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The Center for Fine Art Photography
DEADLINE: November 12
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Idea of Self Calls for Entry Juror: Susan A. Zadeh founder, publisher, editor in chief and artistic director of EYEMAZING For more info click here
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Open Society Institute's Annual
Moving Walls Exhibition
DEADLINE: December 5
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Documentary photography exhibition opportunity
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The Aftermath Project Grant
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DEADLINE EXTENDED!
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NEW Deadline: November 7 Click here for application and details and here for info on their exhibition in Chicago!
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BEAT THE HOLIDAY RUSH!
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Give the gift of art to someone special this season! Your purchase helps us support talented artists and the programs we offer. Its the gift that keeps on giving! Browse our Print Collectors Program and help make a difference. Photo: Myra Greene, untitled. An exclusive En Foco limited edition!
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MY WORLD Within & Without
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Lola Flash
Terry Boddie Leah Oates and others
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Reception: Nov 7
Lise Curry at Prince George Gallery 15 East 27th St New York, NY
through Dec 31
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Greetings!
This month: our new blog, an exhibition at Light Work, portfolio reviews at Fotoweek DC with Marisol Diaz, a podcast with Larry McNeil by Todd Wemmer, and a recap of the many events (Photo Expo, Art Off the Main, our Artist Talks, the Lucie Awards...) we've had the pleasure of being involved with.
Can you believe it? Holiday season is around the corner so put in your dibs at our shop for original photographs, up to 30% off the Nueva Luz newsstand price by subscribing... and more!
Wishing you health and hope,
Miriam, Marisol, Janine, Daniel and Olga The En Foco Team
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Hank Willis Thomas at APERTURE
If you didn't have a chance to come to our Nueva Luz artist talk with Hank and Sara Terry (The Aftermath Project), you definitely do NOT want miss his talk with Deborah Willis at Aperture!
 It will be a dynamic exchange of ideas between the talented mother and son: Hank Willis Thomas and Deborah Willis.
Hank's Aperture book Pitch Blackness, and Nueva Luz will be available for signing!
Date: Tuesday, November 11 at 6:30 pm
Location: Aperture Gallery 547 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001
 SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR ISSUE:
- READ OUR NEW BLOG!
- The New "New Light"
- Four Very Fine Essays + Two More
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TRACING MEMORY: photographs by Angie Buckley, Pedro Isztin, Cyrus Karimipour and Paula Luttringer
Curated by Miriam Romais, En Foco Inc

Dates: November 3-December 31
Gallery Reception: Thursday, November 13 5-7pm
Location: Light Work 316 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244
For more details click here
Photo: Paula Luttrinringer
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En Foco Goes to Fotoweek/DC
November 15-22, 2008
Are you in the DC area? This year's Fotoweek/DC has workshops, lecture and portfolio reviews galore.
Take advantage of the opportunity to have your work reviewed by professionals, including our very own Program Director, Marisol Diaz!
Portfolio Reviews: Saturday, November 15
Register Now: Deadline extended to November 7
Location: Cocoran College of Art + Design 500 17th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006
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Recapping October's Events
Art Off the Main
Thank you to everyone that came out to visit us at this year's Art Off the Main - the art fair for African, Caribbean and Latin American Art.

Photo: Lola Flash shares her work at En Foco's booth.
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NUEVA LUZ at The Lucies!
 It was an honor to be a finalist and receive such great exposure for Nueva Luz and its artists.
Although we did not bring home the Lucie we had a wonderful night celebrating!
A special congratulations to Sara Terry from The Aftermath Project, for receiving the Lucie's 2008 Humanitarian Award.
 Photos: (top) Nueva Luz on the big screen at the Lucie Awards gala at Lincoln Center; (bottom) Daniel Schmeichler, Hank Willis Thomas, Miriam Romais holding Nueva Luz, Terry Boddie, Mark Hopkins and Helena de Vengoechea (photo by Sam Yanofsky)
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Artist Talk and Signing with Hank Willis Thomas and Sarry Terry
Nueva Luz and the Lucie Foundation had a wonderful opportunity to facilitate an artist talk and signing with Sara Terry and Hank Willis Thomas, at Splashlight Studios in NYC.
Stay tuned... We will post the video of the talk soon!
Photo: (top) Sara Terry and Hank Willis Thomas signing Nueva Luz and their Aperture books, photo by Miriam Romais. (bottom) Hank Willis Thomas and audience, photo by Samantha Yanofsky.
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 4,000 Nueva Luz Issues Flood Photo Expo!
Chances are, if you walked by you were able to take an issue home, and chat with artists, staff and friends!
Welcome and thank you to all the new subscribers and members who joined En Foco at the PDN PhotoPlus Expo.
Attendees also had a chance to have their portfolios reviewed by Miriam Romais, Marisol Diaz and Frank Gimpaya, in our special "$10 minutes for $10".
And we have the Nueva Luz drawing winners! Congrats to Madeline, Marie Claire, Joan, Megan, Ray, and Sarah: the six lucky winners of a one year subscription to Nueva Luz!!
Todd Wemmer interviews Larry McNeil (Nueva Luz 12:1 and past New Works winner) listen to the PODCAST HERE!
Nueva Luz was even among the favorites on Hobbsblog!
We would not have been able to do this without the help of our VERY generous volunteers. A special GRACIAS to John Montalvo Jr, Dee Campos, Arlette Landestoy, Daniel Schmeichler, Heather McClintock, Ashley Cox, and the folks at PDN Photo Expo!
Photos: (top) a banner featuring 24 years of Nueva Luz covers, proudly hangs in our En Foco booth. (bottom) Larry McNeil being interviewed by Todd Wemmer.
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