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October 1st, San Marcos, TX: OPEN HOUSE: The Wittliff Collections 25th Anniversary Exhibitions
- © Mariana Yampolsky
The Wittliff Collections
25th Anniversary Exhibitions Open House
Saturday, October 1, 2011, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Free and open to the public.
“The Wittliff’s 25th Anniversary Exhibitions will be celebrated withsomething new: a combined open house! Curators and staff will be on hand to answer questions about The Edge of Time: Photographs of Mexico by Mariana Yampolsky, Illuminating Texas: 25 Lone Star Moments, and The Dazzling Instant photographic show. Authors and photographers whose works are held at the Wittliff will be invited, and refreshments—including anniversary cake, of course—will be served. This event is in conjunction with Family Weekend and ‘Discover Texas State,’ the university’s premier open house event showcasing the many exciting things happening on campus.”
The Edge of Time, photographs of Mexico by Mariana Yampolsky
“This exhibition honors Mariana Yampolsky‘s role in the Wittliff Collections’ history with 60 black-and-white photographs of Mexico she created during the 30-year span of 1964 to 1994. Reflecting Yampolsky’s lifelong concerns, her images capture rural Mexico and its people with respect and infinite care. They function as works of art and as evidence of moments in Mexico’s history when ways of life that have endured for centuries faced the onslaught of modernization.”
The Dazzling Instant
“Presenting 95 images by 70 photographers, this Wittliff Collections anniversary exhibition was inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who wrote, “The photograph is a guillotine blade that seizes one dazzling instant in eternity.” Each photograph on display can be seen as a powerful or poetic moment, including such classics as Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams, Watching the Dancers by Edward Curtis, Portrait of the Eternal by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother,” and Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal. This exhibition also spotlights the 12 volumes in the Wittliff’s Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series published primarily by UT Press, with prints by Kate Breakey, Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Jayne Hinds Bidaut, Josephine Sacabo, Rocky Schenck, Bill Wittliff, and others.”
The Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library
Texas State University – San Marcos
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas [map]
phone: 512.245.2313
September 22nd, NYC: Panel Discussion “The Role of Women in Photography: Are We There Yet?”
School of Visual Arts
Panel Discussion: The Role of Women in Photography: Are We There Yet?
Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Admission: Free for students with valid ID | $10 for general public
“Have women in photography finally arrived? Has new media empowered women by opening up new avenues in which to create, show and distribute images thus leveling the playing field? These are some of the questions asked at a panel discussion presented by Professional Women Photographers and the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department.
An independent curator and former visuals editor at The New Yorker, Elisabeth Biondi moderates a panel on the role of women in photography. Panelists include photography critic Vince Aletti, curator and writer Lyle Rexer and photographers Martine Fougeron, Lisa Kereszi and Sarah Silver. Presented by the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department in partnership with Professional Women Photographers.”
School of Visual Arts Amphitheater
209 E. 23rd Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10010 [map]
Aperture: “What Matters Now? Proposals for a New Front Page”
Aperture Foundation
What Matters Now? Proposals for a New Front Page
“Ten years post-9/11, at a time when we are more overloaded with information than ever but cannot access it in a coherent manner, Aperture will create a visual café for collective social engagement with the question: What Matter’s Now? and turn it into an evolving exhibition space. During a two-week period, starting today, Aperture will turn itself “inside out,” letting participants engage in the editorial process of weighing questions, ideas, and images, and proposing conceptual and curatorial solutions. Both invited guests and gallery visitors will be asked to participate. The exhibition What Matters Now? Proposals for a New Front Page will combine the crowd sourcing of images and ideas with the curatorial engagement of six experienced individuals, each hosting a table and a conversation within the space, where on corresponding walls each group will present its proposals for the contents of a ‘New Front Page’. Hosts include a variety of visual image specialists: Wafaa Bilal, Melissa Harris, Stephen Mayes, Joel Meyerowitz, Fred Ritchin (who conceptualized this project) and Deborah Willis.
Your ideas are crucial to the success of this project. Submit your suggestions, imagery, multimedia projects and websites. If you would like your submission to be directed towards a particular host, table, or discussion tag, please identify that in your message.”
