The Project Launch awards photographic fine art and documentary projects. The esteemed jurors include Fred & Laura Ruth Bidwell of Bidwell Projects and Transformer Station; Roger Watson, Curator, Fox Talbot Museum; and Patrick Witty, International Picture Editor, TIME magazine.

The Project Launch is presented to an outstanding photographer working in fine art series or documentary project. The grant includes a cash award to help complete or disseminate the works as well as providing a platform for exposure and professional development opportunities.

This grant is awarded to complete or nearly completed projects that would benefit from the award package. It requires signature of a contract to participate in an exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Arts, during Review Santa Fe and then will travel to the Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver (CPAC) for a second exhibit in 2014.

CENTER annual international Call for Entries is a high quality and worthwhile process. Often judges will show interest in work that is not selected for the awards but that may be relevant for their other programming.

To help encourage your work and provide feedback, we inform applicants whose images have made it to the final rounds. The jurors write a juror’s statement, to shed some light on the judging process and selection criteria.