Calls for Entries
and Submissions
The SPE listing for calls for entries and submissions includes many
photo-related opportunities that have come to our attention. Please verify all call for submission information with the organizations that posted the information.
Calls for entries and submissions may be submitted to SPE via the link below, or by sending an email to spenews@spenational.org.
Please include a brief description of the call, deadline and a website
url. All submitted calls will be considered for our web listing and
for publication in our SPE Member Newsletter.
To submit a call for entries, please use the online
form.
Also check the Lectures and Events listing for other opportunities.
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| 06/9/09 |
The 2010 Factor Prize Award |
Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art |
1/30/10 |
The Prize is accompanied by a cash prize of $10,000. To submit an entry, visit www.factorprize.org. The site not only serves as a nomination point for artists but it is also an archive of information about Southern artists that can be used by curators, collectors,academicians and the public.
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| 06/25/09 |
24th Annual International Juried Show |
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey |
10/1/09 |
The 24th Annual International Juried Show is being presented at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, January 15 to March 19, 2010.
This critically acclaimed show is open to artists with eligible work in all media from the United States and around the globe. A distinguished member of the arts community is chosen as juror each year. Susan Kismaric, Curator, Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art will serve as this year's juror.
The exhibition is open to artists in all media from across the country and abroad. Each artist may enter NO MORE than two recent pieces for consideration. One CD containing BOTH images or one 35mm slide for EACH
work must be submitted.
For Submission Guidelines and to Enter Online: http://www.artcenternj.org
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| 06/9/09 |
Picturing America School: Developing American Art-related K-12 Coursework |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
10/7/09 |
Collaboration Projects Grant Opportunity Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to collaborative projects between humanities scholars and educators to develop K-12 coursework related to American art.
Deadline: October 7, 2009
Full rfp: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/PASCP.html
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| 05/26/09 |
PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards |
PhotoPhilanthropy |
10/31//09 |
| Socially concerned photographers are invited to participate in the first annual PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards. PhotoPhilanthropy is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and activism in social causes through photography. The PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards allow student, amateur and professional photographers to capture the work of a local or global not-for-profit organization through the creation of an engaging Photo Essay.
A large percentage of the Photo Essays submitted will appear on our website at www.photophilanthropy.org. The top Photo Essays in each category will also receive cash prizes. For professional photographers, there is one $5,000 Grand Prize, for Students and Amateurs, one Grand Prize of $500.For more information including a contest overview, submission form, submission guidelines, please visit www.photophilanthropy.org/awards.
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| 06/25/09 |
Bay Area Photographer Open Call |
Hyde Street Gallery |
9/1//09 |
Hyde Street Gallery is having an open call to all Bay Area Photographers. We are looking for new artists to represent. Please mail your cv, statement, bio, and images to Hyde Street Gallery, 1987 Hyde Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Please include a CD of 15-30 .jpgs or 15-30 8x10 prints. Please include a SASE if you would like your images/CD to be returned. If you would like to drop off in person, please call the gallery to arrange a time.
Deadline: September 1, 2009
Hyde Street Gallery, 1987 Hyde Street Gallery, 415-359-9800, www.hydestreetgallery.com
Contact: Kirsten Harkonen, kharko87@gmail.com
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| 05/26/09 |
National Photography '09 |
The Main Street Gallery |
9/18//09 |
Fine art photographers residing in the USA and 18 years of age or older are eligible to submit slides/digital images for consideration. Entry fee $30/2 pieces of artwork. CD images must be either a jpeg or gif image (600 dpi largest dimensional side, PC compatible and 72 dpi).
For more information and prospectus, please email gallery maingal@localnet.com , or send a SASE to The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, P.O. Box 161, Groton, NY 13073 or print prospectus pdf file at Call for Entries page online. Website www.mainstreetgal.com
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| 05/21/09 |
Alternative Processes Competition |
Soho Photo |
9/12/09 |
| Soho Photo's 5th Annual Alternative Processes competition. Several of the photographic methods accepted range from albumen,bromoil,cyanotype, to tintypes and ziatypes.
Robert A. Schaefer, Jr.. our multi talented juror is a fine art photographer, and writer for doubleexposure who teaches at NYU and The Center for Alternative Photography. He has had many one man shows in Europe as well as the USA. His work is in MOMA and the Biblioteque Nationale.
A call for entry and prospectus are available for downloading at the website www.sohophoto.com.
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| 05/21/09 |
The Magnum Expression Award in Association with HP |
Magnum Photos |
9/30//09 |
Magnum Photos is pleased to announce the first annual Expression Photography Award in association with HP. The award, established with the goal of inspiring change through photography, aims to discover compelling documentary photography employed to affect social awareness.
