The Aftermath Project: War is Only Half the Story

Announcing the $10 Makes a Difference (it REALLY does) Fundraiser -- and Other News from the Aftermath Project

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:58:00 GMT

Dear All, With just a month to go before the deadline for applications for our 2009 grants -- one for $25,000 and one for $15,000 -- things are busy here at the Aftermath Project. Our exhibition at Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University in Chicago opened on 9/11 and has gotten a lot of good feedback. The October issue of Art News has a great article about photographers who have started non-profit organizations, and the Aftermath Project is one of those featured. I was also asked to write a piece for the "Intercambio" section of EnFoco, the photo magazine from Nueva Luz -- it's out now, and features photographs from Kathryn Cook, our 2008 grant winner, and also photos from some of last year's applicants who didn't make the final cut, but whose work caught the judges' attention. I'm also really pleased to tell you that the Aftermath Project will be honored at the Lucie Awards in New York on October 20th, as the winner of the Humanitarian Award. Please be sure to say hello if you're there that night. We're thrilled to have generous support from Open Society and the Compton Foundation for our 2009 grants. But we've got some other costs -- program costs are growing as we plan for more exhibitions; we'll be publishing our own in-house folio of winners and finalists each year; and we're establishing an Aftermath Project Speakers Series, which will partner with photojournalism and peace studies programs, as a way of continuing the Project's comittment to education and outreach. And then, there are always operational costs, which are often the hardest to raise money for, but which are critically important to keeping the organization growing. So as a way of trying to help meet those costs, we're launching the $10 Makes a Difference Fundraiser. It really does make a difference; in fact, if everyone on this list donated $10, our operational costs for the year would be met. I know there are lots of demands on your generosity, but please do think about giving whatever you can -- no matter how small it may seem -- to help support the Aftermath Project. Your donation is fully tax-deductible, and the link below will tell you how to donate via PayPal or check. And if you're feeling capable of making a larger contribution, we are building our endowment, and offering donors of $5,000 to $10,000 a print from one of our grant winners and finalists (as long as supplies last!). Here's how to donate: <a href="http://theaftermathproject.org/donate.htm">http://theaftermathproject.org/donate.htm</a> Many thanks for you interest in, and support of, the Aftermath Project. If you're a photographer who's going to be applying for our 2009 grants, please remember the deadline is one month away. We're looking forward to receiving your proposals. And if you feel like not waiting until the absolute last minute to send your proposal in, that's always a good thing, so that we're not swamped on November 3rd! Kind regards, Sara Terry Founder, The Aftermath Project

The Aftermath Project -- 2009 Grant Application Online Now

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Dear Friends, We're pleased to announce that our 2009 grant application is now available online at www.theaftermathproject.org. We will be giving two grants in 2009, one for $25,000 and one for $15,000. This has been made possible through the generous support of Open Society (<a href="http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography">http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography</a>) and the Compton Foundation. Also, our inaugural exhibition opens at Gage Gallery/Roosevelt University in Chicago on 9/11. If you're anywhere near Chicago, we hope you can make it to the exhibition. You can find more info here: <a href="http://www.roosevelt.edu/gagegallery">http://www.roosevelt.edu/gagegallery</a> Please spread the word about the grants and the exhibition. We look forward to seeing your applications. Kind regards, Sara Terry Founder, The Aftermath Project

News from The Aftermath Project: War is Only Half the Story

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:46:00 GMT

Dear All. . . Greetings from The Aftermath Project, where we have lots of good news to share. Our first book, "War is Only Half the Story, Vol One," published with Aperture (New York) and Mets and Schilt (Amsterdam), has just been released. You can find out more about the publication -- which features the work of our first grant winners and finalists, as well as an incisive essay by noted author Simon Winchester -- on our website: <a href="http://theaftermathproject.org/">http://theaftermathproject.org/</a> We've posted several images from the proposals submitted by our 2008 grant winner Kathryn Cook, and our four finalists on the site. Kathryn's winning project, which earned her this year's $25,000 grant, is called "Memory Denied: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide": <a href="http://theaftermathproject.org/grantwinners2008.htm">http://theaftermathproject.org/grantwinners2008.htm</a> We've also added an email sign-up button on the site, and new ways to make tax-deductible contributions to the Aftermath Project (including a PayPal option): <a href="http://theaftermathproject.org/donate.htm">http://theaftermathproject.org/donate.htm</a> For those of you who might know individuals interested in helping build The Aftermath Project Endowment, please contact me directly. Creating an endowment is critical to the long-term life of the Project; it will enable it to operate as a self-perpetuating institution for many years to come. I'm happy to announce that there are some new faces at The Aftermath Project: Whitney Johnson, formerly of the documentary photography program at Open Society and now a photo editor at The New Yorker, is working on a part-time basis to oversee exhibitions and other creative outreach. Chris Lee has joined me here in Los Angeles as an incredibly able intern. I'm very, very pleased to be working with them both. In other news, we're looking forward to our first exhibition, to be held at Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery in Chicago this fall. We feel it's an especially appropriate venue for The Aftermath Project, as the university was founded on social justice principles during the Roosevelt era. Our show opens on September 11th, and continues through January 9th. We'll send out a reminder closer to that date. Here in Los Angeles, at 8 pm on June 7th, the 10th LA Nude Exhibition will open, with all proceeds going to The Aftermath Project. The exhibition is a longtime tradition organized by Don Weinstein, of Photo Impact, who gave generous support to the Project's first auction in June 2006. This year the show will be held at A&I, 933 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA. Photographers in the exhibition include Greg Gorman, Dennis Hopper, Douglas Kirkland, Julius Schulman, Michael Grecco and Mark Edward Harris. For anyone who's raised eyebrows at the idea of a exhibition of nudes benefiting a grant program dedicated to telling the other half of the story of conflict, Don has a simple answer: "While we're looking at things that are beautiful, we need to remember what's going on in the rest of the world." We agree -- and hope to see you at the exhibition if you're in or around Los Angeles. Some of you may find yourself surprised to be on this list; I moved several hundred of you from my Bosnia Aftermath newsletter to this newsletter. My work in Bosnia, which is finished, is what led me to create this grant program, which I hope will interest you as much as my work in Bosnia. Many thanks, as always, for your support. We've sent several copies of "War is Only Half the Story," to those of you who've made donations to the Project; if the book arrives damaged, please let us know and we'll send another copy. Many of you have asked when the application forms for the 2009 grant will be available. The answer is: sometime in August. We'll send out an announcement at that time. So, that's all the news for now. Please feel free to write with any questions, or ideas about how The Aftermath Project can continue to grow and help broaden the cultural conversation about the fact that "War is Only Half the Story." Kind regards, Sara Terry Founder/President, The Aftermath Project