Archive for September, 2009

This weekend: NY Art Book Fair at PS1 and CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS CONFERENCE

September 28, 2009 at 9:15 pm · Filed under Market Musings, MUST ATTEND, MVS MUSTS, MVS PHOTO FAVORITES, READING MATTERS

Next weekend in New York is one of the great artists book fairs, and it  I a m a great admirer of the accompanying CABC conference.

AND IT IS FREE TO ATTEND THE FAIR!!


If in town, you must go:

NY ART BOOK FAIR, organized by Printed Matter, Inc.

From the event website:

“Printed Matter, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to publications made by artists, presents the fourth annual NY Art Book Fair, October 2-4 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens. The Fair previews on the evening of Thursday, October 1, followed by a Benefit. Admission to the fair is FREE.

The Fair hosts over 200 international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, and independent artist/publishers presenting a diverse range of the best in contemporary art publications.

Printed Matter presents a special exhibition of books and posters by Richard Prince, as well as The Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference, cosponsored with the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY); and The Classroom, a full-schedule of informal artist talks, performances, and screenings.

LOCATION
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101 (map)

FAIR HOURS
Friday/Saturday, October 2 & 3, 2009, 11am – 7pm
Sunday, October 4, 2009, 11am – 5pm

The NY Art Book Fair is FREE and open to the public.

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS CONFERENCE
New York City | October 2-3 2009

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

In collaboration with Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair, the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on contemporary artists’ books. The program will include speakers, panels, artists’ presentations, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent developments in artists’ books. Sessions this year focus on zines, data-oriented artists’ books, reprints, print on demand, and criticism. These and other themes are intended to encourage dialog amongst scholars, collectors, artists, and librarians.

The Conference will be held on the third floor of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center.

CONFERENCE SESSIONS (a detailed description of the sessions is here):

1. Empirical Experience: The Artist, Information, and the Book / moderator: Matthew Carson
2. Furthering the Critical Dialogue: / moderator: Tony White
3. Is Print Really Dead? Artists (Still) Making Books / moderator: Carol Rusk
4. Print On Demand First-Hand / moderator: Jennifer Tobias
5. Zines : Institutional Collecting, Zine Makers, and the Fine Line of Art / moderators: Deirdre Lawrence & Ryan Haley
6. KEYNOTE: Maria Eichhorn and Seth Siegelaub in Conversation With Christophe Cherix

For a detailed description of the Conference sessions, see here

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October 3rd: Andrea Modica lecture at the Center for Photography at Woodstock

September 27, 2009 at 4:52 pm · Filed under APPROACHING EVENT, MUST ATTEND, MUST JOIN, MVS PHOTO FAVORITES

On October 3rd at 8pm Andrea Modica will be presenting work at the Center for Photography at Woodstock

From the CPW website:

Andrea Modica works with an 8×10 camera to slow down the process of picture making and to create intimate dramas. One of her images taught her that, until that moment, she had been photographing like a tourist. Learning to contemplate the fictitious town of Treadwell in upstate NY, she made pictures that were mysterious and portrayed the anguish of adolescence and the idea of growing up. The photographer balances sadness with empathy and brings a spiritual dimension to her work. Modica’s images include photographs of a halfway house, a Catholic girls school, and a minor league baseball team. Andrea’s photographs have been compared to those of Diane Arbus, Julia Margaret Cameron, and her friend, Sally Mann. A graduate of Yale University, her work has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and International Center of Photography, among many prestigious venues. New York Times, Elle, New Yorker, American Photo, and Vanity Fair have featured her work .  Sh has five monographs: Treadwell, Minor League, Real Indians, Barbara, and Human Being. The Edwynn Houk Gallery in NYC represents her work.

For more information on CPW’s lecture series click here.

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October 16th- Deadline for 14th Annual PCNW MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION

September 27, 2009 at 3:59 pm · Filed under APPROACHING DEADLINE, APPROACHING EVENT, MUST JOIN

Call for Entries: 14th Annual Photographic Center Northwest  MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION

Deadline:Friday, October 16th, 8 pm.

