PhotoESPAÑA selects for the second year a group of artists to be part of the @futuresphotography platform, an initiative formed by twelve recognized institutions from all over Europe. The objective is to give mobility, visibility and international projection to artists from all over the continent and also to create a network, which grows every year, of professionals, markets and audiences. The five visual artists selected show their interest through different formats such as video, painting or installation # PHE19

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Photo Romania is opening its 2019 edition and celebrate their nominees for Futures with multiple events and exhibitions happening in the town of Cluj in Romania.
- @ Casino Urban Cultural Center: Exhibition of Javier Corso's project "Matagi". The Spanish photographer is one of the nominees of 2019 for Futures
- In the amazing frame of the Salina Turda, a natural salt mine 30 km from Cluj, the exhibition of works by Oana Stoian and Catalin Anghel
- In the Wincon gallery,  the Greek photographer and Futures artist Panagiotis Papoutsis is exhibiting his work "The Past of Things"

CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia is delighted to present the five emerging artists selected as part of the European FUTURES programme and the activities to be held therein throughout 2019. The artists selected by Walter Guadagnini, director of the Turinese institute, and by Giangavino Pazzola, programme coordinator, together with a group of international experts are: Domenico Camarda (La Spezia, 1990), Francesca Catastini (Lucca, 1982), Paolo Ciregia (Viareggio, 1987), Irene Fenara (Bologna, 1990), Giaime Meloni (Cagliari, 1984).

The five artists selected will be involved in activities of exhibition, training and networking on both a national and international level, on the basis of a detailed programme, full of moments of reflection and comparison with artists, curators, gallerists and collectors.

THE 2019 CAMERA PROGRAMME

The calendar of activities includes:
- lectio magistralis by Adam Broomberg at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia;  workshop with Adam Broomberg from the duo of artists Broomberg&Chanarin, and a meeting with national and international curators at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia;
- lectio magistralis by Joan Fontcuberta at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia;
- five study grants for a module of the Summer Masterclass in Visual Storytelling that the ICP – International Center of Photography in New York will hold at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia;
- participation in Unseen Amsterdam, with activities of an exhibitive, training and relational nature;
- lectio magistralis with an international artist at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia (to be defined);
- workshop with international artist and a meeting with national and international curators at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia (to be defined);
- site-specific exhibition activities at CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia (to be defined).
FUTURES (EPP – European Photography Platform) is a platform supported by the European Union focusing on the mapping and support of emerging artists with a view to increasing scope for contact between them and the market. As well as CAMERA, the partners of FUTURES are the UNSEEN Foundation (Amsterdam), FOMU Fotomuseum (Antwerp), PhotoEspaña (Madrid), British Journal of Photography (London), Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (Budapest), Foundation of Visual Education (Lodz), Photo Romania Festival (Cluj), Photo Ireland Foundation (Dublin), Festival d’Hyeres (Hyeres), Triennale der Photographie (Hamburg) and the Calvert Journal (London).

FUTURES is co-financed by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

The Capa Center is committed to developing the possibilities of Hungarian photography and therefore considers it important that more and more Hungarian photographers take part in domestic and international programs. With this intent, the Budapest Portfolio Review event will be organized for the third time between April 12 and 13, 2019.

The purpose of the professional event is to get participants to consult with renowned Hungarian and foreign experts about their images and to get feedback on their work. The consultants are recognized representatives of the Hungarian and international photography profession (creative artists, gallerists, art historians, head of institutions, agencies, festivals, organizations).

Date of the event‍
Friday, April 12, 2019 10am – 5pm
Saturday, April 13, 2019 10am – 5pm (assessment and announcement at 7pm)

Venue
Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, 8 Nagymező Street, Budapest, Hungary 1065
Studio and Project Room

Budapest Portfolio Review consultants
Olivia Arthur photographer, MAGNUM Photos
Lajos Csontó photographer, visual artist
Irina Chmyneva artistic director, PhotoVista International Festival of Photography
Judit Gellér curator, Capa Center
Angel Luis Gonzalez CEO, PhotoIreland Foundation
Luca Gőbölyös DLA artist, associate professor
Zsolt Kozma artistic director, Inda Gallery
Rafał Milach photographer, MAGNUM Photos
Szilvia Mucsy photographer, director of Budapest Photo Festival
Zita Sárvári director, Deák Erika Gallery
Simona Vidmar senior curator, UGM Marior Art Gallery
Duncan Wooldridge Artist, Writer and Curator, University of the Arts London

Coaching Sessions by Futures members: Capa Center with curator Istvan Viragvolgyi, platform initiator Menno Liauw, curator Rein Desle from FOMU, artistic director of Hamburg Triennale Krzysztof Candrowicz, CAMERA curator Gianga Pazzola, Raphaelle Stopin for the International Festival of Fashion, Photography, and Fashion Accessories in Hyères, curator Ana Morales from PHotoESPAÑA, Catalin Balog Bellu from PhotoRomania, PhotoIreland curator Angel Luis Gonzalez and Justyna Kociszewska from Fotofestiwal Lodz.

