The Magnificent Spiral (No. 5) by Clarence John Laughlin, 1948.
© The Historic New Orleans Collection. Accession number 1981.247.1.981.

Clarence John Laughlin Photography Award

New Orleans Photo Alliance Announces the Annual $5000 Clarence John Laughlin Award

The New Orleans Photo Alliance is pleased to announce its offering of an annual $5000 award to recognize and reward a fine art photographer who is creating or has completed a significant body of photographic work.

The Clarence John Laughlin Award was created by the New Orleans Photo Alliance to support the work of photographers who use the medium as a means of creative expression. It honors the life and work of Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985), a New Orleans photographer best known for his surrealist images of the American South. The Clarence John Laughlin Award grants one $5000 prize annually to a photographer whose work exhibits sustained artistic excellence and creative vision. John Wood, Editor of 21st Editions, will serve as the inaugural juror.

This new award is open to emerging and established photographers who reside in the U.S. The online application process requires a portfolio of 10-20 photographs, a written statement, a bio or CV, and a $25 application fee. The application deadline is September 15, 2010. Only one recipient will be selected to receive the $5,000 award.

This is a terrific opportunity for us to support the creativity of photographers and to make their work available to the public. said NOPA President George Long. The Award serves as a compliment to our Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography, which offers opportunity and prestige to some exceptionally talented and deserving photographers.

The New Orleans Photo Alliance will announce the winner on November 1st and present the prize during this year’s PhotoNOLA festival in December 2010. Complete details, guidelines and an application form are available at:

http://NewOrleansPhotoAlliance.org/grants/CJL_Award

About Clarence John Laughlin
Louisiana-born Clarence John Laughlin (14 August 1905-2 January 1985) photographed and wrote about things that interested him and that he thought others should notice, too. Laughlin found hidden meanings and universal truths in a variety of sources: everyday objects, the architecture of New Orleans, Louisiana’s plantations, and Victorian architecture of the United States.  He interpreted these subjects, and others, through black and white photographs, accompanied by texts he composed to steer the viewer in certain directions about the photographs’ contents. Collage, multiple exposures, combination printing, and hand-coloring were among the tools he incorporated in crafting his pictures. His 1948 Ghosts Along the Mississippi was critically acclaimed and remained in print for some four decades. Museums around the world house his prints. Prior to his death, his archive of photographs and writing was acquired by The Historic New Orleans Collection.

~John H. Lawrence, The Historic New Orleans Collection

About the New Orleans Photo Alliance
The New Orleans Photo Alliance was formed by a diverse group of photographers in 2006 to foster community and opportunities for photographers in the Gulf South. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage the understanding and appreciation of photography. NOPA currently serves more than 350 members from Louisiana and throughout the United States. Since its inception NOPA has sponsored numerous photographic exhibitions, workshops and educational programs, including PhotoNOLA, the annual photography festival held each December in New Orleans. In 2009, NOPA instituted the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography, a $5000 annual grant.

To learn more about the New Orleans Photo Alliance, please visit the website:

wwww.neworleansphotoalliance.org

New Orleans Photo Alliance
1111 St. Mary Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Voies Off

26 ter rue Raspail – 13200 Arles

Tél : +33 (0)4 90 96 93 82 – Fax : +33 (0)4 90 96 93 82

www.voies-off.com | photographie@voies-off.com

Résistances :: 15 years of photographic alternative

How to celebrate 15 years of photography if not by asserting the strong and emblematic values of an artistic path that has kept on crystalizing with the years.

In the midst of the international crisis that photography has been undergoing–a crisis of meaning as well as a crisis for those professionals who have had to change course to survive–we have decided to invite concerned practitioners. We have the honor of introducing you to tonight’s showing conceived by Michel Poivert: Inner Self dealing with the presence of spirits, quite a challenge in our materialistic world. François Lauchon, with Xavier Zimbardo’s help (Fight For Foto) has managed to salvage Rapho, the famous French photo agency, from ruthless dismembering. With images selected from the agency’s archives we will celebrate intense moments of resistance throughout the 20th century. Purpose, the webmag / e-zine, has been advocating highly humanistic values through the choices of images and projects that they have made, carefully watching and analyzing the relationships developing between a market-driven economy and simple human beings. Another of our night-projection will be dedicated to them. As for Christian Gattinoni, the editor of lacritique.org he has accepted our offer and will act as the curator for Identity Lab, a project by L’Évadée collective. Questioning issues developed around the concept of “identity” he will take on, in his own way, a posture of resistance.

Finally, L’Arlésienne, another of Voies Off productions and night showings is intended to be a testimony of the festival’s anchoring in the city of Arles as well as a way for us to thank all the friends who have accepting our invitation to collaborate or simply join the ever-increasing numbers of our audience and supporters.

Although leaving most of this year’s night projections to the responsibilities of our renowned guests, as usual, Voies Off will celebrate and reward creativity during the nights dedicated to the selections for the 2010 Voies Off Prize.

This year over 60 candidates will be competing for our prize of international reputation.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors who have allowed us again to present you with such an entertaining and challenging program: from local government to various public institution and private sponsors. Moreover Voies Off would not exist without the scores of volunteers who have supported and labored at our project for so many years.

The whole Voies Off team is waiting for you from July 3rd to July 10th to celebrate its 15th anniversary in the inner yard of the Archbishop’s Palace.

Christophe Laloi, artistic director

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Concurso de fotografía Carteles De Anuncios En La Calle

¿Donde Pongo Mi Cartel?

Concurso Web.

Plazo de entrega: Octubre 15, 2010

Hoy empezamos este sencillo concurso con el que puedes ganar un Iphone4. Para participar solo tienes que hacer una foto en la que el tema principal sean los carteles de anuncios. Ya sabes, los típicos carteles de alquiler de habitación, clases particulares, etc. que todos conocemos y que puedes ver pegados en muchas de las calles, farolas, marquesinas de autobuses… de tu ciudad.

Bases del concurso:

1. Podrán concurrir a este Premio todas las personas que lo deseen (no importa el país de origen) siempre que las fotos sean originales e inéditas y no hayan sido presentadas a ningún otro concurso. Cualquier persona podrá participar con tantas fotos como desee.

2.- El tema principal de las fotos presentadas serán los carteles de anuncios (Los típicos carteles de alquiler de habitación, clases particulares, etc. que todos conocemos y que se pueden ver pegados en muchas de las calles, farolas, marquesinas, etc. de cualquier ciudad). Podrán ser fotos capturadas en la calle, en el tablondeanuncios de la facultad, en el supermercado o en cualquier lugar público en el que se halle el cartel. Las fotos pueden ser de un solo cartel o de un grupo de carteles, podrán ser espontáneas o composiciones. No se admitiran a concurso las fotos de carteles de anuncios de empresas.

