ABOUT FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA
The FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA International Photography Festival is a unique and eclectic forum for the exhibition and celebration of photography and photography-based art forms.
For over a dozen years, the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Festivals have sparked an unprecedented surge of interest in the photographic arts in South Texas. Well established and mid-career artists, respected civic leaders, energized activists and young shutterbugs have added their talents to a burgeoning pool of avid photographic artists and enthusiasts.
All in all, this enormous artistic growth reflects a deep interest in
photography both as an art form and as a means of personal and cultural
expression; it also points to San Antonio’s expansive, enthusiastic embrace
of
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA-SAFOTO.
As organizers of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA, we strive for the highest levels of quality and service for the benefit of festival participants and the community as a whole. We fully engage the rich multiplicity of our combined cultural legacies, and we are proud of the opportunities for outreach, artistic advancement, and economic development that are generated by the Festival.
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA has grown tremendously since we started out in 1996 as a small, engaging group of twelve exhibits and conferences. In 1998 FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA became a full-fledged international event, in conjunction with the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City; including 25 exhibits in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Boston and New York. The 2000 edition of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA more than doubled in size, showcasing the work of over 180 photographic artists in 50 exhibits at galleries, art spaces, and other venues in San Antonio and other cities. FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2002, included a wide spectrum of innovative photographic work from 230 artists in 75 exhibits at 62 venues in San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville, New Braunfels, Austin, Houston, Orlando, Maryland and New York. Exhibiting photographers came from Peru, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Iran, Mexico, India and the USA.
Exhibition and event schedules for the2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 editions of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA are available in the ARCHIVES section of our web site.
To view the exhibitions calendar for the current FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Festival you can choose between the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA PROGRAM PDF at the top left of this web page, or the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2008 Exhibitions & Events Schedule section of our web site.
In many instances, FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA exhibit openings in San Antonio are scheduled by geographical location. Exhibits within the same area host their opening receptions on the same date; allowing the public to see more exhibits, more comfortably and more conveniently. At the same time, artists and venues benefit from the increased attendance that results from cross-promotional efforts and easier access.
Aside from the many wonderful exhibits on display in San Antonio during the month of September; galleries in Boerne, Fredericksburg, Kerrville and New Braunfels -in the Texas Hill Country- also show fine photographic works of regional, national, and international artists.
All FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA events are free and open to the public. If you are an artist or an organization interested in participating in the FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Festival, please visit the GUIDELINES section of our web site for detailed information.
The FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA International Photography Festival and the SAFOTO WEB GALLERIES online exhibition series, are produced by:
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA-SAFOTO
333 West Olmos Drive #103, San Antonio, TX 78212.
www.fotoseptiembreusa.com, www.safotofestival.com
info@fotoseptiembreusa.com, info@safotofestival.com
Michael Mehl,
Festival Director.
Ann Kinser, Festival Coordinator.
Paul Vaughn,
Web Master
Patricia Mendoza (Oaxaca, Oax), Advisor
Josefina Montero (Mexico, DF), Advisor.