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En Foco

En Foco
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En Foco is a non-profit organization that nurtures and supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of diverse cultures, primarily U.S. residents of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific. This year is En Foco's 35th Anniversary, and it has remained a leader in documenting the artistic journeys created by artists often overlooked by the mainstream art world. Through our visual arts programs, including Nueva Luz photographic journal, artists are free to explore or reinvent cultural traditions, challenge preconceived notions, and engage audiences in a manner that honors all.


Recent News

En Foco Announces the 2024 Media Arts Fund Work-In-Progress Initiative Awardees

Bronx, NY - En Foco is proud to announce the awardees of the 2024 Media Arts Works in Progress Fund. The Initiative was organized in collaboration with public access television network BronxNet, and supports NYC-based, early-career artists of color…

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En Foco Announces 2024 Photography Fellowship Awardees

EN FOCO ANNOUNCES 2024 PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES (Bronx, New York – January 17, 2024) – En Foco, the Bronx-based non-profit that supports contemporary primarily U.S.-based photographers of color, has announced the recipients…

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2024 En Foco Media Arts Fund - Deadline is January 27, 2024

HAVE YOU APPLIED YET? REMINDER - Applications are Open! En Foco Media Arts Fund: Work in Progress Initiative 2024 Contact Email: [email protected] Deadline: Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 11:59PM Description: The Fourth Annual En Foco…

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En Foco News - Thank You for a Successful 2024

Holiday Greetings! The En Foco family would like to extend warm wishes to our friends and supporters for a joyous Holiday Season. We are excited to welcome our 50th Anniversary in 2024, we are requesting your SUPPORT to help us close out a…

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En Foco Artists Featured

En Foco is always excited to see our past artists continuing to hone and practice their craft. We ask you to join un in celebrating three past En Foco artists, Amarise Carreras Fellowship Awardee 2021, Felicita "Felli" Maynard AGS Featured Artist…

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New Nueva Luz Fall/Winter 23

En Foco Announces the Fall/Winter 2023 Nueva Luz: New Works Featuring Five Past New Works Awardees Terry Boddie, Andre Cypriano, Koyoltzintli, Paccarik Orue, and Wendy Phillips, Curated by Tarisse Iriarte Bronx, NY - En Foco is pleased to…

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Nueva Luz 27.2 | Fall/Winter 2023 Nueva Luz: New Works

En Foco is pleased to announce the fall/winter issue of Nueva Luz featuring five photographers who were previous New Works awardees, a program that began in 1996 (now the En Foco Photography Fellowship). Featured Artists: Terry Boddie, André…

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Celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage Month with 'Boricua Lens: SophieRivera Portraits' at Pregones/PRTT

Did you know November is Puerto Rican Heritage Month? It is an official New York City celebration proclaimed by New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1998. The celebration acknowledges Puerto Rican contributions to the culture and prosperity of New York…

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The 2024 En Foco Media Arts Fund Application Is Now Open

Application is Now Open En Foco Media Arts Fund: Work in Progress Initiative 2024 Contact Email: [email protected] Deadline: Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 11:59PM Description: The Fourth Annual En Foco Media Arts Fund: Work in Progress…

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Application Opening Soon! The En Foco Media Arts Fund

En Foco Media Arts Fund 2024: Works-In-Progress Initiative Contact Email: [email protected] Application Opens: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | 12:00AM Deadline: Saturday, January 27, 2024 | 11:59PM The fourth Annual En Foco Media Arts Fund: Work…

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Application Closing Soon! The 9th Annual En Foco Photography Fellowship

En Foco Photography Fellowship 2024 Contact Email: [email protected] Deadline: Saturday, November 11, 2023 | 11:59PM The fellowships will be announced in February 2024. Description: The 9th Annual En Foco Photography Fellowship is designed to…

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En Foco Announces A New Virtual Exhibition 'Wildstyle: Iconic Fashion From Gen X To Gen Z' to Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Hip-Hop

New York, NY - En Foco presents Wildstyle: Iconic Fashion From Gen-X to Gen-Z, an exhibition hosted virtually illustrating the powerful influence of Hip Hop culture and all its expressive forms. Featured artists include Anthony Artis, Alex Bershaw,…

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En Foco presents Wildstyle: Iconic Fashion From Gen-X to Gen-Z

