National Photographic Competition & Exhibition
March 23, 2019 – May 10, 2019
Sponsored by Freeman Health System.
Hosted annually by Spiva Center for the Arts, the competition is open to all amateur and professional US photographers.
Established in 1977, PhotoSpiva is now the longest-running competition of its kind.
Online entry is from October 31, 2018 – January 1, 2019 at Midnight.
HOW DO I ENTER?
Return to This Site on October 31, 2018
You’ll be Able to Enter Online
Deadline is Jan 1, 2019
ENTRY FEE
A $40 Fee is Required to Enter Up to Five (5) Photos| If You Wish to Submit More Than Five Images, Each Additional Entry is $10
WHAT DO I NEED TO ENTER?
The images need to be JPEG formatted and in RGB color mode. You aren’t required to give us a specifically sized image, but a good guideline is to make either the width or the height about 1600 pixels and maintain the aspect ratio.
AWARDS
Place | Value
1ST | $1,000
2ND | $750
3RD | $500
Merit Award (3) | $150
Honorable Mention (3) | $100
ELIGIBILITY
PhotoSpiva is open to any amateur or professional photographer in the United States or its territories. Submitted images must be the photographer’s own work, and it is the sole responsibility of the photographer to obtain written releases from any recognizable person(s) depicted. Two-dimensional work derived from any photographic process — traditional, digital, or photo-based mixed media — is eligible as long as the work is original and has never been exhibited at George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Three–dimensional work is not eligible for this competition and exhibition.
2018 Competition Results
Juror: Henry Horenstein
1st Place Award | Body of Work
Timothy Duffy | Hillsborough, NC
Algia Mae Hinton, Middlesex, NC. 2015
pigment print
1st Place Award | Body of Work
Timothy Duffy | Hillsborough, NC
Dave McGrew, Hillsboro, NC. 2016
pigment print
1st Place Award | Body fo Work
Timothy Duffy | Hillsborough, NC
Freeman Vines No. 2, Fountain, NC. 2015
pigment print
1st Place Award | Body fo Work
Timothy Duffy | Hillsborough, NC
Robert Finley No. 1, Bernice, LA. 2016
pigment print
2nd Place Award | Body of Work
Thao Nguyen | Joplin Missouri
Construction Worker
digital image, archival inkjet print
2nd Place Award | Body fo Work
Thao Nguyen | Joplin, MO
Frame in Frame
digital image, archival inkjet print
2nd Place Award | Body fo Work
Thao Nguyen | Joplin, MO
Gaze
digital image, archival inkjet print
3rd Place Award | Body fo Work
Ashley Erikson | Joplin, MO
Ink Stained
Archival selenium toned fiber based photograph
3rd Place Award | Body fo Work
Ashley Erikson | Joplin, MO
Olivia Victoria
archival selenium toned fiber based photograph
Merit Award | Body of Work
Russell Kinerson | Joplin, MO
Cowboys in Blizzard
digital photography
Merit Award | Body of Work
Russell Kinerson | Joplin, MO
Night Shift – Nature Photographer
digital photography
Merit Award | Body of Work
Russell Kinerson | Joplin, MO
Practicing Politics
digital photography
Merit Award
Robin Nordmeyer | Joplin, MO
The Last Show
Digital Photoraphy
Merit Award | Body of Work
David Gardner | San Francisco, CA
Palouse Study #24 (46 47.1971N – 117 20.3265W)
digital photograph
Merit Award | Body of Work
David Gardner | San Francisco, CA
Palouse Study #43 (47,4.8592N 117,41.7315W
digital photograph
Merit Award | Body of Work
David Gardner | San Francisco, CA
Palouse Study #69 (47 1.9400N 117 17.8415W)
digital photograph
Honorable Mention
Sabrina Staires | Kansas City, MO
Miss Miami – Coming Home Series
archival pigment print
Honorable Mention
Alex Gourlay | Pittsburg, KS
One Day Elon Musk will Retweet Me
digital drone photography
Honorable Mention
Lauren Seidel | Marthasville, MO
Broken Rules
digital photograph
People’s Choice Award
Chauncey Huffman | Pittsburg, KS
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
digital photograph
People’s Choice Award
Ashley Erikson | Joplin, MO
Olivia Victoria
archival selenium toned fiber based photograph
All photographic content is protected under Copyright law. Use is prohibited unless permission is obtained.
All non-photographic content Copyright © 2012 George A. Spiva Center for the Arts.
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PhotoSpiva is presented by Freeman Health System with additional support from the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
Joplin, MO 64801
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