Doors Open Day and Merchant City Festival 2009 Photographic Competition

To complement the schools photographic project organised and exhibited by Glasgow City Heritage Trust (see page 23 of the brochure), Doors Open Day and Merchant City Festival have launched a competition to find images which encapsulate the theme 'Old and New' in Glasgow. Entries are invited from amateur photographers aged 18 and over. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 2nd September.

Category 1 : Glasgow wide 'Old and New'

Glasgow Doors Open Day gives the public free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across the city, some of which are only open to the public for this event. What makes Glasgow so interesting is the blend of new with old architecture throughout the ages. This competition invites you to explore this concept photographically.

Winning entries will be enlarged and used to animate the streets of the Merchant City during their Festival. The winning entry will win one night's accommodation with full Scottish breakfast for two people at the prestigious Millennium Hotel, located at the very heart of the city's cultural and retail activities. There will also be a meal for two at Guys Restaurant in the Merchant City. Entries should be submitted as a jpg to rosie@gbpt.org and they will be displayed in the online gallery.

Category 2 : My Merchant City 'Old and New'

To coincide with this year's Merchant City Festival (24-27th September) we are looking for photographs that reveal aspects of the Merchant City around the theme of 'Old and New'. Photographs should present a personal take on the character or nature of the area.

The winning entries will be enlarged and used to animate the streets of the Merchant City during the Festival. Prizes include one year membership of Streetlevel Photoworks and a meal for two in a Merchant City venue. The entries should be submitted as a jpg to lisa@uzevents.com and entries will be displayed in our online gallery at www.merchantcityfestival.com.

The photographs will be judged by a panel including representatives from the Merchant City Community Council, Streetlevel Photoworks and Burniston Photography. For more information please call 0141 559 4343 or see www.merchantcityfestival.com.

BuildingBagging

Win a 'day and night' Glasgow highlights tour for two including lunch at The Social, tickets for the Grosvenor Cinema, dinner at Corinthian and a luxury bed & breakfast package. Simply visit as many buildings as you can manage over the weekend and ask a member of staff on site to sign your programme over the relevant entry. Then send us a note of how many buildings you 'bagged' by email to rosie@gbpt.org quoting 'Building Bagging'. We will invite the winner to submit their programme for verification. Note: only bona fide visits qualify, running into a building, bagging a signature and running out is not acceptable as staff will be asked only to sign for legitimate visitors. In the event of a draw a tie-break question will determine the winner