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  • 7/28/2019 PhotoArt Fest 2013 Call for Entries

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    New to Jeff Fest Arts & Music Festival is a Juried Fine Art Photography

    Show presented by the Chicago Creative Coalition C3 PhotoArt Fest

    Call For Entries: C3 PhotoArt Fest online entry deadline is June 7, 2013

    Chicago, IL May 24, 2013 New to fest-goers at theJeff Fest Arts & Music Festival, July 26-28, 2013,is a much-anticipated Juried Fine Art Photography Show presented by the Chicago Creative Coalition(C3) entitledC3PhotoArt Fest. The show will be limited to no more than 50 selected images and is opento original works. C3 invites you to submit images online by June 7, 2013. The entry fee is $35, andcovers up to four images. For complete entry information, go to www.chicagocreative.org/c3-photoart-fest.

    We are delighted to have the Chicago Creative Coalition present a Juried Fine Art Photography show atthe upcoming Jeff Fest Arts & Music Festival, said Cyd Smillie, Arts Alive 45 founder and president.We are anticipating a wide-range of photography for all to come out and see. Jefferson Park is fastbecoming a hub of art, music and theatre. In fact, Jeff Fest is a perfect place to showcase C3PhotoArtFest.

    C3 and Jeff Fest Arts & Music Festival are excited to have the following creative professionals on the C3PhotoArt FestJury:Heather Coll Aitken, president, founder, and lead photographer at Beat StudiosHank Erdmann, professional natural history photographer and photographic educator

    Laurie Loughry, creative director for Davidson Marketing OgilvyRobert Tolchin, professional, commercial, and fine art photographerPeter Walton, painter/photographer on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art

    Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st place $500 2nd place $250 3rd place $200 Honorable Mention (3 awards) $50 Peoples Choice $50

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    Winners also will be included in the monthly show at the office of 45th Ward Alderman John Arena. Allaccepted images will be featured on Chicago Creative Coalitions website.

    What is eligible to enter? The show will be limited to no more than 50 images. Open to original works; allphotographs must be entirely the creation of the submitting artist. The image may be created on film ordigital capture and may be enhanced or manipulated by a computer software, but a computer-generatedimage will not be accepted. Members of the jury and C3 PhotoArt Fest directors are not eligible.

    Acceptance into the exhibit is not guaranteed. Incomplete entries will not be considered nor refunded.Entry fee is nonrefundable and nontransferable. Accepted works must be hand delivered; no shipmentswill be accepted. C3 accepts no responsibility for unpacking. Copyrights:Artists are responsible forunderstanding and following any copyright laws and international trade laws that may apply to their work.C3 assumes no responsibility for checking copyright permission.

    The three-day Jeff Fest Arts & Music Festival is located inJefferson Parkon Chicagos Northwest side.The festival has become one of Chicagos most highly anticipated neighborhood arts and music festival ofthe summer and takes place at Jefferson Memorial Park located at 4822 N. Long Avenue, just west ofMilwaukee Avenue. Fest-goers are encouraged to take public transportation, as the Jefferson Park Metraand CTA Blue Line are just a block from the festival grounds. Plenty of bike racks also will be available.

    Free parking will be marked and available in area parking lots.

    The fee for festival admission is $7 per person, or $5 before 5 oclock. Children ages 12 and under areFree. Coolers and liquor are not permitted. Festival hours are Friday, July 26 th from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m,Saturday, July 27th from Noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday, July 28th from Noon to 10 p.m. Lawn chairswelcome.

    For more information about Jeff Fest Arts & Music Festival, go toJeffFest.org. Be sure you are the firstto hear of announcements and plans for Jeff Fest and follow@JeffFestChicagoon Twitter and Jeff FestArts and Music Festival onfacebook.

    About C3The Chicago Creative Coalition (C3) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated enriching, educating andinspiring creative lives. C3 accomplishes this by conducting educational programs on business andtechnology, and by providing opportunities to network with other creative professionals. They carry outthese goals in an atmosphere that is noncompetitive and congenial to all members and that allows forbroad-based involvement and leadership.C3 PhotoArt Fest Contact:[email protected]

    Jeff Fest Media Contact: Susan Jablonskicell: [email protected]

    www.JeffFest.org

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