The Griffin is celebrating the beauty of Winchester in Summer of 2024. We welcome all to submit their Winchester stories for a chance to be featured in this exhibition. See details below.
In the insightful “Preface” for a collection of his Three Plays, renowned playwright Thornton Wilder advocated for finding “a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life.” Inspired by the profound themes explored in Wilder’s play of the same title, the Griffin Museum of Photography is thrilled to present, Our Town, a public art installation and community exhibition. Echoing Wilder’s poignant reflection on beauty found in the simple places, we invited the residents of Winchester to discover the extraordinary moments within the ordinary spaces we call home.
Selecting work from a call for entry, Our Town 2024, will be displayed on the fence at the Winchester Town Common from June to September 2024, as well as in an online format. Combining landscapes, still-lifes, portraiture, and more, Our Town invites you to witness individual moments woven into a broader community narrative of Winchester.
Our Town is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors: The Griffin Exhibitions Committee, Griffin Directors Circle Patrons and The Winchester Cultural District. We are also grateful for the support of the En Ka Society, Winchester Rotary and Winchester Cultural Council.
Want your work featured?
Submit your best photographs showing what life in Winchester means to you. This could be images of your pets, your work, your friends; whatever feels most like home. They can be landscapes, portraits or still lifes. Anything that reminds you of this beautiful community of people and place we call home.
Entry details:
Link to entry form: https://forms.gle/b6SG8pBYGqMHt4ND8
Preference will be given to Griffin Members who are Winchester residents.
Submissions open March 25-April 28, 2024 and will be a Google Form. We will need your name, email, and a jpeg of your image. You may submit as many entries as you choose, and all entries are free of charge. Please save your jpeg with the following file name format: “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_Our Town”. We cannot credit you if we do not know who took the photo! Winners will be announced in early May, 2024.
