Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training of the European Union, and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, the only state-run museum dedicated to photography, overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, invite photographers to take part in the 3^rd Cedefop Photomuseum Award, which is being organised in connection with the PhotoBiennale 2010 / 21^st International Photography Meeting (exhibitions, portfolio reviews, screenings, masterclasses, colloquia).

THEME

Learning for life, working to grow

The Central idea of this year’s theme is bound up with the importance of lifelong learning as well as with work and its importance as a means of personal development and not just a way of life.

PARTICIPATION

Any photographers and any artists who use the photographic medium, irrespective of sex, age and nationality, may take part in the competition.

REGISTRATION

To register, send the following to the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography:
1. the application form, which can be found at www.photobiennale.gr under AWARDS;
2. a portfolio of 10 to 15 photographs;
3. a short biographical note;
4. a short description of the work/project.

The application together with the photographs (on a CD-ROM or preferably in the form of prints) may be sent either by post to the address of the Museum (addressee: CEDEFOP PHOTOMUSEUM AWARD 2010) or by e-mail to cedefopaward@photobiennale.gr (the e-mail should be no bigger than 10MB).

THE PRIZE

The chosen photographer/artist (1^st award) will receive as a prize the sum of EUR 5 000. His or her work will be presented in a slide show during the award ceremony, and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography will include an exhibition by the winner in its next PhotoBiennale, as it did for Mario Magnabosco and Myrto Papadopoulou (winners in the two previous years). A distinction will be awarded to the photographers in second and third place.

AWARD CRITERIA

Apart from the relation of the photographic material to the theme mentioned above, photographs will be assessed on the basis of coherence, artistic quality and the personal style of the creator.

THE JURY

A five-member jury of experts in the field of photography will evaluate the participants’ work and will decide on the award. The jury will include representatives of the two organisers (Cedefop and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography) and of other cultural organisations and bodies in Europe whose activities are related to photography.

DEADLINES

The photographic material (portfolios) must be sent by 11 April 2010.

CONTACT

The photographic material must be sent to the postal address of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography:

CEDEFOP PHOTOMUSEUM AWARD
Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Warehouse A, Thessaloniki Port
c/o Thessaloniki's Post Office 23
540 15 Thessaloniki, Greece

For additional information about the prize, please contact Alexandra Athanasiadou
T +30 2310 566716
F +30 2310 566717
E cedefopaward@photobiennale.gr