The Open Society Documentary Photography Project is soliciting calls for the 2014 Audience Engagement Grant Program. Since the program’s inception in 2004, we have funded 54 photographers who have gone beyond documenting a human rights or social justice issue to enacting change.
Beginning this year, we will offer two tracks of support for individuals at different phases of their Audience Engagement projects.
Track One: Project Development
Grantees will receive funding to attend an Open Society–organized retreat in December of 2014. This event will be designed in collaboration withCreative Capital’s Professional Development Program, whose nationally recognized workshops provide participants with essential practical tools and strategies to help them move their project and career goals forward. Attendees will become part of a larger Audience Engagement Grant cohort, with opportunities to connect both during the conference and after.
Track Two: Project Implementation
Grantees will receive funding to execute (or continue executing) their projects as well as attend December’s retreat.
- Documentary photographers, photo-based artists, and socially engaged practitioners who use their work to move target audiences beyond the act of looking, to directly participate in activities or processes that lead to change around an issue.
- Individuals who establish meaningful partnerships with others committed to realizing change and who bring a complementary set of skills and expertise.
- Projects that use photography or photo-based art creatively and innovatively to reach a project’s unique audience.
- Projects with goals that are ambitious, yet realistic and achievable.
Download and carefully review each track’s guidelines here for more detailed information on eligibility and criteria.
The application deadline for BOTH tracks is: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time). Submit your applications online at:osf.submittable.com/submit
If you have questions about which track you should apply for, or if your project is eligible, please contact Anna Overstrom-Coleman at:anna.overstrom-coleman@opensocietyfoundations.org (include the subject line: “Audience Engagement Grant”).
We will hold a webinar information session on Monday, May 19, 2014. Please check our Facebook page in early May for more details on this event.
Open Society Documentary Photography Project tiene abierta la convocatoria para el Programa de Fondos Involucrar a la Audiencia, cuyo objetivo principal es apoyar a proyectos fotográficos que busquen un cambio a través de documentar asuntos de derechos humanos y justicia social. La fecha de cierre es el 8 de julio de 2014 a las 5:00 p.m. EST.
El Programa consta de dos etapas: 1. Desarrollo del Proyecto: se financiará la asistencia a un taller de capacitación organizado por Open Society Foundations y Crative Capital, que proveerá a los participantes de herramientas prácticas esenciales, y estrategias para ayudarlos a avanzar en sus proyectos y carreras. 2. Implementación del Proyecto: los beneficiarios recibirán fondos hasta 30,000 dólares estadounidenses para ejecutar o continuar con sus proyectos, durante un año.
Para ser admitidos, los solicitantes deberán: Ser fotógrafos documentalistas, artistas en fotografía y practicantes socialmente comprometidos que hagan uso de su trabajo para movilizar a su público más allá de la observación, para participar directamente en actividades o procesos que lideren el cambio en torno a un tema; Individuos que establezcan alianzas para generar cambios y que busquen complementarse a partir de las experiencias., y que puedan demostrar su compromiso con los derechos humanos y la justicia social, así como su habilitad artística; Proyectos que usen o estén basados en la fotografía creativa e innovadora para enriquecer proyectos en relación al público y la audiencia; Proyectos con objetivos ambiciosos, pero realistas y aplicables. Es necesario que los postulantes presenten una idea inicial para su proyecto.
Para inscribirse, los participantes deberán registrarse online y completar el formulario electrónico. Para consultas sobre la postulación escribir a anna.overstrom-coleman@opensocietyfoundations.org
Para mayor información, visitar Audience Engagement Grant
Fabiana Zonis 