{"id":2754,"date":"2010-10-04T10:21:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T15:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2010-10-04T10:21:38","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T15:21:38","slug":"event-announcement-w-eugene-smith-memorial-fund-grant-award-ceremony-to-be-held-october-20-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/04\/event-announcement-w-eugene-smith-memorial-fund-grant-award-ceremony-to-be-held-october-20-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Event announcement: W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant Award Ceremony to be held October 20, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Trustees of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund<\/a> Cordially Invites You to<\/p>\n<p>The Annual Ceremony Presenting<\/p>\n<p>The 31st Annual W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant for Humanistic Photography &amp; The 16th Annual Howard Chapnick Grant for The Advancement of Photojournalism<\/p>\n<p>Come view the compelling photojournalism of this year&#8217;s finalists, and fellowship and grant recipients.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2755\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithfund.org\/aboutfund\/overview\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2755 \" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Guardia Civil 1950\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Guardia-Civil-1950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Guardia-Civil-1950.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Guardia-Civil-1950-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograph by W. Eugene Smith, \u00a9 W. Eugene Smith, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wednesday, October 20, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Doors Open at 6.30pm<br \/>\nCeremony at 7pm<br \/>\nReception to Follow<\/p>\n<p>Asia Society Auditorium<br \/>\n725 Park Avenue at 70th Street<br \/>\nNew York, New York 10021<br \/>\nFree. Seating is First Come, First Served<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithfund.org\/apply\/smith\" target=\"_blank\">W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund<\/a> was established in 1979 to support and encourage photographers producing humanistic photo stories in the style of legendary LIFE Magazine photojournalist W. Eugene Smith who sought to expose the truth about issues affecting and afflicting humankind. Between 1980 and 2009, the fund issued grants to 32 recipients. This year\u2019s honorees were chosen from among 182 entrants representing 32 countries. Each year, a newly formed international jury reviews proposals from photographers seeking assistance to complete major projects.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithfund.org\/apply\/chapnick\" target=\"_blank\">Howard Chapnick Grant<\/a> was established in 1996 to encourage and supports leadership in fields ancillary to photojournalism, such as editing, research, education and management. The Grant was established to honor the memory of Howard Chapnick, and acknowledge the value of his enormous contribution to photography.<\/p>\n<p>The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Is Supported by Generous Contributions from:<\/p>\n<p>American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)<br \/>\nOpen Society Foundations<br \/>\nAsia Society<br \/>\nBlurb, Inc.<br \/>\nCanon USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Trustees of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Cordially Invites You to The Annual Ceremony Presenting The 31st Annual W. 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