Carnival submissions wanted for Newspace Center for Photography

The Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, OR., invites photographers to submit images for our Annual Themed Exhibition. This year, with the theme "Carnival", we are seeking work that has been shot at carnivals, fairs, celebrations or other such events with a festive atmosphere. Selected photographs will be shown in the Newspace gallery February 5th - 28th 2010.

The entry fee is $5 per image, you may enter as many images as you like.

Entries must be received by Friday, December 18th, 2009 (postmarked).

Louviere + Vanessa, Cinégraphs from Folie à Deux

A Gallery for Fine Photography presents "Louviere + Vanessa, Cinégraphs from Folie à Deux," Dec 12 - Feb 28. An opening reception will be held on Dec. 12 from 5-7 pm.

There is also a "Welcome to New Orleans" reception on Dec. 11 from 5-7 pm with drinks and refreshments.

Call 504-568-1313 for info.

Call for PhotoNOLA 2009 Volunteers!

Interested in getting involved with PhotoNOLA 2009? Click here to see the full list of exciting events we have planned from Dec. 2nd to Dec. 13th:
http://photonola.org/photo-nola-2009/calendar/
This is the time of year that volunteers are needed most! Volunteers are needed at our events to help set-up, pour wine, promote the New Orleans Photo Alliance, socialize with fellow photographers, and to help make PhotoNOLA huge success. If you think you can donate some of your time to volunteer at some of our events please contact Morgan at kmsasser@gmail.com
There will be a PhotoNOLA volunteer meeting Tuesday, Nov. 24h at 6:30pm at the New Orleans Photo Alliance at 1111 St. Mary St. (next to Half Moon). Please try to come if your planning on volunteering!

Israel Museum's New Photo Prize Recognizes Innovation in the Field

Jerusalem, November 19, 2009—The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, today announced that it has established the Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography, which provides photographers and scholars with the support needed to pursue new ideas and work in the medium. The first of its kind, the prize is awarded for the creation of new rather than the recognition of previously completed work. It will be presented every two years to an artist or scholar who aims to expand the boundaries of the medium. Recipients will receive a cash prize of €30,000 ($45,000) to support the realization of new work, which will subsequently be published or exhibited by the Museum. The first Shpilman Prize recipient will be selected in August 2010.

Complete details:

http://www.resnicowschroeder.com/media.asp?PR=790

"Grace Before Dying" in NO and on LPB

Lori Waselchuk's traveling exhibit Grace Before Dying continues its tour in Louisiana. It received thousands of viewers during the annual Angola Rodeo in October, 2009. The Angola hospice volunteers set it up each weekend near the rodeo grounds. I wasn't there but the hospice volunteers said the response to it was incredible.

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities featured the project in a 12-page spread in the Fall 2009 issue of Louisiana Cultural Vistas.

Grace Before Dying will be open to the public at the New Orleans Public Library (219 Loyola Avenue) December 3 – 17, 2009. There will be a public symposium on Saturday December 5th, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm about the Angola hospice program and the growing prison hospice movement.

This showing is part of PhotoNOLA, New Orleans’ annual photography festival organized by the New Orleans Photo Alliance. For more information on PhotoNOLA.

Grace Before Dying will also be featured on LPB this Friday at 7pm, November 20, during the program Louisiana: The State We're In. It repeats on Sunday at 2 PM. The segment can be viewed on the LPB website after Friday.

Polymer Photogravure, with Josephine Sacabo

Josephine Sacabo presents a 3-day course, May 14-16, on how to make polymer photogravures from either your film negatives or digital files. Polymer gravures are a new method of making gravures without using strong chemicals - they are exposed in sunlight or a UV light and processed in water. "The results are as beautiful as copper gravures, Sacabo says.

Cost is $645, limited to 8 students. Registration details are online.

PhotoNOLA Promo Materials are In!

The PhotoNOLA posters, postcards and brochures are all in and waiting for your help to spread them around town. Please help us get the word out about all the great things that are going on in the first two weeks of December!! Everything is at the gallery. Swing by on Friday 3-6, or Sat & Sun 12-4 to pick up a stack to distribute.

Thanks in advance!
Jen

Will Crocker & Stewart Harvey exhibit

"Two Look At The City," a new exhibit by NOPA members Will Crocker & Stewart Harvey, opens Dec. 5, with a reception from 6-9pm, at 2001 Magazine St. The exhibit runs Dec 5-30 in conjunction with PhotoNOLA.

