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CENTERMs Laura E Wzorek Pressley PO Box 2483Santa Fe, NM 87504

[email protected]: 505-984-8353M: 505-930-3338

Ms Laura E Wzorek Pressley PO Box 2483Santa Fe, NM 87504

[email protected]: 505-930-3338M: 505-930-3338



Application Form

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Main ApplicationProject Title* Name of Project.

Review Santa Fe Photographer Presentations

Project Description* The Annual Review Santa Fe Photo Festival and conference hosts free and open to the public

Photographer Presentations. The 2020 CENTER award winners will present documentary and fine art projects over the course of an afternoon. New Mexicans are invited to engage directly with the photographic artists and storytellers to learn more about today's social, environmental, and humanitarian issues.

This program takes place concurrent to the 20th Review Santa Fe Photo Festival hosting professional development programs for photographers, editors, curators, and publishers. The Festival is a platform for public and professional discourse around lens-based media’s exploration of the human condition in contemporary history. Over the course of the weekend, there are several panel discussions, networking events, a scholar presentation, an award-winners exhibition, and a photographic book fair. These programs,

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and the associated featured photographers, are published in a catalog to include project statements from the winning photographic projects.

Live streaming and watch parties on social media will be made available to reach those who cannot attend in person. If the program cannot occur in a public space due to social distancing protocols, we will host the Photographer Presentations via an online platform such as Zoom, and include audience feedback options that allow for engagement with the Q&A discussions. The online video will be recorded and made available through our website.

Comment: Not sure from this description if the plan is totally online or a combination?

Sponsor Organization (Legal name)* CENTER

Sponsoring Organization Info* Include:

Organization Contact Info (Address, Phone, Email, Website)

Authorizing Official/Representative

DUNS#, Sam.gov CAGE Code, Sam expiration date

CENTER, PO Box 2483, Santa Fe, NM 87504; 505-984-8353; VisitCenter.org, authoring Official Dyanna Taylor, DUNS# 0639187040000; CAGE Code 6GX63; SAM exp,02/26/2021

Comment: Hmmm ... I thought some of this info "carried over" from the LOI?

Sponsor Organization Mission Statement* Brief description of the Sponsor Organization and Mission Statement.

CENTER honors, supports, and provides opportunities to gifted and committed photographers. The programs offer education, recognition, and exposure to fine art and documentary photographers using all lens-based media.

Project Director (Name, Contact Info)* Contact Info includes:

Organization (if applicable),

Mailing address,

Phone # and type (Work/Cell/Home)

Email address

Laura Wzorek Pressley, CENTER, PO Box 2483, Santa Fe, NM 87504; cell 505-930-3338, [email protected]



Project Director Commitment* Signify commitment of this named person to the position for this project.

Yes

Fiscal Agent (Name, Contact Info)* Contact Info includes:


Mailing address,


Email address

Dyanna Taylor, CENTER, 15 Old Dog Run, Santa Fe, NM 87508; cell 505-818-7588; [email protected]

Fiscal Agent Commitment* Signify commitment of this named person to the position for this project.

Yes

Project Format* Choose all that apply

Lecture(s)Panel Discussion

Project Format (other) If format not included in above list, please describe.

Project Formatting Change re: COVID-19* Does the project format adhere to the restrictions imposed by NM Governor Lujan-Grisham to limit the spread of COVID-19?

Yes

Project Formatting Change re: COVID-19* Please describe how the project format fits into the requirements for public gatherings, etc. during this pandemic. If "Not Applicable," please indicate why.

Online conference software, live videos, chat forums, and other remote participation platforms will provide alternatives to public gatherings and provide safe avenues for engagement. Participation will be free.



Comment: Now more clear - sounds like the Plan B would be total digital, with "original" plan the hybrid of both in-person and digital.

Humanities Scholars Project Participants* Contact Info includes:


Professional Title,

Mailing address,


Email address

ARIF KHAN, University of NM Art Museum, DirectorUNMAM, MSC04 2570, Albuquerque NM 87131Work: (505)[email protected]

DR. EVAN ANDERMAN; CENTER, President of the Board of Director830 S. Saint Paul St, Denver CO 80209; Work: 303/[email protected]

KATHLEEN CLARK, Photographer, Editor, Educator915 E. Mountain St., Glendale CA 91207Cell: (323)[email protected]

NOELLE MASON, Photographer,Curator806 W. Hollywood St, Tampa FL 33604Work: (619) [email protected] JUSTIN MAXON, Photographer, Educator, Journalist660 Pleasant Ave, Eureka CA 95503:Work: (415) [email protected]

CATHERINE PANEBIANCO, Photographer245 Camp Street, Jamestown NY 14701Cell:(716) [email protected]

LEONARD SURYAJAYA, Photographer1130 S Michigan Ave Apt4316, Chicago IL 60605Cell: (714) [email protected]

BRANDY TRIGUEROS, Photographer306 Bradbury Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91775 Cell: (323) [email protected]



ADA TRILLIO, Photographer 200 N. 16th Street, Apt 1311, Philadelphia PA 19102Cell: (215) [email protected]

KARI WEHRS, Photographer, Educator801 E. McKellips Rd. #28-D, Tempe AZ 8528Cell: (507) [email protected]

SANDRA CHEN WEINSTEIN, Photographer22262 Parkwood Street, Lake Forest, CA, 92630Cell: [email protected]

THE CALLANAN EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD WINNER (TBA) The U.S based award winner will be announced in August 2020; their professional development award

package includes a presentation of their photographic project at the Photo Festival.

Comment: #10 - suggest adding when this award winner will be announced and whether or not their commitment will be part of the award.

Humanities Scholar(s) Commitment* List the name(s) of all scholars who have committed to their roles in this project.

Arif Khan; Evan Anderman; Kathleen Clark; Noelle Mason; Justin Maxon; Catherine Panebianco; Leonard Suryajaya; Brandy Trigueros; Ada Trillo; Sandra Chen Weinstein; and Kari Wehrs.

Project Evaluator(s) Name(s) and Contact Info* Contact Info includes:


Professional Title,

Mailing address,


Email address

Nancy Zastudil, Gallery Director, Tamarind Institute, 2500 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106; Cell (505) 252-9983; [email protected]

Project Evaluator(s) Commitment* Signify commitment of this named person to the position for this project.

Yes



Project Narrative1. What is planned?* Describe project plan and indicate which parts of project any NMHC award will fund.

The Photographer Presentations connect award-winning photographers to the public through inspiring presentations, moderated discussions, and audience engagement. The 10 annual photographic awards winners discuss their projects illuminating contemporary social issues. Each of the photographers discusses the subject matter and relevant themes in a power-point multimedia lecture format, followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q & A, and then the next photographer presents in a repeating sequence until all ten photographers have presented. The event moderator generates discussions to expand on the presentations and highlight the historical significance of the projects.

Specific topics that examine the human condition will be presented by each photographer. They include: Justin Maxon’s project 'Livin' the Dream,' a participatory media project produced in collaboration with incarcerated individuals in the Humboldt County Correction facility. Maxon utilizes psychology techniques of visual goal-setting to create collages with the incarcerated to help envision a personal aspiration they hope to achieve upon their release. Writing programs were fundamental to the process in which visualizations of spiritual, physical, and emotional obstacles were identified.

Ada Trillo will present the project 'La Caravana Del Diablo', a documentary project following a migrant Caravan from Honduras to the Guatemala/Mexico Border. Trillo documents those fleeing violence and poor economic conditions who traveled with a massive Honduran organized migrant caravan through Guatemala into Mexico. After traveling for 8 days the caravan crossed the Suchiate River into Mexico and was met by the recently established Guardia Nacional comprised of former Federal, Military, and Naval Police. Mexican President, Andrés Manual López Obrador has historically called for safe passage for migrants, but when US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs, Mexico reversed its policy and deployed soldiers to keep Central American migrants from entering Mexico. For many asylum seekers, deportation will result in living a life of extortion, impoverishment, and even death.

Leonard Suryajaya will discuss his winning project, 'False Idol,' which explores themes of camaraderie, fleeing a homeland, and putting down roots. A Chinese-Indonesian immigrant, Suryajaya explores power, authority, and legitimacy in his work. The project 'False Idol' was made throughout his Green card application process to use this body of work as a way to document, re-imagine, and expose that process.

Sandra Chen Weinstein's work focuses on social identity, culture, and minorities. She has dedicated, long-term projects on women, LGBTQIA, minorities, and American pop culture. Chen Weinstein will discuss the project 'Transcend', a story of relationships within the LGBTQIA community centered on her adult child who recently came out as queer, transgender, non-binary at age 28. Her presentation, a collection of intimate portraits and stories of people and their loved ones, families, including her own, from diverse LGBTQIA communities speak to the constant struggles for equality and acceptance.

