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2 | announcements Stuart Whitehurst closing Blake Ogden’s photograph at the 2005 PRC benefit Auction. Photograph by Howard Granat. $107k Grossed at PRC Benefit Auction The 2005 PRC Benefit Auction was a resounding success. With over 300 people thoroughly enjoying themselves throughout the evening, over $107,000 was raised for the PRC’s programming—$12,000 more than the successful 2004 auction. Representing nearly 40% of our annual budget, this income will allow us to produce the exhibitions, education programming, and resources that define the PRC’s important role within the photography community. Of course, this success is entirely due to the incredible generosity of the businesses, collectors, volunteers, and, most of all, artists, who selflessly contributed to this event. We are honored and thankful for their support, and look forward to another successful event in 2006! Education Program Challenge a Success Thanks to contributions from nearly 80 friends of the PRC, including the matching gift of our angelic anonymous supporter, more than $83,000 was raised to fund education programming at the PRC! In addition to allowing us to hire Education Coordinator Michael Christiano, it allows us to further enhance and expand our adult education programming, while developing new youth education programming. Bravo to all of you who made this campaign a resounding success. PRC Bids Farewell to Marv Cook While most members of the PRC’s Board of Directors are identifiable figures in the photography/arts community, Boston University’s longtime Vice President of Planning, Budgeting and Information Marv Cook has been a somewhat of a less recognizable force. Appointed to the Board by BU in 1996, Marv joined the PRC with little knowledge of photography. Nevertheless, few people have contributed more to the organization over the past 10 years. A finance guru, Marv worked with the staff to hone and guide the organization’s budget practices. In addition, Marv has served as an invaluable liaison between BU and the PRC—lending his guidance on a gamut of activities. As he begins a well-earned retirement after three decades at BU, all of us here at the PRC wish him well and thank him for all of his hard work. PRC Now Accepting Entries to the PRC Members’ Exhibition Gather those slides and burn those discs! The postmark deadline for entry into the 2006 PRC Members’ Exhibition is Saturday, February 18th. Don’t miss this opportunity to show your work to guest juror Jeanine Fijol, PDN Photo Editor and to possibly be featured in the highly competitive and respected exhibition and newsletter spread. Turn to page 8 for more information including this year’s entry form. Designer Out, Designer In After designing each issue of in the loupe since its redesign in November 2001, artist Emily Gallardo is hanging up her mouse due to time constraints and her burgeoning hand-made greeting card business. Emily’s keen design sense has been appreciated by all of us over the past 4 years. While she will be missed, we wish her continued success! Taking over design duties for Emily is Todd Fairchild. A photographer himself, Todd is excited to dive in; this January/February issue is his maiden in the loupe design. For more information on Todd, visit www.toddfairchild.com. Bookstore Now Open Well, a “bookstore” may be an overstatement. Truly, it is a bookcase in the PRC lobby. Nevertheless, the PRC is now selling various titles, old and new, including signed copies of publications from recent book signings. Support the PRC while supplementing your monograph collection. Stop by the PRC to see what’s available. PRC Installation Hours Please note that the PRC will be open by appointment only January 23-February 2 due to the installation of DOCUMENT. See page 3 for exhibition details. Participate in the PRC’s Monthly Critique Groups The monthly Critique Group is a chance to relax and discuss your work with other photographers. Informal presentation and discussion sessions meet on the third Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm at the PRC. All are welcome, no matter your expertise, age, or interest. For more information or to get on the group’s email list, contact Jeremiah Johnson at jeremiah_Johnson@graffiti.net. The next meeting dates are Wednesday, January 18, 2006 and Wednesday, February 22, 2006.
