Creative Grants and Residencies
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William Daniels Receives 2014 Tim Hetherington Grant – World Press Photo
World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch are pleased to announce that the French photographer William Daniels has been awarded the fourth annual Tim Hetherington Grant. Daniels, represented by the London-based agency Panos Pictures, was selected for his work on the Central African Republic, a project entitled ‘Roots of Africa’s Unholy War’. He will receive a grant worth 20,000 euros to complete the project. The jury, meeting in New York on 10 December, selected the winner from among 198 applications. Read more here
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Call for Entries: The 2015 Alexia Foundation Grants
The Alexia Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its 2015 Professional and Student Grants. The deadline for submissions for the Professional Grant is 2 p.m. Jan. 29, 2015. The deadline for the Student Grant is 2 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2015. The goal of The Alexia Foundation Grants is to give voice to those who go unheard, foster cultural understanding and expose social injustice. The strength of the proposal will be judged equally to photographic skills. The grants go to those who clearly and concisely propose significant projects that share in the Foundation’s mission and who also submit photographic or motion materials that reflect…
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Firecracker Photographic Grant 2014 – Applications Now Open
The Firecracker Photographic Grant is an annual award providing funding for a female photographer, to aid in the completion of a documentary photographic project. Through a combination of self-initiated fundraising and with the generous support of Genesis Imaging, the Grant fund is a minimum financial contribution of £1,000 plus £1,000 credit of professional printing, mounting and framing services from Genesis Imaging. Applications are open to women photographers born or residing in Europe and submissions are judged by an independent panel of industry specialists from a cross section of disciplines and sectors, including picture editors, commissioners, art buyers and gallerists. Submissions are subject to a £10 application fee, with all funding…
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Getty Images Offering $130,000 Grants to Editorial & Portrait Photographers
We have mentioned this previously, see here, but just as a reminder, photographers have until 15 May to submit their work for a chance to win one of this year’s Getty Images Grants. This year, as it celebrates the programme’s 10-year anniversary, Getty Images will be offering six Editorial photography prizes, three Creative Grants for non-profit organisations and photographers, and one Portrait award – totalling $130,000 in cash prizes. In the Grants for Editorial Photography category, Getty Images will present five $10,000 prizes, which will be awarded to photojournalists pursuing personal projects of journalistic significance. An additional grant, offered in partnership with the Lean In foundation, will be “awarded to…
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Creative Grants & Residencies – ‘DIY Residencies’
As you know one of our new and key areas here within theappwhisperer.com is to bring you news of creative grants and residencies that we feel with help you progress with your wonderful art. The Guardian reports on DIY residencies – ‘a career in the arts on your own terms’. This article talks about 24 hour plays to co-op leasing and explains that US artists are ditching traditional residencies in favour of working on their own terms. It’s a very interesting read for all, please go here to read more.
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Ten commission opportunities offered by FotoDocument with Photoworks
As you will be aware we are expanding at a rate of knots here at theappwhisperer.com to ensure that our readers are fully aware of as many opportunities as possible relating to their photography and art. One of our new areas will bring you details of creative grants and residencies available throughout the world for artists. We previously mentioned Getty Images’ Creative Grants with an Additional Award of $20K for works that focus on enpowering women and girls, if you missed that please go here. Today, we’d like to bring to your attention another wonderful photo opportunity. Photoworks are partnering FotoDocument and BioRegional to commission ten public space photo essays…
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Getty Images – Creative Grants Offered With Additional Award of $20k for Work that Focuses on Empowering Women and Girls
As you will be aware we are expanding at a rate of knots here at theappwhisperer.com to ensure that our readers are fully aware of as many opportunities as possible relating to their mobile photography and art. One of our new areas will bring you details of creative grants and residencies available throughout the world for artists. We’re starting today with an outstanding opportunity from Getty Images. They offer two grants of $20,000 to non profit organisations each year but this year inspired by their partnership with Lean In, they have made available an additional $20,000 to be shared by the photographer and creative agency whose joint proposal is to…
