The World Photography Organisation, which hosts the Sony World Photography Awards and PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai (which held its third edition in September) has announced that it will be adding PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco to its portfolio of events. The first edition of the contemporary photography fair will take place 27-29 January 2017 at the Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center.
The fair will have three sectors: Main – established galleries of any age, Platform – emerging international galleries who have never before exhibited in the US and Connected – emerging and mid-career artists who specialise in digital mediums, including video and software. Connected will be accompanied by a public programme of expert-led discussions on collecting, displaying, and conserving digital art.
The fair will also include the exhibition Insights: New Approaches to Photography Since 2000, curated by Allie Haeusslein and Alexander Montague-Sparey, which will include work by young West Coast artists including John Chiara, Christine Elfman, Chris McCaw, Sean McFarland and Meghann Riepenhoff, alongside European and Asian artists.
For further details see www.photofairs.org
11 October 2016
