SHOW RULES
(A) Adults may enter only one photo per Category (9 Categories = 9 photos).
(B) For High School Division and Youth Division, students may enter 3 Photos per person (no Categories are required).
(C) Photos should be securely mounted on foam board or heavy cardboard
(D) Maximum overall size is 11″x 14″ (Including mounting board/frame).
(E) The EXibit Gallery has the right to reject any work of art for exhibition, for any reason.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
DIVISIONS
Adult
High School
Youth (ages 13 and under)
CATEGORIES: (for Adult Division only. There are no categories for the High School or Youth Divisions)
1. Sky:
Any photo taken of the sky, about the sky, or with the sky in it.
2. Earth:
Any photo taken of the earth and anything on the earth (such as trees, plants, creatures, rocks, etc.)
3.Still Life:
Images of stationary subject matter, either natural or human-made, arranged in a visually pleasing composition.
4. Water:
Any image depicting water, about water, or with water in it (rain, snow, ice, rivers, oceans, city water, steam, etc.)
5. Urban:
Any photo related to urban life or the city.
6. Rural:
Any photo related to rural life or the country.
7. People:
Any photo about people or with people in it.
8. Animals:
Any image with an animal in it (such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects, etc.).
9. Abstract:
Photos that are unexpected, unrecognizable, experimental, non-objective or having an unreal appearance from real objects. Images that don’t have an immediate association with the physical world.
AWARDS
Ribbons will be awarded for:
1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, Honorable Mention, Best of Show & Peoples’s Choice in all three Divisions (Adult, High School, Youth)
SHOW DETAILS
LOCATION
Held at The EXibit Fine Art Center and Gallery
315 Bedford Road, Morris, IL 60450
815-258-5191
[email protected]
theexibit.org
PHOTO DROP OFF DAYS
(Sat) Sep. 19, 2026, 10am-5pm, at The EXibit Gallery or, call the EXibit number 815-258-5191 to arrange a drop-off time.
JUDGING DAY
(Tue) Sep. 22, 2026 (Not open to the public)
PHOTO SHOW HOURS
(Wed) Sep. 23, 4pm – 6pm.
(Thu) Sep. 24, 4pm – 6pm.
(Fri) Sep. 25, 2pm – 6pm.
(Sat) Sep. 26, 11 am – 4pm.
PHOTO PICKUP DAY
(Sun) Sep. 27, 2026, Noon – 5pm.
