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Ruritage Photo Contest

There are just under 2 week remaining to take part in the Ruritage photo contest!

Show the world what makes the area in which you live special and stamp Somerset firmly on the Ruritage map! This is a unique opportunity for individuals, businesses, organisations and photography lovers to showcase their picture reflective of a moment in Somerset.

Take part in the RURITAGE photo contest!

This photo contest is organised by ICLEI Europe in the framework of the RURITAGE project. 

The RURITAGE photo contest is a unique opportunity for local communities to showcase the potential of the natural and cultural heritage of their rural areas. We want to discover what it is like to see those areas from the local point of view and to understand what is distinctive and special about them.

While the overarching topic of the photo contest is the natural and cultural heritage of rural areas, participants can submit pictures that reflect one or several of the following aspects:   

Nature, architecture, daily life, activities, traditions, challenges, Pilgrimage, Resilience, Landscape, Food, Migration or Art & Festivals.

What is your snap shot of Somerset? Be creative and have fun! 

How to enter

The Photo Contest is taking place from 1 June until 30 November 2020 and is open to individuals and organisations. To participate, you need to submit photos of the rural areas participating in the Photo Contest.

For further information about the RURITAGE Photo Contest, click here

For rules and selection criteria, click here

To participate in the RURITAGE Photo Contest, submit your photos via this link here

FAQs click here

The Prizes

The winner of the RURITAGE photo contest will be invited to its final conference, which will take place in Paris in 2022. The best photos submitted to the contest will be displayed at the UNESCO Headquarters as well as highlighted on the websites of the project and its partners, including UNESCO, ICLEI Europe, University of Bologna.

To know more about the RURITAGE project, visit www.ruritage.eu

To read more about Ruritage in Somerset, click here

Ready to submit your photo?

The closing date for the submission of photos has been extended to Monday 30 November 2020.

To enter simply upload your information and entry by completing this form at this link.

We would also love to see your submissions at Take Art. Please send your photos to us at cultivate@takeart.org. We hope to be able to feature a selection of photos on our website and social media in due course.