Kari Wehrs has a deep interest in the techniques, technology, and history of the photographic medium. Wehrs will present her project 'Shot', an exploration of gun violence and right-to-carry culture in the U.S. From scenes of gun violence that make the national news, to her 61-year-old mother who suddenly decided to carry a gun, incidents of gun use haunt Wehrs with curiosity and fear. Having no personal attachment to guns, she is grappling with present-day societal reverberations and implications of the gun in American culture. To create this series, Wehrs set up her darkroom tent and tintype gear at known target shooting locations in the Arizona desert. She meets gun enthusiasts strangers and asked if they are willing to participate in the project. She created their tintype portraits, and when complete, gave them the option to use the image as a target with some taking part and leaving bullet holes in the plate. “Shot” refers simultaneously to her use of the camera and the participant’s use of the gun.

The diversity of topics and presenters offers unique insights into underrepresented communities, issues, and individuals across the world. Over a few hours, New Mexico audiences will be invited to discus a wide



range of human concerns by participating in the Q&A with the photographer and moderator. The moderator will prepare questions for each photographer to contextualize the projects and provide a starting point for discussions. This creates direct opportunities for audience members to dive deeper into the topics and explore the sentiments shared in the presentations. The moderated discussion also offers insights, expanding and re-contextualizing the topics for New Mexico audiences. We will transfer the program to online conferencing software using Zoom if social distancing limits public gathering. Online platforms will offer remote viewing and participation along with chat features that enable the audience to participate online.

The grant funds will support the presenter and evaluator honoraria, the audio visual technician, audio visual equipment, video capture and video editing for inclusion on the website. The grant funds will also support advertising via a half page ad in the Santa Fe New Mexican weekly arts insert, the Pasatiempo.

2. When will it take place?* Planned public program dates and times.

The Photographer Presentations take place on a weekend afternoon to ensure there are minimal schedule conflicts with other events and to maximize attendance. They are currently scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2020, 1-5:00 pm in conjunction with the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival. Virtual live stream recordings will occur at the same time, and archived video documentation will be made available on our websites for future viewing.

Comment: If no public gatherings allowed by this date, will it be recorded for publication later? If so, where and how?

3. Where will it take place?* List communities of public programs, including venues.

The program will be hosted at the Drury Plaza Hotel, Santa Fe. Live stream video will be provided online for remote viewers. If the public gathering is limited, the program will take place online using software for remote access and participation. Zoom is the proposed platform for virtual broadcasting and audience engagement.

4. Who are the Required Project Personnel for this Project?* Required Personnel include Project Director, Fiscal Agent, Humanities Scholar(s) and Evaluator. Provide names, titles and brief qualifications for their role(s) in this project.

I. PROJECT DIRECTOR: CENTER Executive Director, Laura Wzorek Pressley holds a BFA in Photography from the College of Santa Fe, and is pursuing an Master's in Public Administration from UNM. She has been the Executive Director since 2009.

II. FISCAL AGENT: Secretary of the Board of Directors, Dyanna Taylor, is a five-time Emmy award winning Cinematographer and Director of Photography whose documentaries have also earned her a Peabody Award and the honored Muse Lifetime Achievement Award.

III. EVALUATOR: Nancy Zastudil, Gallery Director, Tamarind Institute received a Master of Arts, Curatorial Practice, California College of the Arts.

IV. HUMANITIES SCHOLARS:



A) Arif Khan, Director of the University of NM Art Museum will serve as the program moderator. Khan has served as Gallery Director at Tamarind Institute, and Curator of the Governor’s Gallery, New Mexico Museum of Art. He holds a BA in History from Lawrence University, an MA in American Studies from the University of New Mexico, and an MA in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute.

B) Evan Anderman, PH.D., a photographer and Geological Engineer, Princeton University. He serves as a Program Planner, Manager, and Humanities Scholar.

C) Award-Winning Photographers: Kathleen Clark – Clark has an MFA in studio art and photography and served as faculty at Art Center

College of Design and the USC.

D) Noelle Mason – Associate Professor of Art at the University of South Florida, and a Founding Member and Curator of Kunsthaus. Her work explores policing, transgression, surveillance, and distortion.

E) Justin Maxon– grew up on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation and is an award-winning visual

storyteller, arts educator, and journalist influenced by social practice.

F) Catherine Panebianco – work has also been in numerous exhibitions and publications. She teaches photography workshops to adults and children.

G) Leonard Suryajaya received his Master of Fine Arts (Photography), School of the Art Institute of Chicago; he received his BFA (Creative Photography) and a Bachelor of Art (Theatre Arts), from the California State University.

H) Brandy Trigueros – creates staged inquisitions of womanhood, memoir, and transformation of self; she received her BFA in Photography and Media from California Institute of the Arts.

I) Ada Trillo – holds degrees from the Istituto Marangoni in Milan and Drexel University in Philadelphia. Trillo’s work is concerned with human rights issues facing Latin America.

J) Kari Wehrs is a photographer and educator who holds an MFA in photography from Arizona State University.

K) Sandra Chen Weinstein studied ceramics in Japan before turning to photography in 2007. Her work focuses on social identity, culture, and minorities and has been shown nationally and internationally.

L) The Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award winner (TBA) - honors a high school, college, or postgraduate teacher’s dedication and commitment to their students and field.

5. How does this project involve the humanities disciplines?* The act that established the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) says, “The term ‘humanities’ includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.”

Images transcend language and cultural barriers, making photography one of the most accessible mediums for engaging with the humanities. CENTER’s focus on photography enables us to review, evaluate, and support many humanities subjects. Our programs reflect on the evolution of photography as a connective



and influential medium. Themes regarding culture, diverse histories, social inequities, family systems, and identity are common topics for our constituents.

The national platform we create with the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival serves as a bridge between meaningful images and an expansive national audience. We provide opportunities for photojournalists, documentarians, multimedia artists and photographers using traditional processes to create new works, share their projects with diverse audiences, and operate in communion with fellow practitioners.

Under that umbrella, the Photographer Presentations are a platform for the exploration of the human condition through visual storytelling. The public presentations offer insights into current human conditions depicted in the subjects of the long-form narrative photographic projects. The projects reflect on humanities topics through lens-based media that include ethics, diversity, politics, household archeology, social science and evolving culture. The presenters come from diverse backgrounds and heritage and as a whole, this program offers a critical investigation to the formation of culture, history, and identity reflective of the current human environment.

6. What are the evaluation criteria for the project?* Consider the impact the project intends to have on its audience and how that will be measured or evaluated by the Project Director and Evaluator.

CENTER's foremost evaluation criterion is raising awareness around critical issues. This goal is measured by evaluating audience engagement with surveys, attendance, media coverage, and online traffic. The independent evaluator and the Project Director measure this goal by assessing the diversity of the presentations’ content and perspective, and analyzing the number of audience questions as well as overall audience attendance.

Evaluation of awareness expansion is specifically addressed in audience surveys. These are distributed online and in-person during public events. Clear questions allow audience members to self-identify if new knowledge was gained from attending the photographer presentations. Some key questions include:

“Was the program engaging?” “Did you learn something new?” “Did the program focus on meaningful issues?”

CENTER tracks our reach with new audiences by collecting zip codes and reviewing email list signups, increase in social media followers, and website traffic. We compare results to previous years to determine the reach to new audiences. Evaluations would include online surveys for virtual audiences that attended through the online platforms.

7. What is the role of each humanities scholar(s) in this project?* Describe the intended contribution of each humanities scholar listed above. What humanities issues will they address?

Arif Khan, ModeratorThe Museum Director, Arif Khan, serves as the event moderator and provides a framework to analyze the

photographic projects' subjects. He creates the discourse around the themes and facilitates the question and answer session with each photographer and the audience in an open exchange. The moderator also provides historical and cultural context to keep the conversations accessible to the audience.

Dr. Evan Anderman; Program Manager and AdvisorAnderman will be a key advisor in the planning of the event ensuring the presentation flow is balanced

with the opportunities to dialogue. He will also introduce the event to the public and offer closing remarks.



Kathleen Clark, PresenterClark utilizes photography and mixed media to explore themes of environment, language, home, family,

and history. Clark will present on the 'The White House China' project, exposing contradictions in U.S. history through presidential dinnerware iconography, following her presentation she will participate in a discussion with the moderator followed by an audience Q&A.

Noelle Mason, PresenterMason's work explores policing, transgression, surveillance, and distortion. She will discuss vision

technologies' impact on the perception of undocumented migrants with her project 'X-Ray Vision vs. Invisibility,' following the presentation she will participate in a discussion with the moderator followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Justin Maxon, PresenterMaxon will be discussing the project 'Livin' the Dream' about incarcerated individuals reclaiming identity

through art, addressing jurisprudence in a discussion with the moderator followed by an audience Q&A.

Catherine Panebianco, PresenterPanebianco will show her photographic project 'No Memory is Ever Alone', a visual dialogue centered on

nostalgia and family history, and participate in a household archaelogy discussion with the moderator followed by an audience Q&A.

Leonard Suryajaya, PresenterSuryajaya uses photography to test the boundaries of intimacy, community, and family. His works show

how the everyday is layered with histories, meanings, and potential. Suryajaya will discuss 'False Idol' which explores themes of camaraderie, fleeing a homeland, diverse heritage, and will then participate in a discussion with the moderator followed by Q&A with the audience.

Brandy Trigueros, PresenterTrigueros will discuss the project 'Dadabyte Theater' an ode to the historical art movements of the

Dadaists and Bauhauslers, that explores the technologized body within our present Fourth Industrial Revolution. Following her presentation she will participate in a discussion with the moderator followed by an audience Q&A.

