En Foco e-News
September 2008
In This Issue
Photo Expo in NYC
A Not-to-Miss Workshop
Touring Gallery Reception
Register for Photo Expo with En Foco's VIP CODE
PDNPhotoPlus
VISIT EN FOCO
at Booth #1061
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REMINDER:

Weekend Vistors to Inwood Park

photographs by
Arlette Landestoy
Arlette Landestoy
En Foco at
Bronx Library Center/ NYPL
310 East Kingsbridge Road
 Bronx, NY

Through
October 31

*NEW*
 Membership Perk!
SugarHill
Sugarhill Works
offers En Foco members 20% off film scans, 50MB or larger


Discover more membership benefits HERE!
Understanding Your Digital Camera
Sept 13
digital camera back
AM class in English; PM class in Espaņol at
CALUMET, NYC

FOTOWEEK DC
Photography Competition
DEADLINE: September 22

Cash prizes!
Finalists work to be exhibited at the FWDC gallery

For more info
click here
 
Manhattan Community Arts Fund

DEADLINE: September 23
Grants, ranging from $750 to $5,000, are awarded to individual artists or non-profit organizations

For more info
click here
 
Center of Photography at Woodstock

DEADLINES: September 30
2008 Photographers' Fellowship Fund
AND
Photography Now Call for Entries


For info click here
Greetings!

We are very happy to share the news of the latest New Works Photography Awards fellowship, so read on. And mark your calendars, lots of upcoming events heading your way!

Touring Gallery: Lauri Lyons opening this Thursday
Workshops: Portfolio Review Sessions this Saturday
Artist Talk: Hank Willis Thomas and Sara Terry on October 19

Be sure to stop by and meet these amazing artists.
Best Wishes,

Miriam, Marisol, Janine, Daniel
The En Foco Team
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!!

En Foco's Portfolio Review Sessions this
Saturday, September 13
Portfolio Review
Treat yourself to a unique opportunity to have your work reviewed by several New York and California professionals.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Click HERE for details & updated list of reviewers

Location:
Calumet Photographic
, New York, NY
Cost: $100 for Members, $145 for Non-Members

BUY NOW, only a few slots left!


Need quick supplies? Go to Archival Methods, where you can save 15% with En Foco discount code #11593

Photo: Marisol Diaz
En Foco and Umbrella Arts present:
FLAG,
photographs by Lauri Lyons


portrait of man with U.S. flag, by Lauri LyonsOpening
Reception:

September 11, 6-8pm


Location:
Umbrella Arts + Projects

317 East 9th Street
New York, NY

Exhibit Dates:
Sept 11 - Oct 11, 2008

For more details click here

Photo: Lauri Lyons
Congratulations to the Winners of
New Works Photography Awards #12


Karen de LunaWe are excited to officially announce the winners and honorable mentions, selected by juror Deborah Willis

WINNERS
Karen de Luna
Morgan Ford
Isabelle Lutterodt

HONORABLE MENTION AWARDEES
Wendy Phillips, Cybele Clark-Mendes
Archy LaSalle, Viviane Moos

Stay tuned for more information throughout the year.

Thank you to all who applied for New Works #12, we enjoyed reviewing all the work that was submitted.

Photo: Karen de Luna, Leo with Tatoos and Cross, 2008
SAVE THE DATE: Artist Talks with
Hank Willis Thomas and Sara Terry


Hank Willis ThomasPresented by NUEVA LUZ
and The Lucie Foundation

Sunday, October 19 at 5 pm
More details coming soon!

Location:
Splashlight Studios
75 Varick Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY

Photo: Hank Willis Thomas,
Who can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?
  Unbranded: Reflections in Black from Corporate America 1968-2008 series, 1970/2007.
GREAT NEWS FOR MEMBERS!
en Foco Membership Card

Members will soon see a little  somethin' in their mailboxes.
It's our fancy NEW MEMBERSHIP CARD, which entitles the proud carriers to a slew of discounts...

This includes reciprocal benefits through the Photographic Resource Center's CONNECTIONS program, among them:
  • Free admission to ICP (NYC), George Eastman House (NY), Griffin Museum of Photography (MA) and the Museum of Photographic Arts (CA)
  • Discounts at Museums and Photo Organizations across the country
Check the PRC link often to find out what's new!

Art Off The Main:
The African, Caribbean and Latin American Art Fair

Visit En Foco at booth #2, meet artists and staff, and see the newest addition to our Print Collectors Program!

Art Off the MainOctober 2-5, 2008

Location: Metropolitan Pavilion
10 West 19th Street, New York, NY

For more info click here

Celebrate after PDN Photoplus Expo!
25 Lessons
Date: Saturday, October 25

Check out the launch party for En Foco member Lorenzo Dominguez's new book, 25 Lessons:
The Art of Living,
along with an Art Opening to celebrate the 25th anniversary of
PDN's Photo Expo.


Part of the proceeds are being donated to the NY Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for a Cure.

For more info click here

En Foco is a non-profit organization that nurtures and supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of diverse cultures, primarily U.S. residents of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific. Founded in 1974, it introduces artists to local communities and national audiences, 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 Visual 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, Modernage Custom Digital Labs, Casa de Vinos, WNYC.org, members, subscribers and friends.