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Project Launch Grant


The Project Launch Grant supports a complete or nearly completed documentary or fine art series. The $7,500 grant package includes professional development and public presentation opportunities.

PROJECT ADVANCEMENT PACKAGE
• $7,500 USD
• Winners Exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
• Review Santa Fe Admission
• Public Project Presentation
• Publication in LENSCRATCH
• Professional Development Seminars
• Inclusion in the CENTER Winners Gallery & Archive

We are adding to our database and archive of lens-based work from the last 30 years and invite you to contribute. All applicant’s work will remain in the CENTER archive, regardless of award status.

2024 Juror

Jehan JillaniVisuals Editor, The Atlantic

Jehan Jillani is a Visuals Editor at The Atlantic, where she works on photography and illustrations for the publication's digital features and special projects.

She was previously the Picture and Visuals Editor at the Guardian US, where she oversaw commissioned photography that came out of the New York, DC, and Oakland offices.

Jehan has also worked as a photo editor at National Geographic and The New Yorker. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Publication Designers and American Photography, and she has been a guest critic and speaker at numerous educational institutions.

Jehan is a graduate of Smith College and is based in Brooklyn, NY.

Winners Gallery

Supporters

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