Contest Rules, Entry
and Fees
Forms and Procedures
2009
PIEA International Student-Teacher Photo Exhibition &
Competition
The purpose of the competition is to
discover and recognize talented students, faculty and staff.
More than 100 photographs will be selected from all
classifications and will be mounted for exhibit at the PMA
International Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas,
Nevada, March 3-5, 2009. Those images will then form two
traveling exhibitions that will tour schools, colleges and
museums globally, for up to three years. They will also be
posted on the PIEA website at
http://pieapma.org/ and presented in various PIEA/PMA
publications.
If you have questions about the
contest, please contact Stan Godwin, PMA Consultant for the
Photo Imaging Education Association, at
contestdirector@pieapma.org .
Who May Enter
Students
Any student studying with a photography
or digital-imaging teacher may compete. The student must be
officially enrolled in a course, workshop, or taking part in
a school-sponsored photographic/imaging activity between
January 2008 and the entry deadline. Exceptions: A working
professional photographer who is enrolled as a part-time
student or who enrolled only in a workshop is not eligible.
Adult education students with a high school diploma should
enter the College & University category. All entries require
teacher participation, although the teacher listed on the
entry form does not need to be a member of PIEA. Single
images entered must have been produced during calendar year
2008. Portfolio images may have been produced anytime during
the student's academic career (with the exception that
images submitted in previous PIEA competitions are
ineligible).
Faculty and Staff
Any faculty or staff administering,
teaching or assisting with a school-sponsored
photographic/imaging activity is eligible to compete in the
Faculty/Staff category. Single images and portfolio images
may have been produced at anytime during the faculty or
staff member's teaching career (with the exception that
images submitted in previous PIEA competitions are
ineligible). Faculty produced digitally constructed
photographic images should be entered in the Faculty Single
Image category. Faculty portfolios may contain digitally
constructed photographic images.
Entry Categories
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Grades 9 and Below (Single Images
only)
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Grades 10, 11, 12 (Single Images
and Portfolios)
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College & University (Single Images
and Portfolios) - including adult education students
with a high school diploma
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Faculty/Staff (Single Images and
Portfolios)
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Digitally Constructed Images
(Single Images only) - Students only. Entries are to be
submitted in one of two divisions: Up to Grade 12 and
College & University (Faculty digitally constructed
photographic images should be entered in faculty/staff
categories)
What May Be Entered
For the categories below, enter prints
only. Do not submit images in any other form.
Single Images
Photographs created by either digital
capture or wet darkroom photographic techniques can be
entered in this category. Such images must have been
produced as a class project, in relation to a course, or in
connection with a sponsored school/college activity. Judges
suggest that entrants make the best prints possible, since
print quality is considered important in the judging
process.
Portfolios
A portfolio must include a minimum of
five (5) images, and be limited to a maximum of ten (10)
images. NOTE: The judges of past competitions encourage
entrants to edit their portfolios carefully - especially
keeping in mind the principle that more (images) is not
always better! The judges recommend consistency of theme,
visual style, print quality and presentation. Photo
sequences, photo essays and pictures stories should be
entered in the appropriate portfolio category.
Digitally Constructed Images
This category features only single
images and is open to students only. It is limited to
photographic images that have been constructed by means of
computer software. This category is not meant for images
that were made simply by use of a digital camera or printed
via a computer. Images must have photographic elements (such
as originally from a digital camera, film image, scanned
materials, still-video frame, etc.); entries that are
composed solely of graphic-arts elements are not eligible.
Print and Image Size Requirements
The image size (NOT paper size) of all
prints must not be smaller than 5 inches (12.5 cm), nor
larger than 14 inches (35.5 cm), on ALL sides. (For example,
the smallest acceptable image is 5x5 inches and the largest
is 14x14 inches.) IMAGES TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE WILL NOT BE
JUDGED. Prints must be unmounted and must have at least a
1/2" white border outside the image area. Images selected
for exhibition will be mounted by PIEA for display and
traveling. PIEA will affix identification tags with the name
of the photographer, the school, the teacher listed on the
entry form and the category of entry.
