Submissions now open for Guernsey Arts’ 2024 Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition
Guernsey Arts are proud to announce that submissions are now open for the 2024 Bailiwick Wildlife Photography exhibition, supported this year by Guernsey Electricity’s Power to the People Fund. Now in its third year, local wildlife photographers have the chance to submit their most dynamic images of Bailiwick wildlife, from across Sark, Alderney, Herm and Guernsey, to feature in a large community exhibition
Last year’s edition saw 60 photographers of all ages and skill levels taking part. Over 200 individual photos were submitted across the categories of Bird, Marine, Insect, Mammal, In Your Garden, including a number of photos by those aged 16 and under.
The categories for 2024 are :
Birds
Insects
Marine
Bailiwick Animals
Patterns in Nature
Video & Film
There will be a prize given for each category as well as for the winner of the People’s Choice Award and a prize given for Young Bailiwick Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Each year, a Guest Judge is chosen with a category specialisation - this year we will be causing a buzz with the intricate insect macro photography of Barry Wells. Barry showcases the natural beauty of Guernsey through his photography, in the hope that there will be a greater appreciation of the Island’s biodiversity and the urgent need to protect local wildlife and their habitats. Barry Wells is co-founder and honorary President of The Pollinator Project, having co-founded the project in 2017 with Vanessa Crispini-Adams.
Please follow the link below to our submission form:
https://forms.gle/9dm2sZXqK5kY3Dhb9
ABOUT GUERNSEY ARTS
Guernsey Arts is a not for profit organisation which directly supports Island Artists and Bailiwick Arts Organisations with funding support and insight. The overarching aim of Guernsey Arts is to help the Bailiwick of Guernsey to be the most vibrant artistic community it can be, across all aspects of the arts. From photography and film to live music and theatre; from sculpture and visual arts to poetry and literary works, if it's an art form, our team is on hand to guide, advise and help Island projects to reach their full potential.
“The Bailiwick Wildlife Open is an inspiring community exhibition. With an increase in submissions every year, it has been going from strength to strength, with submissions from photographers of all ages and experience levels. We are very pleased to be partnering with Guernsey Electricity to amplify opportunities for our Island community to engage with the works, to discover more about the nature and wildlife residing in the Bailiwick, and to explore how the power of art can inform decision makers and make a difference to our understanding of the environment''
Russ Fossey - Head of Arts Development, Guernsey Arts
GUERNSEY ELECTRICITY POWER TO THE PEOPLE FUND
The Guernsey Electricity Power To The People Fund supports Guernsey Electricity’s environmental commitments and spreads positive energy through our community. The fund offers funding and support for local projects, initiatives or charities that benefit the environment and local community. Their funding will be used to develop the educational resources around the exhibition, offer enhanced community outreach and artistic wildlife workshops.
“We are delighted to have the opportunity to support the Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition through our Power to the People Fund. The exhibition allows photographers of all ages from across the Bailiwick to showcase their talents and to raise awareness of the wildlife within our environment.
The exhibition will also highlight the importance of sustainability, which aligns with Guernsey Electricity’s values. We look forward to sharing this unique experience with residents from across the Bailiwick.”
Matthew Le Maitre - Environmental Sustainability Lead, Guernsey Electricity
The closing date of submissions will be the 30th of November 2023.
The 2024 Bailiwick Wildlife Photography Exhibition is running in The Greenhouse Gallery at Guernsey Museums at Candie from 26th January - 17th March from 10am - 4pm, alongside the Natural History’s Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