Magnum photographers Alec Soth, Jonas Bendiksen, Paolo Pellegrin, and Susan Meiselas and HP representative Louis Kim will judge on the panel and select one chosen winner to receive a $10,000 grant to support the continuation of his/her work, HP's large format Designjet Z3200 Photo printer for fine art printing, archival pigment inks, fine art paper and additional prizes from contributing partners Blurb and PhotoShelter.
Two honorable mentions and 17 finalists will also receive awards to support and encourage their photographic work. Participation is at no cost and photographers worldwide are encouraged to submit.
http://expression.magnumphotos.com/expression_award/
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| 05/21/09 |
PHOTOGRAPHY, BEREAVEMENT AND GRIEF:
Interpreting personal loss through creative practice |
De Montfort University Leicester, UK |
7/1/09 |
| A call for expressions of interest in an interdisciplinary research project, concerned with exploring the significance of creative photography in the representation of personal loss, is being made by Dr Mike Simmons and Professor Paul Hill form De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/aad/research-projects/photography-bereavement-grief/
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| 06/10/09 |
3rd Ward Summer Solo Show: A Search for the Next Great Artist |
3rd Ward |
7/2/09 |
The Summer Solo Show is an open call for dynamic, inventive and provocative work of all mediums - sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video, and more!
The selected artist will receive:
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$1,000 cash grant
- A solo exhibition in 3rd Ward's gallery, complete with a massive opening reception
- A 2-page spread in 3rd Ward's quarterly publication
- 1-month residency at 3rd Ward with FULL facility access
- NYC wide exposure post cards, flyers, press!
For this call we are joined by judges: Katherine Brinson, Curator at the Guggenheim; Amy Kisch of Sotheby's; and Jeremy Ortega, Art Director at Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine.
www.3rdward.com/summersoloshow09/
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| 06/9/09 |
Tribute to Change Juried Photo Exhibit |
Bread & Roses Community Fund |
7/6/09 |
| This year, for our annual Tribute to Change event, we are curating a collection of photographs that document communities coming together to build power and self-determination, empowerment, and working for social change. These photos will be exhibited alongside the work of renowned documentary photographer Harvey Finkle who has produced a substantial body of work concerned with social, political and cultural issues. The exhibit will take place at the National Constitution Center on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Visit www.breadrosesfund.org/go/photos for more information and eligibility requirements.
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| 06/9/09 |
2009 International Show |
Center for Fine Art Photography |
7/7/09 |
| The Center for Fine Art Photography announces a current call for entry for the 2009 International Photography Show. Deadline for submissions is July 7, 2009 at midnight PST. All images submitted on line at our website www.c4fap.org. You can also visit the website for more information or prospective.
The Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 N College Ave, Fort Collins CO 80524, 970-224-1010, http://www.c4fap.org.
Contact: Bill Guy, cfe@c4fap.org
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| 06/25/09 |
Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition |
Blurb |
7/16/09 |
Photography.Book.Now is a celebration of the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them. Learn more about the competition, categories, our jurors and of course, the awards at http://pbn.blurb.com/.
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| 06/25/09 |
2009 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography |
Center for Fine Art Photography |
7/14/09 |
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The exhibition is open to photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome
Find submission details and more information at http://www.c4fap.org/index.asp
The Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 N College Ave, Fort Collins CO 80524, 970-224-1010.
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| 06/25/09 |
3rd Annual Photography Re - Imagined |
Titl Gallery |
8/25/09 |
Deadline date has been extended. Tilt Gallery call for entries juror for this year is Jill Enfield. All prints using an alternative or historical process are eligible and subject matter is open.
To download entry form please go to http://www.tiltgallery.com/ for any questions please email info@tiltgallery.com
Tilt Gallery, Tilt Gallery/UPS Store 3116 South Mill Ave # 215, Tempe, Az. 85282,USA, 602-716-5667
Contact: Melanie Craven, info@tiltgallery.com
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| 06/25/09 |
Portrait |
Center for Fine Art Photography |
8/18/09 |
Theme: A visual representation that portrays the likeness of a person, animal, place or thing.
The exhibition is open to photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome
Find submission details and more information at http://www.c4fap.org/index.asp
The Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 N College Ave, Fort Collins CO 80524, 970-224-1010.
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| 05/21/09 |
The 2009 Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer |
Julia Dean Photo Workshops |
7/17/09 |
| One person is selected for this prize and is given a one-person, all expenses paid, exhibition at the Julia Dean Gallery in Venice Beach, California, on October 17, 2009, plus a Canon EOS50D/E 28-135 Kit.
This year’s juror is Tim Wride, who was Curator of the Department of Photographs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for 14 years, before becoming the founding Executive Director of No Strings Foundation, a Los Angeles-based non–profit that provides individual artist grants to U.S. photographers.
