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PHOTO CONTEST: Ice Cream Swirls Win Week 3

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Three weeks in to the Stella-inspired photo contest with two more weeks to go! We’ve asked readers to send in photos of objects in their daily lives that call to mind the artist’s swirling sculpture and post a winner each Tuesday,  selected for its composition and creative relationship to Stella’s work. The winner receives a Phillips after 5 prize pack with admission and two drinks at one of our weekly summer events.

Put your photo(s) in the running for next week’s prize! Send to tpcindc@gmail.com by noon, Monday, August 22. Full instructions here.

~THIS WEEK’S WINNER: PATRICK YUEN~

This photographer must have been inspired when DCist ran his image with an announcement of this contest! Known by handle LaTur on Flickr, photographer Patrick Yuen promptly followed up by submitting the photo for our consideration, and we sure are glad he did.

The third winner in our series sees Stella in the suggestive swirls of an ice cream creation. Photo: Patrick Yuen

“The swirling ice cream reminds me of Frank Stella’s swirling sculpture.”

PHOTO CONTEST: Pinwheel Wins Week 2

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We’ve asked readers to send in photos of objects in their daily lives that call to mind Frank Stella’s swirling sculpture. Every Tuesday in August, we’ll post a winning photo selected for its composition and creative relationship to Stella’s work. The winner receives a Phillips after 5 prize pack with admission and two drinks at one of our weekly summer events.

Put your photo(s) in the running for next week’s prize! Send to tpcindc@gmail.com by noon, Monday, August 15. Full instructions here.

~THIS WEEK’S WINNER: M.C. O’CONNOR~

Our second winner connects the layers and circular motion of a pinwheel to Frank Stella's "K.43 (lattice variation) protogen RPT (full-size)." Photo: M.C. O'Connor

“Looking at the sculpture I immediately thought of this photo of a pinwheel I’d taken at a benefit event.”

PHOTO CONTEST: Twirling Discs Win Week 1

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We’ve asked readers to send in photos of objects in their daily lives that call to mind Frank Stella’s swirling sculpture. Every Tuesday in August, starting today, we’ll post a winning photo selected for its composition and creative relationship to Stella’s work. The winner receives a Phillips after 5 prize pack with admission and two drinks at one of our weekly summer events.

Put your photo(s) in the running for next week’s prize! Send to tpcindc@gmail.com by noon, Monday, August 8. Full instructions here.

~THIS WEEK’S WINNER: MOLLY KELLY RYAN~

The first of five winners focuses on motion and reflection in Frank Stella's "K.43 (lattice variation) protogen RPT (full-size)." Photo: Molly Kelly Ryan

“The ribbons, streaks and discs of curved colored light creates an energy on my white wall. Sculpture changes as the viewer moves around it, and these reflections on my wall were constantly changing as the earth moved under the midday sun.”