3. Puedes participar de cualquiera de la siguientes formas:

a) A través de tu blog, fotoblog, posterous, tumblr, etc.  Para ello has de publicar un post que contendrá:

El título. La foto en el cuerpo del post. El siguiente enlace al pie: Carteles de anuncios.

b) A través de Twitter:  Solo tienes que escribir un tweet que contenga:

El título de la foto. El enlace hacia la foto (puedes publicar la foto en twittpic; flickr…). El enlace y hashtag: www.dondepongomicartel.com #tda

c) A través de Facebook o Tuenti: Solo tienes que escribir en tu muro un mensaje que contenga:

El titulo. La foto. Este enlace: http://www.dondepongomicartel.com

4. Premio: El premio será un Iphone4 de 16 GB, que se enviará al ganador directamente desde la Applestore de su pais de residencia. En caso de que en la fecha de entrega del premio, el Iphone4 no esté a la venta liberado en el pais de residencia del ganador, el premio será sustituido por su valor en metálico. Para ello se tomará como referencia el precio que en ese momento marque la tienda oficial de Apple en USA del Iphone4 de 16 GB.

5.- Plazo de presentacion de fotografías: El plazo de presentación de fotografías finaliza el día 15 de Octubre de 2010.

6. Los participantes eximen a la organización de cualquier responsabilidad derivada del plagio o cualquier otra trasgresión de la legislación vigente en la que pudieran incurrir los participantes.

7. Los autores de las fotos enviadas al concurso ceden gratuitamente sus derechos de reproducción a la organización para que estos sean expuestos en cualquiera de las páginas web de la misma y divulgados a través de sus cuentas de Facebook, Twitter, y cualquier otra red social que consideren conveniente. El premio podrá declararse desierto en caso de que el jurado, tras un análisis minucioso de los relatos publicados, considere que ninguno tiene la calidad suficiente. La participación en este concurso implica la plena aceptación de estas bases.

Todas las fotos participantes se incluirán o enlazarán desde este blog. No es necesario que nos envíes tu foto, pero si quieres asegurarte que entra en concurso, déjame un comentario con la dirección del blog, tweet, etc aquí. Cualquier duda puedes ponerte en contacto con nosotros a info@dondepongomicartel.com. Esperamos que participes y te deseamos que tengas suerte!

MAGNETO

La direccion general del festival anuncia selecciones y curaciones en las provincias Argentinas y del exterior a partir de Julio de 2010 para participar del festival fotografico mas importante del interior del Argentina.

Ya se comienza a palpitar la cercanía del próximo Festival Internacional de Fotografía, en la ciudad de Paraná que se realiza cada dos años, y está dirigido y organizado por el fotógrafo Eduardo Segura, en conjunto con su institución educativa Una Foto Escuela y la Fototeca de Entre Rios.

Estamos considerando nuevas propuestas para sub-sedes en Rosario, Santa Fe, Sunchales, Villa Maria, Cordoba. etc los interesados en participar como sede deben comunicarse por mail a las direcciones que figuran abajo.

Se abre la convocatoria para el III Festival Internacional de Fotografía Magneto, que se llevará a cabo durante agosto y septiembre de 2011. En esta oportunidad se planteó una referencia a seguir y es lo que da el nombre a este evento.

La temática o pauta a tener en cuenta para las propuestas enviadas es: LA ENERGÍA EN TODAS SUS FORMAS.

La selección es para ponencias y carpetas internacionales, nacionales y locales.El tema puede tomarse desde aspectos estéticos, históricos, antropológicos y/o humanos.

Las secciones abiertas para participar son:

· Exposición individual

· Procesos Alternativos ( Cianotipias, Marrón Van Dyke, Heliografías, etc.)

· Intervenciones Callejeras

· Proyecciones de Video

· Disertaciones o Conferencias

· Cursos o Workshops

· Animación en video

Todo el material debe ser enviado por e-mail en baja resolución (640×480 ó 1024×768); con el contenido total de la serie, anticipando un mail previo si se enviaran uno o varios mails para atender el envío y darle el seguimiento correspondiente; dicho mail debe contener la propuesta de la exposición en formato word, una currícula corta y una presentación, también en el mismo se adicionará la propuesta del coloquio que el fotógrafo debe dar sobre su exposición y características del mismo.

Los videos deben ser entregados por correo convencional.

Enviar a eduardosegurafoto@hotmail.com o info@eduardosegura.com.ar

Por vía postal a: Una Foto Escuela, Yrigoyen 329, Paraná, Entre Ríos 3100, Argentina

El fotógrafo podrá ser seleccionado por su obra o por su coloquio si es de interés de la organización.

Para más información:

http://www.eduardosegura.com.ar/

http://fotoescuela.blogspot.com/

Photographers Wanted.

The Artists Wanted Exposure international competition for inspired photography is now open.

This is your opportunity to capture the moment and share your talent with the world.

Deadline: May 31 at 11:59 pm, EST. Submission fee: $10 per image.

Send us your most powerful photographs: http://artistswanted.org/?altd1

info@artistswanted.org

http://artistswanted.org/

Photography is power. In a world of images, a photographer has the potential to change perceptions, ask questions and to explore beauty. This opportunity is open to photographers of all backgrounds who speak exquisitely in the language of lenses and aperture. Our goal is simple – to find amazing photographic talents and expose them to the world in the most potent way possible. Rewards and benefits will be given to all who participate. One Grand Prize winner will be awarded a Manhattan gallery reception, international publicity and their choice of $10,000 cash or 1 year living rent free in a $1.2 million dollar apartment provided by The Edge in New York City.

Our panel of judges including Photographer Lauren Greenfield, New York Times Photo Editor Maura Foley, MoMA Curator Nora Lawrence and JPG Founders Derek Powazek & Heather Powazek Champ, will choose one photographer for the Grand Prize:

• $10,000 cash or 1-year FREE living at a $1.2 million apartment at The Edge in New York City

• A Manhattan gallery reception

• Airfare & shipping to and from New York City for the event

• International publicity

The public will also cast their vote and the highest rated portfolio will receive the People’s Choice Award:

• $2,000 in cash

• A Manhattan gallery reception

• Airfare & shipping to and from New York City for the event

All participants will receive:

An online portfolio searchable by gallerists, press and commercial buyers; A free digital subscription to JPG Magazine; $100 in discounts and credits from Zipcar.com; and discounts and freebies from our corporate sponsors.

With support from The Edge, JPG Magazine, Etsy, Resource Magazine, Zipcar, 3rd Ward.

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REVISTA DE ARTES | Buenos Aires, Argentina

www.revistadeartes.com.ar

Revista de Artes es una publicación digital dedicada desde Marzo de 2003 a promover el arte en todas sus expresiones, difundiendo la obra, vivencias y reflexiones de artistas célebres, desconocidos y noveles.

Desde el advenimiento de Internet, no viajar por el mundo ya no implica privarnos de conocer  lugares. Ya sea de acuerdo a nuestras preferencias más definidas, o por simple curiosidad,  tenemos la oportunidad de recorrer, virtualmente,  cientos de lugares interesantísimos a los que de otro modo tal vez no lleguemos jamás. No es poco mérito para la tecnología, la rama de lo cultural –que pareciera  menos prioritaria que la tecnología que salva vidas- también tiene cualidades trascendentes porque expandir horizontes, generar la motivación de indagar,  estimular la creatividad,  alimenta el alma.

