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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />AGENDA ITEM 8A <br />SUBJECT: LIFE IN LOUISVILLE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST AWARD <br />PRESENTATION <br /> <br />DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2020 <br /> <br />PRESENTED BY: KATIE ZOSS, ARTS AND EVENTS PROGRAM MANAGER <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY: <br />Forty-one Front Range residents submitted photographs depicting “Life in Louisville” for <br />the12th Annual Photography Contest. These photos chronicle events and daily life in <br />Louisville, Colorado from January 1 to December 31, 2019 and, will be added to the <br />City’s archives to serve as a cultural reference for future generations. All images are <br />available for public viewing on the City’s website and all photographers have given the <br />City permission to utilize the photos for City publications and marketing including the <br />City website, social media, and outside publications. <br /> <br />This year, 153 photos were entered into the contest. We’d like to thank all of the <br />respondents and encourage continued participation in future years. We would like to <br />also thank local photographers Mike Oliver, Erin Cox and Jay Keany for their time spent <br />jurying this annual contest. During the jury process, entries were separated into six <br />major categories: Animals, Downtown, Landscape, People, Sunrise/Sunset and Iconic <br />Images of 2019. Judges selected the winning entries in each category as well as overall <br />awards for Student Photography and the Grand Prize Award. <br /> <br />30 Finalist photos were selected and put on display at the Louisville Rec Center. From <br />January 24 to February 2, the public was invited to view the photos and to vote on the <br />People’s Choice Award winner. <br /> <br />Each of the winning photographs document a subject unique to Louisville and <br />represents the history, community, and sense of place that makes Louisville a great <br />place to live. Certificates will be presented to the winners of each category as we <br />display the awarded images. <br /> <br />(The jury requested that the winners of each category remain unknown until this <br />presentation. Therefore, winners will not be revealed in this packet.) <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />None <br /> <br />PROGRAM/SUB-PROGRAM IMPACT: <br />This contest is an important annual activity that helps meet the Cultural Arts and Special <br />Events Sub-Program Goal of providing services, facilities and activities that inform, <br />involve, engage and inspire the community and preserve the community heritage. <br />22