or talent. The connection of the art to the photographer’s 4-H experience will be part of the evaluation. A statement about that connection must be provided as part of the entry process.
Notification
Photographers receiving an award will be notified by email and/or postal letter in March. Category winners will become the sole property of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation and may be used for any purpose at the sole discretion of the 4-H Foundation.
Use of Photography
Art may be sold at a Wisconsin 4-H Foundation event or online. The artwork earning the Best of Show or other awards may be reproduced and prints may be made available for sale to benefit the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation.