Revista de Artes trata de brindar recorridos variados, recordando y difundiendo  obra de artistas de todas las disciplinas,  conocimiento –a través de teorizaciones  diversas- y agradables paseos por  lugares  fuera de lo común.

In recognition of our mutual interest in documentary and fine art photography, Daylight Magazine and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University have started an international competition, the Daylight/CDS Photo Awards, to honor and promote talented and committed photographers, both emerging and established.

Two awards, a PROJECT PRIZE and a WORK-IN-PROCESS PRIZE. Winners announced mid-June, 2010

DEADLINE: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 8 P.M. (EST)

http://www.daylightmagazine.org/news/2010-daylightcds-photo-awards

PROJECT PRIZE

ONE FIRST PRIZE WINNER | SIX JUROR’S PICK PRIZE WINNERS | TEN HONORABLE MENTIONS
For an extended documentary project or fine art series. Edit photographs with care as the project photographs will be judged on the coherence of the work as a whole. The full panel of jurors will choose one First Prize Winner. Each Guest Juror will also select one photographer to receive a Juror’s Pick Prize and write a short statement about why he or she choose the work. The First Prize Winner will receive a solo exhibition at the Center for Documentary Studies, a multimedia Daylight podcast, a feature in CDS’s newsmagazine Document, presentation in Daylight and CDS online galleries, and $1,000 for exhibition-related expenses. Juror’s Pick Winners will be part of a group exhibition at the Center for Documentary Studies and featured in Daylight and CDS online galleries. Ten Honorable Mentions will be named on Daylight and CDS websites. 20 IMAGES, ONE-PAGE ARTIST’S STATEMENT, AND CV. $60. DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2010, 8 P.M. (EST).

WORK-IN-PROCESS PRIZE

ONE FIRST PRIZE WINNER | SIX JUROR’S PICK PRIZE WINNERS | TEN HONORABLE MENTIONS
For a documentary or fine art essay/work-in-progress from a single body of images The full panel of jurors will choose one First Prize Winner. Each Guest Juror will also select one photographer to receive a Juror’s Pick Prize and write a short statement about why he or she choose the work. The First Prize Winner will be featured in print in Daylight Magazine and CDS’s newsmagazine Document, as well as in Daylight and CDS online galleries and be part of a group exhibition at the Center for Documentary Studies. Juror’s Pick Winners will be part of a group exhibition at the Center for Documentary Studies and featured in Daylight and CDS online galleries. Ten Honorable Mentions will be named on Daylight and CDS websites. 5 IMAGES, ONE-PAGE ARTIST’S STATEMENT, AND CV. $30. DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2010, 8 P.M. (EST).

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Caochangdi PhotoSpring in Beijing

The first annual Caochangdi PhotoSpring will be launched on April 17, 2010. Working 
on a three-year partnership with Les Rencontres d’Arles, the Caochangdi PhotoSpring will be the very first time that Arles’ programs will be shown outside of France.

During the opening week of festivities, numerous exhibitions, lectures, evening concerts, documentary film screenings, and slideshows will take place all across the Caochangdi district of Beijing. Other issues are the announcement of the 2010 Three Shadows Photography Award winner, the presentation of the 2009 Discovery Award of Les Rencontres d’Arles Laureate, a symposium on Photography: “Creativity vs. The Market,” artists’ Open Studios, as well as portfolio reviews by a panel of international professionals. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with photography experts from China and abroad.

All events will be open to the public. Caochangdi PhotoSpring is part of the 2010 Croisements Festival, presented in partnership with the French Embassy in China and curated jointly by Thinking Hands Culture and the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre. It is organized in collaboration with Les Rencontres d’Arles and with the support of the galleries of Caochangdi.

CaoChangdi PhotoSpring
General information: info@ccdphotospring.com
Media contact: press@ccdphotospring.com
Sponsors: sponsors@ccdphotospring.com

Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
115A Caochangdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
www.threeshadows.cn

Thinking Hands
798 Art district, P.O.Box 8503 No.4, Jiuxianqiao Road, Beijing 100015
www.thinkinghands.org

CaoChangdi PhotoSpring is presented in partnership with European Photography
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In June 2007 two leading photographers – RongRong, from China and inri, from Japan – founded the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing’s vibrant new art district, Caochangdi. The Centre is the first contemporary art space dedicated exclusively to photography and video art in China. The 4,600 square meter complex includes 880 square meters of gallery space and was designed by renowned artist and architect Ai Weiwei.

Three Shadows aims to become the most professional and comprehensive platform for the promotion of photography and video art in the country.

Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
155 Caochangdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015, China
Tel: + 86 10 6432 2663 | www.threeshadows.cn | info@threeshadows.cn

FORO IBEROAMERICANO DE FOTOGRAFIA

Independent space in Mexico City, dedicated to photography, photojournalism and culture.

The Foro Iberoamericano de Fotografia hosts and promotes workshops, exhibits, conferences and the Bienal de Fotoperiodismo.

Upcoming workshops are: Advanced Photoshop, by noted Mexican Photographer Guillermo Soto; and How to Promote Personal Projects, by Marietta Bernsttorm. All workshops are in Spanish.

Photographers are encouraged to upload images for the online galleries, and to submit work for consideration for the Galería Fundación Héctor García.

Foro Iberoamericano de Fotografía
Tapachula 74, Colonia Roma Norte
Mexico, 06700, DF
5584-7160
villa@fotoperiodismo.org
http://fotoperiodismo.org/

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Call For Entries

2010 Noorderlicht Photofestival

Theme: Non-Western Rural Areas

Noorderlicht takes the contemporary countryside as its theme for the Photofestival in 2010. The festival is held from 5 September through 31 October (opening Sept 4th) with the Fries Museum as it’s central location. In a continuation of the Frisian Noorderlicht tradition, the exhibition will focus primarily on topical developments in the non-Western world, as visualised by non-Western and Western photographers.

Submissions are welcome from 15 February through 12 April 2010.

For its upcoming photo festival Noorderlicht wants to research the contemporary changes in non-Western rural areas. UN reports sketch a sombre picture of rural life in the non-Western world. The prospects for its inhabitants are even worse than those of the slum-dwellers in the cities. Poverty is rampant and there is a lack of schooling. Social mobility is limited to an exodus of the young to the city, so that the countryside is ageing. It is expected that by 2030 only 40% of the world’s population will be living in rural areas. In that year 80% of the urban population will be outside of the West, which means that particularly what are now smaller cities in Asia and Africa can expect rapid expansion by natural growth.

How is rural life changing in the current urbanised and global economy? Is it possible, against all economic logic, to find new values for rural life?

Photographers and curators who are currently working on this topic are most welcome to send in their proposals.

In 2011 Noorderlicht will shift its attention away from the rural life to the city-life. Submissions on this topic are also welcome.

