Tierney Fellowship 2009 call for applications

© Tracy Edser (2008 Tierney Fellow), Chez, 2008

The Tierney Fellowship was created in 2003 by The Tierney Family Foundation to support emerging artists in the field of photography.

There will be a voluntary briefing session at the Market Photo Workshop on Thursday, 7 May 2009 at 2pm. This briefing session will introduce the Tierney Fellowship, and the application process, to potential applicants.

The deadline for applications is 12pm on Thursday 28 May 2009.

Requirements:

• Either current or past students of the Market Photo Workshop
  
• Available to produce the work within the Southern African region
  
• Not have produced a solo exhibition before
  
• Able to demonstrate an intermediate to advanced knowledge of the technical processes of photography

Applicants have to submit the following:

• 12 - 20 images (300dpi in jpeg format. Maximum 700 pixels in height and 1000 pixels in width)
  
• An artist statement
  
• A brief biography and CV
  
• A project proposal

The Tierney Fellow for 2008, Tracy Edser, will be exhibiting her body of work, titled "Amelioration", at The Photo Workshop Gallery on 20 May, 2009. Part of the exhibiton will also be on show at the Michaelis Gallery in Cape Town from 22 May, 2008.

For more information about The Tierney Fellowship contact Lester Adams on +27 (0)11 834 1444 or email him at .

For more information about the Tierney Fellowship go to www.tierneyfellowship.org. For more information about the Market Photo Workshop go to www.marketphotoworkshop.co.za.