vfg Young Talent Award in Photography
23.10.2021-07.11.2021
Since 25 years the place for young Swiss photography
he Association of Photographic Designers has been awarding the vfg Young Talent Prize for Photography since 1995. The annual competition for young photographers in Switzerland is the much-acclaimed platform for as yet undiscovered talents. Among the winners of the past years, for example, there are some now well-known photographers and artists.
A jury of renowned experts selects ten works from all entries, which are presented in exhibitions, in the coveted catalogue and on this website. The jury also awards the main prize for the best work, donated by Keystone-SDA and endowed with CHF 5,000, and attractive material prizes for second and third place.
The Swiss photo agency Keystone-SDA is a long-standing partner and with its commitment, as are all its patrons and sponsors, it is sending a strong signal for young Swiss photography.
The pool of creativity that has grown continuously over the years of its existence stimulates the debate on photography throughout Switzerland and beyond language borders. Thus the vfg Young Talent Promotion Prize for Photography is a springboard for exceptionally talented young photographers and at the same time a representative mirror of young Swiss photography.
JURY
LUISA BASELGIA Curator Art at Vontobel
CELINE CLANET Photographer, Paris
THOMAS ELSEN H2 Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst, Augsburg, Director and Curator
MARIE RIME Photographer, Berlin
BENJAMIN FÜGLISTER CAP Association, Chairman
THE ORGANIZERS BEHIND IT
The working group vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie is a small group of photographers, curators and cultural managers who are interested in photography and who work with passion on this project on a voluntary basis all year round. The main motivation is the promotion of contemporary young photography and the direct contact to the young photo artists in all the different phases of the competition and all the exhibitions at home and abroad.
MIRYAM ABEBE
GIAN VAITL
FERIT KUYAS
CHRISTOPH KERN
SUSANNE MARTINEZ
ROLAND SCHMID
Info
DURATION
Saturday October 23rd - Sunday November 7th 2021
OPENING DAYS
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
OPENING HOURS
TUESDAY - THURSDAY 14:00 to 18:00 h
FRIDAY 11:00 to 21:00 h
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11:00 to 17:00 h
LOCATION
IPFO House of Photography
Kirchgasse 10
4600 Olten
prices
ADULTS CHF 15.–
STUDENTS CHF 10.–
SENIOR CITIZENS CHF 10.–