Ada Trillo, PresenterTrillo will present the project 'La Caravana Del Diablo', a documentary project about a migrant Caravan

and participate in a moderated discussion and an audience Q&A.

Kari Wehrs, PresenterWehrs has a deep interest in the techniques, technology, and history of the photographic medium. Wehrs

will present her project 'Shot', an exploration of gun violence and right-to-carry culture in the U.S., and following the presentation she will participate in a discussion with the moderator and then take questions from the audience.

Sandra Chen Weinstein, PresenterSandra's work focuses on social identity, culture, and minorities. She has dedicated, long-term projects on

women, LGBTQIA, minorities, and American pop culture. Chen Weinstein will discuss the project 'Transcend' - a story of relationships within the LGBTQ community. She will present her work, and participate in a discussion with the moderator and the audience.

Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award winner (TBA) This photographic educator will present a personal project related to their field of study and participate

in a discussion with the moderator followed by an audience Q&A.



8. Proposed targeted audience/participants?* Indicate demographics and/or geographic area and projected size of audience for project events. Identify new or underserved populations that might be included in target audience.

The proposed audiences include the NM public state-wide and Photo Festival attendees, accounting for 150-200 attendees. Outreach to Santa Fe public schools and to New Mexico University students with an interest in photography, media, and visual storytelling, is also planned. University students receive opportunities to volunteer and to engage directly with photographic experts. The event is free and open to the public.

A secondary audience of amateur, semi-professional and professional photographers, journalists, editors, and educators are reached online. Approximately 1,000 additional viewers are anticipated from the CENTER Facebook (11,930 followers), Instagram (4,785 followers), and Twitter (6,303 followers).

9. Planned publicity efforts?* List plans by sponsor organization and partners, types of media to be used and geographic areas to be targeted.

CENTER begins promoting the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival with its Call for Entries mailer in January inviting photographers from across the state and nation to apply. This direct mail piece goes out to 22,000 nationally alongside an email campaign that reaches out to another 100,000 worldwide. During the Call for Entries season, website traffic at VisitCenter.org increases to 30,000 unique visitors. We promote opportunities for participation and announcements about the Photographer Presentations through these efforts.

Review Santa Fe Photo Festival is also promoted via a comprehensive Program Guide, mailed to up to

15,000 photographers nationally and distributed in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The presenting photographers' award winning project descriptions are included. The 2020 Program Guide plans are to include a commissioned curatorial overview by an international scholar providing context for the work within the history of photography. In addition to the photographers presenting and their subjects covered, the Photographer Presentation event details are featured in the Program Guide accounting for a up to one-third of the entire magazine-style publication. The shelf life of the printed piece is ongoing, providing a robust overview of photographic practice and relevant topics to 2020. This is a key outreach piece reaching CENTER's NM 1,200 subscribers and beyond. In addition to the direct mail there is also an digital guide that has upwards of 2,500 impressions. To accompany the Photographer Presentations, we aim to host podcasts with the photographers and scholars leading up to the event, providing additional publicity and engagement opportunities.

CENTER purchases half-page advertisements in Santa Fe New Mexican's weekly insert, the Pasatiempo. There are also targeted press releases sent to culture writers across the U.S.. As a result, Review Santa Fe programs have previously been included in high distribution art publications, including Art in America, Photo District News, TIME Magazine and The New Yorker. These publications guide traffic to the festival and bring more attention to the public events like the Photographer Presentations.

As the photographic audience is technologically proficient and attuned to social media, the promotion also includes a content marketing strategy incorporating Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. CENTER maintains a social media presence with promoted and regular posts. Approximately 6+ posts drive awareness of the overall call for entries to photographers to participate in the photo festival and another 8 more posts are focused on Photographer Presentation program. CENTER promoted posts reach nearly 30,000 photographers in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, and the U.S. as well as across the state of New Mexico. CENTER hosts Instagram take-overs with esteemed alumni that have thousands of followers. Our most recent take-over included several photographers with 40,000 or more followers. These efforts drive web traffic to the Photographer Presentations.



The Review Santa Fe Photo Festival hosts up to ten blog writers and magazine editors. We also invite up to ten museum curators including Curator of Photography from the J.Paul Getty Museum, Curator for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Assistant Curator from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and many other well-respected institutions and book publishers such as Chronicle and Rizzoli senior editors to attend. The editors aid in drawing more national attention to the Photographer Presentations.

These professionals, and their access to audiences of tens of thousands to millions, raise Santa Fe's national profile. The presenting photographers often promote their participation in the Photographer Presentations to their followings, attracting new audiences to the program. The Review Santa Fe Photo Festival exhibitions showcasing the annual award winners and presenters, attract up to 3,000 attendees. They have previously received the designation of one of the "Ten Best Summer Photography Exhibitions" in the nationally distributed magazine, "American Photo." In this way, CENTER adds to the rich tradition of excellence in photography in New Mexico which provides additional publicity leverage for the Photographer Presentations.

Further promotion for Photographer Presentations will be via CENTER's e-newsletters which have an active subscriber base of 14,780.

10. Value of Project on Audience Members* Describe how a successful project will impact audience members and their communities.

The Photographer Presentations are a portal into underrepresented worlds. The New Mexico residents who engage with these important visual narratives gain deeper insights into the critical issues highlighted. The presentations plays an active role in the distribution and exchange of knowledge, and provides a catalyst for dialogue and connection. The aim is to engage audiences with new information for their own lives and communities. Upwards of 3,000 visitors have attended the public programs that invite people to think beyond the headlines and consider the impacts on real people, fostering an empathetic global citizenry.

The audience is comprised of the weekend conference registrants that includes 100 vetted photographers, the 45 portfolio reviewers and up to 15 New Mexico based volunteers. Many students of NMSU and UNM participate in the programs which provides unparalleled networking opportunities and professional development to New Mexico students. One photo professor who brought her class last year remarked "they haven't stopped talking about it." Photographers and audience members often stay in touch for years due to a shared passion for the subjects. Social media engagements and Facebook groups help to foster ongoing engagements after the event.

The potential impact also includes readers engaged with media outlets such as The New York Times, TIME magazine, National Geographic, Wired, The New Yorker, and other high distribution magazines and blogs. This is due to the editors of these publications attend the conference and share the projects seen during the Photographer Presentations with their audiences, reaching thousands and sometimes millions of viewers. This fosters awareness of the today's important underreported stories and perspectives seen at the event.

11. Condensed Project Description (with credits)* Condense the Project Description into a publicity statement for NMHC use. Include funding support credits for NMHC and NEH in a three-sentence description.

The internationally renowned photographic conference, the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival, hosts free and open to the public Photographer Presentations made possible by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.



BudgetProposed Budget* Budget for the proposed project should include expenses to be covered by subaward funds, in-kind (non-cash) contributions to the project, in-kind cash contributions from sponsor organization or program income and third party cash (donations from parties unrelated to the grant).

Budget form includes four categories of expenses:

Services and Supplies

Publicity

Travel and Per Diem (limits apply for grant funds)

Honoraria

Please review the following information on the New Mexico Humanities Council website to ensure that all expenses in the proposed budget are eligible for funding:Budget InstructionsAnd for more information:Guidelines & Eligibility - Funding Exclusions

Please download and complete the budget form, then upload to your Grant Application.

Budget Form (PDF Format)Budget Form (Excel Format via Google) **** must have Google or Gmail account for access

CENTERBudget Form Template for FoundantV2.xlsx

Instructions for CertificationsCertification Requirements

Instructions for Certification are posted on the NMHC website at the link provided below. Authorized official from the applicant agency, Project Director and Fiscal Agent must sign that they have reviewed and agree to comply with each of the certifications posted:

Nondiscrimination Statutes

Federal Debt Status (certify or provide explanation)

Debarment and Suspension

Lobbying



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NMHC Instructions for Certification

Certification by Authorizing Official, Project Director & Fiscal Agent (Required)* By checking the boxes below, Authorizing Official of Applicant Agency, Project Director and Fiscal Agent certify that they have reviewed and agree to comply with the Federally required certifications as listed to receive Federal funds as administered by the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Nondiscrimination StatutesFederal Debt StatusDebarment and SuspensionLobbying

SignaturesBy electronically signing and submitting this application, the authorizing official of the applicant organization, the project director, and the fiscal agent are 1) providing the required certifications regarding disbarment and suspension, and compliance with the nondiscrimination statutes as set forth in the INSTRUCTIONS OF CERTIFICATION, indicating that the applicant is eligible to receive federal funds, and 2) agreeing that any funds awarded by NMHC will be used for the purposes set forth herein, unless changes or revisions are subsequently approved in accordance with applicable policies of the New Mexico Humanities Council.

