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announcements + exhibitionswww.prcboston.org | announcementsPRC Welcomes Jim Fitts asExecutive DirectorThe PRC staff andBoard of Directorsare pleased toannounce Jim Fittsas the new ExecutiveDirector ofthe PhotographicResource Center at Boston University. Jim iswidely known in the New England photographycommunity as a teacher and lecturer.Jim is also a photographer and his photographshave appeared in numerous groupand solo exhibitions. Through Jim’s provenleadership ability and love of photography,he has shown continued support for the PRCand its mission for over 10 years. We hopeyou will join us in welcoming him to thisposition.Call for Mother’s DayPortrait ExtravaganzaVolunteer AssistantsAs we gear up for the 15th Annual Mother’sDay Portrait Extravaganza, the PRC is activelyseeking volunteer assistants. This PRC fundraisingevent will take place May 12 & 13at premier locations around greater Boston.It features over 30 of the areas finest photographers.Volunteers are asked to committo one training event and both days of shooting.This is an incredible event to workwith professional photographers while supportingyour favorite spot for photography.Volunteers also receive a complimentaryPRC Membership as our thanks for yoursupport. To volunteer or receive more information,please contact Emily Gabrian at617-975-0600 or egabrian@prcboston.org.PRC Welcomes 150New MembersDuring the run of PRC/POV, photographylovers across New England helped us welcome150 new members to the alreadystrong PRC community. Thank you to thosenew and returning members that showedsupport for the PRC during its celebratorymembership offer. Now that you’ve joined,introduce yourself! We look forward tomeeting you at one or all of the excitingupcoming PRC events.New Member DiscountPRC Members now receive a 10% discounton participating workshops at the Fine ArtsWork Center in Provincetown. www.fawc.orgInstallation HoursBetween March 19 and March 30, thePRC gallery and library will be in installationfor Picture Show, and thus open by appointmentonly.THE PRC’S FLICKR SITECONTINUES!Just because we blew out our candles,doesn’t mean we aren’t still celebrating! Asa part of our 30th celebration, we launchedthe PRC Flickr page and uploaded imagestaken by gallery visitors in addition to otheranniversary events and programs. Over thecourse of the exhibition, we posted over 500photographs, which, at the time we went topress, were visited over 4,000 times!We will continue to use Flickr to post avariety of general PRC images—includingopenings, exhibitions, lectures, workshops,and more. Keep checking back to seethe newest images and who is featuredonline! If you have a Flickr account (theyare free), we encourage you to postcomments and make us your contact/friendso that we can begin to build a networkof photo friends! Explore PRC pictures atwww.flickr.com/photos/prcboston©2007 by Yahoo! Inc. FLICKR and the FLICKR logoare trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.QTQuality Time: Not youraverage photo geeks.SoireeMarch 29th after theopening reception forPicture ShowMiddlesex Lounge315 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MASocialize and network with other PRCMembers as we join the artists and friendsof Picture Show for a little Soireé. We’llmake our way to the Middlesex Loungefollowing the exhibition’s opening reception,which runs from 5:30-7:30 at the PRC.Middlesex is located next to Miracle ofScience, just a short drive over the BUBridge or ride via the #1 bus into CentralSquare. It is a 21+ venue.Exhibitions in the gallery2007 PRC Student ExhibitionThrough March 18, 2007Join us in celebrating regional talent with the6th annual PRC Student Exhibition! Almost100 images from the next generation ofphotographers currently adorn our walls.Visit prcboston.org/studentexhibition.htm fordescriptions and selected images from the16 schools and programs that are currentlyInstitutional Members of the PRC.The energy is always palpable in the wonderfulwork and vibrant crowd of the PRC Student Show.Photo by Emily Gabrian.

exhibitionsPicture ShowMarch 30 – May 6, 2007Opening reception, Thursday, March 29,5:30-7:30pmPicture Show features artists who engagethe idea of moving pictures in the 21stcentury via work that evokes early opticaland cinematic devices. In purpose, practice,and philosophy, these contemporary conjurersremind us of practitioners of bygoneeras and pursue the same goal: to incitewonder. Within a gallery space turnedtheater/cabinet of curiosity, you can interactwith, peer into, and animate many of theartworks—constructions that exist somewherebetween photography, new media, sculpture,and installation. Although often antiquein appearance, each piece uses technology—highor low, revealed or concealed—to produce allusions and illusions to delightthe eyes and the mind. Artists include SteveHollinger, Olivia Robinson, Erica von Schilgen,Deb Todd Wheeler, and work on loanfrom le Musée Patamécanique by HansSpinnermen. The exhibition is presentedin conjunction with the biennial BostonCyberarts Festival (April 20-May 6,2007), a region-wide celebration of artand technology. More information on allexhibitions and events can be found atwww.bostoncyberarts.org.EXHIBITIONS ONLINEThe PRC announces the next installments in the Northeast Exposure online (NEO)series. The virtual gallery is by invite only and features a selection of images, abiography, artist and curator statements, and links.NEO | MARCH 2007Ben Safdiewww.bu.edu/prc/safdie.htmCurrently a junior, Ben Safdie is a film majorin Boston University’s College of Communications.Safdie has actively pursuedphotography concurrently with his film studies,studying at the International Center ofPhotography as well as independently. Hehas shown at Paul Rodgers/9W Galleryin New York and one of his films was anofficial selection the 2005 Independent FilmFestival of Boston. Safdie is also a memberof the film collective, Red Bucket Films,which creates films collaboratively. Featuredonline will be selections from his ongoingseries “Common Things.” Within Safdie’seye, one can see glints of the 1970s colorphotographers in his interest in the everydayand the overlooked. His concentration onmundane surfaces, objects, and cornersreveals a distinct sense of humor via surprisingformal and metaphorical juxtapositions.Ben Safdie, The Complete Frame Shop, 2006,C-print, 11 x 14 inches, Courtesy of and copyrightBen SafdieNEO | APRIL 2007Thomas Gustainiswww.bu.edu/prc/gustainis.hthmThomas Gustainis received his BFA fromthe Savannah College of Art and Design,Savannah, GA, and his MFA from theSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bostonin 2003. He has worked for the PolaroidCollections and boasts his own active commercialpractice with clients such as BritishPetroleum and TASCHEN. Currently, heis teaching at two area schools: the NewEngland Institute of Art, located in Brookline,and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.In Massachusetts, he has shown at theDeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park inLincoln and the Yamawaki Gallery at LasellCollege in Newton. He is represented inBoston by Gallery Kayafas. Gustainis’s workoften confronts and challenges our notion ofwhat is real and fabricated, be it narrative,artistic genres, or the nature of photographyitself. Featured online will be selectionsfrom his series “Little Urban Landscapes,”in which he creates temporary site-specificinstallations using miniature landscape models,and selections from other new series inprogress.Thomas Gustainis, Only Begotten, from the series“Little Urban Landscapes,” 2006, Color CouplerPrint, 40 x 33 inches, © Thomas J. Gustainis andCourtesy of Gallery Kayafaswww.prcboston.org | presentations

