Photo Slam Please, no pushing or shoving. Yes, this is a “Photo Slam” but the public is asked to offer their opinions on favorite works by casting votes rather than resorting to any kind of physical displays of appreciation.

A dozen photographers, whose works were chosen from nearly 100 entries into a photography contest organized by the Currier Museum of Art in downtown Manchester, each will get just five minutes tonight to convince gallery visitors that his or her image is worthy of the “Visitor’s Choice Award.”

Curating The Currier Museum’s Photo Slam was Gary Samson, chairman of photography at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, also in Manchester.

The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with time for socializing, followed at 6 p.m. with a 15-minute gallery talk about another of the museum’s exhibitions, “Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow.” Photo Slam presentations then will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., with an announcement of the Visitor’s Choice Award winner at 7:45 p.m. “We were delighted with the large number of entries we received and the wide variety of styles and techniques they represent,” said Leah Fox, the Currier’s director of public programs.

Artists selected to participate in the Photo Slam include: Norman Desfosses of Durham; Jonathan Dunitz of South Portland, Maine; Nina Earley of Manchester; Sarah Flause of New Castle; Chahalis Hegner of Lowell, Mass.; Stuart Krentcil of Tewksbury, Mass.; Tanya Lacourse and Travis Commeau, both of Manchester (joint work); Charlie Lemay of Manchester; Holly McCarthy of Plaistow; Douglas Prince of Portsmouth; and Rick Strawbridge of Exeter.

As the youngest photographer represented in the showcase, 13-year-old Charlie Minicucci of Bedford has been training his artistic eye at classes at the Currier Museum’s Art Center and most often focuses his lens on the New England landscape. Though he has a collection of hand-me-down cameras, he arms himself primarily with a Canon Rebel 2000, a 35mm single-lens reflect camera.

“Everywhere I go, from hiking in the mountains and vacationing by the ocean to local festivals and fairs, I see something one-of-a-kind that deserves to be captured,” he said.

Photo Slam Minicucci is a student at the Academy for Science and Design in Merrimack, where he teaches about 20 fellow students the basics in an elective introduction to photography class.

“Although (the school) has an emphasis on the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math), the students bring with them a wide range of interests and talents. Because of our small size and a great deal of community support, we are in a unique position to foster those interests through guest lectures, short courses and after-school activities, as well as our stewardship program and senior projects,” said the academy’s director Andrew Maloney. “We wish Charlie the best of luck on Nov. 5.”