| Applications for the 34th Light Work Grants in Photography are now available. The applications are due March 31, 2008.
The grant program was established in 1975 to encourage the creation of new work and scholarship in Central New York. The grants include a cash award of $2,000, an exhibition at Light Work and publication in Contact Sheet. The grant is given annually to three Central New York photographers, critics, or photo-historians. The 2007 recipients were Brantley Carroll, Ella Gant, and David Moore.
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.
To apply: Please submit completed application form (download from this site or call Light Work for a printed application), a brief artist statement, a portfolio of no more than ten un-framed images or ten digital files with one proof print, or submit examples of writing, or project research. All applicants must reside in one of the seventeen counties listed. (Full-time students are not eligible.) Persons who have received the Light Work Grant prior to 2004 are eligible to apply again for the 2008 Light Work Grant.
Submissions are reviewed by a panel of judges who reside outside the eligible geographic area, and grants will be 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.
Applications for the 34th Annual Light Work Grants must be postmarked by March 31, 2008 or delivered in person to Light Work, 316 Waverly Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13244.
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