Picture Showmarch30 – may 6, 2007by, Leslie K. Brown, PRC CuratorDear readers and viewers, I invite you on a journey...Join me as we enter a space somewhere between a cabinetof curiosity, carnival spectacle, and an early motion picturetheatre. I ask that you attempt to shed your 21st-centurytrappings and prepare to be enthralled by an assortmentof wondrous objects and interactive kinetic works. Imagine,for a moment, the mindset of those who witnessed, for thefirst time, seeing a picture—move. Remember too the delightyou felt when you first peered into a kaleidoscope. Theseare the mental states we wish to imbue in you, our visitors,when you experience the Photographic Resource Center’sexhibition Picture Show.Existing somewhere between sculpture, photography, newmedia, and installation, all of the artworks in Picture Showare viewer-powered or activated (and some could theoreticallyrun ad infinitum akin to perpetual motion machines).Several of the works, like photography itself, are either comprisedof light-sensitive materials or are light-sensitive themselves.Although often antique in appearance, the devicesutilize a variety of technologies—high and low, revealed orconcealed—to produce their effects. Inspired by their company,several Picture Show artists are in fact producing oradapting new works especially for this exhibition.Held in conjunction with the biennial Boston Cyberarts Festival(April 20 – May 6), Picture Show brings together artistsand works that unite and examine the spaces between artand technology, the known and the unknown, and scienceand enchantment. In this unique exhibition still images arereanimated, reshuffled, or resurrected. It’s almost as if theseremarkable objects and pictures are lying in wait for us ina darkened room, ready to spring to life when touched,shaken, pushed, cranked, or even chased!

A Little HistoryPardon me reader, if I part the curtain and take care of a little more business. I promise thatit will only serve to enlighten you, and won’t dampen our experience. We will be transporteda few hundreds years back in search of prototypes for these remarkable works ofart. Let us then reach into the history of optics and cinema to discover devices and machineswith such wondrous sounding names as the magic lantern, stereoscope, zoetrope, phenakistoscope,and mutoscope, and a whole host of other kinds of scopes and tropes.Most optical devices of this nature date from the early to mid 19th century and severalpre-date the invention of photography, although their roots can be traced to the Enlightenmentand before. Those related to animation, such as the Victorian parlor game of theThaumatrope, rely on a principle called “persistence of vision.” In this simple toy, twoimages are draw or printed on either side (most often a bird and a cage) and two stringsare attached to the edges. When twisted back and forth, the images are retained on ourretinas and appear to merge. These gadgets, together with celluloid film and projectors,laid the groundwork for the development of moving pictures and cinema in the 1890s. Thedevices’ etymology bears repeating as it too merges science and mystery: thaumatrope literallymeans “turning wonder”; zoetrope comes from the Greek words “life” and “turn”; andphenakistoscope, quite interestingly, stands for “deceptive viewer.” Other apparatuses exploitnatural tenancies of human physiology, such as stereo vision, or present visual conundrumsfor consideration or amusement.Known her for work on vanished optical devices and technological advances, cultural andart historian Barbara Maria Stafford has compared optical machines of earlier centuries tothose of the 21st in such publications as Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box toImages on a Screen. The present exhibition intends to take this a step further by focusingsolely on contemporary artists who conjure up the spirit of previous eras in practice andphilosophy. Indeed, it underscores a seemingly endless human urge as raised by Stafford:“Why do people – in different parts of the world and in various epochs – insert a focusinglens or a convergent mirror, a flickering monitor or a tiny-screen ‘wearable’ between themselvesand their environment?” With that sentiment, let us leap back down the rabbit holeand discover a little more about Picture Show’s multi-talented polymaths. Follow me then, aswe meet our players roughly in the order in which we will encounter their work in the gallery.Steve HollingerSouth Boston, MASteve Hollinger sees sculpture as a conduit between the physical world and the world ofour emotions, our joy, desire, and despair. A visit to his studio reveals shelves filled to thebrim with objects and trinkets, including mica, polarizing filters, leaves, and optics. Hissolar-powered artworks sit perched near a large window, the daylight serving as inspirationand source. Hollinger’s use of antique boxes and objects shares kinship with the entrancingoeuvre of Joseph Cornell. In Supercollider, we see a man and a woman through twosmall oculars. When set in motion with a light, the fluttering stylized figures, loosely basedon Muybridge’s studies, run towards each other but never meet. In the background of Centotaph(a monument for the dead whose remains lie elsewhere) footage of nuclear testsprovides a background for a silhouetted armed figure as he performs an eerie, stylized“danse macabre.” Viewed through a prism, the flipbook and other hidden, inner workingsof Centotaph sit encased in an almost indestructible block of concrete. Hollinger is workingon a new mechanical piece to debut at this exhibition.Steve Hollinger, Cenotaph, 2003, responds tosunlight, materials include concrete, glass prism, animatedcards, latex binding, solar mechanism, 24 x10 x 14 inches, Courtesy of and collection of artistSteve Hollinger, Supercollider, 2004, responds tosunlight, materials include moving picture discs,strobe, solar mechanism, wooden box, 9 x 11 x 4inches, Courtesy of Chase Gallery, Boston

