Every month, we try to collect information about grants, exhibitions, residencies, open calls, etc., that might interest you. Here are some current goings-on at the Center for Documentary Studies, The Photo Review, The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation, Photo Center NW, and SlowExposures:
2011 Daylight / CDS Photo Awards
In recognition of a mutual interest in documentary and fine art photography, Daylight Magazine and the Center for Documentary Studies started an international competition in spring 2010, the Daylight/CDS Photo Awards, to honor and promote talented and committed photographers, both emerging and established, in two prize categories, the Project Prize and the Work-in-Process Prize.
What you get: Project Prize Winner: A solo exhibition at the Center for Documentary Studies + more. Work-In-Process Prize Winner: A print feature in Daylight Magazine and CDS’s newsmagazine Document + more.
Who can apply: Anyone
It’s gonna set you back: $60 for Project Prize, $30 for Work-In-Process Prize.
Who’s gonna see your work: Anthony Bannon, director, George Eastman House; Darren Ching, owner, Klompching Gallery, and creative director, Photo District News; Stacey D. Clarkson, art director, Harper’s Magazine; Whitney Johnson, picture editor, The New Yorker; Joel Sternfeld, photographer; Sasha Wolf, owner, Sasha Wolf Gallery; Taj Forer and Michael Itkoff, editors, Daylight Magazine, and Alexa Dilworth, publishing director; and Courtney Reid-Eaton, exhibitions director, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
When’s the deadline: May 15, 2011
For more information, please visit: The Daylight / CDS Photo Awards Overview page.
Photo Review International Photography Competition
The Photo Review is a critical journal of national scope and international readership. Publishing since 1976, the Photo Review covers photography events throughout the country and serves as a central resource for the Mid-Atlantic region. Accepted work for the Photo Review International Photography Competition will be reproduced in the 2011 competition issue.
What you get: An exhibition at the University of the Arts Photography Gallery, Philadelphia
Who can apply: Anyone
It’s gonna set you back: $35 for up to three images, and $8 for each additional image
Who’s gonna see your work: Robert Mann, Director of the Robert Mann Gallery
When’s the deadline: May 31, 2011
For more information, please visit: Photo Review Competition page.
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography Grant
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography is a non-profit organization committed to fostering positive social discourse in underrepresented communities throughout the world by encouraging emerging and established photographers working in developing nations to keep their lenses fixed on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. One photographer will receive a grant of $5,000 USD to be utilized for the production or completion of a project based on pressing social issues in the developing world.
What you get: $5,000 grant to pursue a social documentary project
Who can apply: Photographers 18 years or older
It’s gonna set you back: $0
Who’s gonna see your work: Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation staff
When’s the deadline: May 31, 2011
For more information, please visit: The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation website.
Photo Center NW 16th Annual Photo Competition Exhibition
The Photo Center NW works to advance the study, practice, and appreciation of fine art and documentary photography through education, exhibitions, access to photographic facilities, and public programs. The theme of the 16th Annual Photo Competition Exhibition is focused on ANYTHING related to Land or Water—open to interpretation. Selected entries will be exhibited in Seattle, WA at the Photo Center August - Mid October 2011.
What you get: A spot in the exhbition. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $500, and $250 as well as a $75 Blurb Inc. Scrip Certificate for each winner.
Who can apply: Anyone
It’s gonna set you back: $40 for 4 jpgs (minimum). You may add additional jpgs for $7 a piece up to 12 total.
Who’s gonna see your work: Karen Irvine, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago
When’s the deadline: June 11, 2011
For more information, please visit: The Photo Center NW website.
SlowExposures Photography Exhibition
SlowExposures is the nationally-recognized juried photography exhibition that underscores the diversity, contradictions and complexity of the rural American South. Entering its 9th year, SlowExposures includes a photography exhibit with workshops, portfolio reviews, satellite shows, a collector’s lecture, and a black-tie Ball, all designed to celebrate the rural South.
What you get: A spot in the SlowExposures exhbition, as well as a chance to win up to $1,000 in cash awards.
Who can apply: Anyone
It’s gonna set you back: $50
Who’s gonna see your work: Elisabeth Biondi, Visuals Director at The New Yorker magazine; Peter Essick, photographer
When’s the deadline: June 15, 2011
For more information, please visit: The SlowExposures website.
Do you have information about any grants or open calls you’d like to share with us? Please email info@oneonethousand.org.
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