BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.ericksoncenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10 // CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:77a79d1e-2bac-47f5-ac82-b18a2b775a61 X-WR-CALDESC:ECA 906 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST \nAugust 1st @ the 906 Art on the Lake Art and Music Festival\nSubmissions for the 2026 906 Photography Cont est are now being accepted!\nEntries must be received by JULY 27TH.\n\nFou r cash prizes will be awarded to the best photographers in two categories – Critic’s Choice and People’s Choice. A panel of judges will select first (35% payout of entry fees received)\, second (20% payout of entry fees re ceived)\, and third place (15% payout of entry fees received) winners to r eceive the Critic’s Choice awards. Attendees of the Art on the Lake Festiv al will vote for the winner of the People’s Choice award (20% payout of en try fees received). Winners will be announced from the band shell before t he festival ends at 7:00 PM. \n\nContest Rules:\n1. The photo must be taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan within the last 12 months.\n2. Re submissions are not permitted.\n3. Photos must be 8 x 10-inches in size\, a nd must not be matted or framed. The photo paper\, including the border\, must not exceed 8 ½ x 11-inches. \n4. Any photo border must be white. No bo rder is preferred. \n5. Send $5 entry fee along with a separate sheet of p aper with name\, address\, email and telephone number clearly printed to: Erickson Center for the Arts (ECA)\, Attn: Photo Contest\, P.O. Box 255\, Curtis\, MI 49820\; or hand deliver to the Erickson Center for the Arts Administrative Office located at N9224 Saw-Wa-Quato Street in Curtis durin g office hours. Checks made payable to: Erickson Center for the Arts (ECA) . \n6. Any photos submitted that are in violation of the contest rules will be disqualified. The entry fee will be forfeited.\n7. There is no age limi t for this contest.\n8. Entries must be received by July 27th.\n9. Enter as many times as you like. Each entry must include the $5 entry fee and a sep arate sheet of paper with name\, address\, and phone number clearly printe d. Please include the location of the photo in your information.\n10. No id entifying information (name\, etc.) may be on photos. \n11. All photos will become the property of The Erickson Center for the Arts and will be displ ayed after contest completion.\n12. Winners will be announced at the Art on the Lake Festival\, August 1st. You need not be present to win.\n13. Profe ssional photographers are not eligible to enter.\n14. Judging will be based on 1) Category relevance & following contest rules including size 2) Exp osure 3) Color effectiveness 4) Creativity 5) Uniqueness 6) Artistry 7) Focus effects 8) Composition 9) Originality 10) Wow! Factor\n15. In th e event of a tie for the People’s Choice award\, the cash prize will be sp lit equally among the tied entries.\n\nPlease call the ECA office for more information 906-586-9974 Monday-Friday.\n X-WR-RELCALID:e6966ebf417609849d24325d4d8fc5f9 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 RDATE:20271107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0b070db5-adf1-4cde-9a44-4485d5b6c622 DTSTAMP:20260506T091103Z DESCRIPTION:ECA 906 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST \nAugust 1st @ the 906 Art on the L ake Art and Music Festival\nSubmissions for the 2026 906 Photography Conte st are now being accepted!\nEntries must be received by JULY 27TH.\n\nFour cash prizes will be awarded to the best photographers in two categories – Critic’s Choice and People’s Choice. A panel of judges will select first (35% payout of entry fees received)\, second (20% payout of entry fees rec eived)\, and third place (15% payout of entry fees received) winners to re ceive the Critic’s Choice awards. Attendees of the Art on the Lake Festiva l will vote for the winner of the People’s Choice award (20% payout of ent ry fees received). Winners will be announced from the band shell before th e festival ends at 7:00 PM. \n\nContest Rules:\n1. The photo must be t aken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan within the last 12 months.\n2. Re s ubmissions are not permitted.\n3. Photos must be 8 x 10-inches in size\, an d must not be matted or framed. The photo paper\, including the border\, m ust not exceed 8 ½ x 11-inches. \n4. Any photo border must be white. No bor der is preferred. \n5. Send $5 entry fee along with a separate sheet of pa per with name\, address\, email and telephone number clearly printed to: Erickson Center for the Arts (ECA)\, Attn: Photo Contest\, P.O. Box 255\, Curtis\, MI 49820\; or hand deliver to the Erickson Center for the Arts A dministrative Office located at N9224 Saw-Wa-Quato Street in Curtis during office hours. Checks made payable to: Erickson Center for the Arts (ECA). \n6. Any photos submitted that are in violation of the contest rules will be disqualified. The entry fee will be forfeited.\n7. There is no age limit for this contest.\n8. Entries must be received by July 27th.\n9. Enter as m any times as you like. Each entry must include the $5 entry fee and a sepa rate sheet of paper with name\, address\, and phone number clearly printed . Please include the location of the photo in your information.\n10. No ide ntifying information (name\, etc.) may be on photos. \n11. All photos will become the property of The Erickson Center for the Arts and will be displa yed after contest completion.\n12. Winners will be announced at the Art on the Lake Festival\, August 1st. You need not be present to win.\n13. Profes sional photographers are not eligible to enter.\n14. Judging will be based on 1) Category relevance & following contest rules including size 2) Expo sure 3) Color effectiveness 4) Creativity 5) Uniqueness 6) Artistry 7 ) Focus effects 8) Composition 9) Originality 10) Wow! Factor\n15. In the event of a tie for the People’s Choice award\, the cash prize will be spl it equally among the tied entries.\n\nPlease call the ECA office for more information 906-586-9974 Monday-Friday.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T180000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:ECA 906 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR