Our photography-festival friends to the north at LOOK3 have a spectacular slate of programming over the next three days. Best of all, there’s livestreaming for those of us who couldn’t make it to Charlottesville. At 7pm tonight, Carrie Mae Weems will be in conversation with Deborah Willis. Check out the full schedule here.
We couldn’t be happier about this innovative collaboration between South X Southeast photo-magazine & 21st Editions, which will benefit Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Pick-up one of four limited-editions from one of the best photo publishers in the world.
Thank you South X Southeast photo-magazine & 21st Editions!
“South x Southeast and 21st Editions are proud to announce a collaboration benefiting Atlanta Celebrates Photography.
When you purchase one of four editions and mention South x Southeast a portion of the proceeds will go to Atlanta Celebrates Photography’s programs that work with teens in schools and hospitals. ACP believes strongly in facilitating the connection between kids and cameras. Photography is a powerful tool kids can use to tell and share their stories.
The first of these editions, Imogen Cunningham: Symbolist, may be ordered by clicking here.”
“The components of this completely handmade book will include:
* 3 loose Imogen Cunningham Estate prints: The Dream, 1910; Veiled Woman, 1910; and The Wood Beyond the World, 1910.
* 9 bound Imogen Cunningham Estate Prints printed in gum arabic and platinum of Cunningham’s early Symbolist work from 1905-1915.
* 1 frontispiece nude self-portrait of Imogen Cunningham.
* Poetry and Prose by William Morris, with an introductory note by John Wood, printed letterpress on handmade Twinrocker paper.
* Handcrafted in the United States.”
Imogen Cunningham, Self-Portrait, 1906, courtesy 21st Editions
The Showcase School of Photography is running their “SHOTS” competition again this year. Check out their Call for Entries.
Callanwolde has a pinhole photography class starting June 17th that’s open for registration, taught by Danielle Cornely.
Introduction to Pinhole Photography
It’s an introduction to the world of alternative processes of photography. Students will learn how to build their own cameras out of a variety of materials (some suggested, most left up to the students creativity). Explore the magic of “filmless Photography”, letting go of strict control and learning to experiement wit materials, time, and the contemporary perceptions of what photography is: Supply list is online and no prior darkroom experience necessary. Instructor is Danielle Cornely $140 members/$150 non-members the class is on Mondays June 17th-July 29th No class on July 1st from the time is from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Short notice, but Jim Fiscus will be speaking at Portfolio Center on Thursday morning, May 30th, at 10am. Open to the Public!
© Rose Barron
“Please join us on Friday, May 31st from 7:30 pm to 10 pm for the opening reception of Multitude of Madonnas, photographs by Rose M. Barron in whitespec at whitespace. Barron’s work examines religious imagery as a way of expressing ideas and concepts that lie well beyond the bounds of faith and spirituality. Multitude of Madonnas focuses on the Virgin Mary, the most visible and iconic of all Christian women and the most portrayed woman in the canon of art history. She represents the quintessence of female value, virtue, beauty, and purity.
Through her investigation and reinterpretation of Madonna iconography, Barron explores what it means to be a woman, both historically and within a contemporary context. She recreates iconic depictions of the Virgin Mary, using modern women, women who are challenged by the traditional conventions of womanhood, societal expectations of beauty and sexuality, and the struggle for balance between financial success, independence and family. In these works, Barron uses elaborate hand-constructed sets, emphasizing both the lushness and superficiality of fabric, fruit, or skin. Her subjects are real, candid people (often friends) with imperfections, which creating tension when juxtaposed with the sacred and religious iconography that they reference.
Rose Barron currently works and resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia, an MA in Photo Concentration from Georgia State University, and recently graduated with an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Photography. Her work has been exhibited in several solo exhibitions across the southeast including Atlanta and Huntsville, as well as internationally at the Espacio Común in Panaman City, Panama. Baron has shown in many group exhibitions across the nation including The Athens Center for Contemporary Art, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Fe Gallery in Pittsburgh, and Umbrella Gallery in New York City. Her work is included in several private and public collections including the Four Seasons in Morocco, the Marriott Courtyard in Nashville, the March of Dimes Corporate Office Collection, the APG Collectors Portfolio, and the MOCA Educational/Resource Center.
