Foto Forum Santa Fe is pleased to announce an open call for our 2023 Foto Forum Santa Fe Photography Award, an annual international competition open to emerging and established artists. The award was conceived to support photographers by giving them an opportunity to have their work viewed by our outside jurors as well as our in-house curator Executive Director Sage Paisner, to give the winner the chance to share their work in the photography-friendly city of Santa Fe, and to put a little money in their pocket to help in the production of the work.

Information about the 2021 and 2022 Award Winners Jerry Takigawa and Renee Romero is available on the Photo Award section of our website.

The 2023 Foto Forum Santa Fe Photography Award is accepting entries December 9th, 2022 through March 23rd at midnight MT 2023, with results announced in mid-April and the show to open June 2nd, 2023. Photographers are invited to submit up to twelve images from a related body of work that is ready for exhibition. This year's Jurors Ed and Deanna Templeton will choose the winner based on creativity, cohesion, maturity, and quality of the individual photographs. The selected winner will work with Executive Director Sage Paisner to curate the final exhibition, which may include works not submitted with your application. 

First Place Award receives a  two month solo exhibition in our Santa Fe gallery down the street from SITE Santa Fe located in the Railyard Art District and $2,500 in Cash and Prizes: $1,000 Cash Prize, $1,000 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, plus a $500 stipend towards delivering the work to the gallery and having the work returned to the artist. 

Second Place Award receives $500 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, placement of 3 prints in our gallery art print racks, and a two month online gallery show featured on our website.

Fee: $25 Discounted Early Bird until January 25th 2023, then $35 until February 17th, $45 late entry until March 23rd Midnight MT 2023. 
Students/Seniors/Foto Forum Santa Fe Members email sage@fotoforumsantafe.com for 20% discount coupon.

Award: Two Month Solo Exhibition in our downtown gallery located in the Railyard Arts District, and $2,500 in Cash and Prizes: $1,000 Cash Prize, $1,000 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, and $500 stipend towards delivering the work to the gallery and having the work returned to the artist as well as an online portfolio featured on our website.

2nd Place Award: $500 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, two month online gallery show featured on our website, 3 prints in our gallery art rack.

Foto Forum Santa Fe is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates an artistic space to explore the current relationship between photography, storytelling, science, and technology through artist exhibitions, workshops, visiting artist lectures, research, and community outreach. The Photography Award expands upon Foto Forum’s commitment to showcasing both contemporary work from established artists and giving opportunities for emerging photographers to find an audience.

We also think it is encouraging to know that our executive director Sage Paisner has identified artists that have been added to our gallery roster who entered but did not win the Award. We highly encourage you to take the time and effort to apply.

IMPORTANT DATES
• February 18th - March 23rd Midnight MT, 2023: Late Entry Fee ($45)

• March 25th 2023: Jury Selection Begins

• April 18th, 2023: Results Announced; Winner Contacted

• June 2nd, 2023: Solo Exhibition Opening


ABOUT THE JURORS: Ed and Deanna Templeton

Ed Templeton 

 (b.1972) is an American painter and photographer whose work reflects human behavior with emphasis on youth subcultures, religious affectation, and suburban conventions using a cinéma vérité approach embracing chance encounters. Templeton is a respected cult figure in the subculture of skateboarding, a two-time world-champion, and Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee. He is best known for his photographic books and multimedia exhibitions. His work has been exhibited in museums worldwide including MOCA, Los Angeles, ICP, NYC, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Kunsthalle, Vienna, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco. His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, SMAK Museum Belgium, Orange County Museum of Art, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht.

Website: ed-templeton.com

Deanna Templeton 

 (b. 1969) Lives and works in Southern California. Is an American photographer known for her documentary and serial work exploring youth culture and feminine identity. She has published six books including Your Logo Here (2007), Scratch My Name on your Arm (2010), The Swimming Pool (2016), The Moon Has Lost Her Memory (2017), Contemporary Suburbium (2017) and What She Said (2021) Templeton has exhibited at Pier 24 Photography Museum in San Francisco, NRW Forum, Dusseldorf, Daelim Museum, South Korea, The Australian Center for Photography, Sydney, The Preus Museum, Norway, The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, The Museum Het Domein and The Schunk Museum, Netherlands.  She also has work in the permanent collection of the MoMa. Templeton is represented by Gallery Fifty One in Antwerp, Belgium.


Portfolio Selection Advice:
The Award is centered around a solo exhibition in the Foto Forum Santa Fe gallery. We suggest you send in twelve photographs that you feel could be part of a cohesive exhibition, rather than trying to show the broad range of different work you make. We are not accepting video submissions at this time, but video can be part of the exhibition. You can submit video stills and describe the video in your Artist Statement. The selected winner will work with Sage Paisner to curate the final exhibition, which may include works not submitted with your application. The Artist Statement is a perfect place to explain how the twelve photographs relate to each other and provide additional information about the body of work and your artistic practice.

Application Requirements

All applicants are required to submit a portfolio of 6 to 12 photographic images, a C.V., and an Artist's Statement.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility: All artists 18 years or older