June 5 – August 30, 2013
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
450 Grand Concourse (at 149th Street)
Bronx, NY 10451
Artists: Mercedes Dorame • Yijun “Pixy” Liao • Daniel Ballesteros • Jared Soares • Rodrigo Valenzuela
Juror: Natasha Egan, Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
STATEMENT
En Foco’s New Works Photography Awards is an annual fellowship program selecting U.S. based photographers of Latino, African, and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific through a free and open call for submissions. Acting as a creative incubator, it enables artist to create or complete an in-depth photographic series exploring themes of their choice, while providing an honoraria and infrastructure for a professional exhibition in New York.
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Generous support for the 2012-2013 program has been provided by: the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Bronx Council on the Arts. We are grateful for additional support from Canson Infinity, PDN, PhotoServe, and a special thanks to BCA and Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos for hosting our exhibition.