September 1st: PhotoNOLA Portfolio Review Registration Opens
PhotoNOLA 2011
PhotoNOLA has updated their website for the Sixth Annual Festival of Photography in New Orleans happening December 8-11, 2011. More information about this year’s festival will be added to the website soon, but their calendar will give you a good idea of this year’s schedule of events.
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Portfolio Review Registration Opens: September 1, 2011 at 10:00 am CST
Reviews will take place December 10 & 11, 2011. To learn more about the PhotoNOLA Portfolio Reviews, please visit their website here. There are openings for 65 photographers; registration is on a first come first served basis.
Lens Culture FotoFest Paris: Meeting Place Portfolio Reviews Registration Now Open and Call for Entries
Lens Culture FotoFest Paris 2011
November 7, 8 & 9, 2011
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the International Portfolio Reviews & Meeting Place for Photographers
“Hosted at the Spéos Paris Photographic Institute, Lens Culture FotoFest Paris 2011 will bring together 130 photographers and 40 international photography experts for 3 full days of productive, stimulating meetings. Last year, photographers and reviewers from 32 countries participated. The event offers all participants tremendous opportunities to share knowledge, connections and insights.
Lens Culture FotoFest Paris takes place immediately before Paris Photo — the world’s largest international fair and marketplace for contemporary photography.
Paris is one of the world’s capitals for photography, so there is always a lot of inspiration to be discovered in galleries, museums and other venues throughout the city, as well.”
Click here for more information about the reviews and here for the list of reviewers.
Call for Entries: Lens Culture International Exposure Awards
Photography and Multimedia Awards
Deadline: Sturday, September 17, 2011
“Lens Culture International Exposure Awards discover, reward, and promote talented, new, emerging and established photographers and multimedia creators from around the world. We’re looking for exciting work from every continent, and from diverse points of view: documentary, fine art, nature, photojournalism, activism, street photography, sports, fashion, poetic, personal, abstract and human. A stellar international jury of photography experts will review and judge every entry submitted.”
There are three categories for awards in 2011:
- Multimedia: $75 for a feature no more than 8 minutes long
- Portfolio: $75 for 5-15 images
- Single Image: $35 for 1 image
There will also be 25 Honorable Mention Awards.
To learn more about each category, the prizes and submission guidelines click here.
Chicago: Filter Photo Festival Early Registration Extended to August 22nd
Filter Photo Festival
Portfolio Reviews and Workshop early bird registration has been extended to August 22nd.
Portfolio Reviews are being held October 15th & 16th. Please visit Filter’s website for details and to register.
Click here for the list of reviewers and their bios.
Workshops are being held October 12th – 14th. To see the wide variety of workshops being taught and who is teaching them, click here.
The previously made post on this blog for Filter Festival’s portfolio reviews can be found here.
August 13th, San Diego: “The Art of Photography Show” Opening Reception
The Art of Photography Show
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm
Free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.
“The Art of Photography Show is an established and critical force in the world of contemporary photography. Now in its 7th year, this presentation of world class photography is truly exquisite. A total of 15,444 entries were submitted by artists from 72 countries around the world for this juried competition. The judge for this exhibit is Anne Lyden, Associate Curator of Photography at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Ms. Lyden selected 109 compelling works for exhibition.
The Art of Photography Show 2011 is a world-class international exhibition of photographic art at the elegant two-level Lyceum Theatre Gallery, a perfect venue for exhibiting a large showcase of awesome photographic art. One of the distinguishing characteristics of this competition and exhibition is that our judge is always a highly acclaimed museum curator. We are working hard to make the 2011 show our best yet!”
The exhibition will be up from August 13 through October 23, 2011.
To see the list of artists accepted into the show, click here.
Lyceum Theatre Gallery
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, California
[map] [directions]
Chicago: Filter Photo Festival Portfolio Reviews Early Registration Ends August 15th
Filter Photo Festival: October 12-16, 2011
Portfolio Reviews: Saturday & Sunday, October 15-16th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Registration is now open; early registration ends August 15, 2011.
“Participants sign up for either 5 or 8 twenty-minute face-to-face reviews and receive candid advice about their work, as well as information on getting their photographs exhibited and published.
All review participants are encouraged to show their work at the Portfolio Walk on Saturday October 15th, from 6pm – 10pm which will take place nearby at the Fine Arts Building following the reviews and will be an excellent opportunity to showcase your work to all of the reviewers, and to your fellow photographers.”
