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The Democratic Lens Scholar Lecture
Join us online for The Democratic Lens Scholar Lectures to hear from leading scholars as they discuss how the photograph influenced material culture and the evolving relationship between democracy and civic engagement.
• How We Teach the Truth: Vision & Justice with Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Visual Storytelling Lab Group Critique
CENTER connects the Visual Storytelling Lab participants with photographer Judy Natal for a presentation and a group critique to assist participants in editing, sequencing, and developing project statements.
Participants, please check your emails for details.
Visual Storytelling Lab Group Session
CENTER connects the Visual Storytelling Lab participants with award-winning photographer Brandon Kapelow, to learn about creative image-based projects, including editing, sequencing, and developing project statements.
Participants, please check your emails for details.
Portfolio Walk & Book Fair
For one night only, join us for an extraordinary opportunity to network with the invited lens-based professionals along with the Santa Fe community. Attendees can take home the latest book releases and unique zines from the invited photographers and publishers in attendance.
Visual Storytelling Lab Group Session
CENTER connects the Visual Storytelling Lab participants with award-winning photographer Brandon Kapelow, to learn about creative image-based projects, including editing, sequencing, and developing project statements.
Participants, please check your emails for details.
Community Outreach & Engagement Seminar
Join Deborah Espinosa, Attorney and Visual Storyteller, for the Community Outreach & Engagement Project Lab Seminar and learn about developing community-based projects, working directly with the public, and tips for effective collaborative practices.
Visual Storytelling Lab Deadline
Register for CENTER’s Spring Visual Storytelling Lab designed for New Mexico-based military, veterans, reservists, and caregivers. Participants will learn from award-winning photographer Brandon Kapelow about creative image-based projects, including editing, sequencing, and developing project statements.
Final Calls for Entry Deadline
Today is CENTER’s 2024 Award, Grant, and Review Santa Fe Calls for Entry Final Submission Deadline. Submit your work today to have your work reviewed by the esteemed jurors and selection committees.
Funding Your Photographic Projects
Join Deborah Espinosa for the Funding Your Photographic Projects Project Lab Seminar, answering “What is fiscal sponsorship?” and how it can be used to secure grants and donations to support your project.
Learn now Espinosa has successfully secured tens of thousands of dollars in grant funds utilizing a fiscal sponsorship model to support the Living With Conviction project.
Early Discount Deadline
CENTER’s 2024 Calls for Entry discounted entry fee rates end today at 11:59 PM MT! Pay now and submit before the final deadline of February 25, 2024.
Annual Charidy Fundraiser
CENTER is building programs for the new year and needs your help! As we celebrate our 30-year anniversary in 2024, we turn to our photo community for your vital contributions. Your support allows CENTER to make a difference in the life of social and environmental initiatives and the communities they engage and benefit.
Join us as we partner with Charidy to raise $25,000 for CENTER’s future. For ONE DAY ONLY, our Benefactors, Reviewers, Board Members, and CENTER Special Friends will TRIPLE your gifts. Save the date on December 13 to contribute to CENTER’s evolution!
Donate Early on #GivingTuesday
Donate early on Giving Tuesday and help CENTER raise $25,000 for our future.
Our Benefactors, Reviewers, Board Members, and CENTER Special Friends will TRIPLE your gifts with matching funds. Save the date on December 13 to contribute to CENTER’s evolution!
The Democratic Lens Scholar Lectures
Photography is a powerful communication tool, and photos and image distribution platforms have evolved to become accessible tools for everyday people to share and influence ideas about the nation’s past, present, and future.
Join us online and in person with Dr. Makeda Best and Dr. Leigh Raiford as they trace the trajectory of the photographic medium and examine its social and political impact.
Jess T. Dugan Book Signing & Talk
Join us at CONTAINER for Review Santa Fe Alum Jess T. Dugan’s book signing and artist talk with Christian Waguespack, Head of Curatorial Affairs, New Mexico Museum of Art.
In Look at me like you love me, Jess T. Dugan reflects on desire, intimacy, companionship, and the ways our identities are shaped by these experiences.
Portfolio Walk & Book Fair
For one night only, join us for an extraordinary opportunity to network with the invited lens-based professionals along with the Santa Fe community. Attendees can take home the latest book releases and unique zines from the invited photographers and publishers in attendance.
