Sarah has one week left in her internship at ACP, and we’d like to thank her for all the great work she’s been doing. Sarah’s a 2nd year student in the Commercial Photography Dep’t. at Gwinnett Technical College, and you can check out her blog here. Thanks for your hard work, Sarah!

Great to see this video on CNN of Sheila Pree Bright talking about her project “Young Americans”. Sheila’s also relaunched her web site and it looks great!

(Ed note: Sheila is a current board member of ACP.

Octane Coffee is seeking submissions for its “iPhone aRt sHow” to benefit ATAC.

Snapdragon Photography Gallery

ACP 11 Festival Guide listings are coming to a close on Tuesday, at 11:59pm. There are a few more hours remaining to insure your participation in this year’s festival. Submit your listing today!

Local photographer Bill Chamberlain, who exhibited during ACP 10 at A Novel Experience in Zebulon, has an exhibit currently up at the Buckhead Library through July 2nd, and he’s giving an artist’s talk this Saturday, the 27th, with a reception at 11:30am.

June 5-July 2, 2009
W.A. Chamberlain - “Fading Fast - Disappearing Southern Rural Architecture”
Photography Exhibit at the Buckhead Library

June 27, 2009, Sat. Reception 11:30 - 1:30
In the Library Community Room
Artist presentation - 12:15PM
“Legacy of Eudora Welty, Walker Evans & Contemporaries”

Library Address: 269 Buckhead Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Tel. 404-814-3500
Hours: Mon. & Wed. 10AM - 8PM, Tues & Thurs. 10 AM - 6PM
Fri. & Sat. 11AM - 6PM, Sunday Closed.

July 9th, and July 11th, Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier teaches two classes at the Center for Lifelong Learning at Emory about discovering art in Atlanta, specifically at MOCA GA

Evening at Emory is a program of the Emory University Center for Lifelong Learning committed to nurturing the timeless passion for lifelong learning through innovative, sophisticated personal enrichment classes for adults. Since 1951, the program has encouraged personal growth in an atmosphere that fosters creativity, discussion, and intellectual exploration.

Art: Discovering Atlanta (MOCA GA) Course Description: Georgia boasts artists who have risen to the pinnacle of the art world. Learn about who they are at a lecture and discussion on Thursday evening and then see their work on Saturday at the fabulous Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. We will tour the facilities of MOCA GA and take a sneak peek at the museum’s permanent collection. We will visit the ateliers of some of the many artists housed at TULA. If you don’t know who the artists are, then here is your chance to learn about the wealth of creativity in the Peach State. Come and learn about the wealth of Georgia’s artistic talent and their amazing art work!

Lumière’s latest exhibition “The Color of Light”, opens on Thursday night, June 25th, with rare, vintage color work from the estate of Wynn Bullock (all shot on the newly-decommissioned Kodachrome), color photographs from Al Weber (who’s known best for his black-and-white work), and contemporary photographs from local photographer Laura Noel.

Wynn Bullock is widely recognized as one of the 20th Century’s most innovative photographers. His interest in the visual arts began in Paris in 1929. The work of the French Impressionists, Moholy-Nagy and Man Ray redirected his concert singing career to photography. He had over 100 one person exhibitions from New York, Chicago and San Francisco, to Tokyo, London and Paris. His images are widely collected and have been the subject of five books. Bullock’s “Color Light Abstractions” is premiering in this Lumiere exhibition.

Al Weber’s career spans six decades. He is internationally recognized for the breadth of his work and contributions as a teacher and mentor. Weber’s images have been shown in over 200 exhibitions. An accomplished commercial photographer, his commissions include work for Time-Life, Fortune and Holiday magazines. Corporate clients include Dupont, Kaiser, International Harvester, Eastman Kodak, Polaroid and Hasselblad. His photographs are in the permanent collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, M. H. de Young Museum, UCLA, Utah Museum of Fine Arts and the Ansel Adams Collection.

Laura Noel makes contemporary photographs that are inspired in part by the color work of notable photographers active in the street photography scene of the 1970s and 80s. Through much of her fifteen year career, Noel has explored symbolism in the American cultural landscape and addressed ideas about the national identity. Her work has been shown in over 50 group and individual exhibitions and is held in private and public collections.

Joeff Davis, who regularly shoots for Creative Loafing, was named Atlanta Photojournalist of the Year. Check out Joeff’s site for the latest.

© Joeff Davis

We’re looking forward to this year’s Portfolio Review on Saturday, October 10th. For more information, and instructions on how to register, see Portfolio Review Registration. Deadline for registration is July 10th, and juried review applicants will be notified by July 17th.

As of this morning, the confirmed reviewers are:
Andy Adams - Writer and Editor, Flak Photo
Julian Cox - Head Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art, Atlanta
Sylvie Fortin - Editor, Art Papers Magazine, Atlanta
Hanna Frieser - Director, Light Work, Syracuse, NY
Stuart Horodner - Curator, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta
Jason Houston - Photo Editor, Orion Magazine
Lisa Kurzner - Independent Curator, Cleveland, OH
Michele Mosko - Owner, Michele Mosko Fine Art, Denver, CO
Susan Todd-Raque - Independent Curator, Educator and Dealer, Atlanta
Anna Walker-Skillman - Owner, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta
Sasha Wolf - Owner, Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York, NY

Looking forward to seeing you all on October 10th!

A new exhibition from Deidra Tyree, Marlene Hawthrone Thomas, Karen Schacham, Yi-Hsin Tzeng opening on June 26th, at Studioplex.

Emerging Artists 2009 @ Spruill Gallery opens June 18th, from 6-9pm, featuring Jonathan Bouknight, Meg Aubrey, Susan Ryles, Rory Golden, Jason Kofke, Rylan Steele, Tina Han and Danny Paulette. ACP’s glad to see two participants (Rylan & Jonathan) from the ACP Portfolio Review have been included in this show!

© Jason Kofke