For more information please visit our website:

www.noorderlicht.com/en/photofestival/theme

www.noorderlicht.com/en/photofestival/submitting-for-the-2010-photofestival/

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2010 EUROPEAN PUBLISHERS AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

www.dewilewispublishing.com

Entry fee: 50 Euros.

Entry Form & Guidelines

The European Publishers Award for Photography, now in its 17th year, is a major initiative to encourage the publication of contemporary photography.

We are delighted to announce that the 2010 Award will again be sponsored byHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. The company is known world-wide for its Heidelberg printing presses which are recognised as being synonymous with the highest quality of offset printing.

The 2010 Jury will be held in Athens. Apeiron Photos will be the Project Leader.

Open to photographers worldwide, the competition is a unique collaboration between six European Publishers – Actes Sud (France), Apeiron (Greece), Dewi Lewis Publishing (United Kingdom), Edition Braus (Germany), Lunwerg Editores (Spain) and Peliti Associati (Italy).

The competition requires the submission of a substantial, completed and unpublished photographic book project. The winning project is then published in book form simultaneously by each of the publishers in their own country and in their own language, resulting in perhaps the most extensive cultural collaboration currently existing in Europe.

The winning book will be published in autumn 2010.

Dewi Lewis Publishing
8 Broomfield Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4ND, England
www.dewilewispublishing.com

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Call for Photographic Entries

Louisiana Road Trip | Juried By Nick Spitzer

Deadline for submissions: Monday, March 1, 2010 midnight.
Notification of acceptance: Monday, March 8, 2010.
Deadline for receiving work: All work must be received by Saturday April 10, 2010.

Entry fee schedule:

Members: $25 | Non-members: $35

Submission Guidelines and online Submission Form:

http://neworleansphotoalliance.org/CFE/callEntry.php?CFE=10

The New Orleans Photo Alliance and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell are seeking images that depict the beauty and diversity of the great state of Louisiana. Send us your images from the highways and cities that lead to New Orleans – the landscapes and architecture, people and culture that make Louisiana so special. Selected images will be exhibited in the Grandstand at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell.

Juror: Nick Spitzer, Producer and Host of American Routes, American Public Media, Professor of American Studies and Anthropology, Tulane University, Adjunct research professor of Anthropology and Urban Studies, UNO.

New Orleans Photo Alliance
1111 St. Mary Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
http://neworleansphotoalliance.org/

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Williamsburg (Brooklyn), New York

Call for Entries | Residency & Exhibition

Deadline is March 1, 11:59 p, EST.  Late submissions will be accepted until Thursday, March 4, 11:59 p, EST, late fees may apply.

Entry Fee Schedule:

1, 2 or 3 images for $15/image
5 images for $60
10 images for $85

It’s the dawn of a new decade! The Solo Show starts 2010 with a newly formed Residency Program dedicated to supporting & inspiring emerging artists. With even greater opportunities & resources to offer, we are on the hunt for the next generation of great artists from around the world.

Are you the next Solo Show Legend?

The 2010 Winter Solo Show is a juried international art competition 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:

* $5,000 cash grant

* Solo exhibition in 3rd Ward’s gallery, complete with a massive opening reception

* 3-month residency at 3rd Ward including private live/work studio & full facility access (photo studios, wood & metal shop, media lab, classes)

* Airfare & shipping to and from 3rd Ward for non-NYC residents

* 2-page spread in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine

* NYC exposure – postcards, fliers, press!

PLUS! The top 25 artists will be featured in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine and website.

We are joined by judging panel:

Carol Lee, Arts Edtior at Paper Magazine, Dan Deacon, Sound Artist & Electro-acoustic Wizard, Rostarr, NYC Artist and Paolo Salvagione, Lead Design Engineer, The Long Now Foundation.

Submit your best work now!

For more information: www.3rdward.com/opencall/altd1

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Read the Elizabeth Pearson Interview with David Halliday on his Culinary Delights exhibit at SAMA, for Zester Daily-The Culture Of Food & Wine.

http://zesterdaily.com/

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LATIN NETWORK FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

LATIN VIEWS 2010

Call For Artists

The Latin Network for the Visual Arts (LNVA) invites Latin artists to submit artwork to be considered for LATIN VIEWS 2010: A Biennial Exhibition at the University of Connecticut, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art. This juried exhibition celebrates the breadth and diversity of Latin fine art by contemporary artists whose roots lie in countries where the Romance languages are spoken, (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, French Polynesia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Uruguay, United States of America and Venezuela).

Latin Views Application PDF

LNVA
P.O. Box 701
Gales Ferry, CT USA 06335
Phone/Fax: 860.464.2186

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Launched in January 2010, The PHOTO PAPER is a premium photography magazine. Headquartered in London, The PHOTO PAPER delivers a single, seamless vision in both print and digital formats to a discerning global audience of photographers and advanced photo enthusiasts. In collaboration with the world’s leading galleries, curators publishers and art dealers we select and publish the finest images. Our mission is to bring the greatest contemporary photographers to light.

The PHOTO PAPER is distributed to our industry partners and available at over 14,000 newstands internationally. The glossy print magazine is also available to subscribers. The online edition is available by subscription only and links the published images in the print edition to online galleries which are available for public viewing.

The PHOTO PAPER is part of the World Photographic Arts group of companies which includes the PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP and BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS.

The Photo Paper

United Kingdom, 8 Shepherd Market, Suite 639, Mayfair, London W1J 7JY

United States, 1639 Eleventh Street, Suite 264, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (Mailing address: 369 S. Doheny Drive, Suite 323, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).

Australia, 377 Kent Street, Suite 323, Sydney, NSW 2000

http://www.thephotopaper.com

Convocatoria de fotoperiodismo sobre el tema de los Periodistas Sin Voz en el marco del Festival de la Francofonía y del Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa

En el marco del festival de la Francofonía 2010, la Alianza Francesa de México, centro Polanco, quiere abrir su espacio (galería, restaurante y lobby de entrada) a los fotoperiodistas que “molestan”, a quien no se les deja informar de lo que se considera “indecible” por ser “políticamente incorrecto” y que, por lo mismo, reciben presiones y no encuentran un lugar donde enseñar su trabajo.

Hoy día, y desafortunadamente todavía en muchos países del mundo, la separación entre los tres poderes (ejecutivo, legislativo y judicial) imaginada por Locke y Montesquieu no está respectada del todo, cuando es una de las claves por una democracia efectiva y por la libertad de expresión y de pensamiento en un país.

La prensa, que se considera justo como el cuarto de dichos poderes, pues se encuentra sin voz, controlada por el poder económico y vigilada por el poder político. Ahora bien, cuando la separación de los poderes se difumina y que la prensa se debilita, la corrupción aumenta y los tráficos proliferan.

Por eso, a todos los Periodistas Sin Voz, la AFM propone mandar antes del 15 de marzo 2010 una selección de 4 fotos que, según ellos, ilustran la temática de la libertad de la prensa. Cada foto será acompañada de un texto corto (max. 5 líneas) que explique el contexto de la imagen. De dichas fotos se seleccionarán 2 por periodista para ser expuestas.

