The Open Society Documentary Photography Project is soliciting calls for the 2014 Audience Engagement Grant Program. Since the program's inception in 2004, we have funded 54 photographers who have gone beyond documenting a human rights or social justice issue to enacting change.
Beginning this year, we will offer two tracks of support for individuals at different phases of their Audience Engagement projects.
Grantees will receive funding to attend an Open Society–organized retreat in December of 2014. This event will be designed in collaboration with Creative Capital's Professional Development Program, whose nationally recognized workshops provide participants with essential practical tools and strategies to help them move their project and career goals forward. Attendees will become part of a larger Audience Engagement Grant cohort, with opportunities to connect both during the conference and after.
Grantees will receive funding to execute (or continue executing) their projects as well as attend December's retreat.
Download and carefully review each track's guidelines here for more detailed information on eligibility and criteria.
The application deadline for BOTH tracks is: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time). Submit your applications online at: osf.submittable.com/submit
If you have questions about which track you should apply for, or if your project is eligible, please contact Anna Overstrom-Coleman at: anna.overstrom-coleman@opensocietyfoundations.org (include the subject line: "Audience Engagement Grant").