BY: GINNY BEAUCHAMP
CMU Public Radio News
An art museum that opened two years ago during the recession wants to expand. It's broadening its art contest and adding an expanded winners exhibit.
Starting this summer, The Mackinac Art Museum will host a contemporary art and photography contest.
Phil Porter is the director of Mackinac State Historic Parks. He says both professional and amateur artists are encouraged to send their Mackinac-related works to the museum, where they will be judged by experts in each field.
Porter says first, second, and third places will receive a cash prize and an opportunity for their work to be displayed at the museum.
"One of the things we wanted to do was to use this facility to also display contemporary art, and in doing so to show that Mackinac continues to inspire artistic creation and then put those pieces on display. And also by having changing displays it keeps attracting the visitors to come to the Mackinac Art Museum and seeing all that we have to offer there."
Anyone 18 or older is eligible. Contemporary art entries must be postmarked by May 16th and photography entries by June 1st.
More information about the contest is at mackinacparks.com.
CMU Public Radio News
An art museum that opened two years ago during the recession wants to expand. It's broadening its art contest and adding an expanded winners exhibit.
Starting this summer, The Mackinac Art Museum will host a contemporary art and photography contest.
Phil Porter is the director of Mackinac State Historic Parks. He says both professional and amateur artists are encouraged to send their Mackinac-related works to the museum, where they will be judged by experts in each field.
Porter says first, second, and third places will receive a cash prize and an opportunity for their work to be displayed at the museum.
"One of the things we wanted to do was to use this facility to also display contemporary art, and in doing so to show that Mackinac continues to inspire artistic creation and then put those pieces on display. And also by having changing displays it keeps attracting the visitors to come to the Mackinac Art Museum and seeing all that we have to offer there."
Anyone 18 or older is eligible. Contemporary art entries must be postmarked by May 16th and photography entries by June 1st.
More information about the contest is at mackinacparks.com.