Maymont celebrates the the Japanese Garden’s 100th anniversary with a photo contest
From the dramatic 45-foot waterfall to the azumaya overlooking the pond, there are countless photographic opportunities in Maymont’s Japanese Garden. This year, Maymont kicks off its celebration of the Japanese Garden’s 100th anniversary with a special photography contest running from January 3 through March 30: Guests are invited to submit their best images of the […]
From the dramatic 45-foot waterfall to the azumaya overlooking the pond, there are countless photographic opportunities in Maymont’s Japanese Garden. This year, Maymont kicks off its celebration of the Japanese Garden’s 100th anniversary with a special photography contest running from January 3 through March 30:
Guests are invited to submit their best images of the garden featuring the landscape, plants and garden elements as well as candids of people enjoying the space. The grand prize winner will receive an iPad, courtesy of Best Buy (Mechanicsville), a portrait session with Cliff Bruce Studio and a one-year Maymont membership. Terrific prizes will also be awarded to second, third and people’s choice winners.
Entries can be submitted online at www.wizehive.com/contests/maymontgarden100 through March 30. Photographs must be in digital format and at least 1MB in size. There is no limit to the number of entries per person that may be submitted. Private judging will take place April 2 through April 8, and the public is invited to vote for the people’s choice winner from April 9 through April 13. Contest winners will be announced on April 16, and winning entries will be displayed during a slideshow at the Crossroads Art Center on May 18.
Judges for the photo contest are Jay Paul, award-winning photographer and regular contributor to The Washington Post, The New York Times and USA Today; Kelly O’Keefe, President of O’Keefe Brands and Maymont Board Member; and Christina Newton, founder of First Fridays Art Walk and director of its coordinating nonprofit, Curated Culture. The Japanese Garden Photo Contest is generously sponsored by Best Buy (Mechanicsville), Frame Nation, Sticky Rice and Cliff Bruce Studio.
In 1911, James and Sallie Dooley purchased a wedge-shaped section of the Kanawha Canal that bordered Maymont. To create their garden, it is believed they hired Muto, a master Japanese gardener who had designed gardens for other estates along the East Coast. Maymont’s original garden encompassed a much smaller area than the one seen today. Several features from the original garden remain including the waterfall and stonework around its base, several trees and the winding watercourse that leads to the large pond. In 1978, the garden was renovated and expanded by Earth Design, Inc. It is now the largest Japanese garden on the east coast, covering approximately 7 acres.
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