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