PROFESSIONAL JUDGES

Liz Amidon, Lecturer, Graphic Design & Photography Department, Santa Barbara City College. Liz is a multimedia artist, a MFA Merit Scholar from the San Francisco Art Institute, and an award winning photographer who works in many areas of experimental media arts. www.lizamidon.net.

Say Dempsay, Lecturer, Graphic Design & Photography Department, Santa Barbara City College. Say earned her BFA from the University of Arizona and also holds a Masters in Education. Say has worked as a product photographer in Tucson, Arizona.

Rev. Nicole Janelle, Vicar and Chaplain, St. Michaels All Angels Episcopal, Isla Vista, California. Rev. Nicole serves on the board of the University Religious Conference. http://www.saintmikesucsb.org/People.aspx

Jeff Sheng, MFA Fine Arts, University of California, Irvine, is currently teaching photography at the University of California Santa Barbara. Jeff served as a teaching assistant at Harvard University. In 2002, he graduated from the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard College, magna cum laude with highest honors. www.jeffsheng.com

CASH PRIZES AND AWARDS

Judges' First Place Award: $500.00
Judges' Second Place Award: $250.00
Judges' Third Place Award: $100.00
UCSB Student Award: tbd
Santa Barbara City College Student Award: tbd
Community Awards: tbd

Winners will be announced at the opening reception of the "What's Sacred?" exhibition

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 5 - 7 PM

URC, 777 Camino Pescadero, Isla Vista, CA