presentations | 3 EXHIBITIONS IN THE GALLERY DOCUMENT: Contemporary Social Documentary Work from Greater Boston FEBRUARY 2-MARCH 26, 2006 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 9, 5:30-7:30pm THE BU ART GALLERY WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A RECEPTION FROM 6-8PM Open House for College Art Association: Thursday, February 22, 5:30-7pm THIS RECEPTION WILL OCCUR AT BOTH THE BU ART GALLERY AND THE PRC DOCUMENT showcases recent social documentary work from Boston and on Boston through the eyes of 9 emerging and early mid-career photographers. The exhibition aims to spotlight a new generation of Boston documentary photographers as well as consider a variety of projects and unique approaches to the idea of social documentary work and the “document.” DOCUMENT is held in conjunction with Boston-themed offerings at the Boston University Art Gallery and Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. Please see page 10 for an essay on this 21st-century view of “Boston by Bostonians” and to the right for more information on related exhibitions and programs by partner institutions. Above: Surendra Lawoti (Somerville, MA), District Chief Peter St. Clair (Appointed October 31, 1977), from the series “Fire,” C-print (original in color), 2005, 40 x 30 inches, Courtesy of the artist. Above Right: Ben Gest, Chuck, Alice, and Dale, 2003, printed 2004, pigmented ink jet print, 40 x 40 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL THROUGH JANUARY 22, 2006 As family and friends return home after the holidays, it’s a great time to get out and go to a gallery. This group show highlights emerging and mid-career photographers who engage and challenge the genres of narrative and group portraiture. Featured artists include Julie Blackmon, Ben Gest, Jessica Todd Harper, Amy Montali, and Sage Sohier. Within their groupings, these artists—all of whom use their own family and friends in interiors—investigate ideas of the self and the group as well as the dynamics of relationships and situations. See how your family pictures stand up! Visit www.bu.edu/prc/groupportrait for more information. A CELEBRATION ON COMMONWEALTH AVENUE! DOCUMENT is held in conjunction with the Boston University Art Gallery’s exhibition A Photographic Portrait of Boston, 1840-1865, and will coincide with the College Art Association’s (CAA) national conference, which will be held in Boston, February 22-25. In addition, Boston University’s School of Visual Arts is also sponsoring and hosting a juried BFA show featuring work by New England area art programs in Boston University’s 808 Gallery. Altogether, these offerings make for many great reasons to get off at the BU West T-stop (or f-stop as we like to call it)! BOSTON UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: 855 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE A Photographic Portrait of Boston, 1840-1865, February 10 - April 2, 2006 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 808 GALLERY: 808 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE New England Regional BFA Exhibition, February 14-25, 2006 EXHIBITIONS ONLINE Northeast Exposure Online — The PRC announces the next installments of Northeast Exposure Online (NEO). The virtual gallery is by invitation only and features a selection of images, a biography, artist and curator statements, and links. JANUARY Sarah Sorg www.bu.edu/prc/sorg.htm A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, Sara Sorg received her MA with teacher’s certificate in art and education from Columbia University in 2001. Currently, Sorg is a resident of Bangor, ME and teaches high school art and photography at the Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, ME. Her work has been featured at the Bangor Public Library as well as many venues in MA, including the Cambridge Art Association, Essex Art Center, and the Fitchburg Art Museum. Featured online are images from a new series of night photographs. Sorg draws upon her imagination and interest in astronomy in her stunning images of local towns, neighbor’s houses, and fields. The images are quiet, still meditations on the seeming perfection of the world above, combined with the fleeting, humble domestic realm below. Sarah Sorg (Bangor, ME), Neighbor and Stars, 2005, Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches, Courtesy and copyright Sarah Sorg FEBRUARY CJ Heyliger www.bu.edu/prc/heyliger.htm A graduating senior at the Art Institute of Boston and a native of Colorado, CJ Heyliger has been featured in Taking In: The Best of AIB Photography and multiple shows at AIB’s Gallery South. In addition, he was juried twice into the PRC Student Exhibition and also featured on the cover of the 2004 student issue of in the loupe. Currently, he is studio manager and digital printer for Peter Vanderwarker and darkroom assistant to Jack Lueders-Booth. Featured online will be selections from his project on industrial cities in New England, begun in January 2005. From Lowell, MA to Lewiston, ME, Heyliger is tracing the current condition of cities that once boasted large fiber industries along with their attendant system of mills, canals, dams and railroads. In his skillfully composed and printed gelatin silver prints, Heyliger hopes to offer a current document of this post-industrial past—from dormant and dilapidated sites to converted museums and high-end lofts—during this important time of transition. CJ Heyliger (Brookline, MA), Millyard, W.S. Libbey Mills, Lewiston, Maine, 2005, Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches, Courtesy of the artist
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