International photo festivals and gallerys

The brief states that we have research into international photography festivals and/or gallery’s which specialise in exhibiting art photography (at least 5 festivals/gallery’s, in at least 2 different countries 

Germany

• Geography

     fifth Edition of Duesseldorf Photo Weekends, 

      12. – 14. February 2016, 

• Themes:
• A Matter of Life and Death
• staging architecture- lectures from the Bechers 
• contemporary images from Deutsche Börse to Italian imagery from 1932 - 1960.

• Marketing:This event had its own Facebook page and website to market this event here are links below 

http://www.duesseldorfphotoweekend.de/?lg=en 

facebook.com/duesseldorfphotoweeken

it was also featured in many magazines and newspapers such as:

1. The Telegraph
2. YET Magazine 
3. Wall street international magazine
4. Phosmag

• Funding streams 

they had a lot of sponsors to host there event such as;

1. Olympus- Camera Manufacture  
2. Hotel Indigo-a chain of hotels 
3. FotoKoch-electronic retail shop 

also there is entrance to certain events to afford the special guest i would imagine 

 France 

• Geography

 Circulation(s) – Festival de la jeune photographie européenne (Paris)

Annual

2016 festival: 26th March – 26th June

• Themes

The themes are:

1. Cultural isolationism 
2. Contemporary Society 

This year themes are based on the events that happened last year on 13th November when the attacks happened in Paris. 

Now in its fourth year, the Circulation(s) festival has focussed particularly on young European photography. A large part of its mission is to scout and champion emerging talent.Every year a  selection of 20 artists chosen following an international call for applications. It also relies on two guest organisations – The Library Project Gallery (Ireland) and ECAL (L’École cantonale d’art de Lausanne) .

• Marketing

Most of these big photo and art exhibitions have a website here is a link
 :http://www.festival-circulations.com/edito/9680/

However unlike Düsseldorf photo there is lot of the artists are young and come from the projects that Circulation is involved with there is lot of social media presence here are links below:

https://fr-fr.facebook.com/festivalcirculations

https://www.instagram.com/festival_circulations/

https://twitter.com/fetartparis

•  Funding streams:

There have many sponsors including:

1. HaWuei - Phone company 
2. Olympus -Camera Manufacture 
3. Di Mezzo- Photographic and video Company 

New York 

• Geography 

Association of international photography art dealers 
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

• Themes

there is no strict theme for this one there is variety of themes from around the globe with over 80 art photographers exhibiting at the Photography show. 

• Marketing

They have a website the link is:http://www.aipad.com/
they also have the most social media so far, i think due to the size of this show as a lot of the the exhibitors are from different parts of the globe the  vast number of exhibitors and followers of their work would need to know through some communication when and where the event is.

Here is social media links:
https://www.facebook.com/aipadphoto
http://instagram.com/aipadphoto
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aipadphotos/
https://vimeo.com/aipad
https://twitter.com/aipadphoto

•  Funding streams 

The main sponsor for this event is AXA they are funding the majority of this event.

Houston

• Geography

Friday, March 11, with a Grand Opening Night Party, 7-11pm at two of it central exhibition venues - Silver Street Studios, and The Silos at Sawyer Yards. Houston (Texas)

• Themes

The theme this year is  CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES exhibitions are programs which  include artist talks and video presentations, film programs, concerts, artist-curator exhibition tours, and a special school curriculum developed in relation to the Biennial theme. 

• Marketing

this event has a lot of on-line media presence including:

• Website address : http://2016biennial.fotofest.org/default.aspx
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fotofest_intl/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/fotofest_intl
• Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/fotofest

•  Funding streams 

there is a lot of sponsors involved with Fotofest here just a selection:

• Art in America
• Aperture Magazine
• Lawndale Art Center
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Film Program
• ROMA Moulding
• Saks Fifth Avenue
• L’Oeil de la Photographie
• PaperCity Magazine
• ArtHouston Magazine

Norway

• Geography

Nordic Light - House of Photography,
 Konsul Knudtzonsgate 4B, 6509 Kristiansund, Norway.
27 April - 1 May 2016

• Themes

 the Nordic Light International Festival of Photography is a one-week international gathering that celebrates photography as an art. The festival’s philosophy is to bring photography to the people, to define what good photography is and to give photography strength as a means of communication. This theme has always been theme as it is about the photo not about conveying a particular theme.

• Marketing

Website :http://www.nle.no/

Vimeo :https://vimeo.com/nleicp

Flickr:https://www.flickr.com/photos/oddit/sets/72157633423304276

•  Funding streams 

sponsorship was the main form of funding for this event. 

sponsors included:

• Leica - Camera Manufacture
• Epson - Printer Manufacture
• JpPro- Ink company