From the website:

The Photographic Center Northwest invites you to participate in our 14th Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition December 1- January 15, 2009. You must be a current member or become a member of PCNW to participate (memberships are annual). First, second, and third prize winners will take home $175, $135 & $100 respectively. The awards will be presented at the artists’ reception on Friday, December 4, 6-8 p.m. The competition is open to all photographic processes, all themes and photographers. The entry fee is $5 per jpeg. You may submit up to ten images total. You may not submit work that has been shown in past PCNW Members’ Exhibitions. Entry fees are non-refundable. All entries must be received in an envelope by Friday, October 16th, 8 p.m. Selected artists will be notified by phone. A list of the selected artists will be posted at www.pcnw.org.

THE JUROR
Eric Fredericksen is the Director of Western Bridge. He is a former editor and writer at The Stranger and Architecture. Collections and exhibitions are managed by Matthew Cox, a former preparator at the Henry Art Gallery and Bellevue Art Museum.

HOW TO ENTER

Click on the pdf entry form and print it out. Send the completed entry form with your labeled CD to PCNW, 900 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122 and follow the instructions below. Deadline: Must be received by Friday, October 16th, 8 pm.

CD Submission: Images submitted on CD must be jpgs formatted for a PC. Maximum jpeg size is 10 inches or 1024 pixels in the longest dimension and scanned at 72 ppi. Each jpeg must be titled with the photographer’s name, correlating letter to match the entry form, the title of the image and the year it was taken. Example: JohnSmith_A_Untitled_2006.jpg, JohnSmith_B_Untitled_2005.jpg. You are strongly encouraged to have a file on your CD with an artist’s statement (word document or pdf). The CD must be labeled with the photographer’s name as well as the case it’s in. Materials will not be returned.

SUBMISSION OF ACCEPTED WORK

Selected artists will have approximately 3 weeks to prepare their work for delivery for the exhibition due: November 21st. The work must be framed or mounted with a wire or sufficient hanging method on the backside. Although your work will be handled delicately by PCNW staff, we will not be responsible for the damage of any work. All works selected for exhibition must be offered for sale at a price determined by the artist. Artists will receive fifty percent of the sale price. Please note that images selected for the show may be used for promotion of the exhibition and PCNW.

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FOTOWEEKDC.ORG now live; portfolio reviews and more, November 7-14 in Washington, DC

September 27, 2009 at 2:59 pm · Filed under APPROACHING DEADLINE, APPROACHING EVENT, Market Musings, MVS MUSTS, MVS On The Road, MVS PHOTO FAVORITES

The upcoming, second annual “FotoWeek DC” has now launched its website, filled with wonderful events and opportunities for photographers.

This includes reservations for the one-day portfolio review event happening on SUNDAY, November 8th.   You register, go on line, and pick the reviewer, select your preferred time and you are booked. Fantastic system, similar to Rhubarb-Rhubarb in Birmingham, England.

They are offering discounts for students, too, which I applaud.

In addition to the portfolio reviews, there are lectures and workshops, amazing exhibitions throughout the region, and more.  It is a great time for learning.

I am proud to share that I will be presenting a lecture on Saturday morning November 7th at Photo Works in Glen Echo, Maryland as an official part of the FotoWeek DC programming.   I am also participating as a Portfolio Reviewer the following day (November 8th).

I look forward to seeing many of you there!

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October 1st, Tempe, Arizona: Suzanne Szucs speaks at “Hall of Mirrors” exhibition at ASU

September 27, 2009 at 12:20 am · Filed under APPROACHING EVENT, MVS PHOTO FAVORITES

Northlight Gallery on the campus of Arizona State University is hosting the group exhibition “Hall of Mirrors” through October 10th.    Participating artist Suzanne Szucs will be speaking on Thursday, October 1st at 7:00 p.m. on “Journal, In Progress” for which she has photographed herself every day for 15 years.

