Kicking yourself because you forgot to submit to last fall’s PhotoSLAM and just missed this spring’s deadline, too?  Have no fear— we’re giving you a few extra days to get your work in.  This will be a fun gathering of PRC members and friends where we’ll get a chance to see everyone’s work and chat a little bit about it.  We’d love to see you there!

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Event: Thursday, March 4th, 6 – 7:30pm
Location: The Wonder Bar, 186 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA, www.wonderbarboston.com

Clear your schedules, photo enthusiasts—it’s time for another PRC PhotoSLAM! The PhotoSLAM is a digital slide show of ALL submitted photographs—a showcase of the talent within the PRC membership. YOU choose the work to show; YOU bring your friends and narrate your entries the day of the slam; and YOU make as much noise as you can to help select the winners. Submit your photos via CD or email by March 3rd to prc@bu.edu, attention PhotoSLAM! We are only accepting submissions in digital format. Limit 5 images. Images must be jpegs (labeled last name and # - i.e., Smith1.jpg), 150 dpi, no larger than 1000 pixels in either direction. All entries should include the artist’s name, phone number, email, image information (title, year, media, etc.), and a brief description of the work or series. The PRC PhotoSLAM is a great chance to get feedback on new work or show your favorites, catch up with old friends or network with new ones, win fun prizes, and see the images that other PRC members are passionate about. Let your work be seen!

The Photographic Resource Center has been getting some nice press recently, most notably in the Boston Globe and the Improper Bostonian.  Check out the recent issue of Stuff Magazine (Nov 3, 2009 - Nov. 16, 2009) where they have printed a full page write-up about the 2009 Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography Awards.

Article about the 2009 Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography Awards at the PRC.

On Wednesday, October 28th, the staff and board members at the PRC were invited to a private reception at the DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum.  This reception was for their newest exhibition, Out of the Box:  Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection, juried by none other than former PRC Curator Leslie K. Brown.  This exhibition includes a selection of images from 11 portfolios in their collection, including all 16 images from the PRC Portfolio!  This exhibition will be on display from October 24, 2009 through October, 2010.

That night marked another special event happening at the DeCordova, the naming of the Catherine S. England Photography Study Space.  Cathy is the President of the Board of Directors at the PRC, and a supporter of the DeCordova.

Cathy England, PRC Board of Directors President standing with Jason Landry, Programs and Operations Manager at the PRC at the unveiling of the Catherine S. England Photography Study Space.  Photograph courtesy of PRC Board member Roger Farrington.

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

Counterpoint (Hardcover, 72 pages) Twin Palms Publishers

In music, the term counterpoint is defined as the art of combining melodies and juxtaposing notes over one another to create emphasis. Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison’s monograph by Twin Palms Press is a storyboard of ideas centered on their desire to mend, protect and draw attention to our changing landscape.

The ParkeHarrison’s monograph, Counterpoint, is a slight departure from their classic black and white photogravures of the past. Nonetheless, these color images speak of the cycle of life, from birth to death, growth and decay, primarily of the landscapes that blanket our planet, rather than of the individual. Robert plays the protagonist in the individual stories that make up the whole. The introduction and addition of the child may revolve around the hope that a younger generation may hold the key to the changes that our culture must make in order for our landscape to survive. The ParkeHarrison’s have always had a particular interest in the use and overuse of our landscape. Through their photographs, they have created the “Everyman” character that has appeared in their earlier projects such as “The Architect’s Brother.” The Everyman has now removed his suit coat to reveal a tattered and worn out layer, creating an interesting metaphor for the damage that the earth has endured over time, including erosion and climate change. As a viewer, the impact of the color imagery puts a stamp on the real in reality.

The ParkeHarrison’s image, Dark Rain, 2008 appears in the PRC Portfolio, published in 2008. The PRC Portfolio will be featured in two exhibitions in 2009 / 2010.

