Grants CENTER: Project Awards & Grants
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: February 25, 2020 – 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
Supports fine art or documentary projects that are still in progress and have been minimally not been widely exhibited or published.
JUROR
Erin O’Toole – Associate Curator of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Art
GRANT PACKAGE
$5,000 financial support Admission to the Professional Development Workshop Complimentary Tuition for Review Santa Fe Presentation at Review Santa Fe.
ENTRY FEE
$35 members/ $45 non-members
2] $5K PROJECT LAUNCH GRANT
Supports a complete fine art, documentary, or photojournalistic project to successfully reach wider audiences.
GRANT PACKAGE
$5,000 financial support Winners Exhibition Admission to the Professional Development Workshop Complimentary Tuition for Review Santa Fe Presentation at Review Santa Fe
ENTRY FEE
$35 members/ $45 non-members
3] $5K ME&EVE AWARD
CENTER is pleased to offer the me&EVE Award in its second year. This $5,000 award is for a female-identified photographer, 40 years of age and over, who uses their camera to address social justice.
JUROR
Jennifer Pritheeva Samuel – Photo Editor, National Geographic
AWARD PACKAGE
$5,000 financial support Winners Exhibition Complimentary Tuition for Review Santa Fe Presentation at Review Santa Fe.
Must be awarded to a female-identified or non-binary photographer, 40 years of age and over, who uses their camera to address social justice.
ENTRY FEE
$30 members/ $40 non-members
4] EXCELLENCE IN MULTIMEDIA AWARD
Supports a project that utilizes photography, video, installation, or other elements that expand on traditional methods of displaying and experiencing photography.
JUROR
Carrie Levy – Creative Director, The New York Times
AWARD PACKAGE
Winners Exhibition Complimentary Tuition for Review Santa Fe Presentation at Review Santa Fe.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place awarded in each Choice Award category.
ENTRY FEE
$30 members/ $40 non-members
5] THE CHOICE AWARDS
Recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter. Images can be singular or part of a series. Divided into three categories: Curator’s Choice, Director’s Choice, and Editor’s Choice.
JURORS
- Marina Chao – Assistant Curator, International Center of Photography
- Rubén Esparza – Curator; Director Queer Biennial
- Nicole Werbeckn- Senior Supervising Editor for Visuals and Engagement, NPR
AWARD PACKAGE
Winners Exhibition Complimentary Tuition for Review Santa Fe Presentation at Review Santa Fe.
Submit to an individual category, or ALL 3 Choice Awards – Curator’s, Director’s or Editor’s Choice. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place awarded in each Choice Award category.
ENTRY FEE
$70 members/ $85 non-members
6] REVIEW SANTA FE PHOTO FESTIVAL
CENTER’s premier juried portfolio review event is a weekend conference and festival for photographers who have created a project or series and are seeking audience expansion, critical issues, and community connection in the profoundly unique sense of place, Santa Fe, NM.
EVENT DATES: October 15 – 18, 2020
FULL 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
