Important notice - Please read thoroughly before starting your application.

 

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In addition to providing personal information in the application, please upload the same series of artwork description and work images (up to 12) for the preliminary review for the committee. The lists of selected applicants and waitlisted applicants will be announced before the mid of April. The selection process of this year's Best Portfolio Review Award will also be based on the complete work series. (Note: The same work series by the same artist who has won the awards in the past will be excluded from the selection criteria.)

 

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When submitting the application, please make sure to fill in the order of reviewers (check the form for reference) who you wish to speak/meet with. To ensure a smooth process of the event, the committee reserves the right of final decision in case of dispute. The date of Portfolio Review is scheduled on Saturday, 5/10 and Sunday, 5/11. Participants are required to reserve the time as indicated above. Each participant will be able to speak/meet with five/eight reviewers (according to the package you sign up for); each review session will last for 20 minutes.

 

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To facilitate the preparation work of the participant and improve the quality of interpreting and communication, the spoken languages of all the reviewers will be listed. If you need relevant interpreting assistance, please bring your own interpreter.

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In order to facilitate the selection process of the Best Portfolio Review Award, participants are requested to complete and turn in a complete submission which includes complete work series, relevant both Chinese/English resumes and artwork descriptions at the designated premises on the following three time slots for getting your submission reviewed by the jury:

 

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※ Notice

• If participant fails to complete the instructions indicated above, it is deemed to have forfeited the eligibility.​

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• The Best Portfolio Review Award will be granted to one recipient, with a prize of USD 2,000 and additional awards. The Special Jury Award will be granted to up to two recipients, each receiving a prize of USD 1,000 and additional awards. Winners will also have the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition within two years at one of AKI Gallery, Dynasty Gallery, or Der-Horng Gallery in Taiwan. (The gallery for the exhibition will be chosen through a drawing. The costs related to production, transportation, and installation of the exhibited works shall be borne by the artist, while the gallery will provide the venue, promotional materials, and organize events such as the opening and lectures. Any other details shall be mutually agreed upon through good-faith negotiations.)

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• Representatives from Photographer’s Gallery and Place M Gallery will select one artist from all participants for an exhibition in Tokyo within two years of the award announcement. (The artist will be responsible for the costs of production, transportation, and installation of the exhibited works, while the gallery will provide the venue, promotional materials, and organize events such as the opening and lectures. Any additional details will be determined through mutual agreement in good faith.)

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• A public networking session will be held at the review venue on May 11 (Sunday) from 16:00 to 19:00, allowing participants to engage with museums, galleries, publishers, curators, critics, researchers, artists, and collectors. If you are unable to attend, please collect your artwork before the session begins.

 

• In case of force majeure or if, for any other unforeseen factors such as natural disasters, epidemics and other irresistible factors that seriously affect the safety of the people and the events, the Photo ONE Taipei committee reserves all rights to postpone or cancel the events. If the event is canceled due to irresistible factors, the organizer may refund the participants in full after deducting part of the administrative operation fee.