Imaging as Activism Lecture with Lucy Lippard
Join writer, activist, and sometime curator Lucy R. Lippard for the lecture Imaging as Activism as she considers photography's multiple roles in virtually all social justice movements, from the civil rights movement to protests against the Vietnam War to feminism to the Central American wars to Black Lives Matter to the climate crisis and more recent feminist actions.
Circular Solutions: Award + Grant Winners Exhibition 21' & 22'
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is pleased to host this exhibition showcasing the creative work of the 2021 and 2022 CENTER award and grant recipients.
Open June 2 - November 4, 2023, today is the last day to view the CENTER Winners Exhibition.
Counter-Narratives Panel Discussion
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host three unique panel presentations in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The artists’ panel presentations will be held in the Turchin Center’s Lecture Hall at 6pm each day - September 20, 27, and October 11.
Add-on: Portfolio Review with Mary Anne Redding
Join Mary Anne Redding for the add-on review session hosted online through Zoom. Pre-register for the portfolio critique to have your materials reviewed by Mary Anne Redding.
Seminar: Working with A Curator
Join Mary Anne Redding for the Working with a Curator Seminar hosted online through Zoom.
Common Ground Panel Discussion
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host three unique panel presentations in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The artists’ panel presentations will be held in the Turchin Center’s Lecture Hall at 6pm each day - September 20, 27, and October 11.
Project Presentations
Join 2023 Me&Eve Grant recipient Mykle Parker (12pm MT) and 2023 Social Award recipient Rocky McCorkle (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their selected projects.
Blue Earth Panel Discussion
Join the 2023 Blue Earth Fiscal Sponsorship recipients Daniel Beltrá, Greg Constantine, and Júlia Pontés online as they share an intimate view of their fiscally sponsored projects.
Climate Concerns Panel Discussion
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host three unique panel presentations in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The artists’ panel presentations will be held in the Turchin Center’s Lecture Hall at 6pm each day - September 20, 27, and October 11.
Film Screenings: Bringing Light to the Impact of Climate Change
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host a film screening in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The Film Screenings will be held on Tuesday, September 19, at 6:30pm in the Turchin Center’s lecture hall.
Project Presentations
Join us for the Project Presentations • 2023 Personal Award recipient Elizabeth Z. Pineda (12pm MT) and 2023 Blue Earth Fiscal Sponsorship recipient Matilde Simas (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their Award-winning and Fiscal Sponsorship projects.
Project Presentations
Join us for the Project Presentations • 2023 Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award recipient Harvey Castro (12pm MT) and 2023 Project Launch Grant recipient Bremner Benedict (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their Award and Grant winning projects.
Project Presentations
Join us for the Project Presentations • 2023 Environmental Award recipient Margeaux Walter (12pm MT) and 2023 Project Development Grant recipient Brandon Kapelow (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their Award and Grant winning projects.
Add-on: Portfolio Review with Amber Terranova
Join Amber Terranova for the add-on review session hosted online through Zoom. Pre-register for the portfolio critique to have your materials reviewed by Amber Terranova.
Seminar: Preparing for Portfolio Reviews
Join Amber Terranova for the Preparing for Portfolio Reviews Seminar hosted online through Zoom.
Circular Solutions - Opening Reception
Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, discovering the world of the contemporary visual arts, and connecting with others who share a passion for the arts.
The Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments, and spend time with fellow arts patrons while exploring one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of six galleries (including Circular Solutions) filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art by local, regional and international artists.
Circular Solutions: Winners Exhibition 21' & 22
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is pleased to host this exhibition showcasing the creative work of the 2021 and 2022 CENTER award and grant recipients.
Open June 2 - November 4, 2023, the CENTER Winners Exhibition is free and open to the public. Join us on July 7 for the opening reception.
The Democratic Lens Scholar Lecture
Join us on online with leading scholar Kymberly Pinder, Ph.D. for the next Democratic Lens Scholar Lecture, as she discusses how the photograph influenced material culture and the evolving relationship between democracy and civic engagement.
• What Can’t Be Unseen: Photography & Activism with Dr. Kymberly Pinder from the Yale School of Art
Community Outreach & Engagement Seminar
Join Deborah Espinosa, Attorney, Visual Storyteller, and CENTER Fiscally Sponsored Photographer, for the Community Outreach & Engagement Project Lab Seminar and learn about developing community-based projects, working directly with the public, and tips for effective collaborative practices.
Health & Safety Policy
Stay up to date with our Health & Safety Policy when traveling to attend our public events in Santa Fe, NM. We look forward to seeing you in the Land of Enchantment.