The South Central Region Society for Photographic Education Annual Conference

The University of Arkansas Art Department will be hosting The South Central Region Society for Photographic Education annual conference, “Spirits of the Times”, October 7 - 9, 2010.
Programming is scheduled on October 8th and 9th at the UA Global Campus, located in downtown Fayetteville, and in the Fine Arts Center, located on the main University of Arkansas campus. Registration is required for conference programming. More information can be found at www.spesouthcentral.org

The conference will bring photography educators, students and professionals from a six state region to Fayetteville for two days of presentations and lectures. This year’s Honored Educator is Sonja Rieger from the University of Alabama. The SPE holds its national conference in the spring and the individual regions hold their annual conference in the fall. Conference location rotates around the region. The Art Department at UA has previously hosted the SCSPE conference in 1981 and 2000.

The featured speaker at the conference will be internationally renowned documentary photographer Danny Lyon. Lyon’s keynote address will be held on Friday evening, October 8, at 7:00 in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center. Seating is limited. For information call the Art Department at 479-575-5202.

An exhibition of Danny Lyon’s photographs on motorcycle culture, “The Bikeriders,” will be on display at Crystal Bridges at the Massey in Bentonville from September 9 – October 31. Crystal Bridges at the Massey is open Thursday – Saturday from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm.

Other photography exhibits on display during October in conjunction with the conference include the SCSPE Members and Students exhibits at the Fayetteville Underground galleries October 6 through the 30th. The Revolver Gallery will feature the work of SCSPE members, photographic educators and professionals, and The Hive, will feature work by photography students from universities and colleges in Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. An opening reception is will be held on “First Thursday” October 7 from 5:00-8:00pm. For more information: http://www.fayettevilleunderground.com.
Fayetteville Underground is open Wednesday – Friday from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm and Saturdays from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.

“Black in White America,” photographs by Leonard Freed, curated by the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York City will be the featured exhibition in the UA Fine Arts Center Gallery. “Black in White America” is a moving collection of photos that document the African American struggle for self definition in mid-20th century America. Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was a member of the Magnum photo agency. “Black in White America” will be on exhibit in the Fine Arts Center Gallery on campus October 6 – 29. Gallery hours are 9:00 am – 5:30 pm, Monday – Friday and 2:00 – 5:00 pm on Sunday. For more information: smitche@uark.edu or call the UA Gallery Office at 479-575-7987.

“Arkansas Photography Educators,” an exhibit featuring current work by twelve faculty members from universities and colleges in Arkansas, will be on display at the sUgAR Gallery
in Bentonville from September 30 – October 23 with an opening reception scheduled for Saturday October 9 from 4:30-7:30. Featured artists include Beverly Buys, Gary Cawood, Victor Chalfant, Neal Holland, Joanne Jones, Margaret LeJuene, Maxine Payne, Michael Peven, Donna Pinckley, Carey Roberson, Curtis Steele and Marcia Wallace.

Also during the month of October, the work of UA photography students will be on display in the hallway cases in the Fine Arts Center.


For more information on conference programming and registration, please contact: michael peven at mpeven@uark.edu or the Art Department at artinfo@uark.edu.
Or call the UA art department at 479-575-5202

Art Rocks: Photos by Kris Johnson

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Do you like Ken Burns?
Do you like documentaries?
Do you like nature?
Do you like nature photography?
Do you like America's national parks?

This has been on TV all week. By the end of the week all of the videos will be online and available to watch!

Angela Peace's Photography

Angela Peace is a full-time instructor at NWACC. She teaches Introduction to Computers, Photoshop, and Web Design. She also is an avid nature/landscape photographer. Check out what she did over the summer.

Here's her website.

Fallen Princesses

Full article here.

Dina Goldstein has created a provocative body of photographic work.

"The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy tales. As a new mother I have been able to get a close up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them. The Disney versions almost always have sad beginning, with an overbearing female villain, and the end is predictably a happy one. The Prince usually saves the day and makes the victimized young beauty into a Princess."

Snowy, by Dina Goldstein
(photo source)

The Photo History Timeline Collection

I just found this great website.

From the website:

"The Photo History Timeline Collection is a privately owned collection of original 19th and 20th century photographs and related artifacts that traces the technical and artistic development of photography and photo-mechanical printing from their origins in England and France in the early 19th century up through worldwide use in the mid-20th century."

It has a large collection of images hosted on Flickr and a photostream and slideshow; as well as links to other collections.

Maker: Seneca Ray Stoddard 1844-1917
Title/Year: Absorbed, 1888
Nationality: USA
Medium: albumen print
Size: 4 1/4 x 7 5/8 in
Location: USA
(source)

Walker Evans' Collection of Picture Postcardsat the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Link

Unknown artist
Men's Bathing Department, Bath House, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.,
1920s Postcard, Photomechanical reproduction; 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9 x 14 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Evans Archive, 1994 (1994.264.24.5)

Jacksonville Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer diesRocco Morabito, 88, spent 42 yearsat the Jacksonville Journal.

Click on the title of this post to read the article. There are other photos and videos at that link.

NWACC Art Club Photography Calendar Competition Winners

Patrick Kabanuck, First Prize Winner --
NWACC Art Club Photography Calendar Competition;
won for his photograph, "Wormhole Trail, 2008".
He is an EMT major.

Oscar Toyco, Second Prize Winner --
NWACC Art Club Photography Calendar Competition;
won for his photograph, "Study B, 2006".
He is a Graphic Design major.

Sean Nichols, Third Prize Winner --
NWACC Art Club Photography Calendar Competition;
won for his photograph, "Ultramarine, 2008".
His is an undeclared major.

Prize Sponsors:

1st Prize -- Becky McCoy
2nd Prize -- NWACC Art Club
3rd Prize -- Becky Christenson of "Art" Studio and Gallery in Bentonville

Thanks to our prize sponsors!

Changes to the Photography Calendar Competition

Please note that the judges have changed (see the link to the form on the top of this page). The new judges are:

Rachel Ackerman, NWACC Art Club Member and NWACC Librarian
Lynn Berkowitz, Director of Education, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Victor Chalfant, NWACC Faculty
Mike Eckels, Public Relations Committee Chair
Genny Olsen, NWACC Art Club Member and NWACC Librarian
Eric Smith, NWACC Art Club Advisor

The reasons for this change are 1) Some of the earlier listed judges wanted to participate in the contest and they had to be recused. 2) I recused myself (Stephanie Lewis) as judge since I am cataloging all of the images and know all the names of the photographers ahead of judging. These changes will create more fairness in the competition.

Also, in addition to the prize money, each top winner will receive a free calendar.

Remember, when submitting your photographs, to make them at least a resolution of 200 dpi.

ALSO, THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS NOVEMBER 15!