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The PRC wants to invite you to a kickoff event for our new group, The Young Professionals. From emerging artists, to collectors, to photo fans, The Young Professionals is an exciting new hub for the Boston photography scene.
Join us on October 16th from 6 - 8 pm for the first Emerging Collector’s Event. We’ll have cocktails and hors d’oeurves and get the chance to talk first hand to a few of the artists whose work will be in the 2008 PRC Benefit Auction.
Thursday, October 16, 6-8 pm
808 Gallery, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Admission: $10
Please RSVP by October 3rd. Call Cate Brennan, Programs Coordinator, at 617-975-0600 or email cbrennan@prcboston.org with questions or if you would like to join the Young Professionals of the PRC.
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This is always an exciting time of year on Comm. Ave. While the rest of Boston is quiet, there is a beehive of activity going on at the BU West T-stop!
We have given over our gallery to the imagemakers of tomorrow (PRC Summer Photo Camp is halfway through!) and right next door there are young graduate students about to blossom.
Boston Young Contemporaries, organized by BU studio art graduate students, takes over the former Cadillac Building from mid July - mid August. Now in its third year, you can see witness vibrant talent, juried from 12 regional graduate and post-bac programs. You can read the Boston Globe’s review right here, or stop on by yourself! It’s up until August 22nd.
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A couple of weeks ago, the Boston Globe had a huge story about the 14 Boston commercial galleries that are changing, moving, or closing. Read the piece by Cate McQuaid here and see a slideshow here. If you really want fancy, try out their interactive map here. This coming fall’s openings will certainly be different. We wish all the best!
For other perspectives - be sure to check out Greg Cook’s recent post, as well as his excellent overview and coverage of the breaking gallery news since the spring as it happened.
Over in Big Red, and Shiny land, Matt Nash posted his take on their blog Our Daily Red. Also in the last issue of Big Red, Jess T. Dugan has an interview with Joseph Carroll on his new gallery endeavor and and Steve Aishman gave a beautiful eulogy to Allston Skirt.
ABOVE IMAGE: from the Boston Globe
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FRIDAY, JULY 18
ArtBeat Festival. Davis Square, Somerville.
SATURDAY, JULY 19
ArtBeat Festival. Davis Square, Somerville.
FRIDAY, JULY 25
Newburyport Art Association. Jane Sydney & Michael Cunliffe Thompson. Reception: 7-9pm. 978-465-8769. Hills Gallery. 65 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.
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THURSDAY, JULY 10
Atlantic Works. Unsuitable Content an Atlantic Works Group Show. Opening Reception: 6-9pm. 617-913-1871. 80 Border Street, 3rd Floor, East Boston, MA 02128.
FRIDAY, JULY 11
Gallery 339. Yale MFA Photography 2008. Opening: 6-8pm. 215-731-1530. 339 South 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Gallery Kayafas. The Merry Cemetery of Sapanta: Photographs by Peter Kayafas. and Bremner Benedict: Gridlines. Reception: 5:30-8pm. 617-482-0411. 61 Thayer at 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
Kingston Gallery. American Summer ‘08. Opening Reception: 5-7:30pm. 617-423-4113. 450 Harrison Avenue #43 Boston, MA 02118.
Laconia Gallery. Taking In: AIB Photography ‘08. Opening Reception: 5:30-8pm. 433 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118.
SATURDAY, JULY 12
Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography. Andarge Asfaw: Ethiopia from the Heart. Artist Reception and Talk. 413-863-0009. 85 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.
New Bedford Art Museum. Artist Reception and Talk with Jane Tuckerman. Reception: 2pm. 508-961-3072. 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Before we go any further let me just say that I am not the world’s most tech savy person-far from it! However, even with my meager understanding of printing processes, I was pretty impressed when Eric Luden, owner and operator of the brand spanking new shop Digital Silver Imaging, showed me examples of work shot digitally and processed using traditional gelatin silver chemicals. How is this possible…well, I’m not exactly sure. It involves some very cool machines, old school chemistry and new school papers and technology. I do know that it presents some interesting options for folks out there who shoot digitally but want an actual gelatin silver print. If you want to learn more why don’t you head out to Digital Silver Imaging’s grand opening tonight and ask Eric yourself. The event goes from 4-7 p.m. You can also check out the article Eric wrote for teachingphotography.com or see him at the Photographic Resource Center’s Annual Portfolio Review Day this Sunday, where he will have a booth and tons of samples.
