Deadline- April 3, 2013
Open Society Foundation offers Audience Engagement Grant for Documentary Photography Project 2013 which supports photographers to take an existing body of work on a social justice or human rights issue and devise an innovative and effective way of using that work as a tool for social change. Projects that serve as interventions on pressing problems and provide concrete ways for photographers, organizations, and their target audiences to create a positive impact.
Projects should include a clear strategy for how the project contributes to existing social change efforts. This should include a vision for long-term goals, and a concrete, realistic plan for how the project can contribute towards those goals. The goals and strategy should align and expand upon the Audience Engagement Partner’s existing social change work.
Eligibility & Criteria-
Proposed projects should include the following elements–
Partners- The Audience Engagement Grant supports photographers who are partnering with organizations on collaborative projects. Each project partner should have the skills and track record to realize the project and must commit time and resources to implement it. Partnership should include-
- Photographer or Curator/Project Organizer, whose expertise is in the production or presentation of documentary photography
- Audience Engagement Partner(s), with expertise in a specific issue and already connected to the target audience
- OPTIONAL: Distribution Partner with expertise in the dissemination or presentation method
Each year, award five to eight grants ranging from $10,000-$30,000. Grant funds cannot be used to shoot a new body of work.
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