Photo Contest

Cherokee Preservation Foundation sponsored a photo contest to encourage the community to be part of its 10th Anniversary Celebration, and we received 59 wonderful photos from contestants illustrating cultural preservation, economic development and environmental preservation -- the areas on which the Foundation focuses. The judges had a challenging but very enjoyable task. At an August 23 reception at Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual, the following winners were announced. Photos will be exhibited at Qualla Arts & Crafts through September 5, 2012. Honorable Mention photos are featured on the right side of the home page.

ADULT CATEGORY

First Prize: Chris McCoy, "Kituwah Academy Student Reading Cherokee Book"

Second Prize: Jeanne Burgess, "Spirit on the Water"

Third Prize: Jody Bradley, "Carving Soapstone at CCS Summer Camp"

Honorable Mentions:

Vita Nations, "Tom Bradley's Bean Garden"

Tedi McManus, "Bird Banding at Cowee Mound"

Sky Kanott, "Youth Learning Traditional Gardening Techniques at Kituwah"

Sabrina Kumar, "Trillium"

Jeanne Burgess, "TJ Holland Showing Boys How to Use a Blowgun"

YOUTH CATEGORY

First Prize: Tiffany Frady, "Raindrops Remind Us How Important It Is to Keep Our Environment Clean"

Honorable Mentions:

Nick Cucumber, "Washing Corn Beads to Make a Necklace that Will Represent My Tribe"

Tiffany Frady, "Water Wheel in Jackson County"

William Paul, "Corn Beads Representing the Trail of Tears"

Tiffany Frady, "Bamboo Thicket"