CENTER's 2022 Call for Entries

Applications are open for CENTER’s once annual 2022 Call for Entries to photographers and lens-based artists worldwide. Apply online today to the Project Grants, Awards, and Review Santa Fe - www.visitcenter.org. // FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 02.27.2022

• The $5K PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT provides financial support to a fine art, documentary, or photojournalistic work-in-progress.
SUBMIT: 6-10 images and a 325-word project statement
JUROR: Karen Irvine – Chief Curator & Deputy Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography
PACKAGE: $5,000, Mentorship, Professional Development Workshop Admission, Review Santa Fe Admission and Project Presentation, Featured Publication with Lenscratch, Group Winners Exhibition, and more!

• The $1K ME&EVE GRANT  provides financial support to a female-identified, non-binary, transgender, or gender non-conforming photographer, 40 years of age and over.
SUBMIT: 15-20 images and a 325-word project statement
JUROR: Sarah Leen – Founder & Editor, The Visual Thinking Collective
PACKAGE: $1,000, Mentorship, Professional Development Workshop Admission, Review Santa Fe Admission and Project Presentation, Featured Publication with Lenscratch, Group Winners Exhibition, and more!

• The $5K PROJECT LAUNCH GRANT provides financial support to a complete or nearly completed documentary project or fine art series.
SUBMIT: 15-20 images and a 325-word project statement
JUROR: Grace Deveney – David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg Associate Curator of Photography & Media, Art Institute of Chicago
PACKAGE: $5,000, Mentorship, Professional Development Workshop Admission, Review Santa Fe Admission and Project Presentation, Featured Publication with Lenscratch, Group Winners Exhibition, and more!

• THE THREE CENTER AWARDS recognize outstanding images, singular or part of a series, in three categories: Personal, Social, and Environmental. A broad and inclusive interpretation of the themes is highly encouraged. // The Personal Awards recognize work engaging in the exploration, expression, the power of self-representation or underrepresented experiences. Projects related to identity, self-improvement, mental health, individualism, accessibility, disability, or other topics are invited to apply. | The Social Awards recognize work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes are eligible. | The Environmental Awards recognize work focusing on the state of the ecological environment. Topics may include but are not limited to, conservation, biodiversity, ecology, climate change, or other issues concerning the natural world. All projects exploring ecological relationships, topics, or themes are eligible.
SUBMIT: 1-6 images* and a 325-word project statement | *Additional images are $5 each
PERSONAL JUROR: Danyelle Means – Executive Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe 
SOCIAL JUROR: Jess T. Dugan - Artist and Co-Founder, Strange Fire Collective
ENVIRONMENTAL JUROR: Paula L. Trotto – Photo Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund 
PACKAGE: Mentorship, Review Santa Fe Admission and Project Presentation, Featured Publication with Lenscratch, Group Winners Exhibition, and more!

• THE EXCELLENCE IN MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING AWARD recognizes outstanding storytellers using lens-based media to create narrative-driven projects. The award is open, but not limited to, photography, video, new media, photojournalism, installation, and web-based works. Projects that inspire social action, document crucial issues, and amplify underrepresented voices are encouraged to apply.
SUBMIT: 1-6 files* and a 325-word project statement | *Additional files are $5 each
JUROR: Mary Anne Redding – Curator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University
PACKAGE: Mentorship, Review Santa Fe Admission and Project Presentation, Featured Publication with Lenscratch, Group Winners Exhibition, and more!

• CENTER’s premier juried portfolio review event, the REVIEW SANTA FE: PORTFOLIO REVIEWS and conference is for photographers and lens-based artists seeking audience expansion, critical discussion, and community connection. The review event is scheduled to take place Nov. 17 - 20, 2022. Scholarships and payment plans are available to invited photographers.
SUBMIT: 15-20 images and a 325-word project statement
PACKAGE: 9 portfolio reviews, inclusion in the Review Santa Fe 100 Photographers Listing, participation in the Portfolio Walk, access to Photographer and Scholar Presentations, Panel Discussions, and other public programs. Reviewers are selected two weeks before the event.

Have any questions? Please contact us at programs@visitcenter.org. | https://visitcenter.org/call-for-entries/