Extensive public program of PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco 2020 featuring:

Conversations - Artists and experts lead a cutting-edge program focusing on intimate 'in conversations' that examine key themes and ideas seen throughout PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco.

Insights - The inaugural exhibition will be curated by Alexander Montague-Sparey, Artistic Director of PHOTOFAIRS. Insights is a non-profit exhibition that will explore a new theme each edition.  Insights will explore New Perspectives in Photography since 2000 and will focus on artists who make work which is unique or artists who have moved away from the standard silver gelatine or chromogenic prints which have become the norm for contemporary photography.   

PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco 2020 exhibiting sectors:

Main: is the central sector of PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco and welcomes applications from international modern and contemporary galleries.

Galleries are welcome to apply with solo or group artist exhibitions.

Platform: welcomes submissions from international galleries who have never before exhibited in the USA. Offering a significant and highly subsidised platform within PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco, this sector demonstrates PHOTOFAIRS commitment to supporting international galleries and artists.

Galleries may submit solo or dual artist presentations

Galleries must not have participated in an US-based art fair before

Connected: focuses on artists that breakdown the barrier between the artistic disciplines of photography and moving image, in order to create visually powerful narratives

Solo artist presentations only

The final proposal must contain both photographic and moving image works

The moving image works may be single-channel video, single channel projection, video sculpture or other larger video installations

Application Deadline:  The deadline to submit a proposal for PHOTOFAIRS | San Francisco is September 29 2020.