For the fifth year, the Atlanta Center for Photography (ACP) is proud to support an Atlanta-area emerging lens-based artist with the ACP Emerging Artist Fellowship. A jury will select one artist to complete and present an individual project of new work over an approximately nine-month period. The Fellow will receive support for their proposed exhibition including mentorship from Nydia Blas, professional development opportunities, an artist fee and production support, and a 3-month solo exhibition at the ACP Project Lab.

Fellow receives:

• 3-month solo exhibition at ACP Project Lab with an opening reception on May 29, 2025
• Professional development opportunities
• 1:1 mentorship from Nydia Blas
• Participation in the 2025 ACP Portfolio Reviews
• Exhibition layout and installation guidance/assistance from mentor and ACP staff
• An artist talk and opportunity to suggest or coordinate additional programming
• $750 artist fee and additional production support

Fellowship Jury:

• Lindsey O’Connor, ACP Executive Director
• Makeda Lewis, Program Coordinator, ACP
• José Ibarra Rizo, Gallery and Media Manager, ACP
• TK Smith, Curator, Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora, Michael C. Carlos Museum
• Kristen Cahill, Creative Consultant, Art Advisor, & Curator

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must be an emerging lens-based artist (photography, video art, mixed media)
• Applicants must live or work in the Atlanta metro area
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older 
• Proposed projects cannot be for fulfillment of academic-based requirements, such as a graduate thesis
• Applicants cannot be enrolled in an undergraduate program at the time of application 

Preference will be given to artists who have not reached established career milestones, such as gallery representation, a monograph publication, or museum exhibitions.

Submission Requirements:

• $15 Application Fee
• Application Form (add pictures and scale drawing)
• Biographical statement including photography experience (250-word max)
• Brief proposal of your exhibition (350-word max)
  • A successful proposal will take into account the unique scale and architecture of the Project Lab (reference images and layout will be provided during application period)
  • Consider and describe any unique installation elements your project includes, if any
• Portfolio of 10 work samples
  • JPG, 2000px on the longest side, sRBG color space
  • Use the naming convention:

Lastname_Firstname_Scholarship_SequenceNumber

(Ex: Ibarra_José_Scholarship_01)*

*This step is critical to keep entries organized. Applications with photographs that do not follow the naming convention will not be considered.

• Public programming ideas (optional)