Return of Work
Images not selected for exhibition will
be returned as soon as possible after judging as long as the
appropriate return shipping fees have been included. Entries
that do not include return shipping fees will be destroyed.
PIEA will strive to return all images to the schools of
origin, but cannot assume liability for any that may be lost
or damaged at any stage in the process of sorting or
shipping. Entrants need not include any return packaging.
Images selected for exhibition will not be returned. The top
four award winners in Single Image and Digitally Constructed
Photographic Image categories are required to provide second
prints for the traveling exhibits.
How to Enter
(Please read
carefully and follow all instructions.)
Procedure
The entrant must complete all lines
(including the home address, phone and preferred computer
platform of the entrant) on the Entry Form and sign the
Release Agreement at the bottom. PLEASE PRINT NAMES CLEARLY
IN CAPITAL LETTERS. (Winners' names will be announced as
listed on entry forms.) The Entry Form may be reproduced.
Include one Entry Form per entrant with the prints. Do not
paper clip, tape, glue or staple the Entry Form to the
print. Complete one Fees Form for each package.
The name of the entrant, the school and
the classification of the image (e.g., 'Grades 10, 11, 12 -
Single Image') must be PRINTED on the back of each print (WE
RECOMMEND USING A SOFT LEAD PENCIL or ULTRA FINE MARKER - be
sure the marker does not show through on the photo). No
identification should appear on the front of the image.
Please do not affix ID stickers, or other kinds of labels,
to the back of images as they interfere with proper
mounting. If the image has a formal title or a working
caption you use to identify it, include that with the other
information on the back of the print.
**ALL PRINTS WITHOUT THE ENTRANT'S
NAME, SCHOOL AND CATEGORY PRINTED ON THE BACK WILL BE
DISQUALIFIED.
Finally, print the word 'TOP' at the
appropriate position on the back of the image (see example
on the entry form). This will ensure that the image is
correctly displayed if it is chosen for exhibition. A
caption may be printed on the back if desired. An example of
this can be found on the entry form.
Deadline
Work must be received at PIEA in
Jackson, Michigan no later than 5 p.m. EST on Friday,
December 5, 2008.
(Entrants are cautioned to allow adequate time for mail
delivery, and be advised that overnight shipments to
Jackson, Michigan are often unworkable since the city is not
a major metropolitan area.) Images that arrive after the
deadline, but which were postmarked by Wednesday, December
3, 2008 (indicating a good-faith attempt at timely shipping)
will be accepted.
Packing and Shipping
Entries should be shipped in mailers
that will adequately protect them for transit. All entries
from a school should be sent as a group, in one shipment;
PLEASE do not submit entries on an intermittent basis. PIEA
cannot accept C.O.D. or postage-due shipments. Also, PIEA
will not be responsible for late, lost, damaged or
misdirected entries. Please pack the prints so that the
entry forms are layered with their entries, i.e. all of John
Smith's entries are together with his entry form on top,
then all of Jane Simpson's entries are together with her
entry form on top, etc.
Shipping Address
PIEA Photo Exhibition & Competition
c/o PMA
3000 Picture Place
Jackson, MI 49201 USA
Tel: 1-517-788-8100
Judging
Judging is scheduled to take place in
January 2009. The intent will be to highlight the
creativity, talent and art of students and teachers.
However, since the PMA International Convention and Trade
Show is an open trade event, judgment will be exercised to
select an exhibition that is deemed suitable for
presentation to a diverse international audience. The
decisions of the judges and/or PIEA are final on all
matters.
Notification and
Publication/Exhibition of Winners
A list of all award winners and
exhibitors will be posted on the PIEA website by February
2009. A notice of results will be sent to all teachers who
had students, or were themselves, participating. The
teachers should in turn notify their students. This
notification will occur as soon as possible after the
judging. The images of all the award winners will be
published in the PIEA Gallery of Winners.