Picture ShowWith a background in computer science and philosophy, it is not surprising that Hollingerboasts several inventions, including a patented method for enlarging photographs, a softwareapplication for designing and printing flipbooks, and an aerodynamic rain umbrella.Hollinger’s recent exhibitions include Flights of Fancy at the Art Complex Museum, Duxbury,MA; Collision Collective/ Ocho and Chance at Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA; In Nature’sCompany at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA; and the 2003 DeCordova AnnualExhibition, Lincoln, MA. His work is also currently featured in the exhibition It’s Alive: A Laboratoryof Biotech Art at Montserrat College of Art (through April 7). Hollinger is representedby Chase Gallery in Boston.olivia RobinsonTroy, NYOlivia Robinson is a weaver and digital artist who employs photography, video, sculpture,multimedia, and circuitry. Her work is primarily concerned with facilitating interaction andposing the question of how art functions as a vehicle for communication and closeness.She places the viewers in control by allowing them to control the pace or outcome of apresented narrative. In Imbalanced Ambivalence, an antique box holds a small video screensurrounded by green velvet. Akin to a mutoscope or flipbook machine, we dictate the paceof the video using a small crank and are treated to a voyeuristic scene of a nurse and herpatient. Other pieces look to more recent popular visual culture for inspiration. Inside & Outis a high-tech version of a magic eight ball encased in a crocheted sock. When shaken, thestory literally breaks apart visually and metaphorically, and then begins anew.After earning her BFA in fiber art from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore,Robinson received a MFA in electronic art from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NYin 2004. She has been awarded several residency and research fellowships and held artistresidencies at the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Wendover, UT; the Atlantic Centerfor the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, and in India. Her exhibition and performance recordincludes the Regional Triennial and Play at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock,NY; Performa 05 at PS1, Queens, NY; and the 2005 Boston Cyberarts Festival,among others. She serves as Coordinator and Instructor for Be the Media Workshops at TheSanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.Erica von SchilgenJamaica Plain, MAOlivia Robinson, Inside & Out, 2004, Mixed Media:computer, sensors, LCD screen, wood, yarn, cloth,metal, Courtesy of the artistOlivia Robinson, Imbalanced Ambivalence, 2004,Mixed Media: computer, sensors, LCD screen, wood,cloth, metal, and video still,Courtesy of the artistErica von Schilgen, Mon Petit Espace,2005, mixed media, 17 x 33 inches,Courtesy of the artistErica von Schilgen, Pulling Pears from thePond, 2006, mixed media, 31 x 35 inches, Courtesyof the artistErica von Schilgen has always taken things apart and tried to figure out how they worked.She continues today to collect old photographs, reproductions, and objects of family historyand uses these along with cranks, pulleys, and music boxes in her art. Her sculptures, sheexplains, are “playful inventions, delightful toy machines” with a touch of whimsy, “but alsohave an underlying sense of melancholy and nostalgia.” In Mon Petit Espace, for example,an old printer’s drawer comes to life when a hand crank animates tiny doll images in variouscompartments. The small marionettes (the visage of von Schilgen as a child is a reoccurringelement in her work) bring to mind stop-motion animation and awkwardly move as if bycue to the music box of “As Time Goes By.” After pushing a small button, Pulling Pears bythe Pond transports us to a pastel-colored world in a fanciful take on Victorian collages andfairytales. Also on display are two other pieces with resonating titles such as I’m Not a ChildAnymore and Always, Just Beyond Reach.

Picture ShowVon Schilgen received her BFA in sculpture in 2002 from Massachusetts College of Art,where she was the International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Nominee twice. Therecipient of numerous awards and a member of the Collision Collective, she has shownat the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA; Jewett Arts Center at Wellesley College,Wellesley, MA; Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA; and the unique, roving gallery, Art House.A past assistant to artist and Revolving Museum director Jerry Beck, she currently owns acustom-made clothing and handbag company, Vonica Designs.Deb Todd WheelerNewton, MADeb Todd Wheeler is a self-described sculptor, inventor, and media artist. Most recently shehas been investigating human power and energy sustainability via installation work that referenceseverything from early experiments in flight to the 1964 World’s Fair and Biosphere2. As Wheeler avows in her statement: “I use technology to view and examine the naturalworld + I use the natural world to view and examine technology.” From her recent Live Experimentsin Human Energy Exchange at the former Green Street Gallery, she has adapted ahand-cranked wheel to produce optical effects. Also on display is a giant animation devicefrom her cabinet of curiosity-inspired installation Ludicrum: naturalia, artifcialia, scientifica,featuring images of a wire flying apparatus. Visitors can turn what amounts to a super-sizedphenakistoscope to animate this new sequence of stills. In keeping with our theme, shereminds us that “the title Ludicrum refers not only to its Latin definition (of or relating to playof playfulness), but to its closeness in association to ludicrous, a journey into the absurd.”Erica von Schilgen, Mon Petit Espace, 2005,mixed media, 17 x 33 inches, Courtesy of the artistDeb Todd Wheeler, Ludicrum: naturalia, artificialia,scientific v.4, 2002-present, materials include steel,brass, lenses, wood, dimension variable, Courtesyof the artist. Photo credit John Horner.

Picture ShowWheeler received a MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and a BA from the University ofVermont, Burlington. A Collision Collective member, she received a LEF Foundation ContemporaryWork Fund Grant (2006), a Massachusetts Cultural Council Individual Artist Grant(2003), and an Artist Resource Trust Individual Artist Grant (2002). Her exhibitions includeThe Ludicrum Machines at the John Michael Kohler Gallery, Sheboygan, WI; Mass Mediaat Axiom Gallery, Jamaica Plan, MA; and The Ballad of Hands and Wires at the New ArtCenter, Newton, MA. Wheeler is a Lecturer in Fine Arts 3D at MassArt and on the graduatefaculty at the Art Institute of Boston.Hans Spinnermenon loan from le Musée Patamécanique, Bristol, RIThe PRC is delighted to have on loan from le Musée Patamécanique a new version ofHans Spinnermen’s The Dream of Timmy Bumble Bee and an accompanying poem. Born inLondon, Mr. Spinnermen received a degree in Quantum Engineering from Pata Polytechnicbefore working in the US government and pursuing experiments in alchemy. He worked forfive years, often in the dark, to develop the unique process you see here, reciting Lewis Carrol’sThrough the Looking Glass to himself to pass the time. The resulting device—completewith such wondrous sounding components as an “etheric emitter” and a “vitalium boiler,”relies on aspects of the “infrathin” dimension. As he explains in a heavily footnoted statement,“indeed, any form encased within the apparatus is made back-less and side-less. Onlyfront-ness remains.” Visitors are encouraged to walk around the bell-jar topped contraption totry to capture a glimpse the luminous bee, but be warned “you might catch your own tail.”The curator of le Musée Patamécanique and Mr. Spinnermen’s representative, Neil Salleydescribes le Musée as a hybrid institution: a museum/laboratory/carnival of the senses.An experience that defies explanation, le Musée is open by appointment only (visit www.museepata.org to book a tour) and includes Mr. Spinnermen’s work along with that of otherpatamechanical practitioners. The inventions on display are an amalgamation of old andnew, a true delight for all of the senses (and maybe even some you didn’t know you had)with a healthy dose of enchantment thrown in for good measure.Hans Spinnermen, Various views and preliminarysketches of The Dream of Timmy Bumble Bee, 2007,materials include Polycarbonate, Aluminum, Glass,Copper, Iron, Brass, Vitallium, Resurrectine, VibrioPhosphoreum, Radionic Components, Poem, Electricity,Bee, dimensions variable, Courtesy of and on loanfrom the collection of Musée Patamécanique. Frommore information about Hans Spinnermen pleasecontact Neil Salley at Curatorial@museepata.orgParting ThoughtsIf our journey thus far has progressed (or digressed?) further and further into the inscrutable,then we have succeeded. This slippage cuts to the core of devices and museums of yoreand perhaps offers us solace in an increasingly virtual world. When asked “how does thatwork?” some of the artists in Picture Show will explain and some will not. To conclude, I offera few thoughts courtesy of a true mecca for followers of the latter philosophy, the Museumof Jurassic Technology. “In its original sense,” reads a museum brochure, “The term museummeant a spot dedicated to the muses—a place where man’s mind could attain a mood ofaloofness above everyday affairs.” Founder David Wilson, in a radio interview with theauthor of Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast,and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology, elaborated further on the museum’s mission, asenitment that could just as easily pertain to the core aspiration of Picture Show:“One of the things that we are greatly interested in is helping people to achieve states ofwonder…we feel that confusion can be a very creative state of mind; in fact, confusion canact as a vehicle to open people’s minds. The hard shell of certainty can be shattered andonce that certainity is shattered then I feel people are more open to broader influences.”Curiouser and curiouser indeed!