Authorizing Official Signature (Electronic)* Authorizing Official of Sponsor Organization (as listed on Application), Title, and Organization (if applicable)

Laura Wzorek Pressley, Executive Director, CENTER

Authorizing Official Signature Date* 04/30/2020

Project Director Signature (Electronic)* Project Director (as listed on Application), Title, and Organization (if applicable)

Laura Wzorek Pressley, Executive Director, CENTER

Project Director Signature Date* 04/30/2020

Fiscal Agent Signature (Electronic)* Fiscal Agent (as listed on Application), Title, and Organization (if applicable)

Dyanna Taylor, Secretary, Board of Directors, CENTER




Fiscal Agent Signature Date* 04/30/2020

Emergency Supplemental Funding CARES Act/COVID-19CARES Grant Summary

CARES Grants of up to $7,500 for humanities and cultural organizations across New Mexico facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus.

CARES Grants are for general operating expenses or specific projects. No match is required for CARES Grants, though the applying organization may choose to provide cost share figures for CARES Grants to demonstrate its full investment in its cultural mission.

This short supplemental application for CARES funding will be reviewed in conjunction with your regular grant application.

The period of performance for CARES Act funding is May 1, 2020 through October 31, 2021.

Applications will be evaluated based on demonstrated need

NOTE: This process may be updated or amended to reflect changing circumstances. For up to date information please contact [email protected].

CARES Act funding restrictions. Funds may NOT be used for the following purposes:• promotion of a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view• advocacy of a particular program of social or political action• support of specific public policies or legislation• lobbying• purchase of land or facilities, construction or renovation• subawards funded in whole or in part with federal funds to organizations that do not have a universal entity identifier (currently a DUNS number)• overlapping project costs with any other pending or approved application(s) for federal funding• projects that fall outside of the humanities (including the creation or performance of art; creative writing, autobiographies, memoirs, and creative nonfiction; and empirically based social science research or policy studies)

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1. Return to the apply page, by clicking "Apply", at the top of the page.

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3. Enter the access code: CARES2020

4. Click the blue apply button for the CARES Act process and start your new application.

Once you start the CARES application you can continue to edit and submit, both the Major Grants and CARES applications, from your dashboard, which is accessed through the home button at the top of your page.

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Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents #1 (up to 3 allowed) Examples of appropriate supporting documents:

Letters of commitment from partners (venues, organizations)

Publicity example of equivalent program by sponsor organization

2019_ProgramsGuide_LowRes.pdfThis is a low-resolution version of the 2019 Review Santa Fe Photo Festival Program Guide that includes

several pages dedicated to the Photographer Presentations and information about their projects to be discussed. This link is to the high-resolution online version of the 2019 printed guide is here https://issuu.com/centersantafe/docs/review_santa_fe_2019

This 8.5 x 11" magazine-style direct mail piece went to 12,000 photographers, curators, editors, and educators nation-wide and another 3,000 copies were distributed locally. It was also passed out to the attendees of the in-person event. In 2020, we have plans for commissioned writings to be included in the Program Guide reflecting on the field and photography's impact on public opinion and culture over the last two decades.

Supporting Documents #2 Examples of appropriate supporting documents:



PasatiempoOct2019.jpegPhotographer Presentations half-page ad in the October 2019 Pasatiempo.

Supporting Documents #3 Examples of appropriate supporting documents:



Revising representation_ Review Santa Fe Photo Festival _ Art _ santafenewmexican.com.pdfArticle from Santa Fe New Mexican about a 2019 presenting photographer, Sama Alshaibi. This is the

online version and there was also a printed version of the article that included images from the project.

Application checklist - PRIOR to submitting application!Requirements Sponsor organization is in good standing with NMHC (e.g., prior recipients have submitted a final report and closed any previous grant).

Yes



Requirements 2 Sponsor organization has scheduled and completed a consultation with NMHC staff after submitting a draft application.

Yes

Details Application assumes NMHC Grant committee is unfamiliar with their organization or project.

Yes

Details - 2 Proposal respects all character count limits.

Yes

Details - 3 Application has been proofread carefully for clear, quantifiable language.

Yes

Details - 4 All supporting documents are uploaded.

Yes

Details - 5 All required signatures are included.

Yes

Budget Budget clearly illustrates how Sponsor plans to allocate NMHC funds and any additional resources (cash or in-kind) needed to implement the proposed project.

Yes



Budget - 2 Budgeted in-kind cost share equals or exceeds NMHC funds requested.

Yes

Budget - 3 Source and use of any anticipated project income is explained and listed by category.

Yes

Completeness Project Director and Sponsor Organization have reviewed Application thoroughly.

Yes

Completeness - 2 Project Director and Fiscal Agent have reviewed Instructions for Certifications before indicating their agreement.

Yes

Deadlines for Submission - Draft and Final Application NOTE: Applications submitted before the Grant Deadline are considered drafts and are allowed to be revised until the deadline. If you have revisions please reach out to our staff to enable revising. All first-time applicants are required to submit their draft and schedule a consultation with NMHC Grant staff for feedback. See deadlines on the NMHC webpage for draft consults and final application submittals.NMHC Deadlines for Grant Consultation and Applications

Give us your feedback!Online Application Site Location/Registration Was it easy to find the new site link from the NMHC website and register?

Yes

Eligibility Checklist/LOI Were the questions easy to understand and the time involved to complete reasonable?

Yes




Grant Application How much time did it take to complete the application at the draft stage?

6-10 Hours

Suggestions? We are open to suggestions for improving this process for applicants! Please provide here or feel free to email us: [email protected] with your ideas!



File Attachment SummaryApplicant File Uploads• CENTERBudget Form Template for FoundantV2.xlsx• 2019_ProgramsGuide_LowRes.pdf• PasatiempoOct2019.jpeg• Revising representation_ Review Santa Fe Photo Festival _ Art _ santafenewmexican.com.pdf

NEW MEXICO HUMANITIES COUNCILBUDGET SUMMARY & SUPPORTING EXPLANATION

*Attach additional page(s) if necessary*

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NMHC FundsRequested Matching Cost Share

Category I.Services &Supplies

NMHC DIRECTGRANT

SPONSOR'SMATCHINGCASH & IN-

KINDDONATIONS

THIRD PARTYCASH

PROJECTINCOME TOTAL

Telephone: $ -Postage/Shipping: $ -Facilities

Rental: $ 500.00 $ 500.00

Other: $2,200 $ 2,200.00Category I

Subtotal $ 2,200.00 $ 500.00 $ - $ - $ 2,700.00

SupportingExplanationfor Items inCategory I

FACILITIES = Drury Plaza Hotel room rental feeOTHER = AV video and sound equipment, 1 wireless mic + 1 wired mic =$150 On site AV technician $50/hour x 6 hours = $300;Outreach Manager/Presenter liasion $25/hr x 10 hours = $250Videographer capture = $1,000;Video editing $25/hr x 20 hours = $500


Category II.Publicity

NMHC DIRECTGRANT

SPONSOR'SMATCHING

CASHTHIRD PARTY

CASHPROJECTINCOME TOTAL

Advertising: $ 1,100.00 $ 1,100.00Flyers/

Posters: $ -

Brochures: $ 3,333.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 5,333.00

Other: $ -Category II

Subtotal $ 1,100.00 $ 3,333.00 $ - $ 2,000.00 $ 6,433.00

SupportingExplanationfor Items inCategory II

ADVERTISING = Half page ad in PasatiempoBROCHURES = 10 pages for the Photographer Presentations andassociatiated writings of a 30+ page Review Santa Fe Photo FestivalProgram Guide (15,000 quantity), $7,500 printing cost and and $4,500mailing cost; the Project Income category is estimated advertising incomefor the program guide. Total cost for the entire Program Guide is estimatedat $12,000.



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Category III.Travel

NMHC DIRECTGRANT


KINDDONATIONS

THIRD PARTYCASH

PROJECTINCOME TOTAL

Mileage:(limited to .445/mile

for NMHC funds) $ -

Airfare: $ -

Per Diem:(limited to $70 per

night lodging and$35/day meals for

NMHC funds) $ -

Other: $ -Category III

Subtotal $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

SupportingExplanationfor Items inCategory III


Category IV.Honoraria

NMHC DIRECTGRANT


KINDDONATIONS

THIRD PARTYCASH

PROJECTINCOME TOTAL

Scholars: $2,500 $ 750.00 $ 3,250.00Other

Participants: $1,000 $800 $ 1,800.00Project

Director: $350 $ 930.00 $ 1,280.00

Evaluator: $350 $100 $ 450.00

Other: $540 $ 540.00Category IV

Subtotal $ 4,200.00 $ 3,120.00 $ - $ - $ 7,320.00

SupportingExplanationfor Items inCategory IV

SCHOLARS = $250 x 10 Presenting Photographers = $2,500OTHER PARTICIPANTS = Public Engagement Manager and AV support at$25/hour 40 hours = $1000 & Program Manager $20/hr x 40 hours = $800PROJECT DIRECTOR= $32/hour x 40 hours = $1280OTHER = Web developer, $60/hr x 9 hours = $540



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NMHC DIRECTGRANT


KINDDONATIONS

THIRD PARTYCASH

PROJECTINCOME TOTAL

GRANDTOTAL:

(Categories I, II, III &IV) $ 7,500.00 $ 6,953.00 $ - $ 2,000.00 $ 16,453.00

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REVIEW SANTA FE PHOTO FESTIVAL

October 17 – 20, 2019

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“What’s truer than truth?” The answer to this ancient proverb is “the story.” Humanity’s propensity for stories has been in the making for 27,000 years of evolution. Narrative is integral to human under-standing, learning, and interpretation of events. Research shows that messages delivered as stories can be up to 22 times more memorable than facts alone. In the current tornado of media, facts are dismissed. Artificial intelligence is shaping the public domain; journalists are under attack, while publications are facing a war on truth. At the same time, our appetites for stories have never been heartier, as evidenced by hours of binging on complex long-form narratives. The story and the truth seen through the personal photographic project is at the heart of CENTER. Earlier this year, environmental photographer Cristina Mittermeier said, “We need an army of visual storytellers to create bridges of empathy,” which speaks to one of our creative noble goals. Photography’s unique relationship to truth is positioned to reveal many of today’s critical issues. As we align together on the axis of responsibility, making each individual truth available to the world, we contribute to an engaged and empathetic global citizenship. We invite you, photographers, alumni, reviewers and mission-driven storytellers, to join your allies here in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here, you will find a profoundly unique sense of place for connecting to landscapes, cultures, and oneself. Please join us in our 25th year as we empower photographers to make and share images that affect minds, hearts, and lives.

