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Fellowship 17

International Photography Competition

Silver Eye Center for Photography   /   Deadline: 10/31/16

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Silver Eye Center for Photography announces a Call for Entries for Fellowship 17, our international photography competition. Now in its 17th year, this competition recognizes both rising talent and established photographers from all corners of the globe and from the state of Pennsylvania.

This year’s juror is Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator, Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ, Norton Family Curator of Photography, Phoenix Museum of Art.

Deadline for submissions via Silver Eye’s website (www.silvereye.org/fellowship17) is Monday, October 31, 2016, 11:59:59 pm EST.

What to Enter
The submission you are entering is comprised of three individual items: 1) a one-page Artist’s Statement in PDF format; 2) your biography or CV in PDF format, and 3) your work sample.

You may submit up to ten (10) images from a cohesive, exhibition-ready body of work created within the past three years. Or, if from an ongoing project, the portfolio must include images created within the past three years.

Submitted work may not have been previously exhibited at Silver Eye or in the Greater Pittsburgh region.

For the best image quality and fast upload, image files must be no larger than 1,500 pixels wide, and saved as a .JPG size 8.

How to Enter
Submissions will be accepted via Silver Eye’s website, www.silvereye.org/fellowship17/.

Complete the online application form, upload media, and submit fees.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Fees

$0 for Silver Eye members; $50 for new/renewing Silver Eye members; $55 for non-members

Eligibility

All U.S. and international amateur and professional photographers, age 18 and older at the time of submission, may apply.

Silver Eye staff and their relatives, board members, current interns, and past Fellowship winners are not eligible to apply.

Requirements

Submissions must be made digitally at http://www.silvereye.org/fellowship17

Awards

• One (1) International Award Winner receives a solo exhibition at Silver Eye opening early 2017; $3,000 cash prize; an online gallery on Silver Eye’s website (with link to artist website); and media outreach and promotion.
• One (1) Keystone Award Winner, reserved for a Pennsylvania artist, receives a spotlight exhibition in early 2017; $1,000 cash prize; an online gallery on Silver Eye’s website (with link to artist website); and media outreach and promotion.
• Five (5) Juror’s Commendation Winners will be named on Silver Eye’s website and press releases.

Evaluation Criteria

Selection Criteria
Award recipients will be selected by the juror on the basis of exceptional, distinctive talent as evidenced by the strength of their submitted portfolios. The juror is especially interested in seeing portfolios with a strong narrative thrust and highly individual, original points of view.

Judging
There are two (2) rounds of evaluation. Winners will be notified via phone immediately following the decision of the juror. Non-selected photographers will be notified by email shortly thereafter. Decisions of the juror are final and binding.

Contact Information

Juliana Zipay
1015 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

P: 4124311810
F: 4124315777
W: http://www.silvereye.org/
E: info@silvereye.org