Exhibition Dates:
May 31 – July 6, 2013
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 31 from 7:30 – 10pm
Gallery Hours:
Wed – Sat, 11am – 5pm
or by appointmentwhitespec at whitespace
814 Edgewood Avenue
Altanta, GA 30307
404.688.1892
Local photographer Stephanie Calabrese Roberts worked with local teens this spring at the John H. Harland Boys & Girls Club to “learn the art of mobile photography”. Fulton County Arts Council & the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta made the workshop possible.
Check out the press release below, and the examples of work from the students can be seen at Lens on Life.
© Reginald Carter
© Marquis Thomas
© Stephanie Roberts
Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. – APG Gallery, Dorothy O’Connor, Speaking of Photography
“Dorothy O’Connor is a photo-based installation artist living in Atlanta. Her fantastical, life-sized installations, which include a live model performance in the style of a tableau vivant, have been featured during Atlanta Celebrates Photography and FLUX Night. Her latest tableau is currently installed at the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Art Museum in Nashville, and her work is represented by Nashville’s Tinney Contemporary Gallery. She will be discussing the craft, inspiration, and history of her “Scenes” body of work.”
“Please join us for the opening reception of Safe, photographs by Sandra-Lee Phipps at whitespace. For Safe, Sandra-Lee Phipps’ first exhibition at whitespace gallery and in Atlanta, Phipps presents two series of photographs that deal with the quest for safety in our cultural environment of fear. These works are set in the untamed forests and rural farmlands of Maine, a place of personal reflection and security for Phipps. Interweaving archetypal images with a symbolic color of power, protection and danger – orange, Phipps explores the fragile sense of self, self-preservation and her role as an artist within this expansive landscape.
“[I]nside the word emergency is emerge; from an emergency new
things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibility are sisters.” – Rebecca SolnitIn the second set of works, two figures emerge and a tension is revealed between what is known and unknown in times of transition. Though identical, the young girls wear colors signifying their difference, but also their bond – orange and blue. Wearing complementary colors, though visual opposites, the figures are intrinsically bound together.
Sandra-Lee Phipps is an Atlanta-based artist whose work explores the representation of self in both documentary and fine art photography. She has shown her work in exhibitions along the east coast and is recognized for her archival prints of the band R.E.M. She received her BA in communication arts journalism/photography from University of Georgia and a MA in studio arts/photographic and computer arts from New York University. After completing her master’s program, Phipps taught at NYU and later Rockport College in Maine. She is currently a professor of photography at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. In addition to her work as an educator, Sandra-Lee Phipps was a contributing photographer for the Village Voice and published a bi-weekly column, “streetstyle.”"
Exhibition Dates: Friday, May 17th – Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, May 17th | 7pm to 10 pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday | 11am to 5pm
Location: whitespace – 814 Edgewood Avenue NE | Inman Park
Vincent LaForet presents “Canon EOS Cinema Cameras”
May 13, 2013 7:00-9:00PMLocation: Mariott Century Center
2000 Century Blvd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30345On Monday evening, May 13 from 7-9pm we will host one of the premier imagers working today. Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Vincent Laforet will speak at the Marriott Century Center in a program sponsored by Canon EOS Cinema and hosted by Showcase Photo & Video.
In 2008, Laforet directed “Reverie”, the first widely available short film shot with the Canon 5D Mark II camera. The video has been cited by proposers of the use of DSLR cameras in digital cinematography and has been heralded as one of the films that launched the HDSLR movement.
In 2011, he was chosen by Canon to be one of the first 4 filmmakers to shoot with their first cinema camera, the Canon C300, and he directed the film “Mobius” which premiered at Paramount Studios. The opening was attended by Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Robert Rodriguez, and JJ Abrams.
This will be unique opportunity to hear about the transition from still to cinema by this truly accomplished imager.
Seating is limited and registration is required. There is a charge of $25 for this event, and each attendee will receive a $25 Showcase Photo & Video Gift Card.
© 2013, Atlanta Celebrates Photography.