We are very thankful to the 19 photographers who entered our Annual Photo Contest by submitting 47 entries. Photographers submitted their best shots of both the Old and New Lighthouses to help celebrate the beauty and history of these special places. During the judging process, the judges ranked each photo for its artistic creativity, lighting, composition, and point of view. The Society is pleased to announce the winners and congratulate the photographers. Winners photos may be viewed in the Gallery.

Old Lighthouse Division

Juror’s Award First Place: Anchored to the Trees by David Mix

Juror’s Award Second Place: Late Afternoon at the Old Presque Isle Lighthouse by Timothy Payne.

Juror’s Award Third Place: 1840 Presque Isle Postcard Perfect by Richard Gould

People's Choice Award: 1840 Presque Isle Pot-O-Gold by Richard Gould

New Lighthouse Division

Juror’s Award First Place: Bird's Eye View by Jamie Raab

Juror’s Award Second Place: The Signal and the Disc by Daven Sarikonda

Juror’s Award Third Place: Color Streaks by Josh Kunst

People's Choice Award: New Presque Airglow by Daven Sarikonda 

Presque Isle Township Museum Society (PITMS) invites students in grades K-8 to participate in the 2023 Presque Isle Lighthouses Youth Art Contest.

REQUIREMENTS

• Submissions must show the Presque Isle Old Lighthouse (1840) or Presque Isle New Lighthouse (1870.)

• Limit of two (2) entries per youth.

• Artwork must be entirely the work of the youth.

• Do not put name on the front of the artwork.

• Media

  • Must be 2-dimensional work (no sculpture, ceramics, etc.)

  • Artwork may be made using pastels, pencils, crayons, paint, glitter, markers, etc. on a flat surface such as paper, canvas, poster board, etc.

  • No photography or digitally created entries – must be hand-crafted artwork and meet the media specifications above.

DIVISIONS

• Grades K-1

• Grades 2-3

• Grades 4-5

• Grades 6-8

SUBMISSION

• Submissions will be accepted between May 26, 2023 and September 16, 2023.

• Artwork may be scanned as a high resolution pdf or photographed at the high resolution setting (jpg or tif format, 2.5M or larger size, if possible).

• Attach the digital image to an email to ArtContest@presqueislelighthouses.org.

• In the email, include the information found below or attach a completed entry form (download entry form here):

  • Student’s Name

  • Age

  • Title of Artwork

  • Grade on May 1, 2023

  • Parent’s name

Contest sponsors retain the right to use artwork submitted to this contest for educational, outreach, and promotional non-commercial use. Any use of artwork will include credit to the student. Credit for students will be identified by first name/last initial only. All winning artwork and honorable mentions will be posted on the PITMS website and in social media. Personal identifiable information on the entry form will be held securely and not released to any outside individual or organization.

Past winning artwork may be viewed HERE.