The Emerging Territories Award is a new project aimed at developing the work of early career photographers; open to candidates who are resident in Belgium, France or the UK and who are up to 35 years old or who have graduated from a visual arts/photography degree/MA in 2005. The theme of the project is 'Evolving rural and urban environments and their populations'. The Centre Regional de la Photographie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France aims to encourage 'artistic and cultural action between its regional territory and the international neighbouring countries'.
 
There are two stages to the application, an initial selection from submitted applications and then an interview with up to 8 candidates before a jury made up of professional artists, curators, local councils and environmental experts. Selected artists will benefit from professional support in relation to their specific needs whether it is a residency, commission or publication. Finally the project will culminate in a group exhibition at the CRP between October and December 2009.
  
There will be a launch for Emerging Territories on Monday 13 October 6.30-8.30pm when the Director Pia Viewing will introduce the award and present the history of CRP.

Application details are available to download in English and French along with an application form and flyer about the project. All applications must be sent to the CRP by Tuesday 27 October 2008 (applications sent to Fabrica will not be accepted).

Downloads:
Application Procedure (English)
Conditions d'inscription (francais)
Inscription/Application (francais/English)
Publicité/Flyer (francais/English)