The New Interns Decided To Make A Video To Showcase Faces, In A More Energetic Way. I Hope You All Enjoy The Video, And Hope To See Many More Videos And Or Pictures Entered In The Contest.

The criteria selected by the committee for judging of the photos and videos by our select panel of judges are as fallows:

1) Composition

2) Relates to Evanston/Theme

3) Originality

4) Quality of the photo and video

5 )Impact

The judges are selected by the committee from the Evanston community and have included collectors of art, photographers, event planners, producers and so on. This year we will have 4 judges selecting the winners. So please enter as many photos and videos as you like. They can be old or new photos or videos, be creative and help us see Evaston through your eyes. Remember the only criteria is the photos and videos must be taken in Evanston.

Faces of Evanston was conceived as an idea while attending the Summer Olympic Games in Greece in 2004.    It was a magical time for me and the Greek people, instilling a great sense of pride as the Olympics returned home. The city of Athens – named after Athena, Goddess of Wisdom – was transformed into a showcase of culture and philosophy welcoming the World. The streets were closed to traffic, with volunteers helping guide the International Community . The city was immaculate, with not even a single cigarette butt to be found. The streets on which Socrates, Euripides and Plato once walked were adorned with giant photos of people from all cultures. At night, videos of Greek culture were shown from rooftops. Suspended from the edifices of ancient building were quotes from Aristotle, and other greats. With the lights of the Acropolis in the distance, a magical sense of connection and belonging was born.

Inspired after returning home, the idea of a photo contest to highlight the Evanston community was born. It was presented as a project and soon found support from my colleagues in the Evanston Kiwanis Club and other community builders. Faces of Evanston is brought to you by the Kiwanis Club to help showcase the beauty, kindness and character of our city. Evanston is a magical place where one never feels alone. There is an energy and sense of purpose that resonates from the streets and buildings; in its people, coffee shops, learning institutions and well educated population. It is through the power of video and photography that we hope to capture and share our interpretation, creating a vision for the future for ourselves and for the larger World.

Please take the time this summer and help capture the “Simplicity” of Evanston, and submit your entries to Faces of Evanston.

Founder Faces of Evanston

A new feature on the site is the ability to vote for your favorite photo or video without having to register.  The new plugin allows for an individual to vote once from their computer.  The way to vote for your favorite photo or video is to go to the right side of the site and click on vote in 2012 contest.  Once in the gallery you will be taken to a page that allows an individual to view the entries in full screen.  Along the bottom of the page one will see 3 icons;  eye, leaf and thumbs up sign.  The eye represents the number of eyes that have viewed the photo, and the thumbs up allows the visitor to the site to vote.  This part of the competition is called “Voice of the People” and our sponsor for this years “Voice” is the McGaw YMCA.  The photo or video with the most hits will receive a $75.00 cash prize and the distinction of being the “Voice of the People” award winner for 2012.

After the competition ends on August 31, 2012 a panel of expert judges will be selected from the Evanston community to select the winners and honorable mentions.  A reception will be held at Noyes Cultural Arts Center on September 27, 2012.

We have added Google Translator to the Faces site to give our community and visitors an opportunity to read about our amazing city in multiple languages.  Please be aware that Google Translator is about 70% accurate in its translations  so please excuse any inaccuracies in the translation of the English text.  Another functional issue you may encounter is viewing the photos and video while in another language.  The photos and video unfortunately can only be viewed while in the original English text and not during the translation process.  So please enjoy the wonderful artistry of the photos/video taken from prior years or possibly  enter your own photos/videos  into this years competition.  All are welcome to enter the photo/video contest with the only criteria being the photos/videos must be taken in Evanston.  A select number of winners will receive a cash prize,  the photos/video will travel around the Evanston community in a traveling photo exhibit for a year and the photos/videos will be listed on the Faces website as a 2012 winners.  Prior winners have included a visitor from Spain winning second place, professional and non-professionals photographers, visitors as well as local residents submitting and having their photos selected as a winner.  So please enter and help us see Evanston through your eyes.

Please excuse our facelift as we prepare to launch this years “Faces of Evanston” photo and video contest.  As Faces enters its 8th year of competition we will be making changes in the way photos are entered, voted on and exhibited thus embracing the changing technology with the use of the web.

We would also like to say thank you for your feedback on last years contest,  it was very informative and helpful.  We  hope to see your amazing photos and videos when the competition begins on April 15,2012 -August 31,2012.  Please note this years color theme is Periwinkle and Black and will be featured in all of Faces materials 2012 to help distinguish it from prior years exhibits who have their own individual color palette.

The Faces of Evanston has traveled to St. Francis Hospital on Ridge in Evanston.  The exhibit can be seen in the cafeteria at the hospital until April 9th.  It will move to Evanston Township High School for the month of April. St. Francis has been a long standing supporter of the Faces of Evanston and we truly appreciate their contribution as a community builder and supporter of the arts for our wonderful city.

Faces of Evanston will be moving to the Ecology Center on Thursday Jan 5th 2012.  Thank you for fallowing us as we moving the photo exhibit around our amazing City.

Faces of Evanston Updates:

1)Traveling Exhibit Schedule for Faces 2011:

December    Family Focus

January   Ecology Center

February  Levy Center

March   St. Francis Hospital

more location pending

2) “”Faces of Evanston 2010 exhibit on permanent display at the Loraine Morton Civic Center Lower Level

3) Coming soon:  Faces of Evanston 2011 traveling Web-site exhibit