educationWilliam Christenberry, Red Building in Forest,Hale County, Alabama, 1983. Digital pigmentprint on Hahnemuhle photo satin paper, 44 x55 inches, from an edition of nine. CopyrightWilliam Christenberry, courtesy Pace/MacGillGallery, New YorkSEMINAR: Tips on Breakinginto the Gallery Worldand Marketing Yourselfwith Jen BekmanMonday, March 19 7pmBoston University’s Sargent College, Auditorium102, 635 Commonwealth Avenue,Boston$5 Members/$10 Non-Members/Free for StudentsJoin Jen Bekman, founder and director ofjen bekman, a pioneering fine art galleryin New York City, and this year’s juror ofExposure: The 12th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition,as she offers tips on how to marketyour work and break into the gallery world.Ms. Bekman will discuss several critical dosand don’ts including how to decide whereto submit your work, approaching a gallery,editing your work for the most effective presentationor submission, grassroots marketingstrategies, and the importance of a webpresence. The gallery exhibits the work ofemerging artists and provides further opportunitiesthrough its quarterly photographycompetition Hey, Hot Shot! This is a greatopportunity to learn how to get yourself outthere. Be sure to bring your questions.LECTURE: WilliamChristenberryThursday, March 22 7pmBoston University’s Photonics Center, Auditorium206, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston$10 Members/$15 Non-Members/$5 Full-time Students/Free for Studentsof Institutional Member SchoolsWhether using photography, painting, drawing,or sculpture, Christenberry’s interest inthe themes and traditions of the rural AmericanSouth translate into simple yet monumentaliconography. On both formal and conceptuallevels, Christenberry’s work focuseson the prolonged study of a place. Forexample, in the process of documenting theevolution of a building and its surroundingsover time, he provides a chronicle of thatstructure’s evolving identity. His work not onlycaptures the essence of a particular region’sheritage, it is also a meditation upon the universalexperience of stasis and change.Since Christenberry’s first solo show in1961, many prominent institutions haveexhibited his work including, The MorrisMuseum of Art, Augusta, GA; the CorcoranGallery of Art, Washington D.C.; andthe Aperture Foundation, New York, NY.The Smithsonian American Art Museum iscurrently showing Passing Time: The Art ofWilliam Christenberry. Many more havecollected his work such as the AddisonGallery of American Art, Andover, MA; theBaltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD;the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY;the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY;and the Whitney Museum of American Art,New York, NY. Christenberry has receivednumerous awards and his work is the subjectof several monographs including SouthernPhotographs (1983), William Christenberry:Disappearing Places (2002), and WilliamChristenberry (2006).Guest accomodations aregenerously provided by theHotel Commonwealth(hotelcommonwealth.com)www.prcboston.org | education

educationCover of Shore’s new book The Nature ofPhotographswww.prcboston.org | announcementsLecture/Book Signing:The Nature of Photographswith Stephen ShoreThursday, April 5 7pmBoston University’s College of GeneralStudies, Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871Commonwealth Avenue, BostonFree for the general publicJoin internationally acclaimed photographerStephen Shore for a discussion of his workand his brand new book The Nature of Photographs,an essential primer on understandingphotography. This book, published byPhaidon Press, explores ways of looking atphotographs from all periods. Includedare classic images from Walker Evans andEugène Atget as well as contemporarywork from Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth,Richard Prince, and Shore himself. Thebook addresses all types of photographicimagery—from iconic images to found photographs,from negatives to digital files. Thislecture is an especially wonderful opportunityfor photography students and educators.The artist will be on hand to sign copiesof the book.Stephen Shore is a pioneer in the field ofcolor photography. At 23 years old, hebecame the first living photographer to havea one-person show at the MetropolitanMuseum of Art in New York. At 35, he wasappointed Director of the PhotographyProgram at Bard College. His work hasbeen exhibited in numerous museums worldwide,including an exhibition opening thisMay at the International Center of Photographyin New York, NY, that focuses onthe work from his critically acclaimed booksAmerican Surfaces and Uncommon Places.Stephen Shore’s lecture is co-presentedby the Brookline Booksmith &10

educationLECTURE: Andres SerranoThursday, April 26 7pmBoston University’s Photonics Center,Auditorium 206, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston$10 Members/$15 Non-Members/$5Full-time Students/Free for Students ofInstitutional Member SchoolsAndres Serrano is well known for creatingeerily beautiful images that present controversial,taboo, and sometimes grotesquesubjects, with a formally elegant aesthetic.One of the artist’s early bodies of work thatbrought him to popular attention involvedbody fluids, such as blood, semen, andurine, as central components. Best knownamong these was Piss Christ (1987). Religionis a considerable theme in Serrano’swork as are sexuality and mortality. Otherwell-known series from the artist includemorgue images, and a range of portraitsfrom Klu Klux Klansmen, to prominentAmericans, New York City homeless, andsexual partners.Serrano’s photography has been exhibitedinternationally at institutions such as the InternationalCenter of Photography, New York,NY; and the Whitney Museum of AmericanArt, New York, NY. His work has also beenshown at a number of renowned galleriesthroughout the world including the GalerieYvon Lambert, Paris, France; the GalleriaPhotology, Milan, Italy; and the Paula CooperGallery, New York, NY, where he isrepresented. He has also received severalawards and grants from institutions such asthe National Endowment for the Arts, theCintas Foundation, and the New York Foundationfor the Arts.Guest accommodations are generouslyprovided by the Hotel Commonwealth.Guest accomodations aregenerously provided by theHotel Commonwealth(hotelcommonwealth.com)Caption: Andres Serrano, Jane Doe Killed by Police, 1992. Courtesy of the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery11

