Call For Entry - Earth in Focus: A Celebration of our Dynamic Planet

Photos courtesy Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, together with Photoville, announce a photo contest to celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary.

The contest invites professional, amateur, and student artists to submit their photography for the 2020 outdoor exhibition Earth in Focus: A Celebration of Our Dynamic Planet. There is no cost for entry.

Earth in Focus will open on Earth Day, April 22nd, to highlight the environmental movement’s 50th anniversary, as well as the strides made in preservation and sustainability.

Over twenty photographers will be selected to be part of this public exhibition at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts throughout the year. Photographs will be displayed in large-scale photo cubes throughout Bethel Woods campus. All selected photographers will be invited to attend the exhibit opening event with potential to receive a travel stipend. Additionally, six photographers will be selected as Juror’s Picks, and will receive an online feature. 

Entry Deadline: March 11, 2020

Call For Entry - Off The Clock

Photos courtesy apa-la.org

APA LA is pleased to announce the ninth annual OFF THE CLOCK curated photo competition and exhibit. OFF THE CLOCK is the pre-eminent opportunity to present your inspired personal photography to the world. Each year APA LA invites a well-respected, influential visionary from the international photo community to contribute their talent towards curating this prestigious exhibition. This year we are honored that David Fahey has accepted our invitation to apply his unique vision in carefully selecting his top one hundred images from all submissions.

Entry Deadline: February 1, 2020

Call For Entry - 2020 CatchLight Visual Leadership Fellowship

Photos courtesy Catchlight. Image From 2019 Fellow Tasneem Alsultan’s series And Then There Were Women.

CatchLight is now accepting applications for it’s 2020 $30,000 CatchLight Visual Leadership Fellowship. Now in its fourth year, CatchLight continues to search for innovative visual storytellers and leaders committed to advancing and growing the field of visual storytelling.

The CatchLight Visual Leadership Fellowship serves as an incubator - a place for innovative leaders in the visual storytelling field to receive financial support, unlock individual potential, grow and leverage partnerships. The Fellowship cultivates a vibrant community of creative thought leaders whose work will be enhanced by collaboration, mentorship, and networking.

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 (midnight PST)

Call For Entry - LensCulture Portrait Awards 2020

Photos courtesy LensCulture

The LensCulture Portrait Awards are open to photographers at all levels of experience and all interpretations of portraiture. Your work may be made in the studio with professional lighting or snapped on a smart-phone during your travels, what matters is not your method but your ability to move your audience. From quirky self-portraits to candid portrayals of family and friends, from staged and conceptual photographs of public figures to environmental portraits, we want to see your work! Winners will enjoy career-changing opportunities including exhibition in New York in April 2020, extensive media coverage, projection at international photography festivals, cash prizes and more.

Entry Deadline: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Call For Entry - ArtCenter Black Alumnni Exhibition 90/300

ArtCenter

In commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of ArtCenter College of Design, the Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with ArtCenter DTLA, has organized a series of exhibitions and programs to honor the impactful achievements and celebrate the College’s Black alumni. 

90/300 explores themes of representation and identity through the contextual lens of cultural impact and influence.  In 90 years of existence, ArtCenter has helped shape the careers of no more than 300 designers and artists of African descent. While only making up about 1% of the total number of graduates, this underrepresented group of alumni continue to have a huge impact on the global creative economy.  The 90/300 Exhibition serves to document the significant contributions ArtCenter’s Black alumni have made in developing the narrative of Black identity in mainstream culture and their influence in cultural discourse. 

90/300 consists of three exhibition projects: A video survey of alumni work and interviews titled Impact/300; a retrospective of pioneering photographer Barbara DuMetz titled Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara DuMetz (BFA ’73); and Minority Report, a group exhibition of alumni works curated by acclaimed contemporary artist Devin Troy Strother (BFA 09 Illustration).

 Deadline is January, 15th, 2020

If you have any questions about the exhibit or submissions, please contact dei@artcenter.edu.

Open Call: LensCulture Exposure Awards 2020

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We are seeking the best new photography from around the world for the LensCulture Exposure Awards 2020. Since 2008, this award has offered significant exposure to more than 300 emerging and established photographers. Via a global callout, we’re eager to discover more diverse and talented image-makers to add to this impressive cohort. Winners will enjoy career-changing opportunities including exhibition in New York in April 2020, extensive media coverage, projection at international photography festivals, cash prizes and more.

OPEN CALL FOR THE HOUSE OF LUCIE FALL GROUP SHOW

The Lucie Foundation is pleased to announce the Open Call for photographers to submit their images to be exhibited at the House of Lucie gallery in Downtown Los Angeles. All levels of photographers are welcome to submit their work to be part of this exhibition.

THEME FOR THIS EXHIBITION IS: ON THE BLOCK, IMAGES FROM THE STREET

Recipients of the 2019 Fall Group Show will have their work featured in an exhibition at House of Lucie Los Angeles the month of October 2019 and their work promoted throughout our media channels and online.

Leica: Women Foto Project

As part of the Leica Women Foto Project, Leica Camera USA is seeking three U.S. photographers to receive an award to support a personal project that is relevant to today’s social and political climate. The mission of the Leica Women Foto Project is to educate, encourage and empower photographers to demonstrate the importance and impact of a woman’s point of view. The award serves as a catalyst to reframe how we see, how we think, and how we express our visual narrative.

Applicants will be reviewed on the basis of quality of photography, dedication to the medium of photography, sophistication of project, as expressed through the female perspective with narratives that broaden perspectives, ideas and conversations on today’s social climate.

Each member of the Panel will individually score each submission using the following criteria: 

1. Category 1: Quality of Photography

2. Category 2: Dedication to the Medium of Photography

3. Category 3: Sophistication of project

Call for entries begins today and closes on August 29, 2019. Recipients of the award will be announced via e-mail and/or telephone on or about October 16, 2019.  

All applicants must agree to the Official Award Rules prior to submission. 

View the Official Award Rules here.

We, Women Grant

Do you have bold ideas for a photo-based project that redefines how we understand and respond to urgent issues in the United States today? We, Women is not just a grant: it’s an opportunity to shape a national conversation about problems, solutions, and how to find common ground. Join our developing project as a founding artist!

We are seeking to support women, transgender, and non-binary artists whose processes are rooted in community engagement and collaboration.

Applications Due June 30th.

Selected artists will receive:

• A cash grant of $5,000-$10,000 for the continuation of existing work or the creation of a new project in a community they have a demonstrated commitment to.

• Mentorship and production support from We, Women leaders, project partners, and advisors.

• Promotion and marketing.

• We, Women exhibition at Photoville Fall 2020.

• Inclusion in a traveling nationwide exhibition with concurrent programming beginning Fall 2020.

Women Photographer Grants

WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH + NIKON GRANTS:

These $5,000 grants will support photography projects — either new or in-progress — from visual journalists working in a documentary capacity. Five grants are available, one of which will be earmarked for a non-binary or transgender photographer. Applicants are encouraged to submit a story, rather than singles, as part of the grant application. The images need not be related to the project proposal. Multimedia projects are welcome.

WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH + GETTY IMAGES GRANT:

Women Photograph has partnered with Getty Images to award a $10,000 grant in support of an ongoing documentary project from a professional photojournalist who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to their story. Applicants should submit portfolios of 20-25 images indicating that a substantial amount of work has already been completed, and that the photographer has a clear vision of what further work is needed to complete the project. Additional consideration will be given to applicants who evince a personal connection to – and engagement with – the communities they cover.

Deadline: Wednesday, May 15th