The Shepherd Center Photo Contest

Shepherd Center invites you to take part in an exciting new photography exhibit for patients, families and visitors at the Center.

The Shepherd Center Photography Project is a photo contest in which the selected photographs will be displayed in a permanent exhibit to be housed in Shepherd Center’s new Jane Woodruff Pavilion.

In keeping with the mission of Shepherd Center, the theme of our photography contest is A New Outlook on the World. We are looking for remarkable images, photographed within the past three years, which expose the viewer to the world in a new light.

Photos will be judged and selected by Julian Cox, curator of photography at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and Jane Jackson, curator of the Sir Elton John Photography Collection.

About Shepherd Center

Shepherd Center is an Atlanta-based private, not-for-profit hospital devoted to the care and rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury and disease, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other neuromuscular conditions.

Our mission is to help people who have experienced a catastrophic injury or disease, which has resulted in a temporary or permanent disability, rebuild their lives with dignity, hope and independence, advocating for their full inclusion in all aspects of community life.

For more than three decades, Shepherd Center has been rebuilding hope in people going through very difficult and life-changing experiences. Rehabilitation at Shepherd is not about lamenting things lost. It is about pushing the limits, creating new ways of achieving personal goals and seeing life in a whole new way. In essence, we help our patients leave Shepherd with a new outlook on the world.

About the Jurors

Julian Cox is curator of photography at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. He was previously employed at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, where he was an associate curator in the department of photographs. He has organized numerous exhibitions and his publications include Julia Margaret Cameron: The Complete Photographs, co-authored with Colin Ford (2003), Spirit into Matter: The Photographs of Edmund Teske, (2004) and Harry Callahan: Eleanor (2007).

Jane Jackson is curator of the Sir Elton John Photography Collection. In 2003, she sold her Atlanta-based gallery, Jackson Fine Art, to work closely with Elton to maintain and further develop his renowned collection of modernist and contemporary photographs. She was instrumental in the creation of the exhibition Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection held at the High Museum of Art in 2000. She has previously served as Vice-President of AIPAD and on the Executive Committee of the Atlanta College of Art and currently serves on the international board of the Center for Creative Photography.

Guidelines and Requirements

Why Should I Enter?

Shepherd Center patients and families come from all 50 states and 30 countries, and while there is a vibrant arts scene in the surrounding area, many times our hallways are all they see when they are here. The Shepherd Center photography contest is a fabulous opportunity to introduce your talent to a new community that will appreciate and value your work.

It is part of Shepherd’s mission to draw from the individual’s inner spirit to bring out the best in our patients and provide the physical and emotional conditioning they need to move forward toward fulfilling and meaningful lives. Your photographs can help provide our patients with that inspiration and motivation to continue to seek the beauty and wonders of life.

Who Can Enter?

The photography contest is open to amateur and professional photographers ages 16 and older.

What is the Theme of the Competition?

In keeping with Shepherd Center’s mission, the theme of the photography contest is A New Outlook on the World. We are looking for remarkable and inspirational images, photographed within the past three years, which expose the viewer to the world in a new light.

How will Photographs be Selected?

From submitted entries, the jurors will select approximately 100 photographs for the exhibit on the basis of creative excellence and interpretation of the exhibit’s theme. All selected photos must then be delivered framed according to specifications outlined below and ready for hanging with wire in place. From these 100 selected exhibit photographs, 7 will be awarded the cash prizes.

Contest Timeline

Contest Begins:                Monday, April 2, 2007
Entry Deadline:                 Friday, October 5, 2007
Selection Notification:        Thursday, November 1, 2007
Art Delivery:                      Wednesday, January 9, 2008 between 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Opening Reception:           Late January 2008 (TBA)

What are the Prizes?

All selected photos will be hung in a permanent exhibit at Shepherd Center. One cash award will be given to the photographer whose image is selected for each of the following:

- First Place $1,000
- Second Place $650
- Third Place $350
- Honorable Mentions $250 each for up to 4 photos

How Do I Enter?

Photographers are invited to submit up to five (5) entries in the form of working/test prints which should be representative of the final print. Prints should be mailed to the address below. Be sure to include your name and contact information, your entry form and contest fee ($25).

Shepherd Center Photography Contest
Attn: Brittany Wilson
Shepherd Center Foundation
2020 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309

Photographs may be in color, black and white or mixed media; photography must play a primary role in the image.

All entries must be accompanied by an entry form and a one-time nonrefundable contest fee of $25.

Download the entry form here.

The fee is payable by check or credit card to Shepherd Center Foundation. If submitting multiple images, please number each print and be sure that the number corresponds to the numbered list of images on the entry form.

Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for print returns.

All entries must be received no later than Friday, October 5, 2007.

What Should I Do if my Photography is Selected?

Upon notification that your image(s) is selected for the exhibit, photographers must deliver or ship one exhibition print, as specified below, for each accepted photograph. This print will be considered an in-kind donation to Shepherd Center.

Exhibition prints must be delivered or shipped framed and ready to hang. Frame size should not exceed 22” x 28” and should be no smaller than 11” x 14”. Exhibition prints must be mounted using white museum quality matte board.

The mounted print should be framed in a standard black frame and must have a secure wire attached on the back for hanging. Photographs not framed or without wire attached may not be hung.

Framed photographs must be wrapped in bubble wrap for their protection and clearly marked on the outside with the photographer’s name when delivered. The photographer’s name and contact information should also be securely attached to the back of the frame.

Framed work should be delivered on Wednesday, January 9, 2008, between 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. to:

Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309

Reproduction

Shepherd Center retains the right to display, project and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Photographers retain Copyrights to their individual works.

Sales

While the exhibit is permanent, Shepherd Center encourages the sale of additional prints of the photograph. If you would like to make duplicate prints for interested buyers, please attach an index card to the back of your framed photograph with your name, address, telephone numbers (work and home), and price. Shepherd Center will forward the photographer’s contact information to any interested buyers.

Liability

Shepherd Center will exercise all due care in handling the photographs, but will not be responsible for their loss, damage or replacement.

Questions

If you have additional questions, please contact Brittany Wilson in the Shepherd Center Foundation at 404-350-7527 or email Brittany

Special thanks to our Contest Sponsor: