Founded in 1994, the not-for-profit organization CENTER, honors and supports socially and environmentally engaged lens-based projects through education, public platforms, funding, and partnerships.CENTER provides platforms where the creative impulse can be engaged and challenged. Characterized by a community of gifted and committed photographers, CENTER has proven for over 25 years that it can help photographers grow into their full potential. CENTER programs foster insights and actualizations that ripple and impact all involved.The Annual programs, awards, and grants include the Project Launch Grant, Project Development Grant, The CENTER [Personal, Social, & Environmental] Awards, Excellence in Multimedia Award, Santa Fe Prize, Callanan Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium and Portfolio Reviews. Public exhibitions, educational presentations, and expositions of the work are held in conjunction with the Awards and Portfolio Reviews. The CENTER Awards, Grants, Review Santa Fe, and ALL other programs are open to international and national photographers and artists.CENTER is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission, New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Gumbo Foundation, and the support of our members.Strategic Aims:1. Produce high-quality programs and exhibition opportunities2. Increase audiences, connections, members, and participants3. Work in partnerships to better serve constituencies4. Identify and implement CENTER's models of best practice5. Ensure the sustainability and longevity of the organizationVisit our Photography 2020 Compendium site to follow our current programs: www.photography2020.orgImages are © the respective artistBanner credit - Image detail from the series "Asian American Still Life" © Stephanie Shih, Review Santa Fe Alumhttps://linktr.ee/centersantafe