2026 GRUNDY COUNTY CORN FESTIVAL PHOTO SHOW

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LOCATION

Held at The EXibit Fine Art Center and Gallery 

315 Bedford Road, Morris, IL 60450 

815-258-5191 

theexibitgallery@gmail.com 

theexibit.org 

 

PHOTO DROP OFF DAYS 

(Sat) Sep. 19, 2026, 10am-5pm, at The EXibit Gallery

or, call the EXibit number 815-258-5191 to arrange a drop-off time.

 

JUDGING DAY

(Tue) Sep. 22, 2026 (Not open to the public)

 

PHOTO SHOW HOURS

(Wed) Sep. 23, 4pm - 6pm.
(Thu) Sep. 24, 4pm - 6pm.
(Fri) Sep. 25, 2pm - 6pm.
(Sat) Sep. 26, 11 am - 4pm.

 

PHOTO PICKUP DAY

(Sun) Sep. 27, 2026, Noon - 5pm. 

 

DIVISIONS 

Adult 

High School

Youth (ages 13 and under) 

 

CATEGORIES (for Adult Division only. There are no categories for the High School or Youth Divisions)

1. Sky:

Any photo taken of the sky, about the sky, or with the sky in it.

2. Earth:

Any photo taken of the earth and anything on the earth (such as trees, plants, creatures, rocks, etc.)

3.Still Life:

Images of stationary subject matter, either natural or human-made, arranged in a visually pleasing composition.

4. Water:

Any image depicting water, about water, or with water in it (rain, snow, ice, rivers, oceans, city water, steam, etc.)

5. Urban:

Any photo related to urban life or the city.

6. Rural:

Any photo related to rural life or the country.

7. People:

Any photo about people or with people in it.

8. Animals:

Any image with an animal in it (such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects, etc.).

9. Abstract:

Photos that are unexpected, unrecognizable, experimental, non-objective or having an unreal appearance from real objects. Images that don’t have an immediate association with the physical world. 

 

AWARDS

Ribbons will be awarded for: 

1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, Honorable Mention, Best of Show & Peoples’s Choice in all three Divisions (Adult, High School, Youth)

 

RULES

(A) Adults may enter only one photo per Category (9 Categories = 9 photos).

(B) For High School Division and Youth Division, students may enter 3 Photos per person (no Categories are required).

(C) Photos should be securely mounted on foam board or heavy cardboard 

(D) Maximum overall size is 11”x 14” (Including mounting board/frame).
(E) The EXibit Gallery has the right to reject any work of art for exhibition, for any reason.

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