Pack dancers clinch titles Nov 18, 2009
Organizer and artist Tracey Walsh of Montara estimated this will be the 10th such gathering, with jewelry, photography, textile and glass art, and pottery. Walsh, with still photography and greeting cards, Chris Pritchard with handcrafted jewelry and goddess ornaments and Niki Pritchard-Bell with her own handmade jewelry, have been part of the gathering since its inception. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Four Essential Istanbul Cultural Ex... Nov 18, 2009
Istanbul Modern has permanent and temporary exhibition galleries of mainly modern paintings, a photography gallery, a library, a cinema, and a caf. It s educational and social programs are aimed at all ages and are changed often enough to encourage visitors to keep coming back to visit the gallery. (Suite101.com)
illustrations of New Yorks demise Nov 18, 2009
BLDGBLOG: The City and its Flooded Double. Architectural ConjectureUrban SpeculationLandscape Futures. (Harper's Magazine)
The Museum of Modern Art New Phot... Nov 18, 2009
The Museum of Modern Art New Photography 2009. The Museum of Modern Art New Photography 2009 ... Expanding The Boundaries Of 21st Century Photography. (Suite101.com)
Second Nature Nov 18, 2009
Buller s childhood attempt at photography was a bit short-lived, but years later, after borrowing his sister s 20-year-old Olympus to photograph a nearby wildflower-filled meadow, the former Jazz drummer rediscovered life behind the lens. I read a couple books on photography and within a couple of weeks I was in love with photography, he said ... So, I find it interesting to look at the boundaries between photography and art and try to merge the two in an abstract way. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Networking group helps Brookline independent living program Nov 17, 2009
Members of BNI Brookline Networkers are taking on the tasks of project coordination, interior design, residential painting, furniture donations, electrical repair and photography for the walls. The first stage of painting and carpet installation is scheduled for November, with subsequent improvements to follow in early 2010. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Hospital and Bobby Carlsen Photography to honor rescue agencies Nov 17, 2009
DANVILLE - In honor of local EMT, fire and police department team members, Danville Regional Medical Center is hosting a photographic exhibit by Bobby Carlsen Photography Nov. 19 - 20 to showcase appreciation for the hard work and dedication put forth by Danville's finest emergency team members. The project consists of 36 pieces of photographic art honoring these fine servants as they perform their daily activities that help protect the Dan River region. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
PINTA Art Fair Launch Nov 17, 2009
A self-taught practitioner who began his career as a photojournalist, Franco's work is now considered by leading critics to be among the most important in Latin American photography. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Fundaci;n Fernell Franco, Colombia. (AbsoluteArts.com)
ALIAS MAN RAY : THE ART OF REINVENTION Nov 17, 2009
The Jewish Museum show does not confine itself to one period of the artists career or a single medium, such as photography. This approach is essential to illustrating how Man Ray continuously broke with aesthetic tradition and forged a new artistic identity. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Orchids & Onions Modesty spoke louder than monuments in this years crop of Orchids and Onions, San Diegos versions of the Oscars and Razzies for the built ... Nov 16, 2009
(ASMP/Mike Torrey Photography). Modesty spoke louder than monuments in this years crop of Orchids and Onions, San Diegos versions of the Oscars and Razzies for the built environment. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Historical Society to hold annual antiques show Nov 16, 2009
"They talk for 15 to 20 minutes, and people can ask questions. It's fairly informal. You don't need to sign up, you can just show up." She said the two scheduled are Stuart Magdefrau, who will talk about Early American Photography, and Richard Lawrence Greene, who will talk about he looks for in antique drawings and prints. For more information, call the Wethersfield Historical Society at (860) 529-7656. (Wethersfield Post, CT)
ArtFrom the Heart Nov 15, 2009
Students in grades one through six created two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces, using crayon, marker, pastels, watercolor, tempera paint, acrylic paint, glitter glue, a variety of paper, digital photography, yarn and wood. There were fall landscapes, reproductions of Monet s Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge, Khasma good luck hands, beaded necklaces and African beaded hats, Chinese fans and Canton ware plates, fish in the sea and ocean waves, flower power, Matisse cut work, Mexican... (Kingston Mariner, MA)
S.D. receives little arts funding Nov 15, 2009
The Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park received $50,000, and AjA Project, a photography education program in City Heights, was granted $25,000. Each used the money to save an artist's job that would have been cut. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The ‘Olan Mills of the ‘hood’ Nov 15, 2009
Fresh out the Art Institute of Atlanta, the former Army man was trying to launch a photography business, but luring young clients into the studio he d rigged up inside his modest southwest Atlanta apartment was especially problematic ... Little did those BFFs know that they d help launch a popular Atlanta photography business that would ultimately serve generations of Atlantans, including Tionne T-Boz Watkins of the pop and hip-hop group TLC, Rer Monica and even Mayor Shirley Franklin, before... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Manzanita Writers Press Nov 15, 2009
Submissions of poetry, prose, photography and art inspired by the Mother Lode and Sierra regions of California are being accepted for the sixth volume of Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra ... Art and photography can be sent electronically in small jpeg files for previewing, or can be dropped off at the Calaveras County Arts Council Office at 22 Main St. in San Andreas between 10 and 4 daily, attention Manzanita Writers Press ... They should keep in mind that the... (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
How Charles Darwin changed the way we see Nov 15, 2009
Creating the first photographically illustrated science book ever published, Darwin managed to produce dramatic images at a time when photography was famously slow and awkward ... Darwin also influenced the course of photography ... Phillip Prodger is Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and the author of E.O. Hopp;'s Amerika: Modernist Photographs from the 1920s; Time Stands Still: Muybridge and the Instantaneous Photography Movement (OUP 2003); and... (AbsoluteArts.com)
New Orleans focuses on the visual Nov 15, 2009
Events include book signings, demonstrations, and lectures from professional photographers and photo exhibitors such as Casey Kelbaugh, who will chat about nontraditional ways to get your photography out into the world. Artists on display will include Louviere + Vanessa, an artist team that makes weird, beautiful images inspired by paintings and hallucinations, and David Halliday s haunting portraits and landscapes. (Boston Globe)
Exhibit views life through eyes of children Nov 14, 2009
The "Myself, My Camera, My World" exhibit at the Gruss Center for Visual Arts at the Lawrenceville School is the culmination of the 2009 Ennis Beley Photography Project, a four-week long summer program that teaches 10 at-risk children the rudiments of photography, life skills, and leadership ... "I try to encourage them and use photography as a tool to express themselves and to document their day-to-day life and their environment," he said ... Manuel Rios, 13, an eighth-grader at Columbus... (NJ.com -- Times)
Schrimpf photo rises to top of Discover Mag contest Nov 14, 2009
Jim Schrimpf of Kino Springs won the Nogales International/Green Valley News Discover Magazine photography contest with his photo of a little girl standing at a doorway at the San Xavier Mission ... This is our first photography contest and we were not sure what to expect, said NI Editor and Publisher Manuel C. Coppola ... Conroy, 63, spent 15 of 20 years in the U.S. Army as a photographer/photojournalist, ran a successful wedding photography business and has almost 50 years of photographic... (Nogales International, AZ)
Aerial photographer Robert Cameron dies Nov 13, 2009
He was 98 and in the midst of his last show - "Environmental Journey: Robert Cameron's Aerial Photography of our Pacific Rim," which is on display at the Metreon in downtown San Francisco ... The success of the diet book allowed him to follow a hunch that a coffee table picture book, using the skills he had learned doing aerial photography during the war, would sell. (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Anderson Nov 13, 2009
A downside of newspaper photography is that the printing process can reduce a beautiful, well-conceived shot to a collection of gray smudges on the page ... "As my photography professor (in college) used to say, the beauty of black and white is it's abstract," he said ... Anderson is currently working on a book of black-and-white photography, scheduled to be published sometime this spring by University of Alaska Press. (Juneau Empire)
SFMOMa's 75th celebration takes lots of teamwork Nov 13, 2009
Janet Bishop, Corey Keller and Sarah Roberts - respectively, curator of painting and sculpture, associate curator of photography, and associate curator of collections and research ... Gerald Ratto, a godfather of black-and-white San Francisco street photography, will discuss his "Children of the Fillmore" show Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Robert Tat Gallery (49 Geary St., No. 211) ... Janet Bishop, Corey Keller and Sarah Roberts - respectively, curator of painting and sculpture, associate curator... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Taking the kids to Yosemite National Park Nov 13, 2009
