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 28 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 Storytelling 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 opportunities 2. Increase audiences, connections, members, and participants 3. Work in partnerships to better serve constituencies 4. Identify and implement CENTER’s models of best practice 5. Ensure the sustainability and longevity of the organization Images are © the respective artist Banner credit - © Heather Evans Smith