En Foco presents Wildstyle: Iconic Fashion From Gen-X to Gen-Z, an exhibition hosted virtually illustrating the powerful influence of Hip Hop culture and all its expressive forms. Wildstyle launches on September 21, 2023, exclusively on enfoco.org.…

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The 2024 En Foco Fellowship Award Application Now Open

The En Foco Photography Fellowship En Foco Photography Fellowship 2024 Contact Email: [email protected] Application Opens: Monday, September 1, 2023 | 12:00AM Deadline: Friday, November 11, 2023 | 11:59PM The fellowships will be announced…

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En Foco Announces News :July 2023

About En Foco En Foco is a dynamic visual arts organization located in the Bronx, New York. Founded in 1974, En Foco makes the work of BIPOC photographers visible to the art world while creating access to underserved communities. Through…

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Introducing the Nueva Luz Study Center

Dear En, En Foco is launching the virtual Nueva Luz Study Center, chronicling its legacy of service to over 400 photographers, curators and culture writers. Nueva Luz, first published in 1985 and continues to this day, is now digitized and…

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En Foco Announces the 2024 Fellowship Exhibition

En Foco Announces the 2023 Fellowship Exhibition “F[ull] Stop” curated by Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz Opening Reception May 18, 2023, from 6 to 8 PM at WallWorks NY Bronx, NY - En Foco is thrilled to announce the opening of F[ull] Stop: 2023…

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En Foco Announces Nueva Luz Summer 2023 Issue!

En Foco Announces Nueva Luz summer 2023 issue curated by Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz & featuring the 2023 Photography Fellowship Winners Available May 18, 2023, in print and online with essays by Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz and photographer/writer Laylah…

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En Foco : Announcement From En Foco: The 2023 En Foco Media Arts FundAwardees

EN FOCO ANNOUNCES 2023 MEDIA ARTS FUND: WORK-IN-PROGRESS (WIP) INITIATIVE AWARDEES En Foco is proud to announce the awardees of the 2023 Media Arts Works in Progress Fund. The Initiative was organized in collaboration with public access television…

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En Foco - Honoring the Living Black Archive

The Living Black Archive Continues to Live for Future Generations Watch the full talk here En Foco and The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) hosted an engaging online discussion on February 23, which honored and…

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En Foco Announces Photo Fellowship Winners

En Foco is proud to announce the 10 winners of its 2023 Photography Fellowship Program who were selected from a pool of 92 applicants. Each person will receive a $1,000 award. Designed to support photographers of color who demonstrate the highest…

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En Foco : Introducing the 2023 Photography Fellowship Awardees!

En Foco, the Bronx-based non-profit that supports contemporary primarily U.S.-based photographers of color, has announced the recipients of its 2023 Photography Fellowship. The 10 awardees were chosen from a pool of nearly 100 applicants by a panel…

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En Foco Enters New Year With Transition In Leadership

BRONX, NY – En Foco’s Board of Directors unanimously elected Danny R. Peralta on Tuesday, January 17, as the new Executive Director of En Foco. Peralta is En Foco’s former managing director and a former En Foco Photo Fellow. Bill…

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En Foco - Apply for the En Foco Media Arts Fund!

Apply for the En Foco Media Arts Fund! APPLY NOW! For Additional Support Have a question about the application, support materials, or the process? The En Foco team is holding Doctor's Hours every Thursday from 3-5pm until January 26, 2023!…

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En Foco Enters New Year With Transition In Leadership

En Foco’s Board of Directors unanimously elected Danny R. Peralta on Tuesday, January 17, as the new Executive Director of En Foco. Peralta is En Foco’s former managing director and a former En Foco Photo Fellow. Bill Aguado will…

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En Foco Newsletter : December 2022

Nueva Luz: Wendel White | Mentor Issue Vol. 26.2 En Foco is pleased to announce the new Nueva Luz Mentor Issue featuring twenty-five black-and-white images from Wendel White's series Schools for the Colored (2002–2010) selected and curated…

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En Foco : New Nueva Luz Featuring Wendel White's 'Schools for the Colored' series

NEW NUEVA LUZ Nueva Luz: Wendel White | Mentor Issue Vol. 26.2 En Foco is pleased to announce the new Nueva Luz Mentor Issue featuring twenty-five black-and-white images from Wendel White's series Schools for the Colored (2002–2010)…

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En Foco Announcing Nueva Luz Mentor Issue December 1, 2022

En Foco Announces the Fall/Winter 2022 Nueva Luz Mentor Issue featuring images from Wendel White's Schools for the Colored series, curated by Dawoud Bey En Foco is pleased to announce the new issue of Nueva Luz Mentor Issue featuring…

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En Foco Media Arts Fund: Works-In-Progress Initiative Applicationnow Available!