The Coaching Sessions are exclusive for Futures artists.

The focus of the coaching sessions will be themes such as giving tools for promoting talents' career, how to deal with an institution such as a museum, how to develop the concept of a project and the relationships of an author with the outer realms like curators and institutions, how to present your work to competitions and reflecting on the talents' artistic practice.

On Thursday 20th Septermber, Futures will open officially its doors to the world.

At 5.30 p.m. Futures will inaugurate the outdoor exhibition in the "Talent Pool" at the Westergasfabriek with a welcoming moment for all the artists and curators involved in the project.

At 6.00 p.m. there will be the official opening of Unseen Amsterdam 2018 and the Futures Narrative exhibition at the Machinegebow on the Westergasfabriek terrain will be open to the public.

Belgium is bursting with photographic talent. Every day the FOMU is overwhelmed with portfolios, websites, blogs and photo books that are looking for a wider audience. To accommodate this young talent, the .tiff platform was established. This summer we put 10 photographers in the spotlight: Alexey Shlyk, Arnaud De Wolf, Calixte Poncelet, Jeroen Bocken, Maria Baoli, Massao Mascaro, Pauline Beugnies, Pauline Niks, Sine by Menxel and Thomas Nolf.

This presentation is part of Futures, a European collaboration that highlights young photographic talent. The FOMU is one of the founders of Futures. Together with nine other European initiators, we create a network of artists, experts and resources to push the boundaries of the European photography world. In September, all selected artists will exhibit their work at UNSEEN Amsterdam.

The Polish Futures Talents Launch will be one of the main parts of the Night of Photography. it will take place during Fotofestiwal’s Opening Weekend - June 21st to June 24th. The venue of the Night of Photography will be the Piotrkowska Street - the longest street in Poland and one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe. The Night of Photography will consist of 5 large format projections (slideshows) in the public space, presenting emerging European photographers. It will be organized in cooperation with other Futures members, the City of Lodz and the Lodz Events Center.

PHotoESPAÑA organises for the second consecutive year a programme of nocturnal projections at the Real Jardín Botánico, a venue of the festival. The garden opens its doors after hours especially on this occasion so that the public can visit the site and enjoy the artistic proposals that are presented within and adapted to the surroundings, creating a night filled with light and sound. This year works of Futures artist wil be projected. The projection will be accompanied by the live music of Haydée Tamara Bunke.

PortfolioMatch within the 7th Triennial of Photography Hamburg, 7th and 8th June 2018

This year Circle of Friends of the House of Photography and the 7th Triennial of Photography Hamburg invite photographers and experts from across the world to make a portfolio review of a special child: the two-day PortfolioMatch. Every photographer has the chance to meet four different internationally renowned experts individually for individual meetings, which are based on mutual interest. The attractive format of a portfolio review gives due consideration to its Workshop character and the equal level of participants in intensive exchange, potential to develop ideas and to build networks.

In cooperation with FUTURES European Photography Platform.

Selected finalists will be invited and presented during UNSEEN Amsterdam.

International experts:
Peggy Sue Amison / Eastwing Dubai, United States
Alessandra Capodacqua / NYU and independent curator, ITALY
Gintaras Cesonis / Kaunas Photography Gallery, LITHUANIA
Alexa Becker / Kehrer Verlag, GERMANY
Lars Boering / World Press Photo, NETHERLANDS
Thomas Borberg / Politics, DENMARK
Diane Dufour / LE BAL, FRANCE
Aga Dwernicka / Cracow Photomonth, POLAND
Ruth Eichhorn / GEO Magazine, GERMANY
Ángel Luis González / PhotoIreland, IRELAND
W.M. Hunt / Dancing Bear Collection, USA
Michael Itkoff / Daylight Books, USA
Nina Kassianou / Independent curator, GREECE
Marina Paulenka / Organ Vida, CROATIA
Arianna Rinaldo / Cortona On Move, SPAIN / ITALY
Nadya Sheremetova / Photo Department, RUSSIA
Enrico Stefanelli / Photolux Lucca, ITALY
Fiona Sweet / Ballarat Photo Biennal, AUSTRALIA
Ingo Taubhorn / Deichtorhallen, GERMANY
Emilia Van Lynden / UNSEEN Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Sebastian Vaida / Photo Romania Festival, ROMANIA
István Virágvölgyi / Robert Capa Center, HUNGARY
Erik Vroons / GUP Magazine, NETHERLANDS
Christoph Wiesner / PARIS PHOTO, FRANCE
Manfred Zollner / fotoMAGAZIN, GERMANY