ArtsWestchester seeks nominations for Hudson Valley-based photographers, with a significant body of work of outstanding artistic merit to receive the third annual Larry Salley Photography Award.
Donor Name: ArtsWestchester
State: New York
Counties: Westchester County (NY), Rockland County (NY), Putnam County (NY), Orange County (NY), Ulster County (NY), Sullivan County (NY)
Type of Grant: Awards
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,500
Details:
In addition to this year’s award, both the winner and the award finalists will be honored with the opportunity to be a part of an online virtual exhibition for the award highlighting their work to the public on ArtsWestchester’s website via the platform of Google Arts and Culture.
All nominees will be reviewed by a panel including a guest juror with a deep professional knowledge of photography and representatives of ArtsWestchester, the African American Men of Westchester, and the family of Larry Salley.
The award will be presented at ArtsWestchester’s annual Arts Award Luncheon on April 9, 2022.
Funding Information
The award recipient will be furnished with a $1,500 cash prize.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees should be artists who convey their unique visions through the medium of photography.
- Artists must live in, maintain a studio, or have strong ties to the Hudson Valley region (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties).
- Artists must be actively exhibiting current work in professional artistic venues.
- ArtsWestchester encourages nominations of artists for whom a cash award would aid them in the advancement of their professional practice.
- Nominees may be at any stage in their photographic career. Artists whose primary source of income is not from their photographic practice are eligible. Nominations of artists who are working to complete a body of work, or towards a specific exhibition are strongly encouraged.
- Nominators/artists should provide a brief statement describing why you think you/the candidate merits consideration for the Larry Salley Photography Award and how the award would help advance your/the artist’s career.
- Self-nominations are welcomes, but photographers should provide the name, contact information, and profession of at least one reference.
For more information, visit The Larry Salley Photography Award.
