2026 EQUUS - Art and Photography Contest Entry Form

Welcome to the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest Art Contest. Every horse has a story, it’s our mission at the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest to share those stories, through film, podcast, live stream, art, and literature.

"The contest will be judged virtually based on your photo submission. Please include the most appropriate representation of your work and a description and category of entry for each submission.

Artists selected for the competition will also have the option of displaying their submissions on-site at the event. Artists  and Photographers will be responsible for set up and supervision of their work during the show. An Art Space will be provided, but each artist should bring an easel/stand or other appropriate method of displaying the piece."

Art Contest Opens: January 1st, 2026

Art Contest Deadline: September 25, 2026,  

WINNERS to be announced at the 2026 EQUUS Film & Arts Fest end of season event.

Art & Photography Contest Entry Fee: $50 per piece entered (+$3 Payment Processing Fee)

The only criterion for each entry is that it captures the elements or essence of the horse, the horse at large, and/or all that surrounds the horse.

The Art Contest will be conducted in the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest program.  We will be awarding WINNIE Awards and Honorable Mentions for Art entries. Select artists and photographers will be invited to join us at other locations. Prominent exposure on the EQUUS FILM & ARTS FEST website and FaceBook, Twitter, and Pinterest will also be given. 

The EQUUS Film & Arts Fest strives to serve the interests and needs of equine filmmakers, artists, podcasters, live streamers, bloggers, and authors, connecting artists with audiences, exhibiting, and promoting new films and filmmaking talent and equine art, nurturing a creative community by facilitating relationships that last well beyond each year’s festival. We curate for quality, not quantity. The EQUUS Film & Arts Fest is held in a world-class destination. If your book is selected, we would like for you to attend and present your work to the horse lovers who live in and/or are visiting. YOU can expect first-rate hospitality, appreciative audiences, networking events, awards, and the opportunity to explore the most celebrated city in the country.

The 2026 EQUUS FIlm & Arts Fest will be hosted in the lovely town of Midway, Kentucky. We wil be "Moving to Midway", please join us November 19-22, 2026.

WINNIE Award Winners not present at the year-end event to collect their Awards can have them shipped:
In the Continental USA - $35
Outside USA - $65 -(Fee can be greater if in Australia or Europe)

 

You will also need to film (on your iphone is ok) a 2 - 5 minute introduction of yourself and an introduction to your work.

Phone held sideways presents the best Video for our format.

This will be put together in our Artist and Photographers introductions!

This file can be sent via: https://wetransfer.com

Please send to both:

Lisa Diersen lisa@equusfilmfestival.net and

Julianne Neal at jamediaconnections@gmail.com 

All information by EQUUS Film & Arts Fest, whether publicly posted or not, is subject to change without prior notice. All decisions will be made by the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest and all EQUUS FILM & ARTS FEST decisions are final.

I, the undersigned as an equine exhibitor and participant, hereby release and agree to hold harmless EQUUS Film Fest, LLC, its officers, directors, and employees from any damage to my property or any personal injury which I or my help may sustain while participating at the EQUUS Film & Arts Fest | Wild Horse Summit Event. Further, I agree to abide by the guidelines for participation established by EQUUS Film & Arts Fest | Wild Horse Summit Program Committee. I agree that failure to follow these guidelines can mean expulsion from future EQUUS Film & Arts Fest | Wild Horse Summit events.