Small Print Category
Spring 2021 print competition
Despite the challenges of Covid, this Intra-Club Print Competition was held live at the Champaign Public Library on May 3rd, 2021. Categories were:
Small Prints must be no larger than 8"x 12" and must be mounted on 11"x 14" foam board. Note that given the dimensions, small prints physically cannot be flush mounted.
Large Prints exceed 8" x 12" in any dimension, but cannot exceed 16" x 20" and must be mounted on 16”x20” foam board. Large prints may be flush mounted.
Large Print Category
Open Prints may be produced on any medium, be submitted mounted or un-mounted, matted or un-matted, and be of any size or shape, provided they fit entirely within the 20"x 20" display box.
Judges for the event were:
Craig McMonigal has been a photographer for over thirty-five years. He received his BFA from Ohio University in 1983, and his MFA from the University of Illinois in 1987. Craig had been on the staff of the University of Illinois from 1985 until 2002 and began teaching at Parkland College in 1994 and retired in 2015.
Open Print Category
Chris Main has been a photographer for 20 years. She specializes in Midwestern landscape images and has a particular interest in Illinois state parks with their abundance of native wildflowers and other flora. She trained primarily at the University of Illinois in their Graduate Program for Fine and Applied Arts.
Fraya Replinger is a local artist, born and raised in Urbana. Her award winning images capture landscapes, skyscapes, and the great outdoors explored from fresh perspectives to convey her visions of beauty or emotional impact. Her fine art photography is exhibited at local markets and art shows throughout Illinois and she has pieces on permanent display on the donor wall at Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, IL.