Photography Contest for 2015 Iowa Humanities Festival

Jan 28, 2015

The third annual Iowa Humanities Festival, co-sponsored by Grinnell College, will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 10-11, 2015.

This year’s theme is “The Elusive Prairie” and the festival’s organizers are currently accepting submissions for a photo contest.

They say:

The prairie states are often described as flyover country — a vast expanse that is faceless and nameless and perceived, if at all, from a great distance. As a result, much of the specificity about the contemporary prairie, its history, ecology, future, people, adaptation, flora and fauna, is hard to grasp. As part of the Iowa Humanities Festival 2015, we hope that photographers can provide images that reveal elements that may be unseen by others, but that can provide a more complete picture of today's prairie.

About the Contest

Finalists' work will be highlighted at the festival and online.

Submissions are due by February 15, 2015.

This contest is open to amateur and professional photographers who are residents of Iowa and prairie states bordering Iowa (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota).

About the Sponsors

Grinnell College Center for the Humanities is co-sponsoring the festival with:

Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines Public Library
Humanities Iowa
Salisbury House
Center for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities Iowa State University
Drake University Center for the Humanities
Mt. Mercy University
University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.