En Foco Media Arts Fund: Works-In-Progress Initiative 2023 $2,000 Works-In-Progress Support Grant Contact Email: [email protected] Application Opens: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 12:00am DEADLINE: Friday, January 27, 2023, 11:59pm…

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Watch En Foco's Photography Fellowship How-To-Apply Session Here

Watch The How To Here En Foco's Photography Fellowship How-to-apply session: Check out this step-by-step information session on how to submit your application for En Foco's Photography Fellowship successfully. This opportunity is designed to…

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En Foco Newsletter : October 24, 2022

This is an exciting fall season at En Foco. We highlight four of our past Photo Fellows and are actively in search of the next cohort. We are hosting a How-to-apply info session for the 2023 En Foco Photography Fellowship on October 25 via Zoom;…

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En Foco Newsletter : October 21, 2022

This is an exciting fall season at En Foco. We highlight four of our past Photo Fellows and are actively in search of the next cohort. We are hosting a How-to-apply info session for the 2023 En Foco Photography Fellowship on October 25 via Zoom;…

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En Foco Announces Resistance For Freedom | On View Oct 20 - Nov17 at Hamilton Landmark Galleries

En Foco is proud to announce the upcoming community exhibition, Resistance for Freedom, hosted in collaboration with the Hamilton Landmark Galleries and the National Conference of Artists, and curated by Kay Hickman. Resistance for Freedom features…

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En Foco Newsletter : October, 2022

Welcome to October 2022! This Hispanic Heritage Month, En Foco continues to renew our commitment in support of photographic artists from diverse cultures and backgrounds from throughout the diaspora. Our platform for often unseen narratives has…

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En Foco : The 2023 En Foco Fellowship Award Application Is Now Open - ApplyToday!

En Foco Photography Fellowship 2023 Contact Email: [email protected] Application Opens: Monday, September 1, 2022 | 12:00AM Deadline: Friday, November 11, 2022 | 11:59PM The fellowships will be announced in January 2023. Description:…

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Mellon Foundation Provides Three-Year Support toEn Foco to Build an Infrastructure

En Foco is the recipient of a $500,000 three-year grant from the Mellon Foundation, allowing the non-profit dedicated to promoting diversity in photography to move forward and grow by adding critically needed professional staff and enhancing artist…

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En Foco Call For Entries - The 2023 En Foco Fellowship Award Application Opens Soon!

Application Opens September 1, 2022 En Foco Photography Fellowship 2023 Contact Email: [email protected] Application Opens: Monday, September 1, 2022 - 12:00AM Deadline: Friday, November 11, 2022 - 11:59PM The fellowships will be…

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En Foco : Exhibitions Closing Soon! Last Day July 12

EDITORIAL Curatorial Statement by Marisol Díaz-Gordon pages 3-5 Featured En Foco Photography Fellows Carlos L. Esguerra pages 6-9 Carmen Lizardo pages 10-13 Cinthya Santos-Briones pages 14-17 Daniel Aros-Aguilar…

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Explore Our New Virtual Photo Exhibitions: Reveal, Reflejos And Night Vision

Explore En Foco's current photo exhibits online. Visit the virtual galleries, and enjoy all three photo shows. Remember there is still time to view the photo exhibitions in person too in the Bronx. Media coverage is welcomed. Interviews could…

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Meet En Foco's New Managing Director: Danny R. Peralta

BRONX – Danny R. Peralta is the current director of THE POINT CDC’s Hunts Point Community Network (HPCN). As of July 1, he joins the En Foco team as managing director. Peralta, who earned an MFA in 2020 from the International Center…

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En Foco - New Summer Exhibition from En Foco and WallWorks

Saturday, June 11, 2022, 3 to 6 pm South Bronx Art Tour Join the En Foco South Bronx Art Tour for the opening of three photography exhibitions from award-winning photographers. Reveal, Night Vision, and Reflejos/Reflections. Free and open to…

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Artist spotlight: En Foco Media Arts Fellow LaChris Alfaro

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En Foco Feature: LaChris Alfaro

En Foco's mission is to support artists, help make their work visible to a broad audience, and build accessibility to under-served communities. Periodically, we will feature artists who have received an award through our Photography Fellowship and…

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