La exposición se inaugurara el miércoles 24 de marzo del 2010 y permanecerá hasta el día lunes 3 de mayo: Día Mundial de la Libertad de la Prensa, clausurándose por una conferencia-debate sobre la Libertad de Expresión.

La convocatoria esta abierta a todos, sin distinción de estilo, género o nacionalidad. Se les pedirá a los periodistas/fotógrafos seleccionados imprimir y enmarcar los dos tirajes seleccionados.

Calendario recapitulativo:

15 de marzo: fecha límite de entrega de las 4 propuestas de fotos con texto corto (max. 5 líneas) de contextualización.

17 de marzo: publicación en el sitio www.alianzafrancesademexico.org.mx del resultado de la convocatoria

22 de marzo: entrega de las fotos impresas y enmarcadas a la Alianza francesa de México, centro Polanco

24 de marzo: Inauguración de la exposición Periodistas Sin Voz

Para mayor información: http://www.alianzafrancesademexico.org.mx/cultura

Alianza Francesa Polanco
Sócrates 156 Col. Polanco, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, México, D.F. C.P. 11560
Tel. 1084 4190 ext. 1001 / 1002
www.alianzafrancesademexico.org.mx/

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Specific Object

Publication of the Year Award: Call for Submissions

Publication award opportunity for artist books, publications, DVDs, etc.

Specific Object / David Platzker is pleased to announce a call for entries for the 2009 Specific Object Publication of the Year Award. Since 2004, Specific Object has annually selected a Specific Object Publication of the Year. Winners of the Award receive a cash prize of $500 and the title of Specific Object Publication of the Year.

Rules for consideration for the Specific Object 2009 Publication of the Year

Work[s] that will be considered are artists’ publications of any kind including, but not limited to:

Artists’ books, audio CDs, DVDs, exhibition catalogues, monographs, periodicals or any other physically published work in which an artist has directly participated in the creation.

Special consideration will be given to publications that are highly disseminatable – that is, publications that are published in sizable press runs and publications that are affordable to a wide audience. However, there are no limits to what constitutes these positions. The physical properties of a work will be considered as will the contents of the work as a whole. That is, great production values will not help work[s] with poorly considered contents and vice versa. Publications must be published within a given year for consideration as noted by either the date of copyright [2009] within the publication or the publisher’s testament to date of publication.

A physical copy of each work for consideration must be submitted to Specific Object. Work[s] submitted become the sole property of Specific Object. Under no circumstance will work[s] submitted for consideration be returned to the submitter. Specific Object will not consider work[s] presented by any other means such as, but not limited to, PDFs, web links, dummies, mock-ups, or pre-publication samples. A final copy of the publication MUST be provided to Specific Object for consideration.

Specific Object, and other judges to be named, will judge the work[s] submitted and announce the winner of the Award in March 2009.

Work[s] for consideration for the 2009 Award must be received by Specific Object by February 12, 2010.

Specific Object will not consider any work[s] for which Specific Object, its employees or contest judges have had any involvement within.

To be considered work[s] must be mailed to:

David Platzker / Specific Object
601 West 26th Street, Room M285, New York, NY 10001

Works should be accompanied by a cover letter stating that enclosed work[s] is to be considered for the Award. The cover letter should make note of the number of copies of the work that have been produced and the work’s retail price[s], publisher and / or distribution information, and contact information to whom notification of Award may be sent. Do NOT submit any additional material such as biographies, reviews, slides, or other work[s] that are not for consideration for the Award.

Further questions regarding the Award may be addressed to david@specificobject.com

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Apex Art | Unsolicited Proposal Program

Proposals accepted ONLINE ONLY from February 15 – March 15, 2010.

http://www.apexart.org/unsolicited.htm

Soliciting unsolicited exhibition proposals

Continuing our annual Unsolicited Proposal Program, we will accept 600-word, idea-based proposals for evaluation by an international panel of apexart associates (curators, artists, writers, philosophers). Submissions are reviewed independently, anonymously and without visual support material-they are evaluated solely on the strength of the idea. No mountain too high, no river too deep!

Previous curatorial experience is not required, and will not factor into the selection process.

The two proposals with the highest ratings will be presented at apexart in the 2010-11 season (September 2010 to July 2011). For those in or outside the field, this program is a unique opportunity to have a professionally mounted exhibition in New York City!

Applications are welcomed and encouraged from around the world. Visit the site for more info, guidelines, past winners, and to apply.

Apexart’s exhibitions and public programs are supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Edith C. Blum Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., The William Talbott Hillman Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Apexart
291 Church Street, NYC, 10013
(212) 431-5270
www.apexart.org

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Self Portrait Project

Get Involved. Be part of a massive exhibition of self portraits from artists all around the globe!

All you need to do is sign up to get started. Create an 8×10 inch drawing, photo, collage, or anything that represents you. Send it back to us and we will cover our gallery walls with all of the portraits. We’re not sure what the actual record is, but we think it will be one of the largest portrait exhibitions ever!

Project Overview

After you sign up to participate in the project, you can start immediately. We will NOT be mailing you anything for this project. If you email us and ask where your info is, we will direct you here. These are your rules!

The Book

Afterwards, not only will we have the exhibition at Brooklyn Art Library, we will create a book that will document all of the submissions we get back. Every self portrait that we get back will be included in the book. Pre-order your book with your submission for a discount over to the left.

The Exhibition

April 23rd, 2010

Brooklyn Art Library
201 Richards St #16, Brooklyn, NY

About Brooklyn Art Library

Art House is moving to Brooklyn in February and opening The Brooklyn Art Library. Art House has always believed that art should be accessible to everyone, and with the new library we are able to not only provide the opportunity to create art but also house it all. The Brooklyn Art Library will archive artwork from artists all around the world. It’s a gallery in a library format.

General | Project Rules | Agreement | Project overview

After you sign up to participate in the project, start creating your self portrait. We will not be mailing you anything extra for it. Simply follow these rules.

The Exhibition and book

There will be an exhibition in Brooklyn at Brooklyn Art Library on April 23rd, 2010. Your self portrait will be included in this exhibition and will also be published in a book documenting the project. The books will be available at the show and will be mailed on that day.

Where to mail your completed self portrait:

Art House Co-op
C/o The Self Portrait Project
201 Richards St. #16, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Please note that we do not jury entries. We believe art should be accessible to the masses and we therefore included every entry submitted.

Art work | Paper Size | Materials

Your work MUST by 8in by 10in. We WILL NOT accept anything smaller or bigger.

Your work must include your face in some form. We will not accept completely abstract portraits. Your work must be 2d. The work cannot be thicker then 2 inches. You are free to use any material you want. Please write your full name on the back of your piece.

More information:

http://arthousecoop.com/projects/selfportrait

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Artist Residency in Amsterdam

3-5 years track record required | Applications now being accepted

The Rijksakademie has fifty-five studios. Annually, approximately half of these become available for new residents. In 2009, twenty-three artists were selected for a residency out of 1900 applications from all over the world. Resident artists have usually successfully completed their (art) studies and have already worked independently as artists for three to five years prior to their application. Experience shows that a residency at the Rijksakademie at this stage of their careers has the greatest impact.

