THE WINNING PHOTOS!!!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this new fundraiser! Congratulations to all the photographers that had a photo selected to be included as one of the twelve featured photos in the 2025 calendar!
You can still pre-order calendars, the price is now at regular value of $22 + shipping & handling (scroll down to pre-order.)
“Scale” – Mike Chervinko (January)
“Winter Deer in the Grand Plaza” – Nathan Marshall (February)
“Mound 68 & 67” – Michael Joyce (March)
“White-Tail Deer & Cahokia Mounds” – David Dye (April)
“Fawn” – Stacey Cook (May)
“Sunrise Equinox/Solstice 3/17/24” – Lisa Nichols (June)
“Monks Mound Sunset” – Soonhee Green (July)
“The Coming Storm” – John Hurn (August)
“Morning Serenity” – Jessica Everhart (September)
“Multi-Color Mounds” – Doug May (October)
“Fog and Dew” – Brittany Campbell (November)
“Stockade…Ancient Wall” – Soonhee Green (December)
CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS!!!
CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! Get YOUR photo(s) featured and SUPPORT Cahokia Mounds at the same time!
From February 1, 2024, to 2 PM, May 31, 2024, the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society (CMMS) is hosting a Photo Calendar Contest. This is a new fundraising event for CMMS whose mission is to ensure the continuation of preservation and interpretation at Cahokia Mounds.
Each participant may enter up to (2) photos. There is a $5 entry fee per photo.
12 photos will be featured in a printed, 28-page, wall calendar that will be sold through the online Gift Shop. All funds raised from calendar sales stay 100% at Cahokia Mounds and support events such as, Kids Day, Archaeology, Native American Arts & Crafts Markets, and land acquisition. Each photo will be 11 x 8.5 in, featured above an 11 x 8.5 in corresponding calendar table. The name of the photo and photographer will be featured in the top right corner of the corresponding calendar table.
GUIDELINES:
- Photos MUST be taken at Cahokia Mounds and are encouraged to include notable features or areas of the site (i.e., Monks Mound, the Grand Plaza, a sunrise from an Equinox/Solstice event.)
- Limit (2) entries per person ($5 fee for each entry)
- For best results, photos should be in landscape orientation and about 4400 px x 3400 px
- Supported file types: JPG, JPEG, PDF
- Photos selected for the calendar will be announced June 3, 2024.
- *** Drones are NOT allowed on State Historic Site grounds without acquiring proper filming permits – If interested in getting a permit, contact Site Superintendent, Lori Belknap at lori.belknap@illinois.gov. ***
- Entries by Cahokia Mounds Staff and family members will not be considered in the overall contest.
Cahokia Mounds Museum Society (CMMS) does not keep card information on file. This is a ONE-TIME PAYMENT ONLY. There will be no future payments taken.