Pricing until August 15th:
5 Reviews – $250
8 Reviews – $350Pricing after August 15th:
5 Reviews – $275
8 Reviews – $375
Single Reviews – $50 (only available after September 15th)Student Pricing:
Single reviews available after October 1st for $25 each
*While you will not be able to select individual reviewers, you will be e-mailed and asked to rank the reviewers you would like to see in order of preference. We will do our best to match you with your top choices.
Please click here to register; click here for the list of reviewers and their bios.
Reviews will be held at the Central Loop Hotel:
111 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois [map]
CALENDAR: Five important deadlines between July 13-17!
Readers of this blog will know how strongly I feel about entering certain competitions, and attending certain portfolio review events… I consider such activities investments that can make a difference in your career. The choices for your time and your money, however, are many. How do you decide what competitions to enter, and which events to attend? Five such important deadlines loom large in the coming week; below I share submission details, as well as my personal thoughts on why you should strongly consider these industry offerings in particular. (NOTE: be mindful of dates and specific times submissions are due.)
They are in order of deadline: Aperture Portfolio Prize | Photography Book Now | FotoFest Meeting Place 2012 Portfolio Reviews | Critical Mass 2011 | Atlanta Celebrates Photography Portfolio Review. I will add a brief commentary with each listing.
Aperture Portfolio Prize
Deadline: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:00 noon EDT
This annual Prize is the one opportunity per year for your work to be seen by the heads of exhibition/magazine/book publication divisions at Aperture. Winning portfolios have a presence on the Aperture website.
Submission Fee: $25 for 15 images and entrants must be current, paid subscribers of Aperture magazine
“The purpose of the Aperture Portfolio Prize is to identify trends in contemporary photography and specific artists whom we can help by bringing them to a wider audience. In choosing the first-prize winner and runners-up, we are looking for work that is fresh and that hasn’t been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues.”
To enter visit www.callforentry.org. For the full prospectus please visit Aperture’s website.
Photography Book Now
Deadline: Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 GMT)
This annual self-publishing competition, sponsored by Blurb, boasts a diverse jury of industry professionals who meet together to review and discuss self-published books that have been submitted. The cash prizes are substantial, and winning projects are featured on the Blurb website and shown at industry events internationally. Getting your ideas for a book of your work out of your head and into print format is an important step towards publication of your work, one that you will required should you wish to submit to his important competition. (NOTE: it is not a requirement that your book be created using Blurb’s software).
International juried competition presented by Blurb
Submission Fee (per book): $35 | UK £20 | Eur €27.50 | CAD $35 | AUD $35
Jurors
“Led by Darius Himes, PBN’s panel of world-renowned photographers, photo editors, and industry leaders reviews the entries and selects the winners. They are: Gerry Badger, Chris Boot, Matt Eich, Larry Fink, Claudia Hinterseer, Henry Horenstein, Whitney Lawson, Larissa Leclair, Jon Levy, Steve McCurry, Laura Brunow Miner, and Markus Schaden; you can learn more about all of them here.”
Visit PBN’s website for details on How to Enter and for the Rules & FAQs.
International Meeting Place Portfolio Review
FotoFest 2012 Biennial
Deadline for early registration: Thursday, July 14, 2011
The FIRST international photography biennial in the US, this event based in Houston, Texas is now in its 13th edition. The portfolio review event within the Biennial, called the “International Meeting Place” is the only review in the US where you can meet curators, gallery owners, photo editor and more from around the world. It is by far the most international group of industry professionals to hit our shores to review your work, and you will meet your international peers as well. Each session has an evening dedicated to sharing their work with the Houston community, as well.
There will be four 4-day sessions, with three educational workshops held on the day between the sessions, so plan to come early/stay late for these special days. Exhibitions on view throughout the city during the Biennial are worth the trip alone. Apply by the deadline for early registration; if the Reviews over subscribed at the end of this period, your application will automatically be included in the lottery to attend The Meeting Place. The next Biennial will be held in 2014, so plan now to attend the 2012 event.