announcementseducationParticipants from an informal portfolio sharing. Photographby Michael ChristianoANNUAL PORTFOLIOREVIEW DAYSunday, April 29 1–4 p.m.Boston University’s George ShermanUnion, GSU Backcourt, 1st Floor behindthe Food Court, 775 CommonwealthAvenue, Boston, MAPlease arrive at least 5 minutes prior toyour review.$35 member/$45 non-member for a singlereview, $95 member/$125 non-membersfor 3 reviews, $165 members/$220non-members for 6 reviewsSee below for registration information.The PRC is pleased to present the AnnualPortfolio Review Day. In order to accommodatethe increased demand for the programthe PRC has added even more reviewersto this year’s program as well as space forinformal portfolio sharing. So, don’t missthis opportunity to have your work reviewedby some of the most influential photographyprofessionals from the region. Learn how toimprove your work, refine your portfolio, andtake your photography to the next level.617.975.0600. When you call youmay select your sessions and request yourreviewers. However, reservations are on afirst–call, first–served basis so you may notreceive your first choice of reviewers. And ifthe phone is busy, keep calling!Reviewers include: Ci bla faciliquisi blanhenis enismod miniam illut iureetue molenitvel ulluptat. Ibh exerillandit la autat, quisliurem zzrit luptatue dolut venim dolorer aesequismodolobore et lorperosto estin voloremexerostrud tat iriusci blaor acin ex ex eumet, veniam, veraesequam, sustrud dolorperatlandre dit dolum ver am, consequat ero duntin henissi. Ed tatummo lortis nostie euissi tecon velit wis nonse ero duismol orercid uissenisat, consequat laorem delisi bla feuissitprat ad euismolore diatie euipit eum ent admod exeriusto commy num dolobor sumsandipsusci liquisi eriusto od esectem velis nitercidui blamet am iliquisl inim ero do convolor inFor a complete list of reviewers please visitour website at www.prcboston.org.The PRC Announces its 2007SUMMER PHOTO CAMPJuly 9–July 20For further information or to register pleasevisit the Youth Programs section of ourwebsite at www.prcboston.org, orcontact Michael Christiano, EducationManager at 617.975.0600 ormchristiano@prcboston.org.The PRC is pleased to offer a variety offun and educational summer photographycamps for children ages 8-14. So whetheryour child is an aspiring Ansel Adams, seeshis/her world in an interesting light, or youare just looking for a great summer experience,the Summer Photo Camp at the PRCis the place to be!Each weeklong and age appropriate campsession is designed to stimulate creativityand self-expression while fostering an understandingand appreciation of photography.Half day or full day options are available forthe 8-10 year olds while camps for the 11-14 year olds are full day. The PRC will providedigital cameras for use during camp,however students are welcome to use theirown cameras. Students will also learn howto print their pictures digitally. No previousphotography experience is necessary.Students’ artwork will be exhibited at thePRC at the close of Photo Camp.Monthly Portfolio Reviewwith the PRC CuratorBelow you will find a date for 30–minutemonthly portfolio reviews (and correspondingcall–in information) with the PRC’s Curator,Leslie Brown. Reservations are accepted ona first–call, first–served basis. You must bea PRC member to participate in the reviewsand members are allotted one review peryear.Review Date: Monday, April 23(call in for reservations at 10am,Friday, March 9)www.prcboston.org | educationParticipants can sign up for up to six portfolioreviews. Each one–on–one review willbe twenty minutes long. Reservations arerequired for this event and space is limited.How to make reservations: The PRC willbegin accepting reservations on Monday,March 12, 2007, at 10 a.m. Forreservations and questions, please call12Participants from the PRC’s 2006 Summer Photo Camp.

listingswww.prcboston.org | announcements119 GalleryGood Impressions Transformed (thru Mar 17).119 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA 01854.978-452-8138. www.119gallery.orgAddison Gallery of AmericanArt The Wheeler Survey: Nineteenth CenturyPhotographs by Timothy O’Sullivan and WilliamBell (thru Mar 8). Tue-Sat, 10-5; Sun, 1-5.Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover,MA 01810. 978-749-4015.www.andover.edu/addisonThe Aldrich Contemporary ArtMuseum The Photograph as Canvas (Mar11-Jun 10). Opening Reception: Mar 11, 3-5.Tue-Sun, 12-5. 258 Main Street, Ridgefield,CT 06877. 203-438-4519.www.aldrichart.orgArt Institute of Boston at LesleyUniversity Andy Anderson: Photographsfrom Africa, Iceland, and Spain (Feb 2-Mar18); Made in Poland, Contemporary PinholePhotography (thru Mar 4). Mon-Fri, 9-6; Sat,9-5; Sun, 12-5. 700 Beacon Street, Boston,MA 02215. 617-585-6600. www.aiboston.eduArts Council of Greater NewHaven Small Space GalleryRoadside Attractions (thru Mar 16). Mon-Fri,10-5. 70 Audubon Street, 2 nd Floor, NewHaven, CT. 203-772-2788.www.artscouncilgnh.orgArthur M. Sackler MuseumClassified Documents: The Social Museum atHarvard University 1903-1931 (thru Jun 10).Mon-Sat, 11-5; Sun, 1-5. 485 Broadway,Cambridge, MA 02138. 617-495-9400.www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/sacklerAxiomIArt: A Selection of New Work Created forPDAs (thru Mar 9). 141 Green Street. JamaicaPlain, MA 02130. 617-953-6413.www.axiom.orgBaker Library Historical CollectionsThe Human Factor: Introducing the IndustrialLife Photograph Collection at Baker Library (thruMar 7). Mon-Fri 9-5. Harvard Business School,Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163. 617-495-6040. www.library.hbs.edu/hc/hfBelmont Gallery of ArtThe Veil: Modesty, Fashion, Devotion orPolitical Statement? (Feb 15-Mar 23).Opening Reception: Mar 9, 5:30-7:30.Belmont Cultural Council, P.O. Box 292,Belmont, MA 02478. 617-484-0304.www.belmontgallery.orgBoston Public Library - Honan-AllstonBranch Béla Kalman (thru Apr 30);John Adams and his Family: Photographs(thru Apr 1). 300 North Harvard Street,Allston, MA 617-787-6313.www.bpl.org/branches/allston.htmBrookline Arts CenterNaveed Nour: Momento (thru Mar 16);Chandra Meesig: Backs of Photographs (thruMar 24); Clement Liu: Keeping Culture Alive(thru Apr 29). Mon-Fri 9-4:30. 86 MonmouthStreet, Brookline, MA 02446. 617-566-5715.www.brooklineartscenter.comBusch-Reisinger MuseumClassified Documents: The Social Museum ofHarvard University, 1903-1931 (thru Apr 22).Mon-Sat, 10-5; Sun, 1-5. Werner Otto Hall,Prescott Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.617-495-9400. www.artmuseums.harvard.eduCambridge Multicultural Arts CenterForgotten People: The Palestinian Refugees inLebanon (thru Mar 9). Opening Reception:Mar 1, 6-8. Mon-Fri, 10-6. 41 Second Street,Cambridge, MA 02141. 617-577-1400,x12. www.cmacusa.orgCarney Gallery at Regis CollegeGreenhouse Neighbors (thru Mar 30). Mon-Fri, 1-4; Sat-Sun by appointment. Fine ArtsCenter, Regis College, 235 Wellesley Street,Weston, Ma 02493. 781-768-7000.www.regiscollege.eduDanforth Museum of ArtJules Aarons: Boston Neighborhoods (thru Mar11). Wed-Sun, 12-5. 123 Union Avenue,Framingham, MA 01702. 508-620-0050.www.danforthmuseum.orgDavison Art Center at WesleyanUniversity A Newspaperman's Eye:American Photographs from the Collection ofRussell G. D'Oench (Mar 30-May 27).Tue-Sun, 12-4. 301 High St., Middletown,CT 06459. www.wesleyan.eduDavis Museum and Cultural CenterGlobal Feminisms (thru Dec 9). Tue-Sat, 11-5; Sun, 1-5. Wellesley College, 106 CentralStreet, Wellesley, MA 02481. 781-283-2051. www.davismuseum.wellesley.eduDeCordova Museum and SculpturePark Stephen DiRado: JUMP! (thru Apr 22).Gallery Talk: Mar 31. Approaches to Narrative(thru Sep 16). Tue-Sun, 10-5. 51 Sandy PondRoad, Lincoln, MA 01773. 781-259-8355.www.decordova.orgEssex Art CenterJulie Bernson & Mary Guerrero: The Rebozo(thru April 20). Opening Reception: Friday,March 2, 5-7 pm. Tue-Thu, 10-7; Fri, 10-3.Main Gallery 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA01840. 978-685-2343.www.essexartcenter.comin the loupe listings deadlinesMay/June issue:March 24, 2007July/August issue:May 26, 2007Farnsworth Art MuseumMargot Balboni: The American MadeAlphabet: Aerial Photographs (Apr 8-Sep 23)Tue-Sat, 10-5; Sun 1-5. 365 Main Street,Rockland, ME 04843. 207-596-6457.www.farnsworthmuseum.orgFitchburg Art MuseumAnsel Adams in the East: Cruising the InlandWaterway (thru Jun 3); Frank Gohlke: APhotographic Essay of the Sudbury River (thruJun 3). Tue-Sun, 12-4. 185 Elm Street,Fitchburg, MA 01420. 978-345-4207.www.fitchburgartmuseum.orgFogg Art MuseumClassified Documents: The Social Museum ofHarvard University 1903-1931 (thru Jun 10).Mon-Sat, 10-5; Sun 1-5. 32 Quincy Street,Cambridge, MA 02138. 617-495-2325.www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/fogg/Fort Point Arts Community GalleryGary Duehr, Barbara Poole, Beverly Rippel:Gun Play (thru April 13). Mon-Fri, 10-3;Tue-Fri, 5-9; Sat, 12-5. 300 Summer Street,Boston, MA 02110. 617-423-4299.www.fortpointarts.orgGallery KayafasHarry Roseman (thru Mar 24). Openingreception: Mar 2, 5:30-8. Tue-Fri, 1-5:30;Sat, 12-5:30. 450 Harrison Avenue, Suite223, Boston, MA 02118. 617-482-0411.www.gallerykayafas.comGallery Naga, Harriet Casdin-Silver:Laser Transmission Holgrams, ReflectionHolograms, and Digital Prints (thru Mar 24).Tue-Sat, 10-5:30. 67 Newbury Street, BostonMA 02116. 617-267-9060.www.gallerynaga.comGriffin Museum of PhotographyClose Up: Images by Martin Schoeller (thru Apr15); Rough Beauty: Images by Dave Anderson(thru Apr 15). 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA01890.781-729-1158. www.griffinmuseum.org.Grossman Gallery at School of theMuseum of Fine ArtsStudent Annual Exhibition (thru Mar 14). Mon-Wed, 10-5; Thu, 10-8; Fri-Sat, 10-5. Schoolof the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 230 TheFenway, Boston, MA 02115. 617-369-371814