Prizes
An entrant may win only one award.
Winners will be awarded the prizes assigned to each award
classification and to the schools of the top award winners.
Prize assignment will occur after all prize contributions
have been received. (Every effort will be made to balance
the prizes from the standpoint of equity; however, entrants
are asked to recognize that prizes cannot be perfectly
matched due to inherent differences in the items being
donated.) Prizes may not be substituted or exchanged for
other items of value. The initial 2009 list of prizes will
be announced in September 2008 and is expected to grow over
the following months. Distinctive Certificates of Award will
be sent to all award winners and exhibitors in the
exhibition.
Special Note - Save on Entry Fees
Teachers who wish to save on entry fees
and help speed paperwork may do the following:
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Provide a typed list containing the
correctly spelled names of all persons entering, with
the complete school name and the teacher's full name
typed at the top of the list. This will help ensure
correct student certificates.
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Indicate the number and
classification of the image(s) being entered after the
name of each entrant. EXAMPLE: Tommy Smith (2 - Single
Image,1 - Portfolio, 3 - Computer)
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Deduct 15% from the total entry
fees owed by the group.
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Package entries with the student's
entry form on top with their entries below it, then the
next student's entry form with their entries below, etc.
Place the typed list of all names on top.
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PROPERLY COMPLETED ENTRY FORMS ARE
STILL REQUIRED FOR EACH ENTRANT.
Entry Fees (all fees in U.S.
funds - USD)
For Student Entries
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| PIEA Members' Students |
$1.00 per image |
$5.00 per portfolio |
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| Non-Members' Students* |
$3.00 per image |
$15.00 per portfolio |
For Faculty/Staff Entries
| PIEA Members |
$2.00 per image |
$10.00 per portfolio |
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| Non-Members* |
$6.00 per image |
$30.00 per portfolio |
*Teachers: Everyone Saves on Entry
Fees if You Join PIEA
If you are not a PIEA member and
you and/or your students are entering several entries,
you should consider that PIEA dues are just US$35 per
year. You and your students will save on entry fees if
you join and you will also receive all the benefits of
PIEA membership. (Note: Only teachers may become
members of PIEA.) To join PIEA, just check the box
above and fill out all the teacher and school
information on another Entry Form and include a separate
dues payment. Then all your entries may pay PIEA member
entry fees. It's that easy!
You may also join online at
http://services.pmai.org/online/membership.aspx .
Return Shipping Fees
Participants must include return
shipping fees if entries are to be returned. To simplify
handling, return postage is based on the following table and
should be included with entry fees:
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1-50 prints entered (this includes
the total number of prints in portfolios) US$10.00 for
return shipping
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over 50 prints entered (this
includes the total number of prints in portfolios)
US$20.00 for return shipping
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entries from outside North America
US$30.00 for return shipping
Entries that do not include return
shipping fees will not be returned and will be destroyed.
One
check, money order or credit card charge should be used to
pay the fees for all entries submitted by a school,
including the Return Shipping Fee. Entries submitted without
payment of correct fees (member vs. non-member) will be
ineligible. PIEA cannot send out billings or contact
entrants regarding fees that are not fully paid at the time
of entry submission. Entry fees are non-refundable. Checks
should be made payable to "Photo Imaging Education
Association." Major credit cards are accepted.
Checklist:
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All entries are properly labeled on the back with name,
school and category and the Top of the image is also
designated.
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All images are at least 5x5 and no larger than 14x14
and have a 1/2 white border on all sides.
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Each entrant has filled out an entry form with all
requested info.
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All entries from the school are packaged together and
the instructor has provided a written list of all
entries for a 15% discount.
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The package is layered as entries, entry form, entries,
entry form, etc.
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The school has completed one Fees Form for the package.
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Return shipping has been included if the entries are to
be returned.
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Entries have been mailed to arrive in Jackson, Michigan
by December 5, 2008.
