Thursday, October 18, 2018

Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review & Charcoal Publishing Prize

Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review & Charcoal Publishing Prize
March 25-31 @ Chico Hot Springs in Pray Montana
Call for entries open now - Dec 10th


What is it?
The Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review is a juried photobook retreat that takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort near Livingston, Montana. Forty Five artists / photographers will be selected by our jury to spend the week with fifteen artists, curators, and photobook publishers in an environment that fosters community and conversations through portfolio reviews, peer reviews, artist lectures, and panel discussions.

One grand prize winner will be awarded the Charcoal Publishing Prize. The winning project will be published and distributed worldwide by Charcoal Book Club, the first book-of-the-month club dedicated exclusively to photobooks.


What Selected Artists Receive
  • 1 Charcoal Publishing Prize - The Charcoal Publishing Prize will be awarded to one of the selected artists in attendance. This project will be published and distributed worldwide by Charcoal Book Club in 2020.
  • 3 Merit Scholarships - A full tuition scholarship ($3750) to the Chico Portfolio Review event will be awarded to each of the three artists / photographers chosen by the jury based on the quality of their submitted project.
  • 45 Selected Artists - Forty-five artists / photographers will be invited to travel to take part in this juried portfolio review and retreat. These attendees are chosen by our jury based on the merit of their submitted project.
    • Need based scholarships and student discount available upon acceptance.


2019 Speakers
  • Todd Hido
  • Mark Steinmetz
  • Andrea Modica
  • Alex Webb
  • Rebecca Norris Webb

2019 Reviewers
  • Christopher McCall | Pier 24 Photography
  • Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi | Chose Commune
  • Paul Schiek | TBW Books
  • Michael Famighetti | Aperture Magazine
  • Irina Rozovsky | Photographer
  • Shane Lavalette | Light Work
  • Igor Posner | Redhook Editions
  • Tim Carpenter | TIS books
  • Clint Woodside | Deadbeat Club Press
  • Ed Panar | Spaces Corner
  • Carson Sanders | Aint-Bad

2019 Jury
  • Leslie Martin | Aperture
  • Gregory Halpern | Photographer
  • Anna Walker-Skillman | Jackson Fine Art



More information - 


www.charcoalbookclub.com and click “portfolio review” in top left corner



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