Aaron Siskind Foundation: 2012 Individual Photographers Fellowship

The Aaron Siskind Foundation is offering a limited number of Fellowship grants of up to $10,000 each for individual artists working in photography and photo-based art. Recipients are selected by a panel of distinguished guest judges on the basis of artistic excellence, accomplishment to date, and the promise of future achievement in the medium in its widest sense. The Foundation seeks to support artists and photographers who demonstrate a serious commitment to the field and are professionally active or employed in the field.

Eligibility: U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents of the United States who reside in the U.S. and are at least 21 years of age. Students enrolled in a college degree program are not eligible (recent graduates may apply). Previous IPF Recipients are not being considered for new awards at this time. There are no restrictions on subject matter, genres, or processes of past or projected work. Works submitted may be traditional photography projects or experimental works, provided photographic techniques are pivotal to the works submitted. Film, video, internet projects, and interactive multimedia are not eligible.

Application Period: March 12, 2012 to May 18, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. Applicants must submit through CaFÉ at www.CallForEntry.org. Required materials include a portfolio of exactly eight digital images (1920 pixels on longest side, baseline standard JPEG format, under 1.8 MB, RGB color space), text descriptors for each image (title, medium, year, dimensions), a statement of up to 350 words, and a career summary or artist's resumé of up to 500 words. Fellowship recipients will be notified in summer 2012. Award funds must be used to further the artist's creative endeavors and are taxable to recipients in Tax Year 2012.