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Welcome to the website of Mary Virginia Swanson, respected creative consultant on making, marketing, licensing and collecting photography.  Her publications, articles and blog are invaluable resources for photographers and can be found within this website through the menu at left.  Visit the section “MVS On The Road” to see when she will be giving a lecture or seminar in your area, and sign up for the monthly Newsletter on the lower left portion of this home page.

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Mary Virginia Swanson is a coach. You can hire her to coach you for one inning, the whole game, the entire season or throughout your career. I initially came to Mary Virginia to help me package my work for a portfolio review competition. That single event planted the seed that matured into an entire forest of multiple projects, exhibitions and books. She taught me how to set and achieve goals, how to brand myself and how to market my work. When you invest in Mary Virginia Swanson, you invest in yourself.

—Nell Dickerson (website)

From the MVS Marketing Blog

March 14th, Lexington: Artist Talk by Eugene Richards

© 2014 Eugene Richards
University of Kentucky Art Museum
Artist Talk by Eugene Richards
Friday, March 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Free and open to the public.
“A conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, Eugene Richards joined VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) in 1968 and found himself working in a community service organization in eastern Arkansas. Running afoul of [...]

March 4th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Approaching Event |

Deadline April 1st: Light Work Grants in Photography (Regional)

Light Work
Call for Entries: Light Work Grants in Photography
Deadline: Tuesday, April 1, 2014

“Light Work is pleased to announce the 2014 Light Work Grants in Photography competition. Light Work began offering grants to CNY artists in 1975 to encourage the production of new photographic work in the region. Three $2,000 grants will be awarded to photographers [...]

March 1st, 2014 | Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Approaching Deadline, Funding the Arts |

March 5th, Cincinnati: Artist Talk by Michael Kenna

© 2014 Michael Kenna
FotoFocus
Artist Talk by Michael Kenna
Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 7:00 pm
Free and open to the public.  Seating is first come, first served.
“Michael Kenna’s landscapes are unpopulated, simple, serene, and subtle.
Often using very long exposures at night or dawn to soften the hard edge of reality, his minimalist images demand quiet attention from [...]

February 26th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Approaching Event |

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