The 36th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography were recently awarded to three Central New York residents. The selected artists are Yasser Aggour, Ron Jude, and Lida Suchy. Click here to see additional images by the grant winners and to read more about their work.

The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work’s ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in photography. The Light Work Grant is a fellowship that includes a $2,000 cash award, an exhibition at Light Work, and publication in The Light Work Annual. Applicants were required to submit 10 examples of their work along with a short application form. Three judges from outside the grant area, Sharon Bates, Shawn Records, and Brian Ulrich, selected the recipients based on the merits of their work.

The grant program was established in 1975 to encourage the creation of new work and scholarship in Central New York. Applicants must reside in one of the following Central New York Counties:

Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Tioga, or Tompkins.

Submissions are reviewed by a panel of judges who reside outside the eligible geographic area, and grants are awarded on the strength of the candidate's portfolio and application. Light Work interprets the medium of photography in broad terms and encourages the submission of work produced with new and traditional technologies.

[ Grant History and Previous Winners ]