Build Now NOLA Presents: ArtHouse

Big EasyArtists Celebrate Build Now’s New Homes. Join New Orleans Non-Profit Homebuilder Build Now on Saturday, November 14th from 1 to 5 p.m. as we present ArtHouse, a home/art tour featuring Build Now’s new homes. For one day only, Build Now’s houses, built for families who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina, will be transformed by local artists into in-home galleries featuring some of New Orleans’ most exciting new artwork. Pick up a tour map at the Build Now model house located at 5713 Elysian Fields starting at 1 p.m. The model house will be open all afternoon, with a reception to follow the event from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit www.buildnownola.com or call 504-324-3964 for more information.

***Featuring work by four New Orleans Photo Alliance members: Jennifer Shaw, Roman Alokhin, Shawn Escoffery, and K. Morgan Sasser at 2821 Eagle Street. Please stop by to support a fellow non-profit and some great photography!***

Call for Entries: Composition Gallery, Atlanta

Composition Gallery in Atlanta Georgia is seeking submissions from dynamic photographic artists nationwide for its fourth anniversary exhibition. 3 to 6 images from each of the 4 photographers chosen will be on exhibition at the gallery from Saturday January 23rd, 2010 through Sunday March 7th, 2010.

http://www.compositiongallery.com/four_for_four

Velcro Show 2009. This is the 4th annual edition of what is our very popular version of a pin-up show. If you have a photographic image that you've taken, or found, and you think it has artistic merit, bring it in and we'll stick it on the wall; or take a new picture especially for the show. And don't worry, we'll have some artist tape on hand to protect your image from the velcro glue. Photographs will be on display during regular gallery hours through Sunday December 20th.

http://www.compositiongallery.com/shows/54-Velcro-Show-2009/current

Call for Entries: New Directions, wallspace gallery

We are currently accepting submissions for our fourth annual juried show - New Directions.

New Directions seeks to discover new talent in the world of photography. Past shows have included the works of Joseph O. Holmes, Priya Kambli and Joelle Jensen. Each year emerging artists have an opportunity to have their work seen by a nationally recognized figure in the field of photography. From these entries a cohesive show emerges for display at Wall Space in January, and this year we are excited to have 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland join forces to show ND10 in Portland during the month of February.

All submissions for this exhibition are considered for gallery representation. wall space directors and associates, as well as 23 Sandy Gallery will review the work, however the galleries review will not affect the outcome of the selection process.

Juror - Carol McCusker, PhD - Curator of Photography, Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA), San Diego, CA

http://wallspaceseattle.com/newDirections/index.php

Tina Freeman presents "Tarot Garden, Niki de Saint Phal" @ Bob Tannen Gallery

This Saturday marks the opening of the fourth and final show of Tina's photographs at Bob Tannen's Gallery, Studio 527.

She says: "I think it will be closing at the end of this show. I have loved showing there. This group was shot this last summer. If you don't make the opening, this Saturday November 7 from 6-9, the gallery will be opened Thursday- Saturday 1-5 or call Coeli Hilferty at (610) 213-6835 to make an appointment. Thank you so much for your support."

ASMP New Orleans/Gulf South General Meeting

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Social 6:30p.m.
Program 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Rink on Prytania

A Presentation by copyright lawyer, Greg Evelne AND A Presentation on "Self Promotion through Social Media" by Will Scott, owner of Search Influence. Will has been involved in on line marketing since 1995 and will discuss marketing through facebook, twitter, and flickr, etc..

Refreshments will be served.

Join "Help Portrait" for the holidays

Help Portrait sends an invitation to join their community online. The blog is described as "a movement of photographers who are using their time, equipment and expertise to give back to those who are less fortunate this holiday season."

“Animal Magnetism” looking for submissions

The Vermont Photography Workplace is looking for submissions for a national juried exhibition of photography at its PhotoPlace Gallery, in Middlebury, Vermont. The exhibition is called “Animal Magnetism” juried by John Willis, Director of In-Sight Photography Project. Approximately forty accepted photos will be on view at PhotoPlace Gallery in the month of January.

Details about the call for entries can be found on our website or you may e-mail us. Deadline for submitting is Dec. 7th.