Also special family hiking and rock climbing trips, like those run by , Go Climb a Rock classes from as well as free art classes, photography walks and field science programs from the. For the youngest visitors, there is a "" booklet published by the Yosemite Association for $3. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Meet local artists tonight in Hudson Nov 13, 2009
The non-profit arts organization administers a photography show, the Best of Winter, an exhibit of teacher and student work, an Arts Alliance members exhibit and a new summer exhibit at the Citizens Bank, as well as quarterly shows at Hudson Town Hall. Try out for community chorale. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Looking Ahead: Lonsdale Gallery Anniversary Show opens November 12 from 7-10pm Nov 13, 2009
Over this time Lonsdale has fostered the careers of many great artists and worked to achieve its mandate to exhibit works that challenge interpretation and elicit reaction: contemporary painting, sculpture, experimental photography and installation ... Lonsdale Gallery is located in Forest Hill Village and was founded in 1995 as a gallery of contemporary painting, sculpture and photography. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Jason Barns pushes himself creatively Nov 13, 2009
Media Credit: Jason BarnsPhotography by Jason Barns ... "My favorite thing about graphic design is its versatility. I'm really leaning toward illustration and photography.". (East Tennessean, TN)
Design Museum Displays Showcasing... Nov 13, 2009
This is the first show of British architect John Pawson s work to be held in the UK. The exhibition will feature specially commissioned photography and short films, large-scale models and a 1:1 installation designed specifically for the show. Pawson is renowned for his simple, clean designs including the new Cistercian Monastery of Novy Dvur in Bohemia, Calvin Klein s flagship store in Manhattan, USA, and the Sackler Crossing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. (Suite101.com)
"Ode to Munkacsi" | Exhibition Announcement Nov 12, 2009
artsnews@absolutearts. - Stare Divadlo Karola Spisaka in Nitra - Jack Hanley Gallery - Fortune Cookie Project - IGPOTY - Marziart Internationale Galerie - SlowArt Productions - Brian Gross Fine Art - Latino Art Museum - Art and Soul Radio - UB Art Gallery. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Salon Party Invitation: Thursday Nov. 19, 2009 @ Gilles Larrain Studio Nov 12, 2009
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION by Gilles Larrain including vintage posters and out of print series. VISUAL ARTISTS Louda (), Sarah Bieda () and Thomas Shelford (). (AbsoluteArts.com)
Coastsider fuses new life in old space Nov 12, 2009
Alex does woodwork, like her mother, and Bryan pursues photography. When they come down here, it s a playroom again, laughed Cain. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Marlborough student's scientific methods lauded Nov 12, 2009
Dougherty learned that she can combine two loves in science projects - biology and photography. "We are so proud of your accomplishments," Mayor Nancy Stevens, the School Committee chairwoman, told Dougherty last night. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Fall colors, themes dot November's Artwalk Nov 12, 2009
Visitors will find a variety work that includes oil paintings, watercolors and photography ... These include calligraphy and ink drawings by Bill Blumberg; watercolors by Jean Boynton Ina Christensen and Vanessa Jorgensen; woven wall hangings by Joyce Farr; photography by Betty Wetzel, James Elmore, Patricia Heilbronn and granddaughters Kira and Kailan Bjornerud; and natural stone jewelry by Patricia Worth and Matt Vegar ... 757 Newmark 888-4477, will feature photography by Stacey Johnson. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Elgin Art Walk set for Saturday evening Nov 12, 2009
Elgin is home to artists and artisans working in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, stoneware, forged iron, glass, wood, jewelry, photography and more. The area is also rich in musical talent. (Elgin Courier, TX)
REMINDER: Wicket, Witty, Women - opening Sat. Nov. 11, 2-5pm Nov 12, 2009
J. Davis Photography. HEADSHOTS/CONCEPTUAL PORTRAITURE/FASHION ILLUSTRATION. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Student veterans share experiences Nov 12, 2009
Ever since I went to Iraq, one of the things I picked up was doing photography, he said. He was excited to learn a visual art that would build on his unique experiences as a student veteran. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
William V. Tripp III, lawyer immersed in charity work Nov 12, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Harbor Holidays event to feature shopping, stocking-drive kickoff Nov 11, 2009
