We are thrilled to introduce the first RUST BELT BIENNIAL, a celebration of photography with work realized throughout the Rust Belt Region in all its manifestations.
This land, its people, the pride and the struggles, the patina of the past and above all, the histories and memories ingrained in the soil across the region. It is time to make new memories and new histories, while revisiting and reevaluating old ones; It is time to start a new dialogue about the state of photography and it’s social, cultural and political effects in our society; it is time to give back to the photographic community but also the region; it is time for you to join us!
For our an inaugural Biennial we are grateful to have Andrew L. Moore as competition juror.
We are honored to collaborate with the Sordoni Gallery at Wilkes University, in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., where the Biennial will be held from August 27th to October 5th of 2019. Additional information regarding dates of the main exhibition with lectures and presentations will be published in the Spring.
Prizes Include:
- The artist whose work wins first place will receive a cash prize of 2500 USD and the work will be exhibited in the Sordoni Gallery at Wilkes University, with an extensive feature in the catalog and an interview with the Real Photo Show.
-The artist whose work wins second place will receive a cash prize of 1000 USD and the work will be exhibited in the Sordoni Gallery at Wilkes University, with an extensive feature in the catalog.
- The artist whose work wins third place will receive a cash prize of 500 USD and the work will be exhibited in the Sordoni Gallery at Wilkes University, with an extensive feature in the catalog.
- The top fifteen photographers’ work will be exhibited in the Sordoni Gallery and will be included in the catalog.
