Right of Reply Photography Commission
A unique opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photographers to undertake a photography commission that responds to the Powerhouse Collection.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
‘Powerhouse is the custodian of the world’s most extensive and sought-after photography collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, yet it holds very few photographs created by or for these communities. Now is the time for Powerhouse to provide the space for First Nations photographers to reshape how their communities’ stories are told by applying a critical lens to the collection.’
Powerhouse invites expressions of interest from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photographers to undertake a photography commission that responds to the Powerhouse Collection. Developed in collaboration with Powerhouse and including both First Nations and Powerhouse Photography teams, the project will focus on Indigenising, countering and investigating narratives of the applied arts and sciences through photography. Applicants are invited to respond to any aspect of the Powerhouse Collection.
To support their research, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to spend two weeks at Powerhouse Castle Hill with access to the Powerhouse Collection, facilitated by the Collections team.
KEY DATES
- Applications open Friday, 6 December 2024
- Applications close Friday, 17 January 2025
Application Process
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must demonstrate they can undertake a major commission from concept to delivery.
The EOI application must include:
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- 5–6 examples of photographic work.
- Statement of interest (up to 500 words) answering the following questions:
- Why do you engage in lens-based storytelling?
- Why do you want to work with the Powerhouse Collection?
Applications close 5pm AEDT, Friday 17 January 2025.
Please see the Information Booklet for more details. If you have further questions contact photography@powerhouse.com.au.
Right of Reply Photography Commission
Submit your Expression of Interest to the First Nations Right of Reply Photography Commission.
Applications Open
Until 17 January 2025
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We support and invest in a range of initiatives that sustain industry development and individual creative practice across the applied arts, applied sciences and creative industries.
Powerhouse Photography
An ongoing series of programs, commissions, acquisitions, publications, learning and research activities dedicated to the promotion and development of photography in Australia.
First Nations
Powerhouse is committed to applying Indigenous ways of working across all sites and areas of practice.
Powerhouse Collection
Powerhouse is custodian to more than half a million objects of national and international significance, which date from 1880.