The Farm: Images from the Heartland 2012 Show Accepting Entries

The Lake County Heritage Farm Foundation together with the Lake County Discovery Museum have issued a call for entries for artists, eighteen years or older, from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. The topic of The Farm: Images from the Heartland is farm scenes: buildings, equipment, animals, fields, crops, people.

Details and entry forms can be found here

This is a juried show, and cash prizes will be awarded. Winning artists will be eligible for Awards of Excellence in the amount of $300, $200 and $100 for first, second and third place positions.  A Special Award of $250 will be given for the best image of a Lake County, Illinois, farm scene.

Well-known artist and teacher Didier Nolet, author and photographer Nancy Schumm, and Chicago gallery owner Joy Horwich will act as jurors for the exhibit.

Winning artists’ work will be on display at the Discovery Museum, located in the Lakewood Forest Preserve, from August 25 through November 4, 2012.