#RevealTheTruth2019

Review Santa Fe Welcome

Laura W. PressleyExecutive Director, CENTER

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

8 Workshops12 25 Years of CENTER14 100 Photographers16 Portfolio Walk18 Book Fair22 CENTER Alumni

Table of Contents24 Artist Presentations32 Photographic Print Raffle36 Opening Speaker37 Scholar Presentation40 Event Map41 Event Schedule42 CENTER Membership43 Acknowledgments

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Review Santa Fe Festival Pass

// Artist Presentations// Opening night talk and reception // Portfolio Walk VIP Hour// Closing event and reception// Photographic Book Fair

PASS INCLUDES

Limited passes available.

VISITCENTER.ORG/FESTIVAL-PASS

Festival Passes allow access to the unparalleled networking and career building opportunities the weekend-long conference fosters. Join us at receptions and other events to meet photographers, editors, publishers, collectors, curators, and other photography lovers.

Image detail of Mt. St. Helens, from the project Mountains + Valleys ©️ Millee Tibbs, 2015 Review Santa Fe Alumn, milleetibbs.com

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// Sam Barzilay; Co-Founder & Creative Director, United Photo Industries

// Tonya Turner Carroll; Co-Founder, Turner Carroll Gallery // Mia Diaglish & Lisa Woodward; Co-Curators, Pictura Gallery// Kathy Dowell; Director of Arts Programming, Mid-America Arts Alliance// Ann Jastrab; Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art// Elizabeth Houston; Director, Elizabeth Houston Gallery// Anne Kelly; Director, Photo-eye Gallery// Pilar Law; Owner, Edition One Gallery// Jennifer Schlesinger; Gallery Director, Obscura Gallery// Chris Webster & Christopher Webster III; Founder & Chief

Operations Officer, Webster Collection

// Susan Carlson; Assistant Curator, ICP// Zora Carrier; Executive Director, Florida Museum of

Photographic Arts// John Jacob; McEvoy Family Curator for Photography,

Smithsonian American Art Museum// Mia Lopez; Assistant Curator, DePaul Art Museum// Dr. Kymberly Pinder; Scholar, Curator & Provost at MassArt// Ysabel Pinyol; Curator, Mana Contemporary// Mary Anne Redding; Curator, Turchin Center for Visual Arts,

Appalachian State University// Mary Statzer, Ph.D.; Curator, UNM Art Museum// Megan Steinman; Independent Curator & Director, The

Underground Museum// Paula Tognarelli; Executive Director & Curator, Griffin Museum

of Photography// Joanne Junga Yang; Curator, Korea International

Photo Festival

// David Chickey; Publisher & Creative Director, Radius Books// Joanna T. Hurley; President, HurleyMedia// Caitlin Kirkpatrick; Associate Editor, Chronicle Books// Jason Koxvold; Founder, Gnomic Book// Jennifer Lippert; Acquisitions Editor, Princeton

Architectural Press// Savannah Sakry; Bookstore Manager, Photo-eye// Clint Woodside; Publisher, Deadbeat Club Press// Carl Wooley; Co-Founder, TIS Books

// Aeriel Brown; Photo Director, Bloomberg Businessweek

// Samantha Cooper; Senior Photo Editor, Wired Magazine

// Christy Havranek; Director of Photography, HuffPost// Michael Kirchoff; Editor, Analog Forever Magazine

and Catalyst: Interviews// Bree Lamb; Managing Editor, Fraction Magazine// Sarah Leen; Director of Photography,

National Geographic// Benjamin Petit; Co-Founder & Director, Dysturb// Conor Risch; Senior Editor, Photo District News// Laura Sackett; Creative Director, Lensculture// Carson Sanders; Co-Founder, Aint-Bad Magazine// Annick Shen; Director, Editorial Content, Adobe// Aline Smithson; Founder & Editor, Lenscratch// Amber Terranova; Consultant, Magnum Photos// Jessie Wender; Photo Editor, The New York Times

EXHIBITING AND COLLECTING

PUBLISHING

NON-PROFIT AND COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

MUSEUMS, CURATORS, AND FESTIVAL DIRECTORS

BOOKS

EDITORIAL

2019 Reviewers

À LA CARTE PORTFOLIO REVIEWSFestival Pass holders have the opportunity to purchase one-on-one portfolio reviews with select Review Santa

Fe reviewers. The cost is $35 for CENTER Members and Alumni, and $45 for Non-Members, per review.

The reviews are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration for à la carte reviews are only available on-site on October 18 and 19 before the start of each review session.

CENTER carefully curates a list of industry leaders and influencers to participate as portfolio reviewers each year. Many travel to Santa Fe to source talent for their galleries, books, magazines and online publications.

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Discover Santa Fe

Santa Fe, known as “The City Different,” is home to a wealth of arts, culture, history, and countless breath-taking land-

scapes. Visitors come to our city to connect with nature and culture, and many leave with the sense of the deep

history that makes Santa Fe so special. Originally home to the Tewa people, Santa Fe is one of the longest inhabited

places in the country and the oldest state capitol. The history found here spans generations and cultures. New Mexico’s legacy of

photographic excellence began with some of the medium’s most defining names. Ansel Adams and his image Moonrise over Hernandez, Timothy O’Sul-livan and the many images he made here to Alfred Stieglitz and his partner Georgia O’Keeffe who were both instrumental in the modern art movement. New Mexico has been an important place for photog-raphy and remains a top destination for artists and art lovers alike. Art enthusi-asts journey from around the world inspired by the state’s artistic legacy, the sublime quality of light, rich culture, and expansive landscapes.

THE ARTS AND NEW MEXICO

©️ TOURISM Santa Fe

Image Detail of Downtown Santa Fe ©️ Dan Monaghan

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Image detail of Rachel, from the project SHE ©️ Rania Matar, 2019 Editor’s Choice Winner, raniamatar.com

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Elevate your body of work and develop strategies for placing it into the public eye in this two-day workshop dedicated to photographers and collectors who wish to broaden their audiences. The backdrop to this

immersive photographic discourse is the incomparable Santa Fe, New Mexico and is scheduled to accomodate those who wish to participate in

the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival.

This workshop offers the perspective of curators, editors, publishers and other industry professionals. Attendees discuss the importance

of tailoring their body of work to different types of opportunities, from gallery and museum exhibitions to print publications and books. This

workshop also includes an individual portfolio editing and sequencing session and an opportunity to identify outreach strategies for your work.

Pre-registration is required.

Review Santa Fe Workshops

EDITING AND SEQUENCING

Paula Tognarelli is the Executive Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography. The Griffin Museum of Photography, located in Winchester,

Massachsetts (outside Boston), is a nonprofit photography museum whose mission is to promote an appreciation of photographic art and a broader under-standing of its visual, emotional and social impact. Ms. Tognarelli is responsible

for producing over 54 exhibitions a year at the Griffin and its surrounding satellite.

She is a regular participant in national and local portfolio reviews, has been a panelist and featured speaker at photography events and conferences nationally,

including MacWorld and Color Connections.

INSTRUCTOR

Paula TognarelliExecutive Director & Curator of the Griffin Museum of

Photography in Winchester, MAgriffinmuseum.org

October 16 – 17, 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

“Eighty percent of all exhibitions at the Griffin Museum produced include photographers found at portfolio reviews nationwide.”

Paula Tognarelli

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Over the course of two days, this workshop focuses on photographic project advancement, including honing a statement of purpose, identifying collabo-rators, securing funding and effective presentations for curators, editors and other image professionals. Learn how to tailor material to fit the museum, gallery or publication — and how to best approach curators and editors for meetings and utilize limited resources to maximize impact.

Participants have the opportunity to receive peer feedback and individual coaching sessions that include specific editing-and-sequencing advice from a curator and editor who take on new work each year. Other topics include networking, artist residencies and opportunities to connect with potential collaborators. This workshop is geared toward mid-career photographers and educators. Pre-registration is required.

