Welcome to the Gordon Parks Museum/Center

The 9th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration is October 5 & 6, 2012!

The 2012 Photo Contest is now open.  It will be posted soon but here are the general requirements:

WORK(S) ELIGIBLE: Photographs submitted should have been taken within the last five years Each photographer may submit up to four photographs and each photograph will be judged as an individual entry. No photo essays will be accepted. Digitally altered photos (any alteration that distorts the original image) will be disqualified.
THEME: Gordon Parks said "I wound up being an objector reporter with a subjective heart." All of Gordon’s images depicted the "embedded story" behind the subject-the pain, the despair, the joy, the passion. 
AWARDS: $500 first place/$350 second place/$200 third place will be awarded to the top three photographs and up to three Honorable Mentions will receive $50 each in prize money. The Finalists will be announced by September 1, 2012 and the winners will be named shortly after the Gordon Parks Celebration which is October 5-6, 2012, in Fort Scott, KS. 
SPECIFICATIONS: Photographs must be submitted on CDs, CD-RWs, or via e-mail to photocontest@fortscott.edu. Please do not submit photos on a photo CD that requires downloading of other files to open it. All photos must be JPEG in format. (If e-mailed limit file size to less than 3 MB.) No slides or actual photos are allowed. Keep a copy of your entry for your records, we will NOT return any entries. All entries will be confirmed via email. File names should match the name of the entry.
Include this information on the CD or with your e-mail:1.) Title of the Photograph 2.) Your Name 3.)Your Current Address, including zip code 4.) A Current Phone number 5.) A working e-mail address
TITLE AND CAPTION: Photographers should submit a title and a caption (explanation) describing each photo. Include the title of work, photographer’s name, and the file name. Limit captions to 50 words or less.
CONTEST DEADLINE: The last day that photos and entry fees will be accepted for the competition is July 2, 2012. (All entries must be postmarked or received via email by that date.)
ENTRY FORM: Complete the following entry form (found under the photo contest tab). Be sure to identify your files as mentioned above. Past winning photos can be found at www.gordonparkscenter.org. Send an e-mail with questions to photocontest@fortscott.edu.
CONTEST FEES: Each photo entry is $15. Photographers may enter up to four photographs. Checks or money orders (in U.S. funds) should be made payable to FSCC Gordon Parks Museum and should accompany the entries sent on CD. We accept Visa & Mastercard payments.* All e-mailed entries should have fees paid by July 2, 2012. All contest fees are non-refundable.*All credit card payments have an extra $2 fee charged by the FSCC Business Office 
JUDGING: Preliminary judging will be completed with the files as originally submitted. The jury will select the images to be included in the final judging. Photographers whose entries are selected as finalists will be required to submit prints for the final judging. Finalists will be notified by e-mail.
LIABILITY: Utmost care in handling will be given to all entries. However, the Photo Contest & Fort Scott Community College cannot assume any responsibility for the damage or loss of entries in transit. FSCC shall assume the right to reproduce any entry for catalog or contest publicity purposes. It is the photographer’s responsibility to secure the necessary releases from identifiable persons shown in all images. Contest participants must complete the release portion of the official entry.
RETURN: Finalist and winning entries become the property of Fort Scott Community College. FSCC shall assume the right to reproduce any entry for catalog or contest publicity purposes (we will give photo credit). The photographer retains the copyright.