The PRC Portfolio
October 22 - November 28, 2009
Reception: Friday, November 6, 5:30 - 8pm
450 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118, 617.482.0411

www.gallerykayafas.com

“Out of the Box”: Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
October 24, 2009 - October 2010
Public reception,
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7 – 9pm
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773, 781.259.8355

www.decordova.org

Beginning October 2nd, both the PRC and the 808 Galleries will be both be open and featuring the 2008 PRC Benefit Auction Live & Silent Auction Preview Exhibitions.

Join us for a opening reception this Thursday, October 2nd, 5:30 - 7:30pm at both spaces. The auction catalogue is now online, click here to preview all of the images. Don’t forget, you can use the “buy it now” feature to purchase any silent auction item. We’ll have plenty of red dots on hand!

Auction tickets are on sale now. Please call 617.975.0600 to purchase yours today! Join us as we count down to Saturday, October 25th, when close to 200 photographs will be auctioned off to support the PRC and its programming.

PREVIEW EXHIBITION DATES
Through October 19
Live Auction Preview Exhibition on display at the PRC

October 2 - October 19
Silent Auction Preview Exhibition on display at the 808 Gallery

Image above: A view of the elegant art deco 808 Gallery during last year’s auction.
Photo by Joe Budd.

Last night at the Wonder Bar in Allston, the PRC hosted its 3rd PhotoSLAM! A PRC member program, the PhotoSLAM! is a digital slideshow of photographs submitted by members, a democratic showcase of the work and talent within the PRC membership. Participants came to narrate their work, and cheered on friends in a supportive environment! A good time was had by all.

Check out the pics online by clicking here or on the above montage. We hope that you can join us next time!

Please join the Photographic Resource Center for the last in our series of “Behind the Scenes” special events. This event is open to a limited number of people on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited for this event, so please call 617.975.0600 to reserve your place today.

The third and last “Behind the Scenes” Event
A Private Collection Becomes Public
ISM.
Thursday, June 12, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30pm
745 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
ISM, a travel and leisure marketing company, is allowing a limited number of visitors to view their never-seen-before corporate collection. Guests will be treated to a guided tour with ISM’s President and CEO, Gary Leopold, and enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on its roof-deck, with a spectacular view of the Back Bay. Gary has been an avid collector of photography and a member of the PRC Board of Directors. The price of the event is $100 per person. RSVP by June 9th.

Shown above is an image from the ISM corporate photography collection. “Anamika Bhatnager and Dennis Willette, BBC News & Access Hollywood, Thursday, October 2nd, 2003, 7-8pm.” by Matthew Pillsbury.

On January 26th we held a portfolio sharing for all our members. We had a great turn out of about 25-30 people, sharing their portfolios, images on their laptops, and a small group of members shared what they had done during the semester with the Portfolio Project. Here are some photos of the event that you can check out.

Your friendly PRC Education Manager here. When I first stepped out of the Auditorium at 6:30 last night I found myself taken aback by the site of hundreds of people waiting to enter Arno Minkkinen’s lecture. I knew how Roy Scheider must have felt when he stumbled back past Quint on the Deck of the Orca and mumbled those now famous few words, “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat.” Well last night, for the PRC’s inaugural lecture in our Spring Lecture Series and our premiere Polaroid Spotlight Lecture, we needed a bigger auditorium.

Last night was truly a milestone in the history of the PRC. Arno was, as always, inspiring and his talk will be remembered for years to come. We are truly fortunate to have someone as genuinely kind and giving as Arno in our community. The attendance at the lecture was staggering! The demonstration of support for Arno and the PRC was humbling. I can’t thank everyone enough for coming out. I also want to say how heartbroken I was that we couldn’t fit everyone into the lecture hall (including yours truly). I am happy to say, however, that we will have an audio recording of the lecture available at the PRC within a couple of weeks. In the meantime, you can listen and watch the super AV slideshow that BU Today did on Arno here.

And be sure to check out photos from the event on our flickr site, courtesy of our all-star event photographer Mike Howard.