Photographer Artist
Photographer Artist, we hope to find in you the “Discovery Prize of the Rencontres d’Arles”, but also one of the photographers who will be represented by Audacieuse-Galerie. For those who wish to broaden their horizons, expand their field of possibilities, in order to develop and reinvent themselves, we invite you to present your biography and your latest photographic works, ideally according to the recommendations of the Rencontres d’Arles, in the formats indicated below.
Discovery Prize of the Rencontres d'Arles with Audacieuse-Galerie
Audacieuse-Galerie will present an artist’s file on the occasion of the Discovery Prize of the Rencontres d’Arles, the first photography festival. The Gallery will defend an exhibition project which, in its eyes, will deserve the international audience of the Rencontres d’Arles. Of all the projects proposed by the galleries, ten of them will be exhibited during the opening week at the beginning of July. Photography professionals will award the Discovery Prize which, among the ten projects presented, rewards an artist and his gallery through an acquisition of 15,000 euros for the meetings and 5,000 euros for the public prize.
How to participate
To participate in the Rencontres d’Arles Discovery Prize, you must: be under 45 years old, use photography, present a new work, never before distributed. Your application file: biography of the artist maximum 500 characters (pdf) + exhibition project (pdf). Visuals of the works on display, indicating their number, dimensions, medium and way of presenting them (pdf). Recommended for photographs: maximum A4, 72dpi, jpg). Texts should be in French or English, ideally both. Please communicate everything by cloud before the end of November.
Your portfolio
With a series of 20 to 30 photographs with a coherent style, an innovative concept that meets your personal and original vision, you will offer your images in a PDF format of 20MB maximum. Accompany your images with your biography as well as a text of about half a page, 500 characters maximum, presenting your project as an artist photographer. Please provide an access link to these documents, stored in your cloud. Fill in your contact information and the gallery will be happy to call you back to discuss your approach to photography.
