Call Detail
New Urban Lifestyles - 2011 Illy/SVA Photography Contest
Entry Deadline: 2/28/12
Application Closed
Work Sample Requirements Images:10

Call Type: Unspecified
Eligibility: Unspecified
State: Unspecified

DEADLINE FEB. 28th

Please note: You DO NOT NEED and "Invitational Call Passcode" to apply, ignore the passcode and continue to Manage Images and then Apply to Calls

illy issimo (Ilko Coffee International) and the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) are pleased to announce New Urban Lifestyles – the 2nd Annual Photography contest for SVA’s photography students and alumni. This exciting contest aims to find talented emerging photographers whose unique vision documents the dynamic nature of contemporary urban life.

DESCRIPTION:

The contest will proceed in three stages:

1.) An open call for images from SVA photography students and alumni, which addresses the theme of New Urban Lifestyles.

2.) Three finalists will be selected from these entrants to receive a commission of $3000 to complete a body of work over the summer that further addresses the theme of the contest. A selection of the finalists’ work will be exhibited in New York City in the fall of 2010. The venue and date for this exhibition are TBA.

3.) One finalist will be selected based upon his or her completed work and will receive a $10,000 commission from Ilko Coffee International/illy issimo.

ENTRY FEE: None

ELIGIBILITY: This contest is only open to SVA photography students and alumni. All students and alumni from the MFA Photo, Video and Related Media Department, BFA Photography Department and MPS Digital Photography Department are eligible.

All entrants may not have had a solo show, gallery representation or advertising campaign.

Applicants may only submit one entry. Sizes may vary.

The images must loosely fit the theme of New Urban Lifestlyes. There are no date limitations on when the work was created.

SELECTION METHOD:

The winning work will be selected by Carlo Bach, Artistic Director of illycaffè; Ilaria Presotto, International Marketing Director of Ilko; Elisabeth Biondi, Picture Editor, The New Yorker; Charles Traub, chair of School of Visual Arts’ MFA Photography, Video and Related Media

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEB 28th

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria