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Opportunities for juried shows, grants or scholarships

Call for Proposals | Filter Photo, Filter Space

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Due: April 13, 2015

Filter Photo is pleased to announce an open call for exhibition proposals for Filter Space, the organization’s new, permanent gallery! We welcome photographic proposals of all types, whether traditional or experimental, or coming from an emerging curator or a veteran artist. Filter Photo hopes to attract a broad range of proposals the reflect the creative diversity of the contemporary photographic community.

Accepted proposals will receive:

• A 4 to 6 week exhibition at Filter Space to take place between July of 2015 and June of 2016

• An online gallery on Filter Photo’s website featuring exhibited artwork

• At least 1 exhibition reception, with refreshments provided

• The opportunity to host an event in conjunction with the exhibition (e.g. a workshop or artist’s talk)

• Exhibition marketing including printed postcards, an email to Filter Photo’s list, coverage on Image 37 (Filter Photo’s blog),
and other social media promotion

• A small stipend to help cover exhibition costs (variable—for more information click here)

• A discount of 10% for all exhibition artwork produced through LATITUDE, a nonprofit digital lab that adjoins Filter Space

For more information take a look at the website here.

Opportunity Calendar | Women’s Studio Workshop

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Women's Studio Workshop

Women’s Studio Workshop has an artist-centered philosophy and a deep commitment to the individual’s creative process. We support this vision through providing time and space in the form of grants, residencies and internships where artists-in-residence can come to work with 24-hour access to the studios.

Opportunity Calendar:

March 15

April 1
October 15
Nov 15

Ongoing

Click here for more information.

Call for Entry | 35th Annual Spring Photography Contest

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Due: April 13, 2015 (Early Entry Date)
         May 18, 2015 (Final Entry Date)
35th Annual Spring Photography Contest | presented by Photographer’s Forum Magazine and sponsored by SIGMA

EARLY ENTRY Date: APRIL 13, 2015
Early entry fee is $4.95 per photo entered
(uploaded/postmarked on or before
end of day April 13, 2015 EST)

FINAL ENTRY Date: MAY 18, 2015
Final entry fee is $5.95 per photo entered
(uploaded/postmarked on or before
end of day May 18, 2015 EST)

Enter Online at: www.PFMagazine.com/photography-contest/

To Enter Prints or Slides by Mail, Download Entry Form: http://www.PFMagazine.com/contest.pdf
PRIZES :: OVER $7,500 IN CASH & EQUIPMENT

FIRST PLACE GRAND PRIZE
$2,000 cash award from Photographer’s Forum magazine plus…
• Sigma 35mm 1.4 DG HSM | Art lens ($899)*
• Chimera OB2 PRO Kit #6024 (Octa 2 Beauty Dish reflector and Versi Octa Speed Ring) ($399)

SECOND PLACE
$1,500 cash award from Photographer’s Forum magazine plus…
• Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 DC HSM | ART lens ($800)*
• Manfrotto Pro Light Camera Backpack: Bumblebee-220 PL ($279)

THIRD PLACE
$1,000 cash award from Photographer’s Forum magazine

FOURTH PLACE
Five $125 cash awards

100 HONORABLE MENTIONS
All Honorable Mentions will be listed in the November 2015 issue ofPhotographer’s Forum magazine and will receive a gold embossed certificate of outstanding merit from Photographer’s Forum.

* Lens award for US residents only. First and Second Place winners in all other countries will receive additional award of $500 in lieu of lens.

ENTRY GIFT: 2 FREE ISSUES OF PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUM MAGAZINE $10 Value – Just for Entering!
(U.S. and Canada only)

WINNING PHOTOS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 2015 ISSUE OF PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUMMAGAZINE AND EXHIBITED AT BROOKS INSTITUTE. ALL CONTEST FINALISTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2015.

Call for Entry | Black & White 2015

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Due: April 1, 2015 
Black & White 2015 | The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juror: Roy L. Flukinger

Juror:
As Senior Research Curator of Photography at the Harry Ransom Center, Flukinger assists in the development, administration and application of the collections. He has and continues to lecture and publish extensively in such fields as regional, cultural and contemporary photography, and the history of art and photography. He has produced nearly 50 exhibitions ranging from classical photohistory to contemporary photography, and from photographers’ retrospectives to American/regional/Texas photography. He serves as juror, reviewer and evaluator for contemporary photographic events, institutions and support organizations, as well as aiding in the development and expansion of the Photography Department. Flukinger serves as liaison for the department with fellow professionals worldwide throughout the field of photography.

Honors | Awards:
Juror’s Selection: $500.00
Director’s Selection: $250.00
Two LiveBooks Website Awards: Valued at $399 from liveBooks
Honorable Mention Awards: 2 year membership and a three image submission for an upcoming call for entry.
Two Samy’s Camera Certificates value $50.00 each

For More Information about the Black & White Call For Entries, click here.

Call for Entry | The Curator, PDN

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Due: March 26, 2015
The Curator Exhibition | PDN

$3,500 Cash Prize

$200 gift card from B&H
VIP Expo Pass to PDN PhotoPlus Expo Oct 22–24, 2015
$250 gift card to moabpaper.com
Premium Portfolio Membership

Six winners will be selected to exhibit their fine-art photography in a group show with an opening reception this summer in New York City. The Curator exhibition has previously been hosted by Industria Superstudio, Industrial Color and Milk Studios.

The winners will also be published in a gallery in the July issue of PDN and an extended online gallery.

March 26, 2015

Portraits
Still Lifes
Abstract/Mixed Media
Landscapes
Urban Scenes
Student Work

To be announced.

$45 for single and series (2 to 6 images)*
* Please note that a series must be visually related and is limited to six images.

30% Discount with a Membership

For more information and details, click here.