listingsDon’t just get a book. Get an expert.Reach for the knowledge of highly respected, working professionals who know—and share—theins and outs of real-world applications of digital imaging tools and technologies. From shortcuts,recipes, and technical articles to comprehensive tutorials and inspirational creative works, O'Reillyconnects you to the experts—online, in print, and in person.Explore the future of photographydigitalmedia.oreilly.com©2007 O‘Reilly Media, Inc. O‘Reilly logo is a registered trademark of O‘Reilly Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 70119www.smfa.eduHallmark Museum of ContemporaryPhotography FACE to FACE: Portraitsfrom Fifty Years, by Hollywood basedphotographer Douglas Kirkland (thru Mar 18).Thu-Sun, 1-5. 85 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA01376. 413-863-0009. www.hmcp.orgHood Museum of Art at DartmouthCollege Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions within aChanging Environment (thru May 13). Tue-Sat,10-5; Wed, 10-9; Sun, 12-5. WheelockStreet, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH03755. 603-646-2808.http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/Institute of Contemporary ArtSuper Vision (thru Apr 29); The James andAudrey Foster Prize Exhibition (thru Mar 11).Wed-Fri, 12-5; Thu, 12-9; Sat-Sun, 12-5. 955Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115. 617-266-5152. www.icaboston.orgIris GalleryRetrospective – Featuring Images Shownin 2006 (thru Apr 2). Thu-Mon, 12-6 orby appointment. 47 Railroad Street, GreatBarrington, MA 01230. 413-644-0045.www.irisgallery.netJudi Rotenberg GalleryDorothy Simpson Krause: Viewpoint (Mar1-24). Opening reception: Mar 1, 6-8.Tue-Sat, 10-6. 130 Newbury Street, Boston,MA 02216. 617-437-1518.www.judirotenberg.comKhaki GalleryInscapes II, Photographs by Nahid Khaki(thru March 30); In Color by Wally Gilbert(Apr 2-May 10). Mon-Sat, 10-6. 9 CrestRd., Wellesley, MA 02482. 781-237-7263.www.khakigallery.netLillian Immig Gallery at EmmanuelCollege You are Here (Apr 5-May 9). Mon-Thu, 11-4. Cardinal Cushing Library, 2ndFloor, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway,Boston, MA 02115. 617-735-9992.www.emmanuel.edu/studentaffairs/immig.aspMassachusetts College of Art,Bakalar Gallery Shoot the Family (thruMar 10). Mon-Fri, 10-6; Sat, 11-5. 621Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.617-879-7000. www.massart.eduMassachusetts Museum ofContemporary Art Ahistoric Occasion:Artists Making History (thru Apr 22); AdamCvijanovic & Peter Garfield: Unhinged(ongoing). Mon-Sun, 11-5, closed Tue.87 Marshall Street, North Adams, MA01247. 413-664-4481.www.massmoca.orgMead Art Museum at AmherstCollege Visionary Anatomies (thru March18), Back to the Future: ContemporaryAmerican Art from the Collection (Mar 30-Aug26). Reception: Thu, April 12, 4 pm. StirnAuditorium. Tue-Sun, 10-4:30; Thu, 10-9.Intersection of Route 9 and South PleasantStreet, Amherst, MA, 01002. 413-542-2335.www.amherst.edu/meadMIT List Visual Art CenterSensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology,and Contemporary Art Part II (thru Apr 8). Tue-Thu, 12-6; Fri, 12-8; Sat-Sun, 12-6. 20 AmesStreet Building E15, Atrium Level, Cambridge,MA 02139. 617-253-4680. http://web.mit.edu/lvac/www/general/index.htmlMIT Museum Compton GalleryThe Heart of MIT: Twenty Years of Photographyby Donna Coveney (thru Sept 21). Mon-Fri9:30-5. 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. 10,Room 150, Cambridge, MA 02139.617-452-2111. http://web.mit.edu/museumMIT Museum Main GalleryProfessor George Owen: Eminent Designerand Yachtsman (thru Jun 30). Tue-Fri, 10-5;Sat-Sun, 12-5. 265 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge, MA 02139. 617-253-4444.www.web.mit.edu/museumwww.prcboston.org | announcements15

