WISCONSIN PRINT CIRCUIT RULES 2024-2025

The 2024-25 Circuit will start in October 2024. Prints need to be submitted by October 5, 2024.

1. The schedule is set up so that the judging is done during a regularly scheduled club meeting date. It is the delegate’s responsibility to ensure that there are no scheduling conflicts. If a date change is needed, please contact the Circuit Chairperson for approval in advance.

2. There is a minimum of a two-week period between judging. It is the delegate's responsibility to ensure that the next club receives prints before that club’s scheduled judging.

3. If a club is 100% virtual and wishes to participate, it is up to the club to arrange an appropriate meeting area so its members can judge the prints.

4. Clubs can participate in the judging if they have not submitted prints.

5. If a club chooses not to participate in the judging, its members can still submit prints.

6. Circuit will run from October 2024 through June 2025 to accommodate the extra time each club would have the prints.

7. Results of the Circuit will be announced at the August 2025 delegates meeting.

A. The circuit will consist of two (2) divisions – Color and Monochrome.

B. General Guidelines:

1. A participating club member may submit only one (1) print in each division.

2. Each club and print owner must assume his/her own risk of damage to prints.

3. It is understood that each club will handle the prints with the utmost care.

4. Subject matter in both divisions is open.

5. Post-production processes of any type are allowed.

6. Images submitted in previous Print Circuits are not allowed.

C. Prints submitted:

1. The paper size should be 8 - 12 inches on its longest dimension. The other dimension is limited to a maximum size of 8 ½ inches. Therefore, the largest image size that a print may be is 8 ½ x 12. Paper may be trimmed to remove excess.

2. Square prints are limited to a maximum size of 8 ½ by 8 ½.

3. Images that are larger than 8-½ x 12 or 8-½ x 8-½ will be disqualified. Images submitted on paper larger than 8-½ x 12 will be disqualified.

4. Prints must be loose – no mounting allowed.

5. Monochrome prints are defined as “representations in black & white or in varying tones of only one (1) color”. Prints that include a second color will be disqualified.

6. Each print must have TITLE, photographer NAME, and CLUB listed on the back of the print.

7. Being a member of more than one WACCO-affiliated club does not entitle the entrant to submit more than one (1) color print and one (1) monochrome print.

E. Showing and judging of prints:

1. Participating clubs will judge all prints except those entered by their club.

2. Each print should receive a score from 1-5 based on technique, composition, and interest. An average score would be 3.

F. Awards:

1. Medals will be awarded for First, Second, and Third Place based on the overall scores.

2. Honorable Mention ribbons will be awarded based on the overall scores. The number of HM ribbons awarded will be determined by using 10% of the total number of entries.

G. Club and Delegate responsibilities:

1. Each club shall pay for all shipping costs incurred by their club while participating in the circuit.

2. Each club shall be responsible for timely shipping in order to ensure that prints arrive on time to the next scheduled voting club. Please review the included Club Delegate list and posted meeting date.

3. Each club shall be responsible for sending score sheets to designated committee members within one week of voting. Pre-printed mailing envelopes are included with prints. Please ensure score sheets are returned to the competition committee in the envelope labeled with your club’s name.

4. The delegate of the mailing club should notify the delegate of the receiving club via email that the prints have been shipped. Providing a tracking number is highly recommended. The competition chair should be carbon copied on that email.

5. The delegate of the receiving club should then notify the mailing club and competition chair that prints were received.

H. Recordkeeping:

1. Chairperson will provide delegates with a copy of the score sheet to be used by voting members via email. Delegates can print as many copies as they need. This score sheet will be specific to each club, as it will X off that club’s images. Clubs do not score their own images. A hard copy will be included along with the prints.

2. Responsibility for tallying individual score sheets lies with the Competition Committee.

Delegates are to send individual score sheets to the Competition Chair at:

WI Print Circuit

c/o Mary Dumont

6500 County Road G

Caledonia, WI 53108

maryldumont@gmail.com

414-416-5633