En Foco e-News
May 2008
In This Issue
Call for Submissions
New Works Updates
Call for Entries
Photo Competition
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THE 2008 PHOTO REVIEW
PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION


DEADLINE:
Entries must be received between May 1-15, 2008

Juror: New York Gallery Owner, Julie Saul
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Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award
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Center honors and rewards photography educators for their passion for teaching, ability to excite students to learn, concern for students as individuals and
enduring artistic curiosity.

INDEPENDENT SUBMISSION
DEADLINE: MAY 12

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Save the Date
Upcoming
En Foco Events & Deadlines

June 13
July 7
New Works #12 deadline
 Technically this one falls into neither category, but don't forget it's the last few days to see Valdir Cruz' exhibition at Throckmorton!
Got Work?
We want to see it!
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En Foco seeks work for its 2008-09 Touring Gallery exhibition season
 
Email
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requesting details

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Greetings!

May is the month of our exciting New Works events! Don't miss out on the annual celebration of work by these winning talented photographers. The events off with an Opening Reception on Friday, May 30th - all artists will be attending, so don't miss the chance to meet them.

Coming up: Gerald Cyrus' opening reception tonight; the NY Photography Festival & Víctor Vázquez's new work/booksigning; last few days to catch Valdir Cruz at Throckmorton, and save the date for our upcoming workshops - details below!

Best Wishes,

The En Foco Team

New Works #11 Exhibition

En Foco's New Works Photography Awards presents an exhibition of the 2007-08 awardees Kesha Bruce, Adriana Katzew, Donald Daedalus, Charlie Grosso, Esther Hidalgo, Wanda Acosta and Myra Greene

May 23-July 5, 2008


Kesha Bruce
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 30, 6-9pm
Meet and greet all the artists of New Works #11 at En Foco's Opening Reception, open to the public. Bring friends!

Artist Talk:
Saturday, May 31, 1-3pm
Gain insight into the work of New Works artists Kesha Bruce, Adriana Katzew and Donald Daedalus


Location:
El Taller Boricua Gallery
The Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center
1680 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029
www.tallerboricua.org


Photo: Kesha Bruce, That They Might Be Lovely

Support for New Works is provided in part by:
NYC DCA logo    NYSCARBF

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Bronx Council on the Arts
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Satellite Exhibit of New Works #11

Modern AgeCan't wait to see New Works #11 at El Taller? Come for a sneak preview at Modernage, from May 13th through July 31st!

Location: Modernage Custom Digital Imaging Labs
1150 Avenue of the Americas @ 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

Hours:
8:30am-6:00pm Monday-Friday
10:00am-2:00pm Saturday
'STORMY MONDAY' (OPENS TODAY)
Gerald Cyrus
En Foco photographer Gerald Cyrus' exhibition Stormy Monday: Harlem's 1990 Jazz Scene opens TONIGHT at Leica Gallery in NYC

Gerald is also a member of Kamoinge, and has been featured in Nueva Luz volume 5#1, our Touring Gallery program (eons ago!) and is a participating artist in our Print Collectors Program

Dont miss the show!  May 2-June 21
Call For Entries
Photographic Center Northwest

PLEASE RING BELL:
13th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition

DEADLINE: May 9, 2008

Juror: Rod Slemmons, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago
  • First, second, and third prize winners receive
    $1000, $750, and $500 respectively
Download the entry form here
The New York Photo Festival

NYPH

May 14-18


Five Eventful Days Right in Your Backyard!

  • curated pavillions
  • satellite shows - check out the exhibition, Tierra de Mudos by Víctor Vázquez (Nueva Luz artist!)
  • New York Photo Awards
  • Artist Talks and Panel Discussions
Location: 81 Front St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

For details, tickets, location information and more click here
En Foco is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, it achieves its mission by introducing artists to local communities and a national audience, creating a cultural synergy with the public, curators and arts professionals through exhibitions, publications, workshops and events.

Programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Bronx Council on the Arts, the NALAC Fund for the Arts with the Ford Foundation and JP Morgan Chase, Daniele Agostino De Rossi Foundation, Lowepro, Bogen, Fuji Film, WNYC.org, members, subscribers and friends.