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APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED – ANNOUNCEMENTS SCHEDULED FOR MID-MAY

Application Information

DEADLINE:
Extended Submission Deadline: March 3, 2022 – 11:59 PM MT

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY:
We accept submissions from photographers and artists around the world. Work can have been made at any time, and work that has been previously submitted may be re-submitted as we invite new jurors each year. Work derived from all photographic processes is accepted, including mixed media that is photo-based. Please note only the Multimedia Award and Review Santa Fe also accepts video and multimedia files for submission. Applicants may submit multiple projects within the same category as well as the same project to multiple categories.

HOW TO SUBMIT:
Once you have filled out the entry form and selected your categories below, you will be prompted to pay. After payment, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link and further instructions regarding our application process. You will then upload your project information, images, and statement within our online submission platform Submittable. Please add our email ‘programs@visitcenter.org’ to your address book to ensure you receive our correspondence.

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Member Benefits

You do not need to be a member to apply. Being a CENTER Member includes many benefits like discounted entry fees, invitations to special exhibitions and events, access to VIP passes to select Art Fairs, and more. Sign up below, and discounts apply immediately without leaving our Entry Form. Please note becoming a member does not count as payment to the Call for Entries.

What is your current CENTER membership status?

Non-Member or Expired Membership
I am a current CENTER Member or Magnum Program Participant

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Entry Fee: $195 Member // $255 Non-Member
The ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGE includes submission to all eight categories at a discounted rate.

Apply to multiple or all categories to which you are eligible:
• Review Santa Fe: Portfolio Reviews
• $5K Project Development Grant
• $5K Project Launch Grant
• $1K me&EVE Grant
• Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award*
• Personal Award*
• Social Award*
• Environmental Award*

*For submission of more than 6 files/images to the Multimedia, Personal, Social and Environmental Awards, please select the amount below:

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Entry Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

The Review Santa Fe portfolio review and conference will take place Nov 17-20, 2022. Invited photographers receive nine formal portfolio reviews, inclusion in the Photographers Listing and Portfolio Walk, access to Photographer and Scholar Presentations, Panel Discussions, and more.

Full and Half Scholarships are available for application after invitations have gone out.

Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Provides financial support to a fine art or documentary work-in-progress.

Juror: Karen Irvine – Chief Curator & Deputy Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography
 

Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Supports a complete or nearly complete documentary or fine art series.

Juror: Grace Deveney – David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg Associate Curator of Photography & Media, Art Institute of Chicago
 

Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Provides financial support to a female, non-binary, transgender, and/or non-conforming photographer, 40 years of age and over.

Juror: Sarah Leen – Founder & Editor, The Visual Thinking Collective
 

Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Recognize outstanding storytellers using lens-based media to create narrative-driven projects, open, but not limited to, photography, video, new media, installation, and web-based works.

Juror: Mary Anne Redding – Curator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University
 

Select number of files below. Please note, payment for additional files is required, any additional files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Entry Fee: $85 Member // $115 Non-Member

The CENTER AWARDS PACKAGE recognizes outstanding images in three categories: Personal, Social and Environmental. A broad and inclusive interpretation of the themes is highly encouraged.

Personal Award Juror: Danyelle Means – Executive Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe
Social Award Juror: Jess T. Dugan – Artist & Co-Founder, Strange Fire Collective
Environmental Award Juror: Paula Trotto – Photo Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund
 

Select number of images below. Please note, payment for additional images is required, any additional files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Recognizes work engaging in the exploration, expression, the power of self-representation and/or underrepresented experiences. A broad interpretation of the theme is encouraged.

Juror: Danyelle Means – Executive Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe
 

Select number of images below. Please note, payment for additional images is required, any additional files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Recognizes work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes are eligible. A broad interpretation of the theme is encouraged.

Juror: Jess T. Dugan – Artist & Co-Founder, Strange Fire Collective
 

Select number of images below. Please note, payment for additional images is required, any additional files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Entry Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member

Recognizes 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. A broad interpretation of the theme is encouraged.

Juror: Paula Trotto – Photo Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund
 

Select number of images below. Please note, payment for additional images is required, any additional files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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