For Guidelines and Application: www.juliadean.com/competitions/index.html
For Questions Contact: Julia Dean
jd@juliadean.com
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| 06/9/09 |
Guest Curator for the Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2011 Presentation |
Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal |
8/17/09 |
| Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal is launching its call for the Guest Curator for the 12th presentation of the international biennale of contemporary photography that will take place in September 2011
The Guest Curator for 2011 will develop a, new, bold and innovative theme that lends itself to a coherent program of exhibitions, publication, colloquium, etc., that will distinguish Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal internationally and provide opportunities for our visitors to develop a better understanding of the theme and issues in contemporary photography in general.
For more details, please download the PDF on our website www.moisdelaphoto.com.
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| 06/9/09 |
ARLIS/NA 38th Annual Conference: Revolution and Innovation: At the Hub of Discovery |
Art Libraries Society of North America |
6/22/09 |
| The ARLIS/NA 38th Annual Conference in Boston, MA (April 23-26, 2010) will explore revolution and innovation within art librarianship and visual resources librarianship as new technologies, economic changes and other factors transform our profession.
The abstract submission deadline is June 22, 2009. Abstracts received after the submission deadline will automatically be placed on the waiting list
For details and to submit a proposal, click here.
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| 05/21/09 |
Call for Submissions: Celebrating Photography of the Rural South |
Slow Exposures 2009 |
6/15/09 |
A Juried Exhibition Celebrating Photography of the Rural South”Pike Historic Preservation announces a call to photographers for the Seventh Annual SlowExposures juried photography exhibit, September 18-20 and 23-27, 2009, at the historic Candler Field Museum in Williamson, Georgia (Pike County, a one hour from downtown Atlanta). $2,000 in total awards will be given to 1st – 3rd place winners in two entry categories. Honorable mention ribbons will also be awarded. Jurors: Annette Cone-Skelton (Director, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta & an accomplished artist) & Tim Barnwell (Master Photographer based in Asheville, NC). This year there is no theme beyond “the rural South.” Photographers may submit up to four (4) images in each of the two categories: The Southeast and West Central Georgia (see the Call for Entries form for the county-specific definition of this geographic area). All work must be original to the artist and have been produced within the last 4 years. Photographs may be color, or black and white, using traditional or digital processes, or elements of both.
All entries must be submitted on CD or 35 mm slides. $30 per entry category. Entries must be postmarked by June 15, 2009. Download Call for Entries (PDF format) at website: www.slowexposures.org or send SASE to: SlowExposures, PO Box 489, Zebulon, GA 30295. Questions? Please see the website, or contact Christine Curry at chris@slowexposures.org or call 770-567-3600.
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| 05/01/09 |
Call for Entries: RayKo Artist in Residence Program |
RayKo Photo Center |
6/15/09 |
All artists in the San Francisco Bay Area working in any photography-based media are encouraged to apply for the RayKo Artist in Residence program. The Program was developed to continue our support and education of photographers working and living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through the program, photographers will receive $1500 credit to use however they choose at RayKo’s professional photographic center. Artists may choose to receive $1250 credit plus one free class at RayKo. The credit is for facility use only and does not include purchase of paper, film, frames, or any photographic supplies. The program will begin at the start of each workshop semester, summer, winter, and spring. Three artists will be chosen for the year. Deadline for submittal is June 15th to be considered for any of the Artist-in-Residence positions for the coming year. There is a $20 fee to apply. For more information or to download a prospectus and entry guidelines, please visit our website, www.raykophoto.com.
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| 05/01/09 |
Call for Submissions: 425th Anniversary Photo Award |
Hahnemühle |
6/30/09 |
To help celebrate our 425th Anniversary, Hahnemühle is pleased to announce the following special event:
The Hahnemühle 425th Anniversary Photo Award- this is an open, international competition with the intriguing theme: "For Originals". We are interested in having photographers present their unique visions of people, objects and moods from the most "original" perspective possible. Hahnemühle will be awarding non-cash prizes, in several categories, worth Euro 36.000*. Winning entries will also become part of the prestigiousHahnemühle Anniversary Collection, a traveling exhibition scheduled for hanging in the major photo capitals around the world. *For American winners the prize value will be changed into USD to the days exchange rate (e.g. Euro 1,000= $1,400 at January 1st, 2009)
Enter your work and you could Win Paper, International Recognition and More... Send all entries before June 30, 2009.
For more info, go to: http://www.hahnemuhledirect.com/
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| 04/13/09 |
Call for Submissions: Appalachian Photographers Project |
Appalachian Photographers Project |
Ongoing |
Appalachian Photographers Project
The Appalachian Photographers Project exhibits portfolios by both established and emerging photographers who live or work in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The APP is a curated showcase based at East Tennessee State University. By partnering with The University's institutions, like The Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, Now & Then Magazine, and The Reece Museum, there are regularly scheduled exhibitions, publishing and sales opportunities.