“If you are curious as to why we call our portfolio review program “The Meeting Place”, it’s because the Meeting Place presents the opportunity for photographic artists to meet and show their work to top arts professionals from around the world. The event is literally a “meeting place” – a place where artists, arts professionals, collectors, and colleagues are able to network, collaborate, share ideas, and establish life-long connections.
Meeting Place Registration Includes:
A minimum of 16 individual portfolio reviews during a 4-day session; participation in FotoFest’s public event, Evenings with the Artists – Open Portfolio Nights, where you can display your work to the public and other Meeting Place participants; free access to exhibitions, artist talks, lectures, and book signings; opportunities for informal reviews with roving reviewers; networking with fellow artists; discounted Workshop registration; and an image of your work included in the Artist Reference Booklet.”
Reviews are held March 16 – April 3, 2012
Photolucida Critical Mass 2011
Deadline: Friday, July 15, 2011 at 11:59 pm CDT
I can’t begin to tell you the number of bodies of work I first came to know through serving as a Judge for Critical Mass; it is an honor and a pleasure I look forward to every year. If your portfolio is selected for inclusion in the Critical Mass Top 50, your work will have permanent presence on the Photolucida website, and selections are made from this roster for print publication. I consider this competition an excellent investment. Edit tightly, and strive for a short but insightful statement!
Submission fee: $75 ($90 for international) for 10 images
“The aim of Critical Mass, and all Photolucida programming, is to provide participants with career-building opportunities and to promote the best emerging and mid-career artists working today. Critical Mass is a program about exposure and community. The idea is simple—photographers (from anywhere) submit a 10 image portfolio for $75 ($90 for international submissions). This work is then pre-screened by a committee of approximately 20 great jurors. From those votes, the 200 top Finalists are determined. These 200 Finalists then pay an additional submission fee ($200) and their work goes on to a jury of approximately 200 of the world’s best curators, editors, and other professionals who have agreed to view and vote on the Finalists’ work. Using these votes, at least one photographer is chosen to receive a book award and once the monograph is published, everyone who enters and juries will receive a copy of the book(s).”
Click here for the list of this year’s jurors and here for the full prospectus.
Atlanta Celebrates Photography Portfolio Review
deadline: Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 11:59 pm EDT
ACP (October) is a month-long, city-wide event that heralds photography in its many forms. One of the many highlights is a one-day juried portfolio review event, with a public viewing of the accepted works that evening. This is a small but mighty review event is perfect for those in the region or those who have yet to attend a portfolio review event; getting a seat at the table is coveted.
“Added in 2005 at the request of photographers, the ACP Portfolio Review and Walk offers artists the opportunity to meet with highly respected curators, dealers, editors, and agency representatives from across the United States and beyond. Sponsored in part by Turner Broadcasting and their “Turner Voices” initiative, 17 reviewers and 51 artists will meet one Saturday in October. Each photographer will meet privately with five reviewers for twenty minutes each. Every year we have many more applicants than available slots, so each application will be evaluated by ACP and a third-party judge to determine if the applicant may participate in the Reviews. The Portfolio Walk (following the review sessions) gives participating photographers the opportunity to present their work to the general public at an evening reception, open to all.”
This portfolio review is a juried event. Click here for the submission form and guidelines.
The review will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 this year.
Participate in the exhibition “Facing the Lens: Portraits of Photographers” by posting your self-portrait
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has organized an exhibition of portraits that is on view through August 28th: “Facing the Lens: Portraits of Photographers.” In conjunction with the exhibition they have established a Flickr set to which you can add your own self-portrait. To see the work posted so far, and to add your self-portrait, visit this link.
From the exhibition’s web page:
“Many photographers are comfortable in front of their lenses, making self-portraiture either an aspect of their work or its mainstay. On the other hand, some are notoriously camera shy. This exhibition features photographic portraits of a wide array of photographers, from the nineteenth century to the present. Included are straightforward portraits, performances, masquerades, and surrogates. A small grouping of “anti-portraits” made up of passports, driver’s licenses, and other identification documents, are lent by local photographers such as Stuart Klipper and Joann Verburg.
Participate in the Exhibition
Upload your self-portrait or photos of photographers to the MIA’s Facing the Lens group on Flickr. Your photos will be featured in the gallery and also on the MIA’s Web site. Please include your name,
title of photo, and the date the photo was taken.”