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| − | To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, OutHistory.org, the LGBTQ history website, will award five prizes for the best collaboratively-created online exhibits of the local histories of villages, towns, counties and cities in the US since June 1969. | + | To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, OutHistory.org, the LGBTQ history website, will award five prizes for the best collaboratively-created online exhibits of the local histories of villages, towns, counties and cities in the US since June 1969. We intend this contest to draw attention to LGBTQ histories outside of major cities. We hope to receive at least one submission from every state, but there is no limit on the number of entries per state. |
| − | + | Prizes span from $5,000 for the first place winner, to $1,000 for the fifth place winner. To be eligible for the contest, first drafts of exhibits must be posted by the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots on June 28,2009. Exhibit creators will then be able to revise and develop their exhibits until March 31, 2010. At that point, a panel of judges, convened by OutHistory.org will assess the exhibits. OutHistory.org will announce the top five exhibits on June 28, 2010. | |
Revision as of 14:01, 19 March 2009
Contest Description
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, OutHistory.org, the LGBTQ history website, will award five prizes for the best collaboratively-created online exhibits of the local histories of villages, towns, counties and cities in the US since June 1969. We intend this contest to draw attention to LGBTQ histories outside of major cities. We hope to receive at least one submission from every state, but there is no limit on the number of entries per state.
Prizes span from $5,000 for the first place winner, to $1,000 for the fifth place winner. To be eligible for the contest, first drafts of exhibits must be posted by the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots on June 28,2009. Exhibit creators will then be able to revise and develop their exhibits until March 31, 2010. At that point, a panel of judges, convened by OutHistory.org will assess the exhibits. OutHistory.org will announce the top five exhibits on June 28, 2010.
This contest is supported by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the City of New York Graduate Center and the Arcus Foundation.
Guidelines
Sample Exhibit
Exhibit Entries
Press Release
For more information please contact the project coordinator at outhistory@gc.cuny.edu