One is initially admitted for a work period of one year (January to December). Whether a second year is considered worthwhile, is decided in mutual consultation.

The selection procedure consists of a number of rounds. Demonstrable artistic quality and development potential are the decisive factors here. Following the first selection rounds in April/May, a number of candidates are invited for an interview in May/June at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. The successful candidates are announced at the beginning of July.

Application for the 2011 residency

One can apply for the coming residency (starting in January 2011) between December 1, 2009 and February 1, 2010. Note that your complete application has to be with us by February 1, 2010. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Applicants who live outside of the Netherlands, please follow this link:

http://www.rijksakademie.nl/residency/uk_rs_aanmelding_bui.htm

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Opportunity for New Media Artists

Triple Canopy is pleased to announce its first call for proposals. We will be commissioning ten projects spanning the five areas outlined below-original research, new-media journalism, public programming, Internet-specific artwork, and critical dialogues-to be published in the magazine and presented before live audiences in the next year. Submissions and proposals are due by February 15, 2010. For more detailed information, visit our commissions page:

http://canopycanopycanopy.com/commissions

This first round of commissions is supported in part by a generous grant from the Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston. Commissions will be accompanied by a modest honorarium, the amount of which will reflect the scope of the project and the cost of its development.

Project areas

Research Work

Research Work was established to facilitate the creation of research projects that are produced outside academia, for a general audience; employ Internet-specific methods of presentation; and serve a public best reached by making the work available for free online.

Internet as Material

Internet as Material was established to support emerging and mid-career artists who have never before made work specifically for the Web in the production of an online project. These projects further Triple Canopy’s mission by utilizing the Internet-which is too often understood as a channel for the transfer of information-as a medium for the development of artworks that actively engage readers.

Thinking Through Images

Thinking Through Images was established to foster conversations about images and videos of cultural, political, and social relevance, between artists, writers, researchers, and other cultural practitioners working in different fields. The program aims to facilitate close readings of popular media and fine art-from nineteenth-century paintings to Internet memes to documentation of current events-that consider these cultural products in a common context.

New Media Reporting Project

The New Media Reporting Project was established to provide journalists an outlet for-and provide them with the training and technical resources and expertise to realize-in-depth, critical reports executed in multiple media, with the goal of providing an immersive experience of the stories and subjects that shape our age.

New Programming

New Programming was established to support the development of exhibitions, panel discussions, performances, film screenings, and other public events that examine the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.

Triple Canopy works collectively with writers, artists, researchers and other collaborators on projects that deal critically with culture and politics, and the ways people engage them, both online and in the world at large. These investigations are realized in an online magazine as well as in public programs and print publications encompassing various fields and locales. We aim to present work and advance ideas informed by a multitude of disciplines and perspectives, and to disseminate them among a broad and diverse audience. Triple Canopy, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, was founded in late 2007; our first issue was published on March 17, 2008.

http://canopycanopycanopy.com

Call For Entries FOTOSOMMER Stuttgart 2010 Award Show.

From all entries the participants will be selected by an international jury, which will as well nominate the winners of the SÜDWESTBANK-FOTOSOMMER Award. These will receive a total of 5.000,- Euro prize money (2.500,- / 1.500,- / 1.000.- Euro).

Entry deadline: February 13, 2010

The Award Show of the FOTOSOMMER Stuttgart 2010 will include a wide range of artistic to documentary positions and will give an overview of contemporary photography. The Award Show will be presented in the Württembergische Kunstverein in the center of Stuttgart.

Opening and award ceremony: July 17, 2010, 8 pm
Duration of exhibition: July 18 – August 20, 2010
Location: Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Schlossplatz 2, 70173 Stuttgart

Jury:

Iris Dressler – Director Württembergischer Kunstverein
Eva Fischer – photo editor SZ-Magazine
Prof. Cindy Gates – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
Petra von Olschowski – Director Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg
Volker Schrank – photographer
Urs Stahel – director/curator Fotomuseum Winterthur
Jörg-Dieter Walz – 14-1 gallery

For more information: www.fotosommer-stuttgart.de

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2902 Gallery is an artist-run gallery dedicated to promoting the appreciation of the photographic arts. The Gallery’s name speaks of a rare moment (each leap year) captured in time by a photograph. As the largest photo art gallery in Southeast Asia, 2902 Gallery presents shows of both local and international artists. 2902 Gallery organizes artist talks, seminars and workshops for photographers and the general public to further enhance the appreciation of the art of photography.

In the past year, the Gallery has hosted close to 20 exhibitions with the participation of more than 50 photographers. This is also the festival office and main exhibition space for the inaugural Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) in 2008. This year, the gallery is showcasing creative new works from talented students & graduates from local institutions, and new bodies of work from established photographers.

2902 Gallery
OldSchool
11b Mount Sophia, Block B, #B2-09
Singapore 228466
www.2902gallery.com

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PRIVATE is a quarterly International review of photographs. An independent and itinerant publication since 1992.

Publisher: Oriano Sportelli
Photo Editor: Véronique Poczobut
Contributing editor: Alessio Zanelli
Webmaster: Raffaele Valerio

PRIVATE
Les Petites Fourches
58230 Saint-Brisson
France
(+33) 09 62519164
Skype: privatephotoreview
www.privatephotoreview.com

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Image by John Darwell.

SuperMassiveBlackHole is dedicated to the photographic imagery resulting from the time-based processes found in many interdisciplinary art practices today. The magazine seeks to engage and represent respective projects and ideas which utilise Photography (digital or analog), New Media (high or low tech), and Performance (through documentation). Fine Artists are encouraged to  engage with the magazine as a way of exhibiting, testing, developing and experimenting with new (or old) ideas whether it is through a single image or a structured project.

Time, Space, Light and Gravity are what drive SuperMassiveBlackHole.

For submissions:

Images: Up to three images. Should be 300 DPI and at least 1200 pixels on widest side. Save them as RGB, JPEG files on setting 12 (do not optimize).

Statement: All images and projects should be accompanied by a Statement relevant to the specific submission. Should be no more than 200 words long and contained in Email body.

Bio: Should be no more than 100 words long and contained in Email body.

Contact: Email and website address, city and country, should be included in Email body.

Writing: We are also interested in any writing on photographic practices or subjects, reviews of an exhibition, book or website. Submissions should not exceed 1000 words, and should be Emailed along with a Bio and Contact details.

Send all submissions and contributions to: smbhmag@gmail.com

Unsuccessful submissions will be considered for future issues.

Please LABEL your images with the correct TITLES (images with no titles will be labelled ‘untitled’).

Please do not send portfolios.

All works submitted to SuperMassiveBlackHole must be the sole, original property of the contributor(s), have the appropriate model releases, and cannot interfere with any other publication or company’s publishing rights.

