Orlando Museum of Art

Picturing My Florida: A Grassroots Portrait of the Sunshine State
Official Contest Rules

Picturing My Florida: A Grassroots Portrait of the Sunshine State is a companion exhibition to Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965 from the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown Collection. Reflections presents historic paintings that depict Florida as a land of unspoiled beauty and quaint small town life. In contrast, Picturing My Florida is intended to explore the transformed visual environment of Florida today. The theme of the exhibition is a grassroots look at Florida as people see it in their everyday lives. Subject matter might include the hustle and bustle of Florida's cities and attractions, portraits of hometowns and neighborhoods or scenes of the state’s natural environment and rural life.

The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) invites you to participate in the Picturing My Florida photo contest. The photo contest will begin as an online exhibition of photographs open to public participation via Facebook. The virtual exhibition will conclude with a gallery exhibition of photographs at the OMA that includes both the most popular selections as determined by the community and the Curator's Choice Selections that will be selected by a panel of OMA staff and advisors.

A statewide call for entries will begin December 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012. All participants will be given an opportunity to submit their photographs that fit within the theme of Picturing My Florida as described above. All entries will be screened by a panel of OMA staff and advisors to ensure images are thematically appropriate. Screened entries will then be uploaded to the OMA's Facebook page on February 1, 2012 where it will be made available for public viewing as an online gallery through February 29, 2012. Over the course of the online exhibition viewers will be able to use Facebook’s “like” button to vote for their favorite photographs. Winners of the photo contest will have an opportunity to display their photographs in the OMA gallery exhibition, which will be on view April 21 – July 15, 2012 in conjunction with Reflections.

1. When is the submission deadline?

     The submission deadline is January 31, 2012 (midnight, EST) and voting will run from February 1-29, 2012.

2. How do I enter my photograph(s) into the contest?

     a.     From December 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012 (midnight, EST), all applicants must email the required signed forms and a high-resolution image of each work (300 dpi). Required signed documents include the Entry Form, Affidavit of Eligibility, Copyright Release Form and Model Release Form, which are accessible through the OMA’s website at www.omart.org.
     b.     All submissions must be emailed to omaexhibits@gmail.com. Submissions must be complete or they will not be considered. The OMA will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete entries or technical errors.
     c.     All submissions will be reviewed by museum staff and the OMA reserves the right to exclude any submissions from the contest for any reason.
     d.     Be sure to read the Official Contest Rules on the Entry Form in its entirety before submitting your photograph(s) and required forms.

3. What are the rules that I need to follow?

     a.     Each applicant may submit up to three (3) original photographs.
     b.     Submitted photographs must be your own work and you must own the rights to distribute the image.
     c.     Applicant must have the consent of those whose faces are visible in the image. If your photograph is selected you will be required to provide a release form for each individual in your photograph.
     d.     By submitting photographs to the OMA, applicant authorizes the OMA to:
             i.       use all entered photographs for any museum use, (including but not limited to educational, archival, advertising, marketing, promotional purposes, and internet use).
             ii.      crop or manipulate his/her photograph(s) with permission of the artist.
             iii.     use his/her name as the creator of the entry.
     e.     Applicant maintains all other rights to his/her image.
     f.       Employees of the OMA and their immediate families and household members are not eligible to enter.
     g.     By participating in the contest, applicant agrees to the terms of the Official Contest Rules as stated on the Entry Form.

4. How will the winning photographs be selected?

     a.     Submitted photographs will be posted on the OMA’s Facebook page (Facebook.com/OrlandoMuseumofArt) February 1-29, 2012. Viewers can then access the OMA photo album labeled “Picturing My Florida” where viewers can vote by clicking the “like” button next to their favorite photograph.
     b.     The photographs with the most “like” votes as determined by the community will be the chosen winners and will be selected to be displayed in the gallery exhibition at the OMA.
     c.     Curator's Choice Selections will be selected by a panel of OMA staff and advisors.
     d.     On March 15, 2012, the winners and Curator’s Choice Selections will be individually notified via email. All decisions are final.
     e.     On April 5, 2012, the winners and Curator’s Choice Selections will officially be announced to the public at the OMA's 1st Thursday event and placed on the OMA’s website.

5. What happens if I win?

     a.     If the applicant’s photograph(s) is/are chosen, he/she will be contacted by March 15, 2012 by the OMA Exhibitions Staff through the email address the applicant provided.
     b.     The applicant will be required to respond by email to the OMA within 10 business days or will forfeit their right to display their photograph(s) in the OMA gallery exhibition.
     c.     All winners of the photo contest will be required to deliver the framed photograph(s) to the OMA for installation in the exhibition by April 10, 2012.
     d.     All printed photographs must be 8 in. x 10 in. or larger. Framing costs are the sole responsibility of the artist.
     e.     The OMA assumes the responsibility of insuring and caring for the photographs while they are housed at the Museum. However, the OMA will not be responsible for the cost of shipping the works and insuring the works while in transit to and from the OMA.

6. Questions? Contact the OMA Exhibitions Department staff at omaexhibits@gmail.com.

To download all required forms, please click here.

Event Pricing

• Admission: $0.00

Intended For

• Adults
• Artist