The Tracey Baran Award was established to honor the memory and achievements of Tracey Baran, a young photographer who died after a brief illness in 2008. The annual award, with a fellowship grant of $5,000, will be given to one emerging female photographer who is a citizen of the United States.

The grant recipient will be determined by a review panel based on artistic excellence, accomplishment to date, and the promise of future achievement in the medium.

The jury panel for 2011 will consist of Carrie Levy, Photographer; George Perkins, Artist/Photographer; and Leslie Tonkonow, Director of Leslie Tonkonow Artworks+Projects.

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2011

Entry Fee: None

Eligibility: The contest is open to all emerging* female photographers who are citizens of the United States. *Emerging is defined as not having had a major solo show in a commercial gallery or museum, gallery representation or an advertising campaign.

Application: A completed application consists of the following information & files.

*PORTFOLIO: A portfolio of twenty image files showing representative, recent work, with text descriptions for each: title, year, medium and dimension. (Please see Image Prep tab to properly upload images)

*RESUME/CV

*ARTIST STATEMENT: The purpose of the statement is to give the review panel a better understanding of your work, while they are viewing it. Your statement should be clear, concise and relate to the portfolio you submit.


Please note: deadlines in CaFE occur at Midnight (11:59:59 pm), Mountain Time on the day of the deadline, September 30th, 2011.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

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