Focus on Brook Farm VIII – October 2022 through February 2023

Brook Farm in West Roxbury has long inspired writers, photographers, artist, artisans, and musicians. New Brook Farm (a recipient of Community Preservation Act Funding from the City of Boston) invites you to safely visit the Brook Farm Historic Site and continue the tradition by submitting your photos, artistic representations, prose, poetry, and musical works inspired by this historic place to our eight annual Focus on Brook Farm event.

Visit – Brook Farm Historic Site is located at 670 Baker Street, West Roxbury 02132 and is Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) land. You are free to visit on your own, following DCR rules, or during a New Brook Farm sponsored walk/tour.

New Brook Farm will select works that reflect the many faces of the site for an anticipated public on-line exhibition in Spring 2023.

Guidelines for Submitting Entries to Focus on Brook Farm VIII

Deadline for all submissions: February 28, 2023.

David Forsyth “Red-bellied Woodpecker”

All works must have a connection to the Brook Farm site and its history.

PHOTOS:

  • All images must be taken at the Brook Farm Historic Site.
  • Each photographer may submit up to three images.
  • Images should be uncompressed JPG files at the final image size (8”x10”) at
    300 dpi. That ends up being about 3.5-4 megabytes as a file size.
  • Rename each photo as follows: Last name_First name_1 (or 2 or 3)
  • Send each photo attached in a separate e-mail to: [email protected], Subject line: “PHOTO [number of photo], [Your name]”
  • In the body of your message, please describe where on the Brook Farm site the photo was taken. Also state your age group:
    Age 6-12, Age 13-18, Over age 18.

PROSE AND POETRY:

  • Send a Word document or PDF to: [email protected]. Please include your full name and age category:
    Age 6-12, Age 13-18, Over age 18.

VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS:

  • Send a photo of your creation to: [email protected] or simply send us an email so we can arrange to see your work.

OTHER MEDIA: