Belfast Photo Festival
1-30 June 2017
Deadline: 6 March 2017
Application fee: £19
The Belfast Photo Festival is the island of Ireland’s major international photographic biennial and one of the leading photography festivals in the UK, celebrating the finest national and international contemporary photography, launching 1st June 2017.
The Festival is offering artist's/photographer's the opportunity to exhibit their work in the main Festival gallery alongside some of the biggest names in the field and as one of the highlights of the Festival, with the additional opportunity of widespread publication. Winners will be eligible for a number of awards, including a cash prize of £1,000.
The theme has been left open to remove any restrictions; submissions must be photographic or lens-based but can include incorporations of other art forms with the photographic medium (i.e. performance, painting, sculpture, music, literature, film etc). Being keen to support all disciplines of photographic practice, entries are encouraged from professionals, students and amateurs both national and internationally
The advised entry guide is 2-6 images per single series/body of photographs.
Selection will be conducted by our distinguished jury of professionals, which includes:
Lucy Gallun – Museum of Modern Art, New York
James Estrin – The New York Times
Elisa Medde – foam Magazine
Michael Mack – MACK Books
Emily Graham – Magnum Photo’s
Tom Seymour – British Journal of Photography
Kevin WY Lee – Invisible Photographer Asia
Ciara Hickey – Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery
Photographers selected will benefit from:
- awards and cash prizes
- exhibition exposure at the Festival's main city centre gallery
- opportunities to be exhibited and published internationally
- inclusion in the special Festival issue of Abridged Magazine
- long term Festival representation and promotion
- an opportunity to participate in an Instagram Residency
- exhibition alongside some of the biggest photographic names as part of the major photographic event
- publication and inclusion in the Festival programme
- inclusion in the Festivals marketing & PR campaign, which has an estimated read of 20+ million
- international press exposure
- being seen by a substantial number of visual arts professionals and the media
- dedicated feature on the Festival website and online gallery
Visit the festival website for full details on how to submit:
www.belfastphotofestival.com
