Entries accepted through APRIL 1ST! These are difficult times, but there is goodness, Light and joy still. We must create it, we must seek it and nurture it to grow!

Where do YOU see the Light? Enter your photos for a chance to be featured in the EXHIBITION of winning photos will be held in Spring of 2021! Additionally, this photo contest will support The Buttonwood's Youth programming.

Photo may be in 4 categories: a. People b. Places (landscapes, buildings ?) c. Things (living or not, includes animals). d. MIDDLETOWN (photos taken in Middletown) See rules and registration at BUTTONWOOD.ORG. Thanks to the Middletown Commission on the Arts and the Community Foundation of Middlesex County for help sponsoring this event.

About Edward: Edward Friedman came to The Buttonwood Tree in 2017 with the idea that he wanted to share his images of the North End of Middletown with others. His mission was to reveal the beauty and diversity of our neighborhood over the course of a year through his photographs. An amateur photographer, he worked with Buttonwood?s executive director, Anne-Marie McEwen, to choose photos to display from the hundreds he had. He held a showcase, his first ever, in the summer of 2018. His friends and family came and it brought great joy to Ed to experience his work being seen. He came in after the photo exhibit and donated an image of daffodils to TBT, expressing his gratitude for what we had provided for him. We are honoring him and his love for Middletown?s North End Community with this photo contest and exhibition.