Recent & Upcoming Events
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2024 Works by Hand Award Recipient Announcement
CENTER is pleased to announce the 2024 Jay and Susie Excellence in Works by Hand Award recipient Nancy E. Rivera for the series No Present To Remember.
Project Presentations
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT
Join us for the 2024 Project Presentations in person as the Award and Grant recipients share an intimate view of their selected projects.
Portfolio Walk & Book Fair
6:00 - 8:00 PM MT
For one night only, join us for an extraordinary opportunity to network with the invited Review Santa Fe lens-based professionals and take home the latest book releases and unique zines from the invited photographers and publishers in attendance.
Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium
One of the oldest juried portfolio review events in the U.S., Review Santa Fe, enters its 23rd year in 2024!
The premier program serving local, national, and international constituents, the weekend-long conference includes portfolio reviews with esteemed industry professionals and invited photographers, a public exposition and book fair, scholar lectures, and more.
Notes on Care: Artist Talk with Rachel Cox
5 – 6 PM MT
Rachel Cox will discuss her exhibition Notes on Care on view at UNM Art Museum. The exhibition features photographs from Cox's series Portrait of a Woman, a highly personal body of work chronicling her experiences accessing fertility treatment to start a family.
Public Outreach & Engagement Workshop
1:00 - 2:30 PM MT
Join Mary Anne Redding for the Public Outreach & Engagement Project Labs: Workshop hosted online through Zoom.
Preparing for Portfolio Reviews Workshop
Join Amber Terranova for the Preparing for Portfolio Reviews Project Labs: Workshop hosted online through Zoom.
Fiscal Sponsorship 101 Seminar
Join Deborah Espinosa for the Fiscal Sponsorship 101 Seminar to learn more about how to obtain new funding through grants and tax-deductible donations, and hear how Espinosa has successfully secured tens of thousands of dollars in grant funds.
Visual Storytelling Lab Group Session
CENTER connects the Visual Storytelling Lab participants with award-winning photographer Brandon Kapelow, to learn about creative image-based projects, including editing, sequencing, and developing project statements.
Participants, please check your emails for details.
CENTER Receives Grant from NEH for Online Archive - Featured in PetaPixel
This Spring, we received the news that CENTER was selected for a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for our digital archive. The project is called “Activating the Archive: 21st Century Photography.”
2024 Winner Announcements
CENTER is pleased to announce the 2024 award and grant recipients who will present their work at Review Santa Fe in November. We invite you to peruse the projects by clicking on the Winners Gallery below.
The Democratic Lens Scholar Lecture
Join us online for The Democratic Lens Scholar Lectures to hear from leading scholars as they discuss how the photograph influenced material culture and the evolving relationship between democracy and civic engagement.
• How We Teach the Truth: Vision & Justice with Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Community Outreach & Engagement Seminar
Join Deborah Espinosa, Attorney and Visual Storyteller, for the Community Outreach & Engagement Project Lab Seminar and learn about developing community-based projects, working directly with the public, and tips for effective collaborative practices.
Final Calls for Entry Deadline
Today is CENTER’s 2024 Award, Grant, and Review Santa Fe Calls for Entry Final Submission Deadline. Submit your work today to have your work reviewed by the esteemed jurors and selection committees.
Funding Your Photographic Projects
Join Deborah Espinosa for the Funding Your Photographic Projects Project Lab Seminar, answering “What is fiscal sponsorship?” and how it can be used to secure grants and donations to support your project.
Learn now Espinosa has successfully secured tens of thousands of dollars in grant funds utilizing a fiscal sponsorship model to support the Living With Conviction project.
The Democratic Lens Scholar Lectures
Photography is a powerful communication tool, and photos and image distribution platforms have evolved to become accessible tools for everyday people to share and influence ideas about the nation’s past, present, and future.
Join us online and in person with Dr. Makeda Best and Dr. Leigh Raiford as they trace the trajectory of the photographic medium and examine its social and political impact.
Portfolio Walk & Book Fair
For one night only, join us for an extraordinary opportunity to network with the invited lens-based professionals along with the Santa Fe community. Attendees can take home the latest book releases and unique zines from the invited photographers and publishers in attendance.
Imaging as Activism Lecture with Lucy Lippard
Join writer, activist, and sometime curator Lucy R. Lippard for the lecture Imaging as Activism as she considers photography's multiple roles in virtually all social justice movements, from the civil rights movement to protests against the Vietnam War to feminism to the Central American wars to Black Lives Matter to the climate crisis and more recent feminist actions.
Circular Solutions: Award + Grant Winners Exhibition 21' & 22'
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is pleased to host this exhibition showcasing the creative work of the 2021 and 2022 CENTER award and grant recipients.
Open June 2 - November 4, 2023, today is the last day to view the CENTER Winners Exhibition.
Counter-Narratives Panel Discussion
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host three unique panel presentations in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The artists’ panel presentations will be held in the Turchin Center’s Lecture Hall at 6pm each day - September 20, 27, and October 11.
Add-on: Portfolio Review with Mary Anne Redding
Join Mary Anne Redding for the add-on review session hosted online through Zoom. Pre-register for the portfolio critique to have your materials reviewed by Mary Anne Redding.
Seminar: Working with A Curator
Join Mary Anne Redding for the Working with a Curator Seminar hosted online through Zoom.
Common Ground Panel Discussion
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host three unique panel presentations in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The artists’ panel presentations will be held in the Turchin Center’s Lecture Hall at 6pm each day - September 20, 27, and October 11.
Project Presentations
Join 2023 Me&Eve Grant recipient Mykle Parker (12pm MT) and 2023 Social Award recipient Rocky McCorkle (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their selected projects.
Blue Earth Panel Discussion
Join the 2023 Blue Earth Fiscal Sponsorship recipients Daniel Beltrá, Greg Constantine, and Júlia Pontés online as they share an intimate view of their fiscally sponsored projects.
Climate Concerns Panel Discussion
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host three unique panel presentations in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The artists’ panel presentations will be held in the Turchin Center’s Lecture Hall at 6pm each day - September 20, 27, and October 11.
Film Screenings: Bringing Light to the Impact of Climate Change
By partnering with CENTER, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is honored to host a film screening in conjunction with the Circular Solutions exhibition on view through November 4, 2023.
The Film Screenings will be held on Tuesday, September 19, at 6:30pm in the Turchin Center’s lecture hall.
Project Presentations
Join us for the Project Presentations • 2023 Personal Award recipient Elizabeth Z. Pineda (12pm MT) and 2023 Blue Earth Fiscal Sponsorship recipient Matilde Simas (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their Award-winning and Fiscal Sponsorship projects.
Project Presentations
Join us for the Project Presentations • 2023 Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award recipient Harvey Castro (12pm MT) and 2023 Project Launch Grant recipient Bremner Benedict (1pm MT) online as they share an intimate view into their Award and Grant winning projects.
Health & Safety Policy
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