14th VFG Young Talent Award announced
For the fourteenth time, the Association of Photographic Designers (VFG) is announcing a competition for talented emerging Swiss photographers.
A professional and high-caliber jury, this year consisting of Peter Bläuer (art educator and director of LISTE, The Young Art Fair, Basel), Christian Bobst (Creative Director Advico Young & Rubicam, Zurich), Olaf Hille (Head of Photography
SonntagsZeitung, Zurich), Marco Poloni (photographer and (photo) artist, Geneva and Chicago), Monika Wertheimer (gallery owner, Oberwil/BL), views, evaluates and selects the ten best newcomer works.
The competition is open to all photographers living in Switzerland up to three years after completing their training or a maximum of 39 years of age, and explicitly also to self-taught photographers. The main prize is endowed with CHF 5,000 from Keystone. Exhibitions in Zurich, Basel and Geneva and a catalog will show the prize-winning works. The entry fee is 40 francs per work. The closing date for entries is January 25, 2010.
The registration documents and conditions of participation are available online at Vfgonline.ch.
SonntagsZeitung, Zurich), Marco Poloni (photographer and (photo) artist, Geneva and Chicago), Monika Wertheimer (gallery owner, Oberwil/BL), views, evaluates and selects the ten best newcomer works.
The competition is open to all photographers living in Switzerland up to three years after completing their training or a maximum of 39 years of age, and explicitly also to self-taught photographers. The main prize is endowed with CHF 5,000 from Keystone. Exhibitions in Zurich, Basel and Geneva and a catalog will show the prize-winning works. The entry fee is 40 francs per work. The closing date for entries is January 25, 2010.
The registration documents and conditions of participation are available online at Vfgonline.ch.
