Photoworks

Photoworks
PredecessorCross Channel Photographic Mission (CCPM)
Formation1995
FoundersAnne McNeill, Liz Kent
Founded atSt Leonards-on-Sea
Location
Shoair Mavlian
Staff
Louise Fedotov-Clements (Director), Jonathan May (Deputy Director), Juliette Buss (Education Consultant), Julia Bunnemann (Curator), Danit Ariel (Assistant Curator), Flavia Cahn (Learning and Engagement Assistant), Diane Smyth (Editor), Josie Saunders (Programme Producer), Natalia González Acosta (Digital Marketing Officer)[1]
Websitephotoworks.org.uk

Photoworks is a UK development agency dedicated to photography, based in Brighton, England and founded in 1995.[2] It commissions and publishes new photography and writing on photography; publishes the Photoworks Annual, a journal on photography and visual culture, tours Photoworks Presents, a live talks and events programme, and produces the Brighton Photo Biennial, the UK's largest international photography festival Brighton Photo Biennial,.[3][4][5][6][7] It fosters new talent through the organisation of the Jerwood/Photoworks Awards in collaboration with the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

It has published photography books by Daniel Meadows, Mark Power, Stephen Gill, Rinko Kawauchi and Joachim Schmid, and published books written or edited by Val Williams.

Photoworks is a registered charity, funded by Arts Council England[3] and one of Arts Council England's National Portfolio Organisations. Photoworks in collaboration with local, national and international partners, connect artists with diverse audiences. Its internationally recognised programme includes commissions, exhibitions, publishing, learning and large-scale public events.

  1. ^ "Staff". Photoworks. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Photoworks", Fabrica. Accessed 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Photoworks", Arts Council England. Accessed 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Julian Rodriguez", Prix Pictet. Accessed 24 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Brighton Photo Biennial unveils its 2014 programme", British Journal of Photography. Accessed 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Brighton Photo Biennial", The Argus (Brighton). Accessed 24 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Contemporary Photography Artist Talks: Ori Gersht (Theatre)", University of Brighton. Accessed 24 July 2014.