Entry Categories
Entries are limited to one per category.
1. Photo - Where are Your Footprints?
People doing Park activities, or evidence of people doing Park activities
2. Photo - Stories in Stone - Remnants and structures of the Park history
3. Photo- In the Wild - Flora (plants)
4. Photo - In the Wild - Fauna (animals)
5. Illustration - featuring or inspired by plants, animals, landscape or historic features within William B. Umstead State Park. Illustrations can be a simple sketch that could be used on a Park T-shirt or mug, full color drawings or paintings, and computer enhanced photographs. Art can be produced via hand or computer.
Age Groups (each judged separately):
1. Adult. Age 17 and over
2. Youth. Age 16 and under
Prizes
First, Second and Honorable Mention winners will receive the following:
- Feature in a special exhibit at the Umstead State Park Visitor Center
- Complimentary Umstead State Park calendar
- One-year household membership for The Umstead Coalition
- Winning photo posted on The Umstead Coalition website
Catch the Spirit of Umstead State Park Exhibit
Winners are encouraged to attend the exhibit reception, which is open to the public. The reception will take place on Saturday, July 20, 2-4pm.
Registration
Registration is available now. The deadline for submissions is June 16, 2024, 11:59pm. Be prepared to upload your photo with your registration (20MB file size limit). Please rename your entry as Please change file name to: "Entry Title, FirstName LastName". One entry per registration, you can submit only one entry for each of the 5 categories.
Rules and Waiver
Photos must be taken in Umstead State Park to be eligible. Illustrations must be inspired by William B. Umstead State Park. Your photo can be taken at anytime, so you can take new photos or look through your treasure trove of past photos. Similarly, your illustration can be created anytime. See the contest rules and waiver here.
Download a PDF flyer of the event 2024 Umstead photo and illustration contests flyer.pdf.