The APP is a sister project to the Midwest Photographers Project housed at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Illinois.
The APP takes submissions on a rolling basis. Please submit anytime.
To be considered for the inaugural juried group, please sumbit your work by April 15th, 2009.
Please provide the following
- 20 jpgs from a body of work (72ppi, 600 pixels high) Feel free to zip all of the files together and send via yousendit.com.
- Short bio
- Artist statement
- Current residence or place where body of work was done (must be in AL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, or WV), Website address (if available), Contact info
Please email the above to APPSubmissions@gmail.com
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| 04/13/09 |
Call for Submissions: 2009 International Juried Photography Competition |
Artists Haven Gallery, Ft Lauderdale, FL |
6/30/09 |
ARTISTS HAVEN GALLERY, FT LAUDERDALE, FL
DEADLINE: June 30, 2009
2009 International Juried Photography Competition. Open to all and International photographers working in digital or film media. Juror: Barbara O'Keefe, Executive Director, The Coral Springs Museum of American Art , FL. Cash & Prize Awards valued over $10,000. Group Exhibition Sept 01 - 31, 2009. Awards Presentation Sept 19, 2009. Winners do not need to be present. Entry fee: $25/1 piece, $10 each additional. No entry limit.
Complete Guidelines & Entry Form at www.artistshavengallery.com
Artists Haven Gallery
2757 East Oakland Park Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306
Phone: 954-817-4893
Email: 2009ipc@artistshavengallery.com
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| 03/03/09 |
Call for Submissions: Cerise Press |
Cerise Press |
Ongoing |
Cerise Press
CERISE PRESS is an international online (with forthcoming print) journal of literature, arts and culture based in the U.S.A and France. The journal is published three times a year: Summer, Fall/Winter, and Spring. We include a selection of photographers' galleries (black and white or color) in each issue, along with poetry, translations, interviews and more.
Please visit our website for guidelines: http://www.cerisepress.com
Contact: Greta Aart, Sally Molini, Karen Rigby editors@cerisepress.com
Deadline: Ongoing
Cerise Press, P.O. Box 241187 / Omaha NE 68124
http://www.cerisepress.com
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| 2/23/09 |
Call for Applications: Art in Amsterdam |
Art In Amsterdam |
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Call for Applications: ART IN AMSTERDAM 2009
A two-week artists residency and retreat
July 6th through July 17th
Please consider participating in this wonderful, and transformative art-making experience. Art In Amsterdam is a 2-week intensive workshop experience, dedicated to the process and joy of working in the studio while immersed in the art and culture of Amsterdam, a truly unique, world-class city.
We offer individual studio space, individual and group critiques, hotel with breakfast (1 block from The van Gogh Museum), visiting artists, museum visits, seminars and college credit. We provide structure and guidance on an individual basis and welcome all artists of any level of experience. We invite you to join us!
For more information please visit:
http://www.art-in-amsterdam.com
Or call Charles: 617 327 1382
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| 2/4/09 |
Call for Applications: Photography Workshop in Shanghai |
School of Visual Arts |
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PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP IN SHANGHAI
An intensive digital residency that not only emphasizes the exploration and understanding of this unique and dynamic city but also integrates Western and Chinese thought and photographic practice. Participants will receive insightful seminars on historical and contemporary Chinese photography as well as portfolio reviews of their own projects by individuals from the Shanghai photography community. Along with daily dialogue with other participants and seminar leaders, the program offers the opportunity to expand one’s body of work in a new context in a vibrant city that is a fusion of the old and new.
Faculty:
Abby Robinson, Adjunct Professor, School of Visual Arts, has exhibited her photographs extensively, and are in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Fine Art in Houston. She has received a Fulbright for her work in India, an Asian Cultural Council Grant to work in Vietnam, an American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies Fellowship and a residency at Three Shadows, a new photographic center in Beijing.
Daniel Traub is an American photographer who lived in China from 1999-2007 where he was engaged with long term projects including Simplified Characters which explores the transformation of China’s cities through street portraits and urban scenes and City’s Edge which looks at the border region where urban and rural China meet. His images have appeared in publications including The New York Times Magazine, London Telegraph Magazine and Wallpaper. His work has been exhibited in Asia, Europe and the United States and is in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Workshop Dates:
Two week program: June 13-June 27 (3 credits) $2400.
Four week program: June 13-July 11 (6 credits) $4800.
Application Deadline: TBD
A portfolio of 12 jpegs of recent work must be submitted along with a supporting statement and a completed application form. Acceptance into this program is based on portfolio review.
For further information on the Photography Workshop in Shanghai, please contact: Malcolm Lightner, Program Assistant, School of Visual Arts. (212)592-2335, E-mail: mlightner@sva.edu or visit us online at www.sva.edu/artsabroad.
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