This year s show includes work from Patsy Kane, Lucky Fish, TQOF Jewelry, Landfall Gallery, Old Town Nantucket Baskets, Martha Everson Photography, Bass Point Wildcrafting, Le T, Peapod Fashions and more. There will be chowder for sale, and the Balloon Man will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the kids. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Exhibit combines black heritage, fashion Nov 11, 2009
That interest is reflected in his new photography exhibit, "Ode to Black," which is on display now though Jan. 28 in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center ... "To have a student artist photographing other students and linking the African slave trade with fashion photography is something that certainly deserves recognition," Keith said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Manzanita Writers Press Nov 11, 2009
Submissions of poetry, prose, photography and art inspired by the Mother Lode and Sierra regions of California are being accepted for the sixth volume of Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra ... Art and photography can be sent electronically in small jpeg files for previewing, or can be dropped off at the Calaveras County Arts Council Office at 22 Main St. in San Andreas between 10 and 4 daily, attention Manzanita Writers Press ... They should keep in mind that the... (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Haller and Forrest to judge Pizzafest Nov 11, 2009
Custom child's portrait session by Geneve Hoffman Photography. Two refurbished Dell laptop computers donated by Newport Computer Services. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Family adventures at Yosemite Nov 11, 2009
Also available are special family hiking and rock climbing trips, like those run by , Go Climb a Rock classes from , as well as free art classes, photography walks and field science programs from the. For the youngest visitors, there is a "Little Cubs" booklet published by the for $3. (CNN -- Travel)
Teacher, students among this year's artist market Nov 11, 2009
They will sell their wide array of handmade crafts and goods ranging from photography, jewelry and paintings to fiber arts ... Additionally, students from Barnum's art club at Madison County High School will show their photography, pottery, unusual sculptures (with pine cones, for instance) and other assorted crafts. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kickstarter pairs creative projects with donors Nov 11, 2009
David Potes, photographer and magazine publisher, earned almost $4,500 from 114 supporters, allowing him to publish the 13th full issue of his glossy photography journal, Hamburger Eyes. Ten backers contributed $885 to Mena Trott, who purchased sewing supplies to made quilts for needy children. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ben Yagoda says that fiction is dead Nov 10, 2009
" At the same time, we expect intimate revelations from writers - because we certainly don't censor ourselves. We share our most intimate secrets with total strangers on planes and trains. Memoir connects us with others and the past. And when done right (with truth) it satisfies our craving for authenticity. "Memoir is to fiction as photography is to painting," Yagoda says. Nancy K. Miller, of the graduate school at City University of New York, says autobiography suffers as a result. The genre... (Harper's Magazine)
90 vendors expected at casino crafts show Nov 10, 2009
jewelry, pottery, clothing, metal work, wood work, glasswork, stained glass, Native American crafts, paintings, photography, prints and specialty foods. And for our 10th anniversary there will be Native American entertainment. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Quail Creek to host crafts show Nov 10, 2009
Producer of Running Bear Productions, Alan Smith, said the show will include about 20 artists who work in acrylics, oils and watercolors, 3-D mixed media and photography. Crafters of jewelry, fused glass and gourd art will complement steel garden art, copper fountains, hand-carved walking sticks, and wood and copper furniture. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Art show draws crowd for 39th year Nov 10, 2009
Pottery, photography, sculpture, pencil, calligraphy, handmade papers, watercolor, oil, acrylic and many other mediums constituted a colorful array of things to see Saturday and Sunday at the Van Orsdel Methodist Church. A theme board titled "Reach for the Sky!" Greeted visitors as they came in the door. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Black and White Photography Book Re... Nov 9, 2009
Black and White Photography Book Review. Black and White Photography Book Review ... The Art of Black & White Portrait Photography by Lozoya. (Suite101.com)
'Dorothea Lange,' by Linda Gordon Nov 9, 2009
Today's faces have been limited to those of schemers like Bernie Madoff or of empty houses abandoned by their victims; it's puzzling, given the ease of photography. Until the face of the ordinary experience appears, Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" will remain on those posters. (San Francisco Chronicle)
HOLLISTON PTSA: Notes for November Nov 9, 2009
Students can submit an entry of photography, literature, visual art, dance choreography, film production or musical composition on that theme. Entries must be submitted by Nov. 20. (Holliston Tab, MA)
