***************************ATTENTION************************************* Photography and film’s visual and interdisciplinary nature can aid scientific research and outreach, teaching multiple audiences about the environment, humanity’s relationship to it, and actions to take for it. The purpose of the ESA Eco-Art Festival is to celebrate and award the outstanding artistic contributions made by ESA members to ecological science through photography and film.
*ALL* Ecological Society of America (ESA) members are invited to submit entries to the Eco-Film and Eco-Photo competitions. There are over $3,500 in prizes for top photos and films (see bellow). YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A STUDENT OR ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND EVERYONE IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY! Learn more about the festival, competitions, and how to submit to each at the following link. Submission deadline is June 1, 2010, 11:59 PM EST. http://esa.org/students/section/node/345 ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ The winning films and photos will be: - exhibited during ESA’s annual meeting, Aug 1-6, in Pittsburgh (www.esa.org/pittsburgh). - receive commemorative plaques and special recognition during the Eco-Art award ceremony. - featured on ESA’s and Art for Conservation’s (www.artforconservation.com) websites. - receive cash and/or gift certificates as described below. - receive other recognition and prizes, as described below. ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ The Eco-Film Competition includes an “educational” and a “professional” category. The “educational” category is for individuals interested in creating a short film that focuses on educating the public on scientific issues (to be displayed on SciVee, www.scivee.tv). The “professional” category is geared toward researchers interested in publishing ecological methodologies in a visual format (and potential publication in the Journal of Visual Experiments, JoVE, www.jove.com). Eco-Film Competition - Educational category – prizes include: 1st place - $150 cash 2nd place - $100 cash 3rd place - $50 cash People’s Choice - $100 cash Eco-Film Competition - Professional category – prizes include: 1st place - $2,000 (open access) submission waiver to JoVE, to be reviewed for publication 2nd place - $750 (closed access) submission waiver to JoVE, to be reviewed for publication ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ The Eco-Photo Competition will accept images that fall under three main areas: scientific methodology, human interactions with nature (positive or negative), and simply documentation of nature’s wonders. All three areas will be judged collectively for the following prizes: Eco-Photo Competition prizes include: 1st place - $150 cash + $150 photo printing gift certificate** 2nd place - $100 cash + $100 photo printing gift certificate** 3rd place - $50 cash + $50 photo printing gift certificate** People’s Choice - $100 cash **Made possible by Art for Conservation/Fine Print Imaging (www.fineprintimaging.com) ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ Eco-Film and Eco-Photo Competition judging panels include ESA scientists and educators and visual professional members of the International League of Conservation Photographers (www.ilcp.com) and the North American Nature Photography Association (www.nanpa.org). Learn more about the festival, competitions, and how to submit to each at the link below. More details will be posted once finalized. http://esa.org/students/section/node/345 ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ If you are already a current ESA Student Section member, there is no fee to enter the competitions. If you are not a Student Section member, there is a $5 fee to “join” the Student Section, and submit to either or both the Eco-Film and Eco-Photo Competitions (you pay $5 max). The funds raised will be used to support the Student Section in running ESA Eco-Arts festivals in the future. ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ We look forward to your entries! Sean Ryan MS Candidate, Bowling Green State University (Eco-Art Festival Co-Director/ESA Student Section officer) [email protected] Molly Steinwald, MS PhD Candidate, Miami University (Eco-Art Festival Co-Director/ESA Student Section officer) [email protected]; www.mollysteinwald.com
