HUMAN RIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE
To unite art and political thought, to promote today’s artists and to think differently about human rights. These are the objectives of the Human Rights Photography Prize, which has been awarded by Act On Your Future since 2015. The Prize is open to students and young graduates from prestigious art schools in Europe who are invited to submit a project covering a topic related to current human rights' issues.
The four finalists and the winner are selected by a Jury composed of local and international personalities from the world of arts, culture and human rights. At the end of the competition, a two-month exhibition will take place at the Centre of Photography Geneva (CPG). The Prize will we awarded during the exhibition's opening.
The Human Rights Photography Prize 2020 is awarded in partnership with 6 participating art schools:
And 6 institutions with complementary missions:
PRIZE REWARDS
The works of the winner and the four finalists will be exhibited at the CPG from 5 May to 28 June 2020 in Geneva.
The winner may choose of the two following options as a prize:
TO PARTICIPATE
The Human Rights Photography Prize 2020 will be awarded on Tuesday, 5 May 2020, at the CPG. The theme chosen this year is: « No Planet B : Human Rights in Times of Ecological crisis ».
The 2020 Prize is open to students and graduates of the Partner Schools who meet at least one of the following two conditions:
The four finalists and the winner are selected by a Jury composed of local and international personalities from the world of arts, culture and human rights. At the end of the competition, a two-month exhibition will take place at the Centre of Photography Geneva (CPG). The Prize will we awarded during the exhibition's opening.
The Human Rights Photography Prize 2020 is awarded in partnership with 6 participating art schools:
- Lausanne Canton School of Art (ECAL)
- Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD-Geneva)
- National Graduate School of Photography of Arles (ENSP)
- Royal College of Art of London (RCA)
- Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB)
- Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
And 6 institutions with complementary missions:
- Centre of Photography Geneva (CPG)
- Christie's
- FRORIEP
- Human Rights Watch
- the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)
- MAPS
PRIZE REWARDS
The works of the winner and the four finalists will be exhibited at the CPG from 5 May to 28 June 2020 in Geneva.
The winner may choose of the two following options as a prize:
- A grant equal to CHF 10,000 to be devoted exclusively to the preparation of an exhibit (materials and production) designed entirely as a continuation of the winning project.
- Receive CHF 5,000 in cash to use as he or she wishes.
TO PARTICIPATE
The Human Rights Photography Prize 2020 will be awarded on Tuesday, 5 May 2020, at the CPG. The theme chosen this year is: « No Planet B : Human Rights in Times of Ecological crisis ».
The 2020 Prize is open to students and graduates of the Partner Schools who meet at least one of the following two conditions:
- He or she is a student of the Partner Schools and has completed at least two semesters of successful study for Bachelor students, or one semester of successful study for Master's students, in one of the training faculties of any of the six Partner Schools by 15 February 2020, or;
- He or she has graduated from one of the Partner Schools in or after 2014.