Apply | March Opportunities

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March Opportunities

Call for Entry:

  • Emerging Photographer | Due: March 5, 2015
    PDN
  • Still Life: The Inanimate Subject | Due: March 15, 2015
    MPLS Photo Center
    Juror: Russel Joslin
  • Travellers | Due: March 19, 2015
    Blank Wall Gallery
  • The Curator Exhibition | Due: March 26, 2015
    PDN

Internships:

  • DMA McDermott Internships | Due: March 13, 2015
    Dallas Museum of Art

McDermott Internships | Dallas Museum of Art

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Due: March 13, 2015
Dallas Museum of Art – McDermott Internships

Synopsis:

Each year the Dallas Museum of Art offers nine paid internship positions—four in the Museum’s Education Department and five in the Curatorial Department—open to individuals with undergraduate or graduate degrees who are interested in exploring museum careers.

Established in 1974, the McDermott Internship Program allows Interns to work closely with staff throughout the Museum and provides opportunities for individual contributions, resulting in an in-depth and well-rounded perspective on museum work. In addition to their daily Museum duties that comprise a full time work week, McDermott Interns are also able to explore Dallas’s rich cultural scene through performances, museum visits, and collection tours arranged by the Museum. Interns are also able to request $500 toward qualified professional development to be completed during their tenure.

Application Deadline: Mar. 13, 2015

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency’s website: http://dallasmuseumofart.org/AboutUs/Internships/index.htm

Call for Entry | Still Life: The Inanimate Subject

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Due: March 15, 2015
Still Life: The Inanimate Subject | MPLS Photo Center
Juror: Russel Joslin
JURIED BY “SHOT’S MAGAZINE” PUBLISHER RUSSELL JOSLIN
This call for entry focuses on the depiction of inanimate subject matter, traditionally referred to as still life. More than other genres of photography, still life gives photographers greater latitude in achieving their final vision through the arrangement of objects and composition of design elements. Juror Russell Joslin also welcomes entries that expand or challenge what “still life” photography is, or can be.

Call  Opens: January 29th

Cost for Entry: $35 first 5 images, $10 each additional

Image Requirements: sRGB or RGB color space (standard); 72 ppi resolution; flatten layers 8 bit; 1280 pixels on the longest side; JPG format, compression level 8 (medium).

Submitting Your Entries: Submit MPC Online  Tool, Smarter Entry (https://client.smarterentry.com/MplsPhotoCenter)

Call Closes: March 15th

Prize & Awards: First Place – $400, Second Place – $300, Third Place – $200 and Three Honorable Mentions Awards of a full-color exhibition book. The book includes all images selected by our juror and those that will be exhibited throughout the Mpls Photo Center Galleries.

Juror: Russell Joslin

Juror Results: March 26th

Accepted Images: All accepted images  will be exhibited throughout the Mpls Photo Center Galleries and published in a full-color exhibit book for purchase at $39.95.

Russell Joslin has worked primarily in photography beginning in the early 90s. His work has been internationally published and exhibited in numerous solo and group shows. In addition to being a photographer, he is the Editor & Publisher of SHOTS Magazine, an independent, reader-supported quarterly journal of fine art photography that reaches an international audience.

Click here for more information/ to register online.

Purchase Award | The Snider Prize

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 Due: April 1, 2015
The Snider Prize
The Museum of Contemporary Photography

The Museum of Contemporary Photography is now accepting submissions for the 2015 Snider Prize.

The Snider Prize is a purchase award given to emerging artists as they leave graduate school. MoCP’s curatorial staff will select three artists for this award: one winner will receive $2,000, and two honorable mentions will each receive $500. These funds will go toward the purchase of work to be added to MoCP’s permanent collection. The award forms a part of the museum’s ongoing commitment to support new talent in the field of contemporary photography.  The prize is open to MFA students currently in their last year of study at an accredited program of study, and is sponsored by MoCP patrons Lawrence K. and Maxine Snider.

Submissions will be accepted now through April 1, 2015 at midnight. Click here to submit your application, and please contact sniderprize@colum.edu for more information.

The Choice Awards | CENTER

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Due: February 19, 2015
The Choice Awards
Jurors: Phillip Prodger, Enrico Stefanelli, Alice Gabriner

The Choice Awards recognize outstanding photographers working in all processes and subject matter.
The Awards are divided into three categories: Curator’s Choice, Editor’s Choice, and Gallerist’s Choice.
Winners receive recognition via exhibition, publication, portfolio reviews and more.

The Choice Award winners are invited to participate in an exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Arts
in Santa Fe, New Mexico during Review Santa Fe.

GUIDELINES | FAQS | APPLY  Cost to enter $30 members / $40 non-members

2015 Jurors

CURATOR
Phillip Prodger, Curator, National Portrait Gallery, London
DIRECTOR
Enrico Stefanelli, President & Director, Photolux Festival, Italy
EDITOR
Alice Gabriner, International Photo Editor, TIME magazine

2015 Award Package

Curator’s Choice, Editor’s Choice, and Gallerist’s Choice Awards
First, second, and third awarded in each category

FIRST PLACE
// The Curve Exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Arts during Review Santa Fe
// Complimentary participation to Review Santa Fe
// Lenscratch publication
// Special invitation to Art Photo Index (API)
// Online exhibition at VisitCenter.org

SECOND PLACE
// The Curve Exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Arts during Review Santa Fe
// Lenscratch publication
// Special invitation to Art Photo Index (API)
// Online exhibition at VisitCenter.org

THIRD PLACE
// The Curve Exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Arts during Review Santa Fe
// Lenscratch publication
// Special invitation to Art Photo Index (API)
// Online exhibition at VisitCenter.org

2014 WINNERS
2013 WINNERS
2012 WINNERS