KPS will hold its 35th Annual Photographic Exhibition in MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre during Kilkenny Arts Festival from 9th to 19th August 2018. Space will be allocated to exhibiting members in the coming weeks. Please check in with our website and Facebook Page for updates.
Monthly Competition Themes 2018 – 2019
Here are the themes for the monthly competitions for 2018 – 2019.
September: Kilkenny Urban/Rural/People – Print – Closing date 13/09/2018 and judging on 27/09/2018
October: Open – Projected – Closing date21/10/2018 and judging on 01/11/2018
November: Form/Shape – Projected – Closing date 25/11/2018 and judging on 06/12/2018
January: Nature – Projected – Closing date 06/01/2019 and judging on 17/01/2019
February: Sport – Projected – Closing date 03/02/2019 and judging on 14/02/2019
March: Portrait/Body – Print – Closing date 28/02/2019 and judging on 14/03/2019
April: Photo Travel – Projected – Closing date 31/03/2019 and judging on 11/04/2019
May: Creative ——- details to be announced in January 2019
Please note that dates could change due to unforeseen circumstances. Check website and KPS Facebook Page for updates.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, 30th June: Closing date for registering for 35th Annual Photographic Exhibition
Tuesday, 3rd July: Trip to Dungarvan Camera Club – Park Hotel, Dungarvan at 8pm. Please contact Derville at Derville.conroy@gmail.com if you are interested in going.
Thursday, 5th July: Summer Social Evening. Venue to be confirmed later
9th August – 19th August: KPS 35th Annual Photographic Exhibition in Mac Donagh Junction.
KPS Annual Photographic Exhibition 2018
KPS will hold its 35th Annual Photographic Exhibition in MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre during Kilkenny Arts Festival from 9th to 19th August 2018.
So far 43 members have registered to exhibit. You must be a fully paid member for 2017-2018 to participate. The closing date for expressing your intention to participate is 30th June. The space allocated to members exhibiting will be determined by the final number of members registered on 30th June.
Please contact Andy Magan if you wish to register. Please use this email address: competitionsecretary@kilkennyphoto.net
River Walk in Graiguenamanagh
This week at the club we going on a walk by the Barrow where we might get some images for the Biodiversity Project. We meet at 7pm at the car park at the bridge in Graiguenamanagh. See map. Bring some weather gear with you as rain images are also included in Biodiversity!
Carlow Photographic Society
Results of “Dystopia” Competition
There was a large and diverse entry for the final monthly competition of the year. The theme was “Dystopia” and it was a projected competition. The judge was Ross McKelvey MPAGB FIPF EFIAP/G FBPE of Catchlight Camera Club. Thanks to all the members who entered and congratulations to the winners:
NOVICE – Margaret Moylan LIPF, INTERMEDIATE – Carla Ennis, ADVANCED – Hugo Reidy AIPF
Many thanks to our Competitions Secretaries – Andy and Ned – for all their hard work during the year.
This week in the club
show their panels from the recent distinctions sitting in Mullingar. We will also be showing the club’s black & white and colour panels from the recent National Club Championships also held in Mullingar. Our results were as follows
The Colour Panel got joint 6th place
The Monochrome Panel 9th place
The overall standing of the Kilkenny Photographic Society is 7th place out of 24 Clubs.
Well Done to Catchlight Camera Club who were the overall winners for the second year in a row.