Change, Not Charity: Justice Behind the Lens
Theme: For over 30 years Bread & Roses Community Fund has been supporting movements for racial and economic justice by providing grants, technical assistance and leadership development to local, community-based organizations working for social change. Our philosophy is change, not charity because we believe that changing public policy and public opinion to address the fundamental problems that cause inequity makes the need for charity obsolete.
This year, for our annual Tribute to Change event, we are curating a collection of photographs that document communities coming together to build power and self-determination, empowerment, and working for social change. These photos will be exhibited alongside the work of renowned documentary photographer Harvey Finkle who has produced a substantial body of work concerned with social, political and cultural issues. The exhibit will take place at the National Constitution Center on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Eligibility: This exhibition is open to all professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. Entrants must live in Philadelphia, Camden or the surrounding five counties (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery) that make up Bread & Roses' funding region. Photographs must somehow reflect the theme of communities working for social change outlined above. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental and mixed techniques are welcome.
Jurors:
Eric Mencher, Philadelphia Inquirer
Lynne Honickman, former editor at Aperture magazine
Stephen Perloff, The Photo Review
Zoe Strauss, Philadelphia Public Art Project
Important Dates:
Entries Due: EXTENDED DEADLINE July 13, 2009
Notice of Acceptance: July 31, 2009
Exhibition/Event Date: October 15, 2009
Exhibition:
With selection for this exhibition, the artists' work will be seen by an audience of over 350 people who make up Bread & Roses Community Fund's diverse community. Accepted work can be framed by photographers as they chose. Selected photographers agree to give Bread & Roses rights to use the images for the purpose of marketing both the exhibition and the organization's programs.
Submitting Entries:
-All entries must be submitted online.
-Maximum three photos per photographer.
-The largest dimension of your photo should be 1280 pixels (width or height) with the other dimension proportional. Please submit as a JPEG with any layers flattened and compression quality of 8.
-All photo files should be titled as your "first name_last name.jpg". If you are submitting more than one image, include a number after your last name.
Fill out the form below to submit your photo for consideration.
