Lake Martin Living Art & Photography Contest

STORY BY BETSY ILER & PHOTO BY KENNETH BOONE

LLake Martin Living magazine’s Art & Photography Contest this year returns Sept. 28 as an exhibit-and-reception event at Dadeville Performing Arts Center with cash prizes for the winners, as well as recognition of every entering artist in the October issue of Lake’s sister publication.

“We’re excited to bring our annual art show and awards reception to Dadeville’s arts center on the beautiful courthouse square,” said TPI Magazine Editor-in-Chief Betsy Iler. “We’ve watched the Dadeville arts scene grow in recent years and are looking forward to being a part of it.”

Entry fees in this year’s contest are $20 for each work submitted, and each entry includes one ticket to the exhibit and reception, as well as one vote for the People’s Choice Award. Event-only tickets (no artwork entered) will be available for $15 and include a People’s Choice vote. The event will include catered hors d’oeuvres, and each ticketholder will receive two drink tickets. The reception also will feature live music. Ticketholders are eligible for door prizes, which will be drawn throughout the reception.

Tickets are available through Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc., at 548 Cherokee Rd., Alexander City or call Linda Ewing at 256-234-4281.

First place winners in each category (art or photography) will receive $200; $150 will be awarded to second place winners; and third place in each category will receive $100. The People’s Choice winner also will receive $100. All submitting artists will be featured inside the October issue of Lake Martin Living magazine, with one of the first place works featured on the cover. Artists and event sponsors also will be recognized in the Alex City Outlook, The Dadeville Record, The Wetumpka Herald and The Tallassee Tribune and on TPI websites and social media.

Deadline for entries will be 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. All entries must be ready to hang and clearly identified on the back with the artist’s name, mailing address, email and phone number. Entries must be submitted to 548 Cherokee Rd., Alexander City. Each artist will be limited to three entries. Only original works that have not previously been submitted in the contest are eligible for entry.

Entries must reflect the nature, beauty or lifestyle of Alabama.

Look for more details about the exhibit and reception in the August issue of Lake Martin Living magazine and in TPI newspapers, websites and social media.