EN FOCO INC
July e-News
July, 2009
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NEW Membership Benefit!
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Receive 15% off at Modernage Custom Digital Imaging Labs with valid
En Foco membership card
Located at:
1150 Avenue of the Americas
(at 44th Street)
New York, NY 10036
A few other Member benefits include FREE admission to the International Center for Photography, Photo Resource Center, George Eastman House, Griffin Museum of Photography, Museum of Photographic Arts
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Greetings!
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Thanks to all of you that came out for En Foco's 35th Anniversary celebrations last week. If you missed it, you'll have another chance to participate later this year.
We are sad to announce that Janine Ryan, our valued Program Associate, has accepted a position at Sarah Lawrence College (helping run their art dept and gallery!); and Ashley Cox's year-long internship with us has come to an end. They have been instrumental in all the program improvements this past year. Please join us in wishing them much success in their future endeavors!
Happy Summer,
Miriam, Marisol, Daniel and Olga
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FREE WORKSHOP: July 9
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Foot in the Door:
Tips for Submitting Your Work
This workshop is a two-hour, FREE seminar open to the public and ideal for emerging photographers.
Facilitated by Marisol Díaz, En Foco's Program Director, topics covered include: the importance of following submission
requirements; technical quality of imagery; what constitutes a cohesive
series; artist statements; support materials; reviewer's pet peeves
(from an informal survey).
Participants will receive En Foco's Photographer's Resources list.
Location:
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Room C-391
Bronx, NY 10451 718-518-6728
***BRING ID TO ENTER THE BUILDING***
Date:
Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 6:00-8:00pm
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EXTENDED DEADLINE: JULY 5En Foco, Inc and Canson Infinity invite fine art and documentary
photographers of any nationality or ethnicity to submit work to People/Places/Things, an International Photography Competition celebrating En Foco's 35th Anniversary. The entry fee includes a one-year En Foco membership (or extension), which includes: an in-house portfolio reviews with staff curators; a subscription to Nueva Luz photographic journal; reciprocal benifits at other photo organizations (such as FREE
admission to ICP); discounts at Spectral Masters Digital Imaging, Archival Methods (phone orders only), Modernage Custom Digital Imaging Labs, Color Edge CRC, Sugarhill Works; discounted, free or special Professional Development Workshops; and participation in Membership Meetings and mailed invitations to all En Foco events.
EIGHT AMAZING JURORS:-
DARREN CHING, PDN and KlompChing Gallery
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HOSSEIN FARMANI, Farmani Gallery
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DANIELLE JACKSON, Magnum Photos
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CAT JIMENEZ, Lucie Foundation
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DEBRA KLOMP CHING, KlompChing Gallery
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EDWIN RAMORAN, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
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MARK SEALY, Autograph: ABP
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ELIZABETH SHANK, Bruce Silverstein Gallery
SUBMIT ONLINE NOW!OVER $10,000 in PRIZES: One winner and four honorable mentions will be chosen for each of the three categories, awarding a total of 15 photographers. SPONSORED BY:      
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Happy Birthday to Us...
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GRACIAS to everyone that attended and supported the first of En Foco's 35th Anniversary celebrations!With over 100 happy attendees, the event took place at Calumet Photographic on June 24 from 6:00-9:00pm. Special thanks to La Palapa Mexican Restaurant (for the great food and gift certificate donation), Anheuser-Busch and Dos Equis for the
great beer, Fuji Film for donating their new Instax Camera,
photographers Rojelio Reyes Rodriguez and Karen Garrett de Luna for
donating prints to the Silent Auction, and Calumet Photographic for the wonderful venue. If you were unable to attend but would like to contribute, please consider a tax-deductible donation online
or by phone: 718-931-9311. Funds raised will help strengthen programs
for the coming year, as city and state budget cuts continue to affect
our artists lives.
   
Photo: En Foco's party dignitaries Bill Aguado from Bronx Council on the Arts
laughs with David Gonzalez and Angel Franco from the NY Times, Evelyn
Collazo and others. Photo by © Anjali Bhargava
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Portfolio Review Sessions
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Check out photos from our Portfolio Review Sessions on June 20th, at Calumet Photographic in NYC.
View them now on FLICKR
Thank you to all Participants and Reviewers!
Photo by Helena de Vengoechea
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Opportunities & Grants
En Foco's People/Places/Things
Deadline: July 5, 2009
Open to photographers globally, and photo-based works
NALAC Fund for the Arts
Deadline: July 13
For Latino Artists and Arts Organizations
Px3's Aftermath Competition
Deadline: July 15, 2009
Aperture Portfolio Prize
Deadline: July 16, 2009
Blurb: Photography Book Now
Deadline: July 16, 2009
The Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer
Deadline: July 17, 2009
En Foco's New Works #13
Deadline: July 31, 2009
For Photographers of Latino, African, Asian heritage and Peoples of the Americas and Pacific
National Park Service's Artist in Residence Program
Deadline: July 31, 2009
For the Grand Canyon South Rim
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