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ANNOUNCEMENTSAuction wrap-up and thank-youOn Saturday, October 24th, 2009, over 200 people attendedthe 2009 PRC Benefit, our largest fundraising event of theyear. The event boasted nearly 150 contemporary andvintage photographs by both emerging artists and establishedart stars, including prints by such varied photographersas Minor White, Alessandra Sanguinetti, WilliamWegman, and Gordon Parks. Each year the auction raisesfunds essential to supporting the PRC’s wide-rangingphotographic events, and this year was no different. Fundsraised during the 2009 auction will allow us to present theexhibitions and educational programming that define thePRC’s important role within the photography community.In celebration of our success in 2009, the PRC staff and theboard of directors would like to thank all of the donors,artists, volunteers, and auction attendees. We hope to seeyou at the next PRC Benefit Auction in October of 2010!Call for Entries for the Member PhotoSLAM!Deadline for Submissions: February 26Event: Thursday, March 4th, 6 – 7:30pmLocation: The Wonder Bar, 186 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA,www.wonderbarboston.comClear your schedules, photo enthusiasts—it’s time foranother PRC PhotoSLAM! The PhotoSLAM is a digital slideshow of ALL submitted photographs—a showcase of thetalent within the PRC membership. YOU choose the workto show; YOU bring your friends and narrate your entriesthe day of the slam; and YOU make as much noise as youcan to help select the winners. Submit your photos viaCD or email by February 26th to prc@bu.edu, attentionPhotoSLAM! We are only accepting submissions in digitalformat. Limit 5 images. Images must be jpegs (labeled lastname and number—e.g. Smith1.jpg), 150 dpi, no largerthan 1000 pixels in either direction. All entries should includethe artist’s name, phone number, email, image information(title, year, media, etc.), and a brief description ofthe work or series. The PRC PhotoSLAM is a great chanceto get feedback on new work or show your favorites, catchup with old friends or network with new ones, win funprizes, and see the images that other PRC members arepassionate about. Let your work be seen! October of 2010!Burlesque SHOW—Were you there?In support of long-time PRC friend Henry Horenstein’slatest monograph, SHOW, the Photographic ResourceCenter (PRC) at Boston University in collaboration with theCoolidge Corner Theater presented a documentary film,book signing, and live burlesque show event on January23, 2010. The show began at midnight with a preview ofMr. Showbiz: The Murray Hill Story by William A. Anderson,Henry Horenstein, and Hillary Spera, a film about NYCComedian and Drag Persona Murray Hill (who also wrotethe introduction to SHOW!). Next, the live burlesqueportion of the event showcased some of the performersfeatured in Horenstein’s monograph, as well as a varietyof hot local drag, burlesque, and cabaret acts. The eveningconcluded with Horenstein signing copies of SHOW, a bookof photographs about the myriad worlds of burlesque,drag, fetish, and sideshow, published in a limited editionby Pond Press. Horenstein’s exhibition of images fromSHOW is currently on display at Walker Contemporary, 450Harrison Ave. in the South End, through Feb. 27, in associationwith Robert Klein Gallery.4 > www.prcboston.org
Member EventsEXPOSE yourself—members advertise inin the loupe!Starting in this issue of the Photographic ResourceCenter’s quarterly publication in the loupe, photographerswho are members of the PRC will have the opportunity toplace an advertisement of their work in the back section ofthe periodical. This is a great opportunity to promote yourpersonal work and broaden your exposure to over 2,000photographers, collectors, gallery owners and museumprofessionals. Deadline for ad space in the next issue ofin the loupe will be March 1, 2010. For information on ratesor further questions, contact: Jason Landry, Programs andOperations Manager—jlandry@prcboston.orgSocial networking sites—Facebook, Twitter,YouTube, Flickr, PRC BlogSocial Networking has become an important tool for manyindividuals and organizations around the world. The PRCutilizes these sites listed below in order to keep our membersup to date on events, lectures, seminars and otherPRC related initiatives. Please become a fan or join ourgroups today!Facebook: Photographic Resource Center (PRC)Twitter: www.twitter.com/prcbostonYouTube: www.youtube.com/prcbostonFlickr: www.flickr.com/photos/prcbostonPRC Blog: www.bostonphotographyfocus.orgPRC/Whitney Biennial TiesThe PRC is proud to announce that 2009 LeopoldGodowsky Jr. Color Photography Award winner, CurtisMann, has been selected to take part in the prestigious2010 Whitney Biennial. Congratulations, Curtis!BLURB discount for PRC membersHave you ever considered creating yourown photo book? Our friends at BLURBare offering PRC Members $10 off of abook created by the purchaser. The $10discount code is eduCreateQ31.Monthly critiques with PRC Guest ReviewersThe PRC will be offering our members an opportunityto have their work reviewed in a free 20-minute sessionby a new guest reviewer each month. Photographer andeducator Neal Rantoul will be reviewing portfolios onMonday, February 22, 2010 from Noon until 4pm. (ThePRC will begin taking reservations for this session startingWednesday, February 17th at 10am sharp at 617-975-0600).This offer expires on May 30, 2010 and can only be usedonce per customer.PRC PortfolioThe PRC portfolio is currently on display at the DeCordovaSculpture Park and Museum through October 2010. Theexhibition, Out of the Box: Photography Portfolios from thePermanent Collection, was curated by former PRC CuratorLeslie K. Brown.Neal Rantoul, Near Pullman, Washington, 2009www.prcboston.org > 5
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