SuperMassiveBlackHole is owned and edited by Barry W. Hughes, Dublin, Ireland.

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European Photography 30th Anniversary Issue.

30 artists who were presented in earlier issues are showing their best recent work. In a second portfolio section, new, cutting-edge photography by seven young and mid-career artists is featured. Also in this issue: a conversation between Hans-Michael Koetzle and Andreas Müller-Pohle on the “secrets” of magazine publishing, current trends and how to combine being an artist and a publisher.

European Photography’s 30th Anniversary Issue presents the most outstanding new work by 30 international photographers who were presented in earlier issues of European Photography: Akinbode Akinbiyi, Peter Bialobrzeski, Diana Blok, Dirk Braeckman, Mona Breede, Daniele Buetti, Edward Burtynsky, Gregory Crewdson, Thomas Florschuetz, Gladys, Jim Goldberg, John Gossage, John Hilliard, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Carl de Keyzer, Mark Klett, Miao Xiaochun, Peter Neusser, Erwin Olaf, Roger Palmer, Max Pam, Martin Parr, Bernard Plossu, Ernestine Ruben, Philipp Scholz Rittermann, Heidi Specker, Frank Thiel, Norbert Wiesneth, Erwin Wurm, Martin Zeller. In a second portfolio section, new, cutting-edge photography by seven young and mid-career artists is featured. Also in this issue: an essay on “30 Years” by Boris von Brauchitsch and a conversation between Hans-Michael Koetzle and Andreas Müller-Pohle on the “secrets” of magazine publishing, current trends and how to combine being an artist and a publisher. Finally, “It is flourishing . . .” 7 Questions, 119 Answers is a survey among international critics, curators and photographers of their personal views . . . “Is there something you collect? What?” is one of the questions asked to Fred Baldwin, Chairman of FotoFest, and his answer is “Mostly bills, and an occasional photograph trade, and by accident – a million books, usually collected as I am going to the airport.”

European Photography is media partner of Colophon, the “biennial symposium for magazine makers, experts, advertisers, readers and all creatives involved in the world of the independent magazine.”

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3rd Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show

Call for Entries.

Description

The competition is open to artists working with plastic cameras with plastic lenses. The more obsolete, flawed, and lo-tech, the better. Images should be taken with cameras with limited controls, such as Diana, Holga, Lubitel, Lomo, Banner, and Ansco cameras. Beautiful prints from less-than-gorgeous cameras – that’s what we’re looking for!

Prizes

Best of Show receives $250.  4 additional juror awards: Honorable mentions receive plastic cameras of our choosing… curious?

Entry Procedure

·Complete submission form

·Entry Fee: There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Check or money order should be made payable to RayKo Photo Center.

·Limit 5 images per person:

·CD entries must be jpegs
·Save files with artist’s last name and title of image
·Contact information should be on the CD and CD case
·Please note that any work deemed misrepresented by its CD will be declined

·SASE or adequate postage for notification and return of CD, if desired

·Late submissions or substitute images will not be hung

Mail or Deliver to:

RayKo Photo Center
c/o “Plastic Camera Show”
428 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Notification

Notification of juried results will be mailed and/or emailed on Jan 13, 2010. Accepted artists will be invited to send or deliver actual work.

Submission of Accepted Work

All work must be framed or mounted with a wire affixed and ready to hang. NO SAW TOOTH HANGERS, please. Entries will be handled with the greatest of care, however, RayKo assumes no liability for work on its premises. All works selected for exhibition must be for sale. RayKo will retain 40% commission on all photographs sold, so please price your work accordingly. Please note that images selected for the show may be used for promotion of the exhibition.

Eligibility

All work must be original and completed within the past five years. Works previously shown at RayKo are not eligible.

Exhibition Schedule

Jan 5, 2010            Deadline for submissions
Jan 13, 2010          Notification sent
Feb 20, 2010          Deadline for shipped works
Feb 21, 2010          Hand delivery day
Feb 26-Apr 17        Exhibition on view
Feb 26, 2010          Opening reception, 6-8 pm
Apr 18, 2010          Pick up hand-delivered work
May 2, 2010           Works shipped by

Call For Entries | Singapore International Photography Festival | October, 2010

The Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is the first event of its kind in Southeast Asia. This biennial festival strives to provide a platform for Southeast Asian artists to showcase their works alongside their international peers at various venues across Singapore. The three main festival components are the official exhibitions, workshops and a 2-day portfolio review session for 50 selected Southeast Asian photographers. This will be followed by a series of workshops facilitated by curators and senior photographers for 40 participants. Alongside the official exhibitions and programmes, the SIPF Fringe activities will be carried out at various arts galleries, arts spaces and education institutions to promote photography across Singapore.

Deadline for submissions: Open call until March 31.

Singapore International Photography Festival
OldSchool, 11b Mount Sophia, #B2-09
Singapore 228466.
+65 6339 8655 | +65 6339 2355
www.sipf.sg

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Call For Entries | Aichi Triennale 2010 | Nagoya and Aichi Prefectures, Japan

August 21 – October 31, 2010

Aichi Triennale 2010 is an open platform for artists and curators who seek to challenge the idea of arts. Some artists and curators may take a lead of the art world at top speed, while others may critically look to their past, the cultures around them, or where they stand. We challenge to set up a stage where diverse cultures and historic elements can encounter one another by searching for the connections from multifaceted viewpoints.

Deadline for submissions: November 30, 2009.

For more information please visit our web site: http://aichitriennale.jp/en/

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Call for Entries | Grand Prix Fotofestiwal 2010 | Lodz, Poland

May 7 – 31, 2010

Grand Prix, a series of individual exhibitions presented in the unique, postindustrial halls of the Lodz Art Center, is one of the most important parts of Fotofestiwal. Each year –from the projects submitted by artists from all around the world– we choose 10 – 12 exhibitions of work not previously shown in Poland. All photographers are encouraged to send work. There are no restrictions on subject, technique or number of photographs. However, do not send single photographs. We only consider series of images, projects which are completed or are in the process of being completed.

Deadline for submissions: November 20, 2009.

For more information please visit our website: www.fotofestiwal.com

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Call For Entries | New Orleans Photo Alliance | The American Dream | Juried by Deborah Willis

February 4 – March 21, 2010

What does the American Dream look like? How is it now defined? Has it been realized? The New Orleans Photo Alliance is seeking contemporary photographs that explore these questions and more about The American Dream. Dr. Deborah Willis, chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and one of the nation’s leading historians of African American photography, will jury this exhibition.

Selected entries will be exhibited in the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery during the months of February and March 2010. They will also be featured and archived in the Alliance’s online gallery and considered for publication in the New Orleans Photo Alliance Best of 2010 Photo Annual. In addition, the juror will award cash prizes.

Entry deadline: December 14, 2009

New Orleans Photo Alliance
1111 St. Mary Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 610-4899
www.neworleansphotoalliance.org

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K Space Contemporary (Corpus Christi, Texas) is seeking Artist Proposals.