Mary Anne Redding is the Curator at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Turchin Center hosts six galleries and provides opportunities for exhibitions and site-specific installa-tions in all media. Past Review Santa Fe participants have been included in group exhibitions and awarded one-person installations. Redding has more than thirty years’ experience working as a curator, archivist, librarian, educator and arts administrator. She has written and published numerous essays on photography and contemporary art.

Christy Havranek is the Photo Director at HuffPost. With 17 years of experience in photography and digital media, she has previously worked in a variety of indus-tries where each role centered on photography: Frommer’s Travel, NBCUniversal, Polo Ralph Lauren and Bloomsbury USA, among others. HuffPost licenses photo essays and assigns photographers to cover a variety of national and inter-national topics — from breaking news to long-form enterprise pieces — which appear on their global platform.

INSTRUCTORS

BREAKING THROUGH:WHAT EDITORS AND CURATORS WANT

Mary Anne Redding

Christy Havranek

Curator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NCtcva.org

Photo Director, HuffPosthuffpost.com

October 16 – 17, 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

VISITCENTER.ORG/WORKSHOPS

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“Migrants, journalists and U.S. activists run from tear gas on January 1, 2019 after U.S. Authorities fired tear gas over the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico,” From the project Caravana Migrante ©️ Kitra Cahana, 2019 Editor’s Choice Winner, kitracahana.com

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CENTER is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Our mission is to honor, support and provide opportunity for gifted and committed photographers. Founded in 1994, CENTER is a community of

mission-driven photographers, curators, editors, publishers, educators, and collectors. For 25 years, we have been empowering photographers to make and share images that affect minds, hearts and lives.

CENTER programs attract a multicultural and multigenerational constituency from around the world, investi-gating important social, environmental, and political issues. Through our annual programs we act as a bridge

between meaningful images and our expansive audience. CENTER has a three-prong programmatic strategy to carry out our mission: exhibitions and presentations; conferences and collaborative programs to foster

community; and awards and project grants for direct financial support of photographic projects.

// EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD recognizes an educator for their passion in photographic teaching with a $4,000 award. Awards have totaled over $50,000 since 1998. Nominations are due in the spring.visitcenter.org/teaching-award

// ME+EVE AWARD is a new $5,000 award for a female-iden-tified cisgender, transgender, or non-binary photographer, 40 years of age and over, who uses their camera to address social justice. The deadline is in February annually.visitcenter.org/me-and-eve-award

// PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT for works-in-progress includes $5,000, an exhibition, online publication, and more. More than $30,000 cash has been distributed since its inception. The deadline is in February annually.visitcenter.org/project-development

// PROJECT LAUNCH GRANT supports a project or series with $5,000, exhibition, and presentation of the work. Winners have been awarded more than $100,000 since 1995. The deadline is in February annually.visitcenter.org/project-launch

// THE CHOICE AWARDS highlight outstanding photog-raphers in three categories: Curator’s Choice, Director’s Choice, and Editor’s Choice. More than 7,000 images from over 30 countries enter the Awards with over $160,000 in cash and prizes awarded since 1995. The deadline is in February annually.visitcenter.org/choice-awards

// THE REVIEW SANTA FE PHOTO FESTIVAL brings photog-raphers and industry leaders for a weekend of discussions, career advancement, education, and creative inspiration. The event consists of over 1,000 portfolio reviews with esteemed curators, publishers, gallery directors and editors; as a direct result, photographers have received exhibitions, publication, and many more opportunities. Over $70,000 in scholarships has been awarded since 2001. The deadline is in February annually. visitcenter.org/rsf-overview

Stay up to date with our programs and subscribe to our mailing list at VISITCENTER.ORG/SUBSCRIBE-NOW.

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND PROGRAMS

“The unexpected conversation, the searing image, the unforeseen opportunity, or the impact of hearing a fellow artist discuss his or her process can give artists bits of truth and

provocation that tangle, battle, nurture, and ultimately make possible one’s own decisive and particular vision. Moments like these cannot be scheduled, but a place for their

possibility can be created.”

Nancy FoleyFounding member of CENTER

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A NOTE FROM CENTER’S FOUNDER

1994 was a momentous year in the birth and soon-to-be future

of CENTER. The organization was founded as Santa Fe Center for the Visual Arts. Its mission was to provide educational scholarships

to deserving and committed photographers in need of financial support to further their paths as storytellers. In July of 1994, Sam Abell and Santa Fe Photographic

Workshops teamed up to offer The Project Workshop for the first time. Sam had long believed in the importance of long-term, personal photographic projects in order to

live a full and rich photographic life. At that time, many personal photographic projects never saw the light of day, but were kept in photo paper boxes and only pulled out

once in a while. The Project Workshop held high the value and significance of personal photographic projects, building a campfire around which committed photographers sat. The response to this new forum was instantaneous in its ability to get personal

projects out into the world and, in many cases, published. It became clear that Santa Fe Center for the Visual Arts, with its ability to offer support to photographers, was the ideal organization to champion long-term, personal photographic projects, which have

been the heartbeat of the organization ever since.

Reid CallananFounder, CENTERreidcallanan.com

$555,500CENTER has provided

in direct support and services to photographers since 1994

$180,000 in products and services received via the Choice Awards

$70,000 in Review Santa Fe Scholarships

$305,500 in cash through the Teaching Award, Project Competition/Launch, Project Development, me&EVE, Santa Fe Prize and the Santa Fe Fellows

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Review Santa Fe 100 Photographers

// 100 vetted photographers from around the world// 1000 one-on-one portfolio reviews // 45 VIP Portfolio reviewers// 18 Artist Presentations from CENTER’s 2019 winners// 2 Professional Development Workshops// 1 Exhibition at Currents New Media Festival// 1 Evening Portfolio Walk with the 100 photographers// 1 Photographic Book Fair

EVENT OVERVIEW

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Congratulations to the 100 photographers invited to participate in the 19th annual Review Santa Fe Photo Festival! Join us on Friday, October 18, 2019 at the Farmer’s Market Pavilion in Santa Fe to see the work and talk to the 100 Photographers in person. The list of participating photographers and their work can be found online at VISITCENTER.ORG.

Image detail from the project Cuban Muslims,

Tropical Faith ©️ Joan Alvado, 2017 Exhibitor’s Choice Winner,

joanalvado.com

ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS

“Review Santa Fe is a wonderful event! It enabled me to have several face-to-face meetings with curators whom I had previously only known from afar, and these meetings resulted in several exhibitions and acquisitions at museums throughout the country.”

“I got one of my very first museum shows from Review Santa Fe. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of the early part of my career. I continue work with artists, museum curators and mentors I met there 13 years ago.“

Jess T. Dugan2018 Project Launch Grant Honorable Mention

Hank Willis Thomas2006 Review Santa Fe Alumnus

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Review Santa Fe Portfolio Walk

Image detail of Portfolio Walk ©️ Chris Mortenson, 2011 Review Santa Fe Alumnus, mortyvision.com

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CENTER provides a platform for the public to view the 100 portfolios of the 2019 Review Santa Fe Photographers and a chance to network with the invited photo professionals and the Santa Fe arts community. The annual Portfolio Walk welcomes esteemed gallerists, curators, editors and other photography enthusiasts to view a broad range of contempo-rary and documentary photography that encompasses social, environmental and political issues, including stellar fine art projects.

Hundreds of photographers from around the world apply to take part in the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival. The invited 100 photographers are carefully selected by a

new independent jury each year. For one night only, join us for an extraordinary opportunity to view the 100 compelling

projects of the nationally and internationally recognized photographers.

Friday, October 18, 5 – 8 p.m.

5 – 6 p.m. VIP Preview Open to reviewers, press, VIP and Festival Pass holders

6 – 8 p.m. Portfolio Walk Free and open to the public

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VISITCENTER.ORG/BOOK-FAIR

2019 Exhibitors Include

The 2019 Photographic Book Fair is a space for notable photographic book publishers, indie publications, selected photographers, and art-book enthusiasts, to discover new projects and exchange ideas. This free and open to the public event takes place in conjunction with the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival.

The book fair offers the opportunity to explore the photo book’s contribution to the evolving narrative of photography, showcasing newly released publica-tions from several publishers that includes AINT —BAD, Chronicle Books, Gnomic Books, HurleyMedia, photo-eye Bookstore, Radius Books, TIS Books, Wilt Press and many others. Book signings with select artists will be arranged throughout the day.

Review Santa Fe Photographic Book Fair

Sunday, October 20,

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

O’Keeffe Room, Drury Plaza Hotel

828 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 ©️ Mark Klett,

courtesy of Radius Books

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Review Santa Fe Artist PresentationsThe 2019 Award & Grant winners travel to Santa Fe as part of the award package to present their work at the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival.

Each photographer will give a brief presentation followed by a question and answer session moderated by Mary Statzer, Ph.D.

Mary StatzerCurator of Prints and Photographs

University of New Mexico Art Museum

Mary Statzer holds an MFA in printmaking and Ph.D. in art history with specialties in the history of photography and museum studies.

She has published articles in Aperture magazine and edited a multi-author book, The Photographic Object 1970, released in 2016.

She organized the exhibition Patrick Nagatani: A Survey of Early Photographs at the University of New Mexico Art Museum.

