THE ROBERT CAPA CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY CENTER CALLS FOR ENTRIES FOR THE ROBERT CAPA PHOTOGRAPHY GRAND PRIZE HUNGARY 2021/2022 IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THOSE MIDDLE GENERATION ARTISTS WHO PRODUCE AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HUNGARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY.

The Capa Grand Prize Hungary is annually awarded to an author who works in any branch of photography, has been established professionally, and demonstrates a proven track record of outstanding talent.

The Capa Center established the prize to emphasize its commitment to the creation of new artworks that enrich our society. The fellowships and the prize aim at furthering the development of the artists and encouraging their future experimentation.

The Capa Grand Prize Hungary 2022 may only be awarded to the winner of the contest; it is not based on direct nomination. The contest is open to individuals or small groups (max. 5 people). The contest may be entered by Hungarian citizens, and non-Hungarian citizens living in Hungary, if they are over 30 years old. In the case of groups, at least half of the members must meet these two requirements.

One can enter the contest by submitting an unpublished work already in progress, and a synopsis drafting the completion of this work, which also includes suggestions regarding the final form, the planned installation and presentation of the work. The entry documentation may contain elements presented earlier, but only those artworks may be awarded which, in the course of the fellowship, turn into an entirely new artwork based on a concept that differs from the original.

The entries and synopses are expected to fall within the field of documentary photography, and exhibit a socially committed creative methodology.

No materials created with the financial support of the Capa Center, or already presented in a preliminary stage with the financial support of the Capa Center may be submitted. Also, no series may be awarded on the grounds of which the author already receives any other art grant (for example, from the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, the Hungarian Academy of Arts, the Association of Hungarian Photographers, or the Pécsi József photography grant). No author may be awarded, who is already receiving another fellowship or grant financed by the Capa Center at the time of the selection of the entries for the Capa Grand Prize Hungary, or during the fellowship period.

In the first stage of the contest, the jury awards fellowships to three candidates, who continue working on their projects for one year according to the submitted synopses, and ultimately report to the jury. (The jury also selects an extra entry, the author of which shall take the place of any of the fellows, who may not be able to complete his or her fellowship due to objective reasons.) Then, the jury awards the grand prize to one of the three fellows from the shortlist in the second stage of the contest.

Once the three fellows are named, they cannot submit the photographs they entered for the Capa Grand Prize Hungary and created within its framework to any other contests, and they may not publish these works during the fellowship period, until the grand prize winner is announced.

Before the awarding of the grand prize, the fellows present their finished work to the jury in person and in English, at the public joint exhibition in the Capa Center. The Capa Center provides funds for the preparation of the exhibition, beyond the fellowship grant.