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En Foco's First Benefit Auction
Opening Fiesta:
October 29
All are welcome!
Auction and Benefit Reception: November
Tickets available online soon!
Artists include:
Carrie Mae Weems
Kenro Izu
George Malave
Adál
Germán Herrera
Liliana Porter
Juan Sánchez
Stephen Marc
Ernesto Pujol
Víctor Vázquez
Dinh Lê
Hector Méndez- Caratini
Lyssa Palu-ay
Larry McNeil
Anthony Goicolea
Hiroshi Watanabe
Annu P Matthew
Gerald Cyrus
and others!
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Artist's News on
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Check out the new section of the homepage
called "Artist's News", where we'll keep up-to-date info on events and exhibits involving our members, colleagues, and
friends. Have an annoucement? Send it to info@enfoco.org, with "Attn:Artist's News" in the subject line. |
Member Perk!
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Did you know that as an En Foco member you receive a 30% discount at Spectral Masters Digital Imaging, where your digital files come to dazzling fruition?
Besides inkjet output, SMDI offers slide and image scanning services, and monitor and printer calibration.
Discover more membership perks by becoming a En Foco member!
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Greetings!,
September hasn't even started yet, but we know its going to be a busy season! Two fantastic grant opportunities for NY artists listed below, a grant increase for us (yay), a space on our homepage to see what our artists are up to, info on our newest exhibition and a FREE download of Nueva Luz.
Thanks goes to Katie Braja for all her help over the past several months, and best wishes as she moves on to an amazing new job. We also take the opportunity to welcome Janine Ryan to the team, as our new Administrative Coordinator.
Enjoy the upcoming holiday,
The En Foco Team
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Have you seen it yet?
Volume 12#1 is bold and beautiful in full-color!
The issue features Larry McNeil, Sama Alshaibi
and Dulce Pinzón, with an essay by Hannah Frieser, the Director of Light Work; and an additional feature about the upcoming exhibition 'The Fort Apache Connection' featuring Carm Little Turtle, Joe Conzo Jr and others.
Exicting News! Utne.com has just listed the issue as a highlight, of the hundreds of magazines they receive on a weekly basis. Check it out in "From the Stacks."
Extra Exciting News: this issue is featured on www.zonezero.com as a downloadable PDF (but only until Sept 4).
It's never been easier to enjoy and share Nueva Luz!
Not as good as the real thing? We agree. It's never to late to subscribe, or if you fear committment, purchase the current issue.
Photo: Larry McNeil, detail of In the True Spirit of White Man,
Fly by Night Mythology series, 2002. Archival pigment print, 21x41"
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En Foco awarded $25,000 grant from the
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
After 1,074 proposals, 27 panels, and 8 weeks of waiting, DCA announced the 2008 recipients of the Cultural Development Fund grants. En Foco was among the 862 New York City organizations to be recognized as vital member of the New York cultural community, receiving $25,000 for the advancement of our New Works Photography Awards, Nueva Luz photographic journal, Touring Gallery, and Artistic Development workshops.
Thank you DCA!
Read more about DCA and see the full list of grantee
organizations here.
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Touring Gallery features Enid Alvarez
October 3 - December 9, 2007
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, October 3, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Location:
Pregones Theater
571-575 Walton Avenue
(between 149th & 150th)
Bronx, NY 10451 718/585-1202
www.pregones.org
Image: Enid Alvarez, Puerto Rico series, 2004.
Archival pigment print, 30x20"
Printing by Spectral Masters Digital Imaging, Bronx, NY
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Grant Opportunity: Urban Artists Initiative
The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Urban Artist Initiative/ NewYork City (UAI/NYC) announce the second application cycle of a new grants program for NYC individual artists of color.
With major
support provided by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, this initiative
marks the second year of a cross-discipline grant program developed
specially for artists who self-identify their heritage as African,
Latino, Asian, or Native American, embracing as well the diversity that
exists within communities of color. Fellowships of $2,000 each will be
available to individual artists for their artistic and professional
development.
Deadline: September 26, 2007
The online application is available at http://uai.cuerate.org. Visit the press release for additional details, and information on application seminars.
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Grant Opportunity: NYFA Artists' Fellowships
Applications now available for the 2008 NYFA Artists' Fellowships ($7,000 awards), made to individual artists living and working in the state of New York. Grants are awarded in 16 artistic disciplines on a rotating basis,with this year's grant cycle including photography!
Deadline: October 3, 2007
Please visit www.nyfa.org/afp to access the online application, download guidelines and find out about informational seminars. For questions, email fellowships@nyfa.org, or call 212.366.6900.
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