New books show the fun of the Irvine Park Zoo, being a kid Nov 9, 2009
Holtz s book features the photography of Shane Opatz of Eau Claire and captures pictures of the zoo s animals and Emily s reactions. Holtz said the book was printed by Rooney Printing in Chippewa Falls. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Artist brings 'timeless' photographs to HUB Galleries Nov 9, 2009
She's been working in black-and-white photography and collecting old postcards for 20 years. Finding a way to combine these elements into one work has become her way of creating unique art in a world where the process of taking pictures has become easy with digital photography, Rogers said ... "It's very hard to find personal expression in photography," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Art D’Lugoff; owned famed club Nov 9, 2009
Art D Lugoff; owned famed club - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
Sight beyond sight Nov 8, 2009
At Campbell County High School, Waldum teaches both photography and landscape painting classes ... In his photo lab, a mixture of old-school darkrooms and modern Mac computers gives students a balanced photography education ... I want them to know the history of photography, Waldum says. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Lévi-Strauss, the total anthropologist Nov 8, 2009
Andrew Davidhazy, an expert on photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology, agreed. Does this deter Quinn. (Boston Globe)
Lake Wales Art Council Debuts Work Of Two Photographers Nov 8, 2009
His acclaimed book compiling National Park landscapes, America the Beautiful, reveals dramatic landscapes through Butcher s iconic mastery of black and white photography, a spokesman said ... Premiering by her husband s side, Niki Butcher is debuting more than a dozen hand-colored black and white photographs of Florida architecture using a technique popular in the 1920s and 30s before the advent of color photography. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Halifax Art Festival artists win awards Nov 8, 2009
Jeff Ripple, photography; Naples ... Mark Mittleman, photography; Melbourne ... Sheila Crawford, photography; Palm Coast. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Photo show is real coup for Arts Center Nov 8, 2009
Clyde Butcher, at left, tells reception attendees about his photography ... He wanted to do some photography there, but found it difficult. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Jazzed about jazz images Nov 8, 2009
Stephensons book features the jazz photography of W. Eugene Smith, a chronicler of the urban music scene and other slices of life in mid-20th-century New York and elsewhere. History is told from the point of view of whats documented, Stephenson said, and this body of work is a rare glimpse of what normally goes undocumented, and thats the offstage lives of these musicians. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Behind their crafts are the high arts Nov 8, 2009
In the late 19th century Philadelphia was a real arts center for lithography and photography, says Nicholas Crosson of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. The first photograph in America was produced here in 1839 and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was established in 1805, making it the first art school in the United States. (Boston Globe)
Brett Miley To Speak To Bartow Art Guild Nov 8, 2009
Recently, she began creating again using digital photography as her medium to create mandalas from secitions of photos of imperiled Florida species ... She has received several awards for her artwork at gallery exhibitions, photography contests, and juried art festivals. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
COA friends to hold holiday fair Nov 7, 2009
There will be hand crafted items including paintings on wood and glass, metal and glass jewelry, cross stitch items, scenic photography, children s educational books by Usborne, hand knitted items, and scroll saw. There will also be a baked goods table featuring breads, cakes and sweets. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Local photographer featured in Madison display (2) Nov 7, 2009
Deborah Carmichael Photography of Freetown will be featured in an opening reception, Wondrous Aspirations, from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 6 through Dec. 4, on the wall of JoeyGs Restaurant, 218 E. Main St., Madison. She is a member of Southern Indiana Center for the Arts; an accomplished artist and award-winning photographer. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
CHANGE OF DATE - The Photo Review Benefit Auction Nov 7, 2009
You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in information about photography and photography auctions from www. PhotoReview. (AbsoluteArts.com)
CCCB HIGHLIGHTS - Week of 5 to 12 November Nov 7, 2009
TRAFIC aims to bring the public face to face with reality by using documentary photography as a tool for reflection. From 4 to 8 November. (AbsoluteArts.com)
