CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
2017 Burtynsky Grant
Supporting the Creation of Canadian Photobooks

Renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky and the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival are looking for submissions for the 2017 Burtynsky Grant—a $5,000 annual grant to support a Canadian artist in the creation of a photobook. Burtynsky generously donated his 2016 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts of $25,000 to create the grant and foster the careers of emerging Canadian artists.

This grant is intended to support photo-based artists who are in the advanced stages of developing a photobook. The jury is looking for submissions from those that have created a book dummy, are currently seeking funding to work with a publisher or to self-publish, and who have had little to no prior opportunity to publish a photobook. The winner will be announced at the end of May 2017.

SUBMISSION DETAILS
Deadline May 15, 2017

Please submit the following as a PDF by a file hosting service (eg. WeTransfer or Dropbox) to photobook [arobas] scotiabankcontactphoto [point] com. Hardcopy submissions are also welcome in person or by mail at the applicant’s expense; please deliver to our office at the address below. You must be a Canadian citizen or resident to be eligible.

Minimum ten (10) spreads of your book dummy that best communicate your project and vision for publication
Project statement about your photobook and how you would use the grant funding
Expressions of interest from publishers, and/or other publishing grants, if available
CV and/or artist statement
For questions, please email photobook [arobas] scotiabankcontactphoto [point] com.

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Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 205
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J4
T 416 539 9595
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