listingswww.prcboston.org | announcementsMontserrat GalleryIt's Alive! A Laboratory of Biotech Art (thruApr 7). Mon-Thu, 11-7; Fri, 11-5; Sat, 12-4.23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915.978-921-4242.www.montserrat.edu/galleries/index.shtmlMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonFashion Photography (thru Mar 25). Mon-Tue,10-4:45; Wed-Fri, 10-9:45; Sat-Sun, 10-5:45. 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA02115. 617-267-9300. www.mfa.orgNational Heritage MuseumPets in America: The Story of Our Liveswith Animals at Home (thru Oct). Mon-Sat, 10-5; Sun, 12-5. 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA02421. 781-861-6559. www.monh.orgNew England College Art GalleryMarriage of True Minds: The Work of Couples(thru Apr 22). University of New England,Westbrook College Campus, 716 StevensAvenue, Portland, ME 04103.207-797-7261. www.une.edu/artgalleryNew England School of PhotographyGallery One Thomas Petit: New Work(Mar 5-30). Reception: Fri, Mar. 9, 7- 9;Joanne Deccico: Cambodia (Apr. 2-27)Reception: Fri, Apr. 13, 7-9. Mon-Fri, 9-5.537 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA02215. 617-437-1868. www.nesop.comThe Office of Senator Stan RosenbergStephen Petegorksy: Photographs from WalkingUnidos and Landscapes (thru Mar 15). Mon-Fri, 9-5. The State House, Room 320, Boston,MA 02133. 617-722-1532.Panopticon GalleryLauren Shaw, Maine Women: Living on theLand (thru Mar 12) in the Waltham Gallery.Mon-Fri, 10-6; Sat, 11-5. 435 Moody Street,Waltham, MA 02453. 781-647-0100.Tue-Sat, 11-6. 502c Commonwealth Avenue,Boston, MA 02215. 617-267-8929.www.panopt.comPeabody Essex MuseumThe Yachting Photography of Willard B.Jackson (thru May 20). Tue-Sat, 10-5; Sun,12-5. East India Square, Salem, MA 01970.978-745-9500. 866-745-1876.www.pem.orgPeabody Museum of Archeology andEthnology Vanished Kingdoms: The WulsinPhotographs of Tibet, China & Mongolia (Apr.11-Sep. 9). Mon-Sun, 9-5. 11 Divinity Avenue,Cambridge, MA 02138. 617-496-0099.www.peabody.harvard.eduPortland Museum of Art2007 Portland Museum of Art Biennial (Apr12-Jun 10). Tue, Wed, Sat-Sun, 10-5; Thu-Fri,10-9. Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101.207-775-6148. www.portlandmuseum.orgReal Art Ways Center forContemporary Culture Slide Slam (Mar15, 6-9pm). Tue-Thu, Sun 2-9:30; Fri-Sat, 2-10. 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, CT 06106.860-232-1006. www.realartways.orgRevolving MuseumElectrifying!: The Art of Light and Illumination(Mar. 3 – Dec. 31) Opening Reception:Saturday, Mar. 3, 7-10. Tue-Sun, 11-4. 22Shattuck Street, Lowell, MA 01852. 978-937-2787.www.revolvingmuseum.orgRobert Hull Fleming MuseumBurlington and Winooski 1920-2020:theEvolution of our Built Environment (thru Jun.24). Tue-Fri, 12-5; Sat-Sun, 1-5. University ofVermont, 61 Colchester Avenue, Burlington,VT 05405. 802-656-0750. www.flemingmuseum.orgRobert Klein GalleryJeff Brouws : Approaching Nowhere (thruMar.17); Henry Horenstein: Close Relations(thru Mar. 7); Mark Cohen and Roger Ballen:Chance and Circumstance (Mar. 23 thru Apr.28). Tue-Fri, 10-5:30; Sat, 11-5. 38 NewburyStreet, Boston, MA 02116. 617-267-7997.www.robertkleingallery.comSalt Institute for Documentary StudiesFall 2006 Salt Student Show (thru Apr. 14)Mon-Fri, 11:30-4:30. 110 Exchange Street,Portland, ME 04112. 207-761-0660.www.salt.edu/gallery.htmStevens Gallery at University ofConnecticut Night Flyers: Digital Printsby Joseph Scheer (thru May 11). Mon-Thu,8-midnight; Fri, 8-10; Sat, 10-10; Sun,10-midnight. University of Connecticut, HomerBabbidge Library, U-1005A, Storrs, CT06269. 860-486-6020.www.lib.uconn.edu/exhibits/.Tufts University Art Gallery,Aidekman Arts Center Altered States:Views of Transition in Recent Photography(thru Apr 1); Edward Burtynsky: The ChinaSeries (thru Apr 1). Tue-Sun, 11-5; Thu until8. Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Avenue,Medford, MA 02155. 617-627-3518.www.tufts.edu/as/galleryUniversity Gallery at University ofMassachusetts The Impossible Landscape(thru Mar 4). Tue-Fri, 11-4:30; Sat-Sun, 2-5.Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts,151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003.413-545-3670.www.umass.edu/fac/universitygalleryUniversity of Maine Museum of ArtSaul Leiter: Early Color; William Greiner:Blogs* Katrina (thru Apr 14). Tue-Sat, 9-6;Sun, 11-5. Norumbega Hall, 40 HarlowStreet, Bangor, ME 04401. 207-561-3350.www.umma.umaine.eduUniversity of New Hampshire ArtGallery New Hampshire Art Association59th Annual Exhibition (thru Apr 7, closedMar 9-18). Wed, 10-4; Thu, 10-8; Sat-Sun,1-5. Paul Creative Arts Center, University ofNew Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824.603-862-3712. www.unh.edu/art-gallery/University of Southern MaineFLUX Photographs of New Orleans by MichaelKolster (thru Mar 9). Mon-Sat, 7-10; Fri, 7-5. Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center,Portland, ME 04102. 207-780-5008.www.usm.maine.edu/galleryVermont Center for PhotographyJim Schlessinger (thru Mar.). Tue-Thu, 12-6; Fri,2-7; Sat-Sun, 12-5. 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro,VT 05301. 802-251-9960. www.vcphoto.orgWadsworth Atheneum Museum ofArt Double Exposure: African AmericansBefore and Behind the Camera (thru June 18).Tue-Fri, 11-5; Sat-Sun, 11-5. 600 Main Street,Hartford, CT 06103. 860-278-2670.www.wadsworthatheneum.orgWilliam Benton Museum of Art at theUniversity of Connecticut Landscape:Fact and Fiction (thru Mar 3). Tue-Fri, 10-4:30,Sat-Sun, 1-4:30. 245 Glenbrook Road, U-2140, Storrs, CT 06269. 860-486-4520.www.benton.unconn.eduWilliams College Museum of ArtCarrie Mae Weems: The Hampton Project (thruApr 29); The Moon Is Broken: Photographyfrom Poetry, Poetry from Photography (thru May13). Tue-Sat, 10-5; Sun, 1-5. 15 LawrenceHall Drive, Suite 2, Williamstown, MA02116. 413-597-2429. www.wcma.orgZilkha Gallery at WesleyanUniversity Faculty Show (Apr 28-May 27).Opening Reception: May 1, 5-7. Tue-Sun,12-4. Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University,Middletown, CT 06459. 860-685-2684 or860-685-2076. www.wesleyan.edu/CFA16

