Atlanta celebrates photography Emerging Artist Fellowship 2023

Photographers this one is for you!
Call OPEN for ACP + MINT’s Emerging Artist Fellowship. This fantastic opportunity will award one Atlanta lens-based artist with a four-week exhibition at MINT opening 9/30/23, a $1,000 stipend, a scholarship to next year’s ACP Portfolio Review, mentorship opportunities, and more! ⁠
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6-8 artists will also be selected from the entries for the group exhibition On The Verge: Selections from the Emerging Artist Fellowship. These artists will also be exhibited 9/30 at MINT and receive a $150 W.A.G.E stipend.⁠

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be an emerging lens-based artist (photography, video art, intermedia)
Applicants must live or work in Atlanta-metro area
Must be 18 years of age or older
Proposed projects cannot be for fulfillment of academic-based requirements, such as a graduate thesis
Applicants cannot be enrolled in an undergraduate program at the time of application or over the time of the fellowship
Emerging is defined as artists currently engaging in exhibitions and studio practice but have not yet reached established career milestones, such as gallery representation, a monograph publication, or museum exhibitions

Submissions Requirements

Applications are collected through Google Forms:APPLY

Biographical statement including past art experience (250-word max)
Brief proposal of your exhibition (350-word max)
Portfolio of 10 work samples
- JPG, 2000px on the longest side, sRBG color space
- Use the naming convention Lastname_Firstname_Scholarship_Sequence#
- (Ex: Ibarra Rizo_José_Scholarship_001)*

*This step is critical to keep entries organized. Applications with photographs that do not follow the naming convention will not be considered.

Fellow receives:

Four-week solo exhibition at MINT with an opening reception on September 30, 2023
Professional development and mentorship opportunities
A scholarship to next year’s ACP Portfolio Reviews (2024)
Exhibition layout and installation guidance/assistance from MINT staff and interns
Social media promotion by both MINT and ACP
Opportunity to have an artist talk
$1,000 Grant Award