AMPC Has Two New Supporters
From Andrew Miller, Competition Director
The 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition will be remembered as a seminal year in the competition’s history. This is the first year that we received more than 1,000 submissions, receiving in fact 1,116. We have also received unprecedented media attention and have been approached by various businesses and organizations that want to be a part of this growing national competition. I wanted to share with you the two newest supporters to join the ranks of the businesses and organizations willing to put their time, money and energy into AMPC.
Smoky Mountain Living Magazine will lend support as a media representative, and will contribute to the prize packages of all winning photographers. Dedicated to featuring the history and heritage of the Great Smoky Mountain Region and Western North Carolina, Smoky Mountain Living Magazine focuses on exciting developments important to this region, and explores the richness of the traditions of indigenous mountain people. Winning photographers will each receive a one-year subscription to Smoky Mountain Living and a set of two, 75th Anniversary special edition issues celebrating the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. In addition, winning images from the 7th Annual AMPC will be featured in the summer 2010 issue of Smoky Mountain Living.
Also added to the mix in this year’s competition is Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Reynolda House is currently exhibiting William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961–2005 on view through June 27. The exhibition features 58 photographs, one sculpture, and three signs which chronicle the effects of the passage of time on the buildings, back roads, and landmarks in rural Hale County, Alabama, the artist’s former home. The hope of this collaboration is to connect more people to the imagery of the rural south highlighted in both the AMPC and Chirstenberry exhibits. All winning AMPC photographers will receive two visitor admission passes to the Reynolda House Museum and a William Christenberry exhibition poster.
The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition has no budget. Our growth and success over the years is directly attributed to those individuals, businesses, and organizations that have lent their time, money, and energy in support of our mission to highlight diverse interpretations of the unique people, places and pursuits that characterize the Southern Appalachians. We are excited to welcome Smoky Mountain Living and Reynolda House Museum into the mix. We encourage you to share your enthusiasm for AMPC with our partners, sponsors and supporters and thank them for their contributions whenever you have the chance.