Sama AlshaibiCarry OverProject Development Grant, WinnerJuror: Lucy Gallun, Museum of Modern Art

“I’m interested in the societal impact of unequal power relations between the West and the Middle East, and how that domination is articulated through photographs. By using Albumen printing, a popular print process of the 19th and early 20th century, I am evoking a near century in which the West controlled the Middle East.”samaalshaibi.com

Kitra CahanaCaravana MigranteEditor’s Choice Award, 2nd PlaceJuror: MaryAnne Golon, Washington Post

A caravan of thousands of asylum seekers reached Tijuana in Mexico in November 2018, hoping to gain asylum in the US. The caravan was self-organized and swelled in numbers along the way as it made its way from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, heading toward the Californian border. This particular caravan has become a symbol of the Central American migration crisis. kitracahana.com

Saturday, October 19,

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Cody CobbStrange Land Curator’s Choice Award, 2nd PlaceJuror: Makeda Best, Harvard Art Museum

“These portraits of the Earth’s surface were made during extended periods of solitude while in various states of being lost, cold, hungry or sleep-deprived. Having been stripped of basic human comforts, I’m forced to confront the staggering indifference of the forces that have shaped our existence. In this exhaustion, there’s a moment of surrender to the unforgiving and unknowable.”codycobb.com

Annette FournetThe Goddess Series

Excellence in Multimedia Award, 2nd PlaceJuror: Josh Raab, National Geographic

“In The Goddess Series I am using vintage photographic portraits of women. I transform each individual with digital collage into a particular mythological goddess. Disturbed and concerned

by the regressive and repressive attitudes towards women found in current in political and religious groups today, I am moved to create images of women who can wield power (in positive

or sometimes in negative behaviors). I am expressing the power, exotic, spiritual, and esoteric qualities of women.”

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Rich FrishmanGhosts of Segregation

Curator’s Choice Award, 1st PlaceJuror: Makeda Best, Harvard Art Museum

Ghosts of Segregation photographically explores America’s racism as seen in the vernacular landscape; schools for “colored” children, theatre entrances and restrooms for “colored people,” lynching sites, juke joints, jails, hotels and bus stations. Past is prologue. Segregation is as much

current events as it is history. These ghosts haunt us because they are very much alive. frishphoto.com

Tara CroninThens

Director’s Choice Award, 2nd PlaceJuror: Monica Allende, Getxo Photo

For nearly a century, within psychiatric and medical establishments, members of the LGBTQ community were characterized within the psychiatric diagnostic manual, the DSM, as mentally ill,

and treated as such by the community at large. This project highlights the history of mischaracter-izing LGBT members as mentally ill, psychotic, unstable, unhinged, and “crazy” so that society can remember what this community had to struggle through to reach their current status of equality.

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2019 Presenting Photographers

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Paul Guilmoth & Dylan HausthorSleep Creek

Project Launch Grant, Honorable MentionJuror: Virginia Heckert, The J. Paul Getty Museum

Sleep Creek is a landscape filled with trauma and beauty. It’s a place where animals are only seen when they’re being

hunted and humans balance between an unapologetic existence and an abyss of lunacy. These

images manipulate a landscape that is simultaneously autobiographical, docu-mentary, and fictional: a weaving of myth and symbol in order to be

confronted with the experiential. dylanhausthor.com

pguilmoth.comReview Santa Fe Artist Presentations

Lori HawkinsToo Far to Walk me&EVE Award, WinnerJuror: Kathy Ryan, The New York Times Magazine

Too Far to Walk is a maternal mortality story. It’s a story of the women of West Pokot and their struggle to stay alive, to survive childbirth, a right all women should have. On average, one woman or girl dies due to complications from childbirth every two minutes. 75% of these deaths could be prevented with access to low-cost basic sexual and reproductive healthcare.lorihawkins.com

Lesia MaruschakMARIADirector’s Choice Award, 1st PlaceJuror: Monica Allende, Getxo Photo

“MARIA — a complex exploration of memory and its sensual expression — memorializes the more than four million victims of the 1932-33 famine in Soviet Ukraine — an event widely thought to be genocidal; this portable memorial offers diverse entry points for a broad audience and is intended to transform the ways we remember this historic event which has impacted my identity, my community, and the one living Canadian survivor known to me, Maria F., and be transformative to the ways we remember similar atrocities happening now.”lesiamaruschak.com

Astrid JahnsenBackdropCurator’s Choice Award, 3rd PlaceJuror: Makeda Best, Harvard Art Museum

“I check the encyclopedias I used to study and the absence of women seems evident in both its content and its editing. Backdrop highlights this lack, re-photographing the woman who appears in the encyclopedia by chance, as someone who walked by unexpectedly at the time of the shoot, without the photographer’s intentional gaze, and without her knowing being looked at.”astridjahnsen.com

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Review Santa Fe Artist Presentations 2019 Presenting Photographers

Moira McDonaldPacifica

Project Launch Grant, Honorable MentionJuror: Virginia Heckert, The J. Paul Getty Museum

“I placed my darkroom trays out overnight to collect small puddles of the clouds to dip my silver papers in; they were then exposed on an overcast day until the fog was either absorbed by the

paper or evaporated back into the atmosphere. These photographs are traces of automated nature, of collecting and letting go, of natural breath, of process, and of intervention, participation

and engagement within the landscape — these are photographs of the fog in Pacifica.” moiramcdonald.com

Rania MatarSHE Editor’s Choice Award, 1st PlaceJuror: MaryAnne Golon, Washington Post

“In my continuous exploration of what it is like to be a girl and a woman today, in a world that poses endless questions on girls and women of all backgrounds, I am focusing this project on young women in their late teens/early twenties. They are the ages of my daughters — they are leaving the cocoon of home, entering adulthood and facing a new reality they are often not

prepared for — a humbling reality most often harder than they expected and less glamorous than what is portrayed on social media.”raniamatar.com

Rocky McCorkleYou and Me on a Sunny Day

Excellence in Multimedia Award, 1st PlaceJuror: Josh Raab, National Geographic

Kevin Mooney366247 • 2012

Excellence in Multimedia Award, 3rd PlaceJuror: Josh Raab, National Geographic

Photographer Rocky McCorkle created the narrative and directed the photographs in the first ever “walk-through movie” with 88-year-old Gilda, You and Me on a Sunny Day. McCorkle’s series of 135

photographs is conceived as a silent film in the form of a sequence of stills. Gilda Todar’s (1927 – 2017) colorful life is revealed in photographs that share her memories.

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366247 • 2012 is a time-based piece, rooted in still photography, and can be presented as a video or video projection installation. The more than 256,000 still images, presented as a photographic stop-motion animation, allow the viewer to witness Mooney’s day-to-day routines, the same acts

that everyone engages in on a regular or daily basis. Time. kevinomooney.com

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Xan PadrónTime Lapse

Editor’s Choice Award, 3rd PlaceJuror: MaryAnne Golon, Washington Post

“I consider my work a kind of documentation of a city or a specific neighborhood. For the Time Lapse project I sit on a single spot, unnoticed, for about 2 hours, photographing a sequence of

people passing by against one unique background. These quotidian gestures, combined, create a unique narrative of life by a wall in a place in the world.”

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Maria SturmYou don’t look Native to me Director’s Choice Award, 3rd PlaceJuror: Monica Allende, Getxo Photo

Since 2011, Maria Sturm has photographed teenagers from the Lumbee tribe in and around Pembroke, North Carolina, where almost 90 percent of the population identifies as Native

American. Sturm’s series You Don’t Look Native to Me considers how young Native people present themselves today in relation to their identity and culture.

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Igor TereshkovOil and Moss

Project Launch Grant, WinnerJuror: Virginia Heckert, The J. Paul Getty Museum

There are about 1.5 million tons of oil poured out annually to the environment in Russia. This figure is approximately twice the volume of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. About 50% of

Russian oil produced in KhMAO licensed areas often coincide with the places of residence of indigenous peoples.

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Image detail from the project Oil and Moss ©️ Igor Tereshkov, 2019 Project Launch Grant Winner, instagram.com/tereshphoto

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Image detail from the project Too Far to Walk ©️ Lori Hawkins, 2019 me&EVE Winner, lorihawkins.com

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Image detail of Washboard Roads, from the project Sleep Creek ©️ Dylan Hausthor & Paul Guilmoth, 2019 Project Launch Grant Honorable Mention

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Review Santa Fe Opening Presenter

Carry Over recalls and subverts historical Orientalist portraits made of Middle Eastern women. Women were often depicted

carrying vessels of bread or water on their head and staged lounging with “oriental” props that built an uncritical fantasy of the

hidden harem for Western audiences. Alshaibi's work amplifies the physical burden of representation found in those photographs, while using traditional processes from the colonial era. The project

resists superficial analysis that reduces Middle Eastern women’s rights and opportunities, which keeps them affixed to assumed

subordinate positions in the imagination of others.

Photography studios were largely run by Western photographers, and the images they produced were valued as characterizations of

the region. The appetite for the exotic, the distant lands and peoples living a simpler time — by Western audiences meant the Orientalist

photographer’s vision of Middle Eastern women were captured to express inferiority, picturesqueness of native culture and as the

exotic sexual object. Alshaibi writes, "I’m interested in the societal impact of unequal power relations between the West and the

Middle East, and how that domination is articulated through photo-graphs. By using Albumen printing, a popular print process of the

19th and early 20th century, I am evoking a near century in which the West controlled the Middle East."

