Meeting Place 2022

September 25 - October 8, 2022 at the Whitehall Houston Hotel

Portfolio Review for Artists

The FotoFest Meeting Place Portfolio Review is the world's largest, and the longest-running, most international portfolio review program in the United States. The Meeting Place gives artists the opportunity to meet and show their work to top arts professionals from around the world.

The event is truly a “meeting place,” where photographic artists, arts professionals, curators, collectors, and colleagues have the opportunity to network, collaborate, share ideas, and establish life-long connections. The Meeting Place brings together 150 curators, editors, publishers, gallerists, collectors, and photo agencies with over 400 photographic artists from around the world and across the United States.

REVIEWERS

The reviewers invited to the Meeting Place are some of the most important people in the field of photography. Whether you are looking for practical results for a completed body of work, or feedback on work in progress, the Meeting Place offers you the opportunity to present your portfolio to a wide range of photography decision-makers who can assist in your future career development - an exhibition, purchase of your work, an arts residency, or the publication of your work in a magazine or book.

Session 1 Reviewers

Session 2 Reviewers

Session 3 Reviewers

DATES

Sunday, September 25 - Saturday, October 8, 2022

The Meeting Place consists of three 4-day review sessions, each with different reviewers.

Session 1: September 25–28, 2022
Session 2: September 30–October 3, 2022
Session 3: October 5–8, 2022

Registration for The International Meeting Place is open to all lens and image-based artists and photographers. Space is limited. There is no charge to submit a registration form - You are charged only after your registration is confirmed.

REGISTER FOR THE MEETING PLACE 2022

DETAILS

REGISTRATION FEE PER SESSION: $1,150

All Meeting Place Registrants Receive:

Minimum 16 one-on-one, 20-minute long review appointments per session
Inclusion in the digital Meeting Place Registrant Index, supplied to all reviewers for each session. All participating artists are represented with an image of their work and contact information
Networking opportunities with fellow artists
Complimentary first-come first-served transportation to FotoFest Biennial exhibitions and other exhibitions around Houston during the evening after the reviews
Reserved space in Unfiltered: Portfolio Walk, an opportunity to show your portfolio to the general public, other reviewers, and collectors

ADDITIONAL BIENNIAL DATES TO CONSIDER:

Saturday, September 24, 2022
FotoFest Biennial 2022 GRAND OPENING | 8 - 11 pm, Silver Street Studios

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Half-day Professional Development Seminar* | 9 am - 12 pm, Whitehall Houston Hotel
Fine Print Auction and Gala* | 6 - 10 pm, Whitehall Houston Hotel

Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Full-day Professional Development Seminar* | 9 am - 4 pm, Whitehall Houston Hotel

*Details and ticketing information is forthcoming and will be posted once confirmed

"The FotoFest Meeting Place enriched my art practice beyond what I imagined."

- Bennie Flores Ansell

"This is an amazing opportunity to see work, share work, and interact with artists and curators from around the world. It made a huge impact on my artwork and my career."

- Kate Jordahl

“The first FotoFest I attended was really a career changer. Never before did I have the opportunity to meet with so many gallery owners, museum directors, collectors, in one place... you can accomplish what might have taken a year in the past.”

- John Chakeres

LOCATION

The Meeting Place takes place at the Whitehall Houston Hotel, the FotoFest Biennial 2022 Headquarters Hotel, located in Downtown Houston. All portfolio reviews and most Meeting Place programs take place at this hotel, with the exception of some bus tours to exhibitions around Houston, which FotoFest provides complimentary, first come first served transportation to.

The Whitehall Houston Hotel
1700 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002

HEALTH & SAFETY

As FotoFest prepares for the FotoFest Biennial 2022 and the Meeting Place 2022 Portfolio Review for Artists, we want to reiterate our commitment to the health and safety of our participating photographers, Meeting Place reviewers, exhibiting artists, speakers, staff, volunteers and all others in our community who will be joining us in Houston for what we expect to be an important and energizing experience.

To maintain the health and safety of all participants, we ask that Meeting Place 2022 photographers and reviewers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Masks will be available in the Meeting Place office at the Whitehall Houston Hotel for those who need them, and hand sanitizer will be available in higher-traffic areas of the hotel. FotoFest also requests that all Meeting Place participants help us to maintain an environment of mutual respect and consideration by being mindful of the comfort levels of others when greeting and interacting with each other. If you are in doubt about whether a hug or a handshake is welcomed, please ask!

FotoFest continues to monitor the health and safety protocols issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and will provide important updates to all Meeting Place 2022 participants as the response to COVID-19 continues to shift.