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Bicentennial Category Added to DAC’s ‘Pic Darien’ DAC Smartphone Photo Contest

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The Darien Art Center has included a special new category in its annual smartphone photo contest this year — the Darien Bicentennial category was newly created to honor and embrace the significance of the town’s 200th anniversary in 2020. — an announcement from Darien Arts Center

Additionally, Pic Darien is accepting photo entries from both adults and children in the following categories; Landscapes; Seascapes; People; Pets; Sports; Architecture; Food and Drink; Abstract; and Nature & Flora. “Although we love to receive entries from all over the world in multiple other categories, we were especially excited to include the Darien Bicentennial category this year,” said Pic Darien Chairperson Andrea Jackson. “We know that there are a lot of people taking amazing photographs of our beautiful and historic town, and can’t wait to see the submissions in this category.”

Contestants may submit their smartphone photos for cash prizes at darienarts.org until Feb. 29.

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Six Local Judges Named for Pic Darien Smartphone Photo Contest

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Darien Art Center has named six local judges to select the winners of its 2020 Pic Darien Smartphone Photo Contest, now in its fifth year. Jon Zadgrosky, Megan Dey, Gary Morello, Ali Curtis, David Wagner and Jeffrey Wyant will judge photo entries from both adults and children in ten categories: Darien Bicentennial; Landscapes; Seascapes; People; Pets; Sports; Architecture; Food and Drink; Abstract; and Nature & Flora. — an announcement from Darien Arts Center

The contest garnered over 500 entries in 2019. More About the Contest
This year, contestants may submit their smartphone photos for cash prizes at the DAC website until Feb. 29.

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Pic Darien Smartphone Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries

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The Darien Arts Center’s annual smartphone photo contest, Pic Darien, is accepting entries at the DAC website through Feb. 29. — an announcement from the Darien Arts Center

Adults (18 and up) and Students (17 and under) may submit their smartphone photos for cash prizes. There are 10 categories: Darien Bicentennial; Landscapes; Seascapes; People; Pets; Sports; Architecture; Food and Drink; Abstract; and Nature & Flora. The contest is open to all; there are no age restrictions and contestants are not required to live in Darien.