Open Call - Fleeting Moments of Autumn
Photography Competition (20 April – 19 May 2024)
Visit the park during the period of 20th April to 19th May and your entry fee to the park, $15 per adult (15yr+) and $5 (5-14yr), entitles you to enter max 2 photos in the competition.
We invite all visitors to the park during the period 20th April -19th May 2024 to get their cameras out to capture images of this brief time when trees turn colour and the creative opportunities abound. Whether you glimpse an opportunity to take a photo that portrays the season or want to take a step further and make an installation with natural materials, we encourage your participation in this competition.
The opportunity to engage with nature to make temporary art is available all year around here at the park but autumn provides more diverse natural materials to spark imaginations. Just like famous ephemeral artists Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Schilling, you can gather all sorts of natural materials to assemble your ideas: leaves, pods, twigs, flax string, flower petals, fruit, and pebbles—all of which can make extraordinary installations to photograph on the ground, hanging from trees, or floating on water.
We now encourage a little scavenging here to collect materials and get creative with them. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Please share your photos on the socials #ephemeralart and tag The Sculpture Park. Take a look at some examples of ephemeral art here www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ephemeralart/
We will create and provide videos for the participants with tips on autumn photography and ephemeral art.
How to take part
Visit the park during the period of 20th April to 19th May and get creative with your camera (phone cameras are allowed)
Your entry fee to the park $15 per adult (15yr+) and $5 (5-14yr) entitles you to enter max 2 photos into your chosen category. Name your file with title + your name, for example Autumn1_J.Bloggs
All photos to be taken at the Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum during the period of the competition.
Deadline for entries is 11.59pm Sunday 19th May 2024. No entries will be accepted after this date.
Categories for entries
Primary Age (primary school students)
Secondary Age (intermediate & high school students)
Adults
Group Collaboration of ephemeral art (installation)
The competition will be judged by Photographer Mark Hamilton (see www.markhamilton.nz and instagram: marham1160) who will select 15 photographs which will be printed and exhibited in the Sculpture Park and at Welcome Swallow Gallery in Hamilton East during June or July.
The judges' decision is final and no negotiations or correspondence with entrants will be entered into.
The photography exhibitions will be curated by Mori Regev-Dayan
Prizes
Primary Age (primary school students)
1st prize - WSA voucher for a 8 week art class of your choice valued at $160, A Free Park Visit for the students in your whole class, A4 high quality print at The Photo Warehouse + A4 frame.
2nd prize - A Stagecraft class for term 1 2025 at Riverlea Theatre valued at $105, A Family entry pass to Exscite at Waikato Museum, Family entry pass to The Park, Ice cream voucher at the Roosting Ruru Cafe
3rd prize - Family entry pass to Exscite at Waikato Museum, Family entry pass to The Park, Ice cream voucher at the Roosting Ruru Cafe
Secondary Age (intermediate & high school students)
1st prize - WSA voucher for a 8 week art class of your choice valued at $160, A4 high quality print of winning photo at The Photo Warehouse, and an A4 custom framing job at The Framing Workshop valued at $150 A4 Photo Frame, “Out of the Box” game for up to 10 people
2nd prize - One year subscription of Compassionate Nature Magazine (Imagen8.co.nz), Family entry passes for your immediate family to The Park, Ice cream voucher at the Roosting Ruru Cafe
3rd prize - Family entry passes for your immediate family to The Park, Ice cream voucher at the Roosting Ruru Cafe
Adults
1st prize - “Out of the Box” game for up to 10 people valued at $350, $100 Photo Warehouse voucher, A4 high quality print at The Photo Warehouse and an A4 custom framing job at The Framing Workshop valued at $150
2nd prize - $100 Inspirit Gallery voucher, $100 Heritage Gallery Voucher, Family entry passes for your immediate family.
3rd prize - Annual Family Pass to The Park for your immediate family, Picnic basket with locally-made goodies valued at $75
Group collaboration
1st prize - A new tree will be donated and planted in a location of the winner’s choice, “Out of the Box” game for up to 10 players, A4 high quality print at The Photo Warehouse.
Winners will be notified by latest 31st May
Ownership & usage rights
Photos submitted through the entry form for the Fleeting Moments of Autumn 2024 Competition, will remain the sole property of the photographer. The photographer gives permission of usage for the image submitted in the Competition, through The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum promotional channels, and any other platform chosen by The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum with full attribution to the original photographer. By submitting a photo, the photographer states that any person shown in the photo has given consent for it to be used for the reason above. Photos will be shared on the park’s Instagram & Facebook. 15 photos in total will be selected by Judge Mark Hamilton and printed and exhibited in the Sculpture Park and at Welcome Swallow Gallery.
You fully indemnify The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum against any claims arising from third parties in the event that your submitted image infringes intellectual, property, or model rights if published by The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum for promotion or acknowledgment of the competition and/or exhibition.
Deadline for entries is 11.59pm, Sunday 19th of May 2024. No entries will be accepted after this date.
Contact person is the Park’s Arts Administrator & Educator Sylvia Sinel Mb 022-0466029 and [email protected]. If you have any concerns about any of the images submitted, please contact Syliva.
The promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms & Conditions at any time.