Teaching Photo is a wonderful resource for photographers, photo educators, and students. It’s run by Henry Horenstein whose no-nonsense approach to topics like post-grad life options, lesson plan ideas, current trends, etc., is refreshing and helpful. Be sure to check it out.
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The blog Cigarettes and Purity has been on a Boston kick as of late (thanks for the shout out!). Leave it to Wisconsin to point us to a new blog in our own backyard, “The Big Picture” from the Boston Globe!
When they say big pictures, they mean BIG! While most blogs resize pictures to around 450 pixels wide, these are a whopping 990 pixels - it’s great to see images at this size! Keep checking back for news and photojournalist images, there is a new one almost daily. I am sharing the above image from the Chinese earthquakes as startilingly, I haven’t seen too many of them and I think we should see more. You can explore more in this album.
From their mission:
The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston Globe/boston.com, compiled semi-regularly by Alan Taylor. Inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic, and online experiences like MSNBC.com’s Picture Stories galleries and Brian Storm’s MediaStorm, The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery - with a focus on current events, lesser-known stories and, well, just about anything that comes across the wire that looks really interesting.
ABOVE IMAGE: A couple reacts immediately after an earthquake struck during their wedding photo shoot at a deserted catholic seminary in Pengzhou in southwest China’s Sichuan province Monday May 12, 2008. Five couples were having wedding photos taken when the earthquake struck, and all escaped without injury. The century-old seminary was destroyed in the quake, which left tens of thousands dead in Sichuan. (AP Photo)
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The PRC would like to announce that the New England Photo Events posting is an open post for anyone to put up any links or events that they are having in regards to photography. If you are interested in posting your events, please post them in the comments section of this entry.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park. Vanessa Tropeano. Meet the Artist: 3pm. 781-259-8355. Museum Galleries, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773.
Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography. Annual Spring Exhibition and Benefit Print Sale. Public Reception. 413-863-0009. 85 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.
Newburyport Art Association. An Artful Feast: NAA’S 7th Annual Art Auction. Preview: 10am-5pm. 978-465-8769. Sargent and Hills Galleries. 63 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
Mass MoCA. Eastern Standard. Artist Talk with Edward Burtynsky: 7pm. 413-662-2111. 1040 Mass Moca Way, North Adams, MA 01247.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
Newburyport Art Association. Paul Osborne & Catherine Davis. Reception: 7-9pm. 978-465-8769. Hills Gallery. 65 Water Street, Newburyport, MA.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Luisa Rabbia: Travels with Isabella. Artist Talk: 1:30pm. 617-566-1401. 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.
Newburyport Art Association. Photo Interest Group. Reception: 7-9pm. 978-465-8769. Sargent & Hartson Gallery. 65 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
Cutter Gallery. Beauty in Transition: A Work in Progress. . Photographs by Roy Crystal. Closing Reception: 12:30 - 4pm. Gallery Talk with Roy Crystal: 2:30pm.1 Whittemore Park, Arlington Center, Arlington, MA.
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PhotoSLAM!
Deadline for Submissions: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Event: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 6pm
Location: The Wonder Bar, 186 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA
Questions? Call 617.975.0600
It’s time for the PRC annual PhotoSLAM! The PhotoSLAM! is a digital slide show of ALL submitted photographs, a showcase of the work and talent within the PRC membership. Submit photos by CD or email by June 19th to cbrennan@prcboston.org, attention PhotoSLAM!. We are only accepting submissions in digital format. Limit 5 images: Images must be jpegs (labeled last name and # - i.e., Brennan1, etc.), formatted for PC (please include .jpg extension) at 150 dpi/ppi, no larger than 800 pixels in either direction. All entries should include a sheet detailing name, image information (title, year, media, etc.), phone number, email, and a brief description of the work or series. You must be prepared to attend, narrate your work, and cheer on friends the night of the event!
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SATURDAY, JUNE 14
StoneCrop Gallery. Yoav Horesh. Opening Reception: 2-6pm. 805 Shore Road, York, ME 03909.
Cutter Gallery. Beauty in Transition: A Work in Progress. . Photographs by Roy Crystal. Opening Reception: 1:15 - 5pm. Gallery Talk with Roy Crystal: 3pm. 1 Whittemore Park, Arlington Center, Arlington, MA.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
Panopticon Gallery. Fire and Ice: Images by Ron Rosenstock. Reception: 5-7pm. 617-267-8929. Hotel Commonwealth, 502c Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
Brookline Arts Center. Axis Mundi: El Corazon de Quintana Roo. Photography Discussion Salon with Sarah Cunningham: 6:30-8:30pm. 617-566-5715. 86 Monmouth Street, Brookline, MA 02466. www.brooklineartscenter.com
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Review Santa Fe is this weekend. I just stumbled on in to their web site knowing this and came across this fantastically wonderful new feature: they have created a page for all of the 100+ selected photographers featuring about 5 images, their web site, and a portrait! For me, it’s almost like going as a reviewer, but by proxy.