K Space Contemporary is seeking proposals for exhibitions. Individual artists and curators are encouraged to submit proposals. Works in all media will be accepted. Exhibitions selected from proposals received by the deadline will be scheduled 18 months to 2 years in advance.

We are looking for original, innovative, contemporary works of art not previously exhibited at KSpace Contemporary. We exhibit works that may be experimental, non-commercial, or difficult to exhibit in traditional spaces because of size, materials, or subject matter. We also consider site-specific, installation and performance art. We consider artists from all across the United States, although our focus is on regional art.

Exhibitions at K Space Contemporary run 4-6 weeks, including time to install, dismantle and repair walls. K Space retains 40% commission on sales. Selected artists or curators are required to read & sign the K Space Exhibit Agreement before being added to the schedule. In addition, please be aware that selected artists/curators are responsible for some costs and work involved with their show. (See Exhibitor’s Responsibilities below.)

Selections are made by the K Space Exhibition Committee and Board of Directors. Artists will be notified 10-12 weeks after the deadline. Your submission materials will not be returned. Artists’ packets are kept on file for future consideration.

Deadline for proposals: November 15, 2009

To apply go to www.kspacecontemporary.org, click on “info for artists”, download Proposal Guidelines and Gallery Floorplan.

K Space Contemporary
415 D Starr Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78403
(361) 887-6834
www.kspacecontemporary.org

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Brighton Photo Biennial is an ambitious celebration of international photographic practice, firmly established in the national and international calendar, and is now looking forward to its 2010 edition.

The Biennial began in 2003 and has since delivered two further editions in 2006 and 2008 which is available for ongoing commentary, updated information and education projects. There is more information about the Biennial on the About page.

Brighton Photo Biennial runs a continuous education programme that is active during and between Biennials, creating grass roots projects with local communities, artists and individuals.

Brighton Photo Biennial
University of Brighton
Grand Parade
Brighton BN2 0JY
www.bpb.org.uk

Brighton Photo Fringe supports photographers and lens-based artists by creating platforms for and coordinating exhibitions that showcase the best of current photographic practice. Brighton Photo Fringe aims to embed photography into the cultural fabric of Brighton and Hove and the wider region, increasing access to and participation in high quality photographic exhibitions and events.

Brighton Photo Fringe
Room EDB 128
Media and Film Department
University of Sussex
Falmer
Brighton BN1 9RH
www.photofringe.org

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The Autumn issue of 1000 Words Magazine –The Unfathomable– is now online, Featuring work-in-progress from JH Engström, a survey of recent Farnham graduate Anna Linderstam’s oeuvre to date, Kelli Connell’s Double Life series, a Photoworks presentation on Gone Astray Details by Clare Strand; a special book review of Water Does Not Soak in Rain by Korean artist Atta Kim and an essay on Without Sanctuary – a collection of found and anonymous photographs of lynchings in America’s deep south – there are many different modes of representation in this issue, but all make strong statements both on and through photography and, we hope, will touch you in some profound way.

In addition, we also have book reviews of Nuevas Historias: A New View of Spanish Photography and Video Art, Viviane Sassen’s Flamboya and We English by Simon Roberts. Beside these publications, the Autumn issue includes an exclusive multimedia piece by Robin Maddock wherein he discusses his new book Our Kids Are Going to Hell, published by Trolley Books.

Don’t forget 1000 Words is offering its readers discounts on books such as Magnum photographer Donovan Wylie´s Maze and Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2009 winner Paul Graham’s Monograph, courtesy of Steidl.

Tim Clark
Editor in chief | Director
1000 Words Photography
Unit 2, Brookfield House
22-24 Mowlem Street
London, E2 9HE
www.1000wordsmag.com

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Over the past two decades, Chinese contemporary art has become a major presence in the international art world. The diversity of work by China’s leading artists now commands the attention of curators, critics, collectors, scholars, and the global art community. Yet Chinese contemporary art merely builds on magnificent artistic traditions of China’s 5,000-year-old culture. AW Asia’s mission is to support and advance this significant field of art.

AW Asia is a private organization and exhibition space located in the heart of the Chelsea art district in New York City. AW Asia promotes the field of Chinese contemporary art through institutional loans and acquisitions, curatorial projects, publications, and educational programs.

AW Asia is a collaborative partner for museums and institutions looking to incorporate Chinese contemporary art into their exhibition planning. AW Asia also works with leading curators to present conceptual exhibitions that draw from the immense diversity of work in this field. AW Asia’s publishing program offers a range of original publications about contemporary Chinese art, including books, periodicals, exhibition catalogues, and monographs. AW Asia also hosts contemporary Chinese art-related events throughout the year, including private lectures and other professional gatherings.

AW Asia
545 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
212.242.3700
www.awasiany.com

Hi Folks,

Finally, after more than six weeks of trekking to opening receptions, lectures, screenings, dinners, lunches, brunches and other art and social engagements, the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2009 Photography Festival – our 15th Anniversary – has come to a close. For those of you who have not had a chance to visit, a few fine exhibits will remain on display well into November and December, and at least a couple of them will be around through the first months of of 2010. Dates and times are available in the 2009 Exhibitions & Events Schedule section of our web site.

We are very thankful for your participation and interest in FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA. It is with the collaboration, the support, and the efforts of everyone involved – exhibiting artists, institutions, private galleries and businesses, curators, the public, the media, city government, government entities of other countries, etc. – that our unique festival has become such a successful endeavor.

Defying all economy-based predictions, FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2009, with over seventy exhibitions and events spread out between the last week in August and the first week in October, has been one of our largest and longest festivals on record, and has also, surprisingly, generated substantial sales of photographic art. Additionally, if you browse through the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2009 exhibits posted in this, our SAFOTO Blog (we were able to include most of them) you will notice that the ingestibles at opening receptions (food, beverages, etc.) were copious, to say the least. This catering extravaganza, plus the the printing, mounting and framing of all the works on display, the promotional printed matter, the advertising, the signage at galleries, the bands, musicians, DJ’s and other entertainment at various venues, the flowers and decorations, gasoline and travel expenses, impulse purchases, etc., etc.; make for a very significant economic footprint, which is one of the salient sources of pride for our festival.

But ultimately, the most important aspect of the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Festival is the personal commitment of creative capital that you – each and every one of you – bring to bear every year for the benefit of the many communities and constituencies that compose the City of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country.

We hope to see you all again in 2010, when – in partnership with the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs and the Instituto Cultural de Mexico – FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA-SAFOTO will join in the commemorative celebrations for the centennial of the 1910 Mexican Revolution and the bicentennial of the 1810 Mexican Wars of Independence from Spain. The general (non-compulsory) theme suggested for participants in FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2010 will be An Interpretive Contemporary Approach to Revolution and Independence in Mexico: The Significance of Cultural Migration and the Social and Economic Impact of These Events in Texas. This may sound like a mouthful of academic artspeak, but it is just a general theme and the emphasis is on Interpretive and Contemporary, which allows for a wide berth of expressive options.

We wish you all good fortune and good health, and a wonderful holiday season.

Michael Mehl & Ann Kinser