Grants CENTER: Project Awards & Grants
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: April 20, 2021 – CENTER, founded in 1994, honors, supports, and provides opportunities to gifted and committed photographers.
The annual programs are designed to bring exposure to worthy photographic projects and series, and create fellowship among photographers and influential members of the photographic community.
ELIGIBILITY
All of CENTER’s Call for Entry opportunities accept submissions from international photographers and artists. Work can have been made at any time and work that has been submitted previously may be re-submitted as we have new jurors each year. Work derived from all photographic processes is accepted, as well as mixed media that is photo-based. ONLY the Multimedia Award accepts video, multimedia files and/or still images for submission.
CURRENT GRANTS
1] $5K PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Deadline: April 20, 2021
Supports fine art or documentary projects that are still in progress and have been minimally not been widely exhibited or published.
JUROR
Arpad Kovacs – Assistant Curator, Department of Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum
GRANT PACKAGE
- $5,000
- Professional Development Workshop Admission
- Review Santa Fe: Tuition
- Review Santa Fe: Presentation
- Lenscratch publication
ENTRY FEE
$35 members/ $45 non-members
2] $2,500 PROJECT LAUNCH GRANT
Deadline: April 20, 2021
Supporting a complete or nearly complete fine art, documentary, or photojournalistic project to reach a wider audience. Open to New Mexico residents only.
JUROR
Marisa Sage – Director and Curator, University Art Museum, New Mexico State University
GRANT PACKAGE
$2,500
Professional Development Workshop Admission
Review Santa Fe: Tuition
Review Santa Fe: Presentation
Lenscratch publication
ENTRY FEE
$35 members/ $45 non-members
3] $5K ME&EVE AWARD
Deadline: April 20, 2021
Supporting a female-identified, non-binary, transgender, and/or gender non-conforming photographer, 40 years of age and over.
JUROR
Annick Shen – Adobe Stock’s Head of Editorial
AWARD PACKAGE
- $5,000
- Review Santa Fe: Tuition
- Review Santa Fe: Presentation
- Lenscratch publication
ENTRY FEE
$30 members/ $40 non-members
4] EXCELLENCE IN MULTIMEDIA AWARD
Deadline: April 20, 2021
Recognizing a project that utilizes photography, video, installation, or other elements that expand on traditional methods of displaying and experiencing photography.
JUROR
Cosima Amelang – Producer/Editor, Mobile Storytelling, National Geographic Partners
AWARD PACKAGE
- Review Santa Fe: Tuition
- Review Santa Fe: Presentation
- Lenscratch publication
ENTRY FEE
$30 members/ $40 non-members
5] THE CENTER AWARDS
April 20, 2021
Recognizing outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter in three categories: Personal, Social and Environmental. Images can be singular or part of a series.
JURORS
- Personal: Merry Scully – Head of Curatorial Affairs, Curator of Contemporary Art, New Mexico Museum of Art
- Social: TBA
- Environmental: Melissa Dale – Interim Director of Photography, The Nature Conservancy
AWARD PACKAGE
- Review Santa Fe: Tuition
- Review Santa Fe: Presentation
- Lenscratch publication
ENTRY FEE
$70 members/ $85 non-members
6] REVIEW SANTA FE – PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Deadline: April 20, 2021
An opportunity for photographers and lens-based artists looking to connect with other professionals to showcase their work and to advance their careers through the juried portfolio review process.
EVENT DATES: October 12-17, 2021
Full or Half Scholarships Available
ENTRY FEE
$45 members/ $55 non-members
About:
CENTER is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that honors, supports and provides opportunities to gifted and committed photographers. The programs and awards administered by CENTER offer education, recognition, exhibition and exposure to fine-art and documentary photographers.
CENTER
50 Mount Carmel Rd
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