Thursday, October 17,

6:30 p.m.

Carry Over

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Sama Alshaibi’s artwork explores the body and spaces of conflict in the aftermath of war and exile. Alshaibi’s monograph, Sand Rushes In (New York: Aperture, 2015)

presents her Silsila series, which probes the human dimensions of migration, borders, and environmental demise. Silsila was exhibited at the 55th Venice

Biennale, 2017 Honolulu Biennial, Qalandia International Biennial (Haifa), American University Museum (Washington D.C.), and more. Her exhibitions also include the

13th Cairo Biennale (Egypt), MoMA (NY), Bronx Museum (NYC), Arab American National Museum (Michigan). She was awarded a US Fulbright Scholar Fellowship

to Palestine, 2014-2015. Alshaibi was named University of Arizona’s 1885 Society Distinguished Scholar, where she is Professor of Photography, Video and Imaging.

Sama Alshaibi2019 Project Development Grant Winner

Image detail of Water Bearer ©️ Sama Alshaibi

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Review Santa Fe Scholar Presentation

In late 1969, Diane Arbus began to work on a portfolio. At the time of her death in 1971, she had completed the printing for eight known sets of A box of ten photographs, of a planned edition of fifty, only four of which she sold during her lifetime. This presentation draws on my research for Diane Arbus: A box of ten photographs, the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the portfolio. Using the recorded voices of those who knew and worked with her, it tracks the evolution of an Arbus canon grounded in her work on the portfolio; the solidification of that canon as a consequence of her untimely death; and the emergence of a discourse as institutions sought to accommodate and respond to its challenges. Considered in relation to the portfolio, the odyssey of Diane Arbus is the odyssey of photography itself---of a field and its language. Bridging Arbus’s career with that of photography as we now know it was the portfolio, A box of ten photographs.

Sunday, October 20, 11 a.m.

A Box of Ten Photographs: The Odyssey of Diane Arbus

John Jacob was previously Director of the Inge Morath Foundation, and manager of its annual Inge Morath Award, as well as Program Director at the Magnum Foundation, where he developed archival projects for its Legacy Program. His recent exhibitions at the Smithsonian include Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen and Diane Arbus: A box of ten photographs.

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John JacobMcEvoy Family Curator for Photography, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

©️ Stephen A. Frank, Diane Arbus with her photograph Identical

twins, Roselle, N.J. 1966, during a lecture at the

Rhode Island School of Design in 1970

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EXHIBITIONSCURRENTS 826826 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501CENTER + CURRENTS: A Collaborative Exhibition

EDITION ONE728 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501ASMP New Mexico and Edition ONE Gallery Present: A Contemporary Look at Childhood in New Mexico

NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501Bringing Together: Recent Acquisitions

OBSCURA GALLERY1405 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501Brigitte Carnochan - Emily's Garden

PHOTO-EYE GALLERY541 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501Reuben Wu

RADIUS BOOKS227 E Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501

WEBSTER COLLECTION54 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501

THE UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO ART MUSEUM203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87106To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Noncon-forming Older Adults

DESTINATIONSDRURY PLAZA HOTEL828 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501Festival Hotel, Workshops, Portfolio Reviews, Artist Talks and Photographic Book Fair

FARMER’S MARKET PAVILION1607 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501Portfolio Walk

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Portfolio Review B, Palace Ballroom Private// REVIEW SESSION C 2 p.m. — 5:25 p.m.

Portfolio Review C, Palace Ballroom Private// ARTIST PRESENTATIONS 1 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Drury Plaza Hotel, Lamy Room *// RAFFLE DRAWING 6 p.m. — 6:30 p.m.

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Image detail of Birds at Home, from the series Domestic Vacations ©️ Julie Blackmon, 2006 Project Competition Winner, julieblackmon.com

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SANTA FE PHOTO FESTIVALRevising representation: Review Santa Fe Photo FestivalMichael Abatemarco Oct 18, 2019

Western photographers working in the Middle East and North Africa in the late 19th and early 20thcenturies often played up the exoticism of people and cultures of those regions in the images theyproduced. In staged portraits of women, for instance, their subjects were sexualized, feeding thefantasy of a harem catering to the whims of men. Alternately, they covered women from head to toe,presenting them as mysterious shrouded figures to be pitied for their lack of freedom and identity andfeared for the mystery of what was hidden beneath their veils. Such images entered the publicconsciousness through postcards, magazines, and newspapers, amplifying false narratives.

“They’re part of what we call ‘othering,’ ” says Iraq-born photographer Sama Alshaibi, a photographyprofessor at the University of Arizona School of Art whose work deals, primarily, with the ways inwhich women from the Middle East and North Africa are represented. “These were all staged portraitsthat were part of scene-making by these photographers,” she says, explaining how photographerscreated images that were intended to look like authentic representations of place. “The women werestaged among other ‘Oriental props,’ like the Oriental carpet, the hookah pipe, painted backdrops ofpalm trees and desert vistas, and traditional, ornate clothing that often included a headdress or vesselfor carrying water over their head.”

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Alshaibi is one of the photographers participating in Center’s 19th annual Review Santa Fe PhotoFestival (Thursday, Oct. 17, through Sunday, Oct. 20) at the Drury Plaza Hotel (828 Paseo de Peralta).Center is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit support organization for documentary and fine artphotographers, and sponsors the festival every autumn. Vetted photographers at all stages of theircareers have their work critiqued during the festival. The event also provides networkingopportunities for them to connect with publishers, curators, and other professionals in the field.

During the festival’s run, Alshaibi gives two presentations on her project Carry Over. The first, at6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, is open to festival pass holders. The second (1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,Saturday, Oct. 19) is part of an event in which Center’s 2019 awards and grants winners discuss theirwork; that presentation is free and open to the public.

Alshaibi is Center’s Project Development Grant winner for 2019. Other Center award categoriesinclude Curator’s Choice, Editor’s Choice, and Director’s Choice. There are also Juror’s awards and anExcellence in Teaching award. The Project Development Grant is given annually to a photojournalist,fine art, or documentary photographer engaged in a project, and includes a $5,000 cash award as wellas an invitation to Review Santa Fe.

Carry Over is a series of powerful images that uses the language of staged photographs from the earlydays of photography — the painted backdrops and other props — and was made with the antiquealbumen photographic process. Carry Over references the albumen tradition, which was among thefirst processes used in commercial photography. But the series isn’t an homage. Rather, it is apowerful statement from a more contemporary perspective. “A lot of the images that I created forCarry Over act as a reclamation or a resistance,” says the 46-year-old photographer, who also appearsin the work. “The body feels far more empowered and strong. That has a lot to do with the subjectbeing the photographer, rather than the subject having no power in her representation.”

The albumen process involves many steps. First, the paper used for the print is coated with anemulsion made from the albumen found in egg whites, which is mixed with salt (sodium orammonium chloride). Then it’s dipped in silver nitrate, which renders the paper light-sensitive.Alshaibi says learning the technique, which she had never worked with before, was an education. “Ibelieve the painstaking process itself created some parameters for photographers back then,” shesays. “There were real practical reasons to be creating these studio constructions right next to whereyou’d be developing and printing.”

In some of the photographs, Alshaibi wears elaborate (if sometimes nonsensical) headdresses. Inothers, she holds some contemporary object over her head in place of the anachronistic water jug.These objects — each created by the photographer — are sculptures with no actual utilitarian function.Even the headdresses, impractical as real headwear, are sculptural and often exaggerated, soaring toabsurd heights over the subject’s head. In several images, her direct gaze — a sharp contrast to theearly depictions of Middle Eastern women — confronts the viewer.

Like Alshaibi, the photographers participating in Review Santa Fe are juried in on the strength oftheir work and artist statements, not their reputations. The jurying process is blind. Center receivesapproximately 500 submissions annually from photographers all over the world, but only has 100slots available for the portfolio reviews. This year, a panel of 47 reviewers are on hand to give expertadvice to the emerging and established photographers. The reviewers include editors, publishers,museum curators, and gallerists.

The review sessions are not open to the public. But the public can view all of the portfolios during anevening portfolio walk (6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18) at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilion (1607Paseo de Peralta). Other free public events include a photographic book fair at the Drury, where you



can find the latest titles from Radius Books, Photo-eye Bookstore, Gnomic Book, and others (10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20).

Review Santa Fe participants represent a broad spectrum of contemporary photography. Digitalphotography proliferates in the information age, but some festival attendees also work with film andtraditional darkroom processes, as Alshaibi did for Carry Over. In 2014, she was awarded a FulbrightScholar Fellowship as part of a residency at the Palestinian Museum outside of Ramallah, where sheencountered examples of the historic prints that inspired the series.

“I had seen these images many times in books, but it was very different seeing actual albumenimages,” she says. “They’re very seductive as photographs, so old and tactile. Think about the timeand effort it took to construct them. I immediately eliminated the idea that I could do this inPhotoshop or use a filter that was digital. There’s always something to learn through the mediumitself.” ◀

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