I have already hungrily looked at all of the pages and clicked through to several web sites. You can get to it by following the above link, but I have copied all names and page links below.
We want to wish those going, both photographers and reviewers, the best of luck! For those who don’t know about Review Santa Fe, it is a juried review hosted by Center (in a Prince kind of way, the center formerly known as the Santa Fe Center for Photography), a new member of our Connections network. You can enter to be considered for Review Santa Fe as well as the coveted Project Competition. Reviews are usually in May or June, and the entry deadline is in January.
I want to give a special shout out to the Boston and New England participants (and PRC members!): Meg Birnbaum, Jared Leeds, Caleb Charland, and past New Englander Eric Percher, who is currently in our 13th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition. Boston’s very own Pelle Cass is quoted on the web site, a hearty recommendation indeed. I hoped you have as much fun looking at the images as I did.
“Review Santa Fe has given me the best possible opportunity to move my work forward that can be crammed into 48 hours.” — Pelle Cass, RSF participant
Review 2008 Photographers: Click on the names to see work from their projects and for links to their web sites:
Douglas Adesko (n/a)
Dylan Chatain (n/a)
Clemence de Limburg (n/a)
Ella Naef (n/a)
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THURSDAY, JUNE 5
Khaki Gallery. May Dreilinger, American Expressions: Portraits from Skid Row and Michael Itkoff, Street Portraits. Reception: 6-8pm. 781-237-1095. Wellesley Center, 9 Crest Road, Wellesley, MA 02482.
Griffin Museum of Photography. 14th Juried Exhibition. Public Opening Reception: 7-8:30pm. Two Person Show: David Bookbinder and Laurie Lambrecht. Members Only: Artist Talk with David Bookbinder: 6:15-7pm (RSVP). Public Opening Reception: 7-8:30pm. 781-729-1158. 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
South End. First Fridays. Opening Receptions: 5:30-9pm. Various locations, Boston, MA 02116.
Bernard Toale Gallery. Abelardo Morell: Pictures in Pictures, Naoki Honjo: Small Planet, and Remi Thornton: Photographs. Reception: 5:30-7:30pm. 617-482-2477. 450 Harrison Ave. Boston MA 02118.
David Winton Bell Gallery. Self and Others. Artists’ Reception: 5:30-7pm. List Art Center, Brown University. 64 College St., Providence, RI 02912.
Gallery Kayafas. Frank Gohlke: Straight Ahead and On the Line. Reception: 5:30-8pm. 617-482-0411. 61 Thayer at 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
Gallery NAGA. Holography and Digital Prints, David Prifti: Collodion Portraits, Harriet Casdin-Silver: Self-Portraits, and New Photographic Work. Reception: 6-8pm. 617-267-9060. 67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
Laconia Gallery. Mind matters. Reception: 5:30-8pm. 617-670-1568. 433 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
Vermont Center for Photography. Journeys: Photographs by Ron Rosenstock. Reception: 5:30-8:30pm. 802-251-6051. 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
Hood Museum of Art. Special Introductory Tour of Black Womanhood: With Curator Barbara Thompson. Lecture/Discussion: 2pm. 603-646-2808. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.
Laconia Gallery. Mind matters. Gallery Talk: 1pm. 617-670-1568. 433 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. 23rd Annual Art in the Park. 10-5pm. 781-259-8355. 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773.
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Posted by: david in Boston Scene, News from the field, tags: Boston, Cambridge, Copley Society, Framingham, Iris Gallery, lectures, openings, Peabody Essex, Salem
THURSDAY, MAY 29
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center. Cambridge Public School Student Work. Opening Reception: 5-7pm. 617-577-1400. 41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA 02141.
Iris Gallery of Fine Art Photography. Brigitte Carnochan Photographs. Opening Reception: 5.30-8pm. 617-895-8951. 70 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114.
FRIDAY, MAY 30
Cambridge Art Association. Northeast Prize Show. Reception: 7-9pm. 617-876-0246. Kathryn Schultz Gallery. 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
SATURDAY, MAY 31
Arnold Arboretum. The Magnificence of Trees: Photographs by Maria Muller. Reception: 1-3pm. 617-524-1718. 125 The Arborway, Boston, MA 02130.
