FotoFest’s next international Biennial, FOTOFEST2010, is taking place
March 12 through April 25, 2010.

FotoFest’s own exhibits for the FOTOFEST2010 Biennial are focusing on contemporary work by contemporary U.S. photographers with invited curators.

Although FotoFest is not accepting submissions for its own Biennial exhibits, submissions of contemporary work about the United States from photographic artists of all nationalities are being accepted for presentation to more than 100 Participating Spaces with the possibility of exhibition at these venues. More submission information is included below.

More information on the FOTOFEST2010 Biennial and related programs may be found on the FotoFest website at www.fotofest.org/ff2010.htm

The 2010 International Meeting Place
March 12 – April 1, 2010

The 2010 International Meeting Place Portfolio Review is
scheduled for four sessions at the beginning of the FOTOFEST2010 Biennial: March 12 – April 1, 2010. The dates for the four sessions are listed below:

Session 1: March 12 - March 15, 2010
Session 2: March 17 - March 20, 2010
Session 3: March 24 - March 27, 2010
Session 4: March 29 - April 1, 2010

Registration for the 2010 Meeting Place begins Summer 2009. Look for the dates of Meeting Place registration on the FotoFest Newsletter and on the FotoFest website in spring 2009.  Please visit the FotoFest website at www.fotofest.org/ff2010.htm for updates.

For other questions please contact Marta Sanchez Phillipe or Sarah Craig at meeting@fotofest.org.  For general information on the Meeting Place, please look at the 2008 Meeting Place webpages at www.fotofest.org/ff2008/portfolioreview.html

FOTOFEST2010 Exhibit Submissions

FOTOFEST2010 is scheduled for March 12 – April 25, 2010. FotoFest’s own exhibits for the FOTOFEST2010 Biennial are curated by invited curators.

FotoFest is not accepting submissions for its own Biennial exhibits, but submissions are being accepted for presentation to over 100 Participating Spaces for possible exhibition.

SUBMISSIONS

FotoFest is accepting and reviewing contemporary work about the United States from photographic artists of all nationalities.

Submitted work is reviewed by the FotoFest staff and Art Board. Selected submissions are then posted on the FotoFest website for review by the Participating Spaces.

Please Note: Selection and presentation on the FotoFest website does not guarantee an exhibition during the FOTOFEST2010 Biennial.

FotoFest is accepting submissions sent to FotoFest between October 6, 2008 - February 9, 2009. Please Note: submissions received after the February 9 deadline cannot be reviewed. Details on submissions may be found on the FotoFest website here http://www.fotofest.org/ff2010_submissions.htm

Houston and was just one of the gulf coast U.S. cities to have been devastated by this month's Hurricane Ike. Luckily, FotoFest sustained very little damage and lost nothing more than some cardboard boxes and packing material in the basement.

The FotoFest offices and gallery are open for business with our regular hours. Many thousands of our colleagues and neighbors did not fare as well and we look forward to their's and the entire city's recovery. FotoFest encourages everyone to continue to patronize arts in Houston now and in the coming months.

Mechanical Perception is on view six days a week through October 18; Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon-5pm. As always the FotoFest gallery is free and open to the public. For more information on the exhibit please visit www.mechanicalperception.com

Ms. Sharifi's new installation Outside/Inside is a multi-media, multi-sensory experience that takes you to the streets of Tehran. Mr. Piana's timely internet-based sculptures analyze the two presidential contenders and their cyber-presence while introducing a "new dimension" to his work.

FotoFest Saturday Matinees are free, informal artist presentations in the FotoFest galleries where the public gets to interact with the artist in FotoFest programs in a direct and comfortable setting. If you haven't seen the exhibit yet, this is a great time to catch it.

Soody Sharifi, Mr and Mrs., 2005
From the MECHANICAL PERCEPTION exhibit
On view through Saturday, October 18

Brian Piana,
Building a Better America (Two Plans), 2008
From the MECHANICAL PERCEPTION exhibit
On view through Saturday, October 18

Mei-Mei Dillard, The Yellow Canary, 2006
From the MECHANICAL PERCEPTION exhibit
On view through Saturday, October 18