Photoville

Jun 152024
 archive : 2024

MFON Global Symposium: Expanding the Canon

Creative and innovative panelist navigate the complexities of identity, unravel historical narratives, and celebrate the multifaceted experiences of womanhood.

Presented by:

  • MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
  • Photoville
  • MPB

Supported by:

  • The Open Society Foundations
  • Parsons School of Design

EXPANDING THE CANON: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

Featuring Colette Veasey-Cullors, Keisha Scarville, Yelaine Rodriguez, and Nona Faustine Simmons

Guided by these creative and innovative panelists, we’ll navigate the complexities of identity, unravel historical narratives, and celebrate the multifaceted experiences of womanhood.

Organizations

  • MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

    MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora

    MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora is an independently published anthology edited by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and Adama Delphine Fawundu. MFON features photographic works created by 118 African and Diasporic women artists representing 27 nations. It will soon be relaunched as an online platform. Our goal is to promote an international representative voice of women photographers from continental Africa and its diaspora.

  • Photoville

    Photoville

    Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.

    In pursuit of its mission, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.

    By activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, we join the cause of nurturing a new lens of representation.

    Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship, and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities.

    For more information about Photoville visit, www.photoville.com

  • MPB

    MPB

    MPB is changing the camera gear game by offering the best prices and the most convenient way to buy, sell and trade over 20,000 used cameras and lenses. As the largest global platform for used photo and video gear, MPB is the perfect place for everyone from new photographers to seasoned pros.

    Need to level up your setup? MPB Approved gear costs up to 40% less than new gear, and every item is individually inspected and photographed so you know exactly what you’re getting.

    Want to trade or get paid? MPB will give you the most competitive price for your gear and recirculate it for another visual storyteller. Don’t wait to get a free instant quote to earn cash or trade toward your dream setup.

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