entries & opportuniesAbsolutearts.com Premiere PortfolioApplications accepted until March 15.Absolutearts.com is accepting applicationsfor the Premiere Portfolio, an onlinesales/marketing tool for artists around theworld. The Premiere Portfolio aids an elitegroup of artists in promoting their work viathe Internet. For a $25 jury fee and anaffordable yearly membership of $100,you, the serious artist, can now effectivelypromote your art online. Interested artistscan apply at http://absolutearts.com/portfolio.html. Both artists that have anonline presence and those who are juststarting out on the web are encouraged toapply. Requirements are 4 images, a bioand artist statement. Artists who are notselected receive a Regular Portfolio for 6months ($18 at regular price).Griffin Museum of Photography 67 ShoreRoad Winchester, MA 01890. 781-729-1158. Call for entries for juried exhibition.Arthur Griffin Legacy Awards. Juror BrianClamp of ClampArt. All entries must bereceived between Feb 1, 2007 andMarch 18, 2007. For guidelines: www.griffinmuseum.org or SASE.The Photo Review, a highly acclaimedcriticaljournal of photography, issponsoring its 23rd annual photographycompetition with a difference. Instead ofonly installing an exhibit that would be seenby a limited number of people, The PhotoReview will reproduce accepted entriesin its 2007 competition issue. Thus, theaccepted photographs will be seen bythousands of people all across the countryand entrants will have a tangible benefitfrom the competition. Toby Jurovics, Curatorof Photography, Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum, Washington, DC, will be thejuror for the 2007 competition. Also, theprize-winning photographers will be chosenfor an exhibition at the photography galleryof The University of the Arts, Philadelphia,and will be exhibited on The Photo Review’swebsite. An entry fee of $30 for up to threeprints, slides, or images on CD and $5each for up to two additional images entitlesall entrants to a copy of the catalogue.In addition, all entrants will be ableto subscribe to The Photo Review for $34, a20% discount. All entries must be receivedby mail between May 1 and May 15,2007. For a prospectus and details, send aself-addressed, stamped business-size (#10)envelope to: The Photo Review, 140 EastRichardson Avenue, Suite 301, Langhorne,PA 19047. The prospectus may also bedownloaded from www.photoreview.org.PhotoEspaña Portfolio Reviews. This is thetenth edition of Spain’s biggest InternationalFestival of Photography and Visual Arts.Between May and July 2007 in Madridthere will be some fifty exhibitions inthe official section (museums, exhibitionvenues and public spaces) and the FestivalOff (art galleries). Our portfolio review"Descubrimientos PHE" is your chanceto participate in PHE. Between the 1stto the 3rd of June 2007 we invite youto show your work to a committee ofinternational experts. DescubrimientosPHE is also an opportunity to promoteyour work and receive advice from theparticipating specialists from diverse fieldsof photography, including curators, museum,gallery and art centre directors, editors oftrade publications, directors of prestigiousphotography festivals and representativesof institutions linked to the medium. Thewinner of the Festival's portfolio review willreceive the Descubrimientos Best PortfolioPrize: an exhibition in PHotoEspaña 2008.Images from all finalists will be shown at acollective exhibition during the Festival, andfor one year, www.phedigital.com will hosta microsite showing each finalist's curriculumand images. Check out www.phedigital.com/descubrimientos to find out more aboutthe event.Photographica 67 Show and Sale presentedby the Photographic Historical Society ofNew England will take place over April 28 thand 29 th at the Americal Civic Center, 376Main Street, Wakefield, MA. Find moreinformation about this program atwww.phsne.orgPhotographs of Migratory Birds. New YorkCity Audubon, The Nature Conservancy,and Eco-Artspace.org will be presenting'Silent Migration' an exhibit by Eco-ArtistBrandon Ballengée this spring in CentralPark's Armory Space! The exhibition willexplore migratory birds in NYC and showmany birds are affected by building lights,'bird bad' architecture, and collisions. As apart of the show Brandon will be creating alarge mural of the Americas demonstratingmigratory routes and exhibiting hundredsof photographs from the public! You canparticipate by sending your favorite birdpics to obsoletestudios@gmail.com. Pleaseinclude your name, date and location ofwhere the photograph was taken!Brandonwill also be helping to organize birdcollision rescues in NYC during theexhibition, to volunteer please let him knowwhen you are available.Photography in Bhutan with PeterVanderwarker. From March 29 throughApril 14, 2007, Peter Vanderwarker willteach an extended photographic workshop.In conjunction with Quo Vadis, the tripincludes the geographic discovery andvisual interpretation of this most stunningHimalayan kingdom. Space is limited. Toreserve, pleas call Quo Vadis at 617-421-9494 or Peter Vanderwarker at 617-964-2728.Karin Rosenthal is currently running aPrint Critique Workshop in her studio inWatertown. She will be holding a secondworkshop titled Figure and Landscape,Miami, FL which will be from March 10to March 15, 2007. It will be a five-dayintensive shooting workshop in conjunctionwith the Miami Center for Photographic Arts(timed to coordinate with the National SPEConference in Miami, March 15-18).Visual Arts Sea Grant. Up to $2,000 forwork of New England artists related tomarine environment. Deadline: May 30,2007. For prospectus send self-addressedstamped envelope to: Visual Arts Sea Grant,c/o Art Dept, University of Rhode Island,105 Upper College Rd, Ste 1, Kingston, RI02881.www.prcboston.org | entries & opportunieis17

phonelines: member newsLet us know what you & yourwork are up to! Send your news toprc@bu.edu, attention: phonelines.Martin R. Anderson's pinhole photographProvincetown, C-Scape 2005, Self-Portrait #5was one of the winning images chosen by jurorMiles Barth for the Krappy Kamera IX exhibitionat the Soho Photo Gallery in New York City.The show runs March 6 - 31, 2007.Meg Birnbaum was awarded an honorablemention in the 22nd annual members show of TheTexas Photographic Society and was awarded anhonorable mention in Jen Beckman's Fall 2006Hