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SF Camerawork Exhibition Award

Call for exhibition proposals by artists, collectives, and curators.

San Francisco Camera Work   /   Deadline: 03/06/20

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SF Camerawork invites artists, collectives, and curators working with photography and related media to submit proposals for an exhibition in 2021 at SF Camerawork's spacious gallery in downtown San Francisco. The selected proposal will receive the inaugural SF Camerawork Exhibition Award—which includes a $5,000 project grant plus shipping, installation, technical, marketing, and community engagement support.

What we'd love to see
SF Camerawork invites a wide range of photographic work and encourages experimental and risk-taking new work in photography and related media, including fine art, installation, multi-media, social justice, and documentary projects.

SF Camerawork is committed to equity and diversity as primary to our mission of provoking discovery and exchange of new perspectives, ideas, and experiences for all who value photography.

Project proposals should be new and exciting in content as well as substantially realized and prepared for a significant exhibition. Please review our exhibitions archive to get a sense of the scope, media, and themes of past SF Camerawork exhibitions.

SF Camerawork is committed to providing generous support to our exhibiting artists and guest curators. The executive director, gallery manager, and programming committee actively engage with the production, coordination, and promotion of each exhibition. The project selected for the SF Camerawork Exhibition Award will receive:

$5,000 project grant

2-3 month exhibition at SF Camerawork in
downtown San Francisco.

Production and shipping expenses

Robust promotion and engagement support including:

Public opening reception

Walkthrough with artists, curators, and collectors

Email, website and social media marketing

Instagram takeover

Printed announcement cards

At least one public programming event such as an artist talk, curator lecture, or workshop to engage the community with the artists and exhibition content

Exhibition installation documentation images

Proposals kept on file for future opportunities - SF Camerawork will keep outstanding proposals for the SF Camerawork Award on file for active consideration for other potential exhibition opportunities in 2021-2022 and beyond.

Location

1011 Market Street, San Francisco, CA2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103

Fees

$10

Eligibility

Application Details
Chris Fraser : Revolving Doors , site-specific exhibition 2015
Chris Fraser : Revolving Doors, site-specific exhibition 2015

Call is open to artists, curators, and collectives working with photography and related media, throughout the US and internationally.

Artist-collaborations or collectives are invited to submit a single joint application.

Proposals will be reviewed by SF Camerawork Executive Director, Heather Snider, and the SF Camerawork Programming Committee.

$10 application fee

Requirements

Application Requirements
Narrative exhibition proposal (250-500 words) outlining:

Conceptual goals and purpose for exhibition

Artist statement of project(s) included / List of proposed artists with brief project descriptions

Project Sample Images 10+ (1MB each - not to exceed 15 MBs)

CV or bio

Project budget

Awards

$5,000 project grant

Evaluation Criteria

What we'd love to see
SF Camerawork invites a wide range of photographic work and encourages experimental and risk-taking new work in photography and related media, including fine art, installation, multi-media, social justice, and documentary projects.

SF Camerawork is committed to equity and diversity as primary to our mission of provoking discovery and exchange of new perspectives, ideas, and experiences for all who value photography.

Project proposals should be new and exciting in content as well as substantially realized and prepared for a significant exhibition. Please review our exhibitions archive to get a sense of the scope, media, and themes of past SF Camerawork exhibitions.

Contact Information

Heather Snider
1101 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

P: 415 487 1011
W: https://bit.ly/2U3wNrz
E: info@sfcamerawork.org