From the webpage:

“Hall of Mirrors features the photographs of contemporary feminist artists working in self-portraiture to explore issues of personal and cultural identity including race, class, body image and representation, sexual orientation, and gender issues through a variety of photographic processes and performance techniques. The slogan “The Personal is Political,” believed to be coined by Carol Hanisch in Notes from the Second Year (1969), lives on as the guiding light in the work of these artists.

The self-reflective images of Jen Davis and Suzanne Szucs skillfully reveal a raw vulnerability that irresistibly draws the viewer into their intimate spaces. Liz Cohen, Wilka Roig, and Min Kim Park investigate cultural stereotypes with an uncompromising eye that challenges us not to look away. And Mary Coble’s unflinching images of her dramatic tour de force performances of empathy and compassion challenge the viewer to examine what we might be willing to endure for the sake of another. In her series Blood Script, “The Political is Personal.”

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October 1 in Minneapolis: Paul Graham, part of the Arnold Newman lecture series on photography

September 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm · Filed under APPROACHING EVENT, MVS MUSTS, MVS On The Road, MVS PHOTO FAVORITES, READING MATTERS

Arnold Newman Lecture on Photography:  PAUL GRAHAM

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Thursday, October 1, 2009
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Pillsbury Auditorium

Lecturer: Paul Graham (British, born 1956)

The new annual Arnold Newman lecture series on photography features leading contemporary photographers discussing issues in the medium today. The first lecture in the series is by Paul Graham, one of the first photographers of his generation to bring together the rich historical tradition of social documentary photography with contemporary approaches to color and experimental image making. His photographs explore the stuff of life and history, taking on subjects such as the Northern Ireland conflict, post-war Japanese culture, and class inequities in western Europe the United States.

Graham has twelve publications to his credit, including two major survey monographs. This year he received the 2009 Borse Photography Prize for a shimmer of possibility, which captures the struggles and poetry of daily life in America. Photographs from the book were featured in a solo exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art.

Admission: $5; free for MIA members.

Click here to read Arnold’s obituary in the NYT.

Click here to view Arnold’s entry in the PDN Legends Online series.

Click here to view “Arnold Newman: Master of Environmental Portraiture” on Digital Journalist

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Deadline for submissions October 17th: Silver Eye Fellowship 2009 Competition

September 25, 2009 at 4:22 pm · Filed under APPROACHING EVENT, Funding the Arts, MUST JOIN, MVS MUSTS

Silver Eye Center for Photography

Call for Entries:  Fellowship 2009 Competition

Deadline for Submissions Saturday, October 17, 2009

From the website:

Silver Eye Center for Photography invites photographers from across the globe to submit work to our Fellowship 2009 Competition. This year, our juror Andy Adams will select one photographer to receive a $3,500 award and a one-person exhibition in Silver Eye’s main gallery in 2010. Ten honorable mentions will be awarded. These photographers will be invited to submit one work to the Fellowship 2009 exhibition.  Must be a member to submit work.

Fellowship 2009 Competition

Silver Eye Center for Photography invites photographers to submit entries to our juried Fellowship competition and New Works Galleries in October 2009.  You must be a current member of Silver Eye in order to enter. Also selected from these entries are the New Works Gallery and New Works Gallery Online exhibitors.

Submission Guidelines

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES

Entries must be postmarked or delivered on or before Saturday, October 17, 2009 and be complete upon submission.

Mail or deliver to:

Fellowship 2009 Competition

Silver Eye Center for Photography

1015 East Carson Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203 USA

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Submissions are limited to ten images and must have been completed within the past three years. One cohesive, exhibition-ready body of work is highly recommended.

Submissions must be JPG files with a minimum 1000px wide image size. Assign a file name for each JPG that includes the checklist number and title of work. Label CD with your name and contact information. CDs will not be returned.

Entries must also include:

•  Printed checklist identifying name of artist, contact information, title of work and /or series, date of work and /or series, medium, print size and size and method of presentation of work (including final framed dimensions, if applicable).

•  Artist statement and short bio not to exceed one page.

Incorrectly formatted or corrupt files and incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

For details click here.

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September 30th- Deadline to submit for Center for Photography at Woodstock Fellowship Fund

September 25, 2009 at 2:54 pm · Filed under APPROACHING DEADLINE, Funding the Arts

September 30th is the deadline to submit to the Center for Photography at Woodstock 2009 Photographers’ Fellowship Fund

Hannah Frieser from Light Works will be this years juror.

Only photographers from certain counties in New York State are eligible.

From the website:

The 2009 Photographers’ Fellowship Fund deadline is  Wednesday September 30th, 2009 (postmarked).

NEW FOR 2009 One $2,500 fellowship will be granted to a regional artist selected by a guest juror.

There is no fee to enter, and if selected, your award may be used in any way you choose to help advance your creative career.  Fellowship recipients are only required to contribute a piece to CPW’s Permanent Print Collection, which is held on extended loan at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz.

The 2009 Photographers Fellowship Fund Award will be presented at CPW’s Annual Benefit Gala held in Woodstock on Sunday October 11.

Who is eligible?
If you reside in one of the following New York State counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, and Washington. Proof of residency is required.

CPW Board members, staff, or residents who will be students in the fall of 2009 may not apply. Previous recipients may apply again after five years.

What do you need to submit?
To enter, please submit:

  • a portfolio of ten prints*

  • a image list detailing titles, medium, year.

  • an artist statement and bio.

We cannot accept submissions via email.

*Print Portfolios are strongly encouraged over slide or digital file submissions. Please do not submit print portfolios larger than 20×30” if your work is larger than 20×30 please submit a smaller portfolio along with one sample print and the intended exhibition/display size.

Entries may also be submitted in slide or digital file format. For digital files please submit JPEGS at 300 dpi, 4×5″ formatted on a CD-ROM. All work samples must be labeled with your name, phone #, image title, date, size, and media. For CD-ROM submissions, please include an image script identifying the listed information.

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September 26th- Artist Lecture with Bill Boley as Part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography

September 24, 2009 at 5:08 pm · Filed under APPROACHING EVENT, MUST ATTEND, MUST SEE

On  Saturday, September 26th, 12:30pm – 2pm photographer Bill Boley will be lecturing as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography lectures and exhibitions.

The exhibition Classic Silver Photography will be on view at the Buckhead Library from  August 28 to October 2

The work is described as “Traditional large and medium format, black and white, silver gelatin, landscapes and still lifes. The work is positioned in a heritage extending from Edward Weston to Michael Kenna.”

For more info click here.

Buckhead Library
269 Buckhead Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
p: (404) 814-3500

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Sept. 26- Project 5 Artist Salon at Daniel Cooney Fine Art

September 24, 2009 at 2:04 pm · Filed under APPROACHING EVENT, MUST ATTEND, MUST SEE, MVS MUSTS

Saturday, September 26th at 3:00 p.m. the following artist will presenting their work at Daniel Cooney Fine Art:  Timothy Briner, Yola Monakhov, Jessica Dimmock, and Cara Phillips as part of Project 5

The 5 galleries involved have come together to create a community that opens the doors between artists and gallerists. This past Sunday, the first of the Project 5 reviews took place at the Foley Gallery. The review consisted of 3 twenty minute reviews per artist, and an informal meet and greet at the end of the day. They are planing on holding a second set of reviews in December 13, 2009.

From the announcement:

The First of this monthly series of Artist’s Salons that will alternate between Project 5’s galleries.

Project 5 is a unique collaboration between Amador Gallery, ClampArt, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Foley Gallery and Sasha Wolf Gallery that has grown out of years of friendship and shared ambitions in the photography market.

The first Salon will be held at Daniel Cooney Fine Art on Saturday, September 26th at 3:00 p.m. and will feature four emerging artists presenting their latest bodies of work for a half hour each. Participating artists are Timothy Briner, Yola Monakhov, Jessica Dimmock, and Cara Phillips.

Daniel Cooney Fine Art
511 West 25th Street, #506
New York, NY 10001

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