Marketing Photos with Mary Virginia Swanson

I’m in Houston this week and will be giving a lecture on Thursday evening at the Houston Center for Photography to honor the memory of my late friend John Cleary. HCP is currently exhibiting of selection of images from his collection, and will host an official naming ceremony for the John Cleary Library this coming Saturday.

To learn more about my lecture June 26th to benefit the John Cleary Library, click here.

To learn more about the John Cleary Library at HCP, click here.

To learn more about attending the Library’s naming Ceremony on Saturday, June 28th, click here.

To learn more about the exhibition of images from John Cleary’s collection, click here.

I hope to see many of you later this week in Houston!

From the website:

JULY 2 DEADLINE for TPS 15: The National Competition

Lisa Sutcliff, Assistant Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, to Jury

This is an incredibly rich September at the Center for Photography at Woodstock:

LECTURE: DAN BURKHOLDER 8 p.m., Friday, September 7th
LECTURE: MARK KLETT 8 p.m., Saturday, September 15th

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sunday, September 9, 11am–12:30pm
“The New Citizen Photojournalism”
taking place at the Center for Photography at Woodstock
59 Tinker Street, Woodstock, New York

ROBERT STEVENS, former photo editor at TIME magazine, moderates a discussion on the empowerment of individuals to tell their own stories and how this is impacting the field of professional photojournalism.

I don’t find this event listed on the CPW website but my understanding is that PANELISTS will include LORNA TYTSCHOP, MICHAEL ITKOFF AND TAJ FOER. Check www.cpw.org for updates.
This event is free and open to the public.
Contact CPW for details: (1) 845-679 9957

The Center for Fine Art Photography has posted guidelines for the CameraArts ShowCase Edition.

From the website:
“The Center for Fine Art Photography and CameraArts Magazine are partnering to bring photographers a unique opportunity to promote their work and talent. Those working in all styles and schools of thought are invited to submit their work for consideration in this cooperative call for entry. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional, or political statements are welcome.

Theme: Open…..All subjects eligible.

Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all professional and amateur, domestic and international photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both.

Jurors: Tim Anderson, Publisher/Managing Editor, CameraArts Magazine and Larry Padgett, Executive Director, The Center for Fine Art Photography.“

The ASMP Bulletin is looking for entries from its members for the 2007 Best of ASMP issue. Any memorable project completed within the past year — from client assignments to personal work — is eligible for consideration.

In preparing your submission, please follow these guidelines:

Write a brief (250 words or less) description of the project. Be sure to say what made it memorable for you.

Prepare one low-res JPEG (500KB or less). Make sure to insert your name and caption info into the IPTC settings. (In Photoshop, use the File Info fields, and do not use the “Save For Web” output command.)

Email both items to submit@asmp.org before May 15, 2007.

Please note that, due to the volume of submissions expected, only the finalists will be contacted during the month of June for more details about their projects. Finalists are chosen by the Bulletin’s editors.

Call for Entries: 2007 Artist Members’ Exhibition
The Center for Book Arts is pleased to invite Artist Members to submit artworks created between 2004 and 2007 to be considered for the 2007 Artist Members Exhibition titled: (Un)Contained Vessels. Pamela Spitzmueller, Book Artist and James W. Needham Chief Conservator for Special Collections, The Harvard University Library and the College Library, and Alexander Campos, CBAÕs Executive Director. The theme of the 2007 members exhibition examines the container not as merely a functional holding place, but as an integrated/activated part of the piece that is equally important and even enhances the art object it houses. To view the entry form, click here.

Regarding membership:
“The Center for Book Arts provides artists with special services and opportunities in addition to the benefits of their membership category. Artist Members are included in the Artist Slide Registry, a resource devoted to artists working in the book format, which is used by curators, researchers, collectors, writers and other artists as a reference tool. They also enjoy the opportunity to submit works to The Center’s annual summer exhibition, a juried show which features works by members, as well as the opportunity to apply to be our Featured Artist.”
To apply for membership, click here.

The Griffin Museum in Winchester, Massachusetts (near Boston) has announced the details for attending its Portfolio Review to be held on May 11th, from 10:00 - 1:00.

Reservations will be taken beginning 10:00 EST on Friday, March 23rd.
To reserve a space, call (781) 729-1158.
Fee three reviews: members is $100, non-members $125.

Reviewers noted in today’s email announcement include Kathy Ryan, Photography Director, New York Times Magazine, Bernard Toale , Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston; Barbara Hitchcock, Polariod Collection and Scott Thode, Photography Editor, Fortune Magazine; additional information including the full slate of Reviewers are listed on the Griffin website.

On the website you will find an excerpt from my book concerning attending portfolio reviews and making the most of your investment.

I’ll be giving a 1/2 day marketing workshop at the Griffin on Saturday April 28th from 1-5; I encourage all of you considering attending (or booked to attend) reviews at PhotoLucida, Griffin, PRC, Review Santa Fe or other spring 2007 events to come to this session and learn more about the value of these and other industry offerings, as well as how to most effectively and efficiently reach your audience.

I’ve received updated information from Ariel Shanberg, executive director of the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) on their 2007 NYC Portfolio Reviews.

REGISTRATION for the reviews and all 2007 workshop offerings will begin on April 23 for CPW Members, April 25th for non-members.

Dates for the NYC Reviews, limited to 12 photographers each, are:
MONDAY June 4 and FRIDAY September 28th.

Be sure to join CPW for priority booking!

“New Works” is a major exhibition celebrating the tenth anniversary of En Foco’s New Works Photography Awards.

The exhibition features 2006-07 awardees Divya Murthy, Meg Escudé, Stephen Marc, Sonya Lawyer, William Wilson, LaToya Frazier, Emilio Banuelos, and also features work of awardees from the past ten years: Annu Matthew, Larry McNeil, Ana de Orbegoso, Terry Boddie and others.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 4, 5:00-8:00pm

Artist Talks at the Gallery during the exhibition:
Thursday, April 5, 6:30-7:30pm with Divya Murthy, Meg Escudé, and Ana de Orbegoso
Saturday, May 19, 4:00-5:00pm with Stephen Marc, Alison Nordström and special guests (to be announced)

Closing Party: Saturday, May 19, 5:00-7:00pm

Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, 450 Grand Councourse at 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451. 718.518.6728 www.enfoco.org
Monday-Saturday, 10:00am-6:00pm
DIRECTIONS:Take the #2, 4, 5 trains or the Bx1, Bx19 Bus to 149th Street/Grand Concourse.

En Foco’s New Works Awards acts as a creative incubator, enabling artists to create or complete an in-depth photographic series exploring themes emanating from their personal experiences, and providing honoraria, support and an exhibition in New York.