Danforth Museum of Art. 2008 Members Annual Juried Show. Opening: 6-8pm. 508-620-0050. 123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702.
Peabody Essex Museum. Body Politics: Maori Tattoo Today. Gallery Talk: 11am. 978-734-9500. 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970.
Copley Society of Art. Donna Hamil Talman: Origins. Gallery Talk: 11:30am. 617-536-5049. 158 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
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Posted by: Leslie in Boston Scene, Industry events, News from the field, PRC Exhibitions, tags: aperture, awards, claire beckett, competitions, festivals, juried show, Kudos, lesley a. martin
The first ever New York Photo Festival is in full swing this weekend. Sadly, taking down the New England Survey exhibition and artists dropping off and overall gallery prep for EXPOSURE: 13th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition is keeping me close to the fold here in Boston. Neverthless, we wish them the best and have a few neat PRC/Boston overlaps to note! Congratulations all!
Our 2008 PRC juror Lesley A. Martin is one of the curators of the festival. She put together a wonderful exhibition, Ubiquitous Image, which includes Penelope Umbrico, represented locally by Bernard Toale Gallery, whom I showed most recently in the PRC exhibition Ad/Agency.
A few names of note made the inaugural NY Photo Awards list under fine art single images and series. Martin Fougeron has been getting a lot of attention as of late and will be in our upcoming juried show. Jessica Todd Harper, who was in the 2005/2006 PRC exhibition Group Portrait, makes the list as does local imagemaker (and the photographer of the Boston Superheros Project) Tanit Sakakini.
When dropping off her work for the juried show yesterday, Claire Beckett told me that she was invited by Laurel Ptak of Aperture and i heart photograph to be on an Aperture panel. She’ll speak on Sunday with photographer Nina Berman, a sort of before and after Iraq. Claire was in our 2006 PRC exhibition, DOCUMENT, and was interviewed this week in Big, Red, and Shiny.
Consider this an open invitation to add any other
connections/kudos in the comments!
For those heading to NY, have a safe trip. Please take lots of pictures and share them with us will you?
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THURSDAY MAY 15
New England School of Photography. A Nickel and a Kopek: Black and White Photographs by Bill Franson. Reception: 7-9pm. 617-437-1868. 537 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. www.nesop.edu
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. The 2008 DeCordova Annual Exhibition. Opening Reception: 6-9pm. 781.259.8355. 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. www.decordova.org
Massachusetts College of Art + Design. Stories in a Black Box. Opening Reception: 7-9pm. 617-879-7333. Brant Gallery. 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. www.photoemerge.com/blackbox.html
FRIDAY MAY 16
The Schoolhouse Gallery. Spring Arts Competition. Reception: 6-9pm. 508-487-4800. 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. www.schoolhouseprovincetown.com
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Clark Gallery. Jim Dow Photographs. Gallery Talk & Book Signing: 2-4pm. 781-259-8303. 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. www.clarkgallery.com
Massachusetts College of Art + Design. Thesis Show III. Reception: 6-8pm. 617-267-6100. Bakalar and Paine Galleries. 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. www.massart.edu
Hood Museum of Art. Black Womanhood: Images, Icons, and Ideologies of the African Body. Introductory Tour: 2pm. 603-646-2808. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755. hoodsmuseum.dartmouth.edu
SoWa Artwalk. South End: 11-6 pm. Various locations, Boston, MA 02118. www.sowaartwalk.com
Newton Open Studios. Spring Art Tour. Open Studios: 12-6pm. 617-872-0228. Throughout Newton, MA 02460. www.newtonopenstudios.com
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Emerson College. Stories Turn Into Pattern: Senior Thesis Exhibition. Opening Reception: 1-3pm. 617-824-8329. Huret & Spector Gallery. 10 Boylston Place, 6th Floor, Boston MA, 02116. www.emerson.edu/huret
Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center. Ocean Wild: The Underwater Photography of Brian Skerry. Opening Reception: 1-5pm. Gallery Talk: 3pm. 781-821-8853. 963 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. www.massaudobon.org/visualarts
Griffin Museum of Photography. Senior Sunday - Louis Yanucci. Artist Talk: 3pm. 781-729-1158. 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. www.griffinmuseum.org
SoWa Artwalk. South End: 11-6 pm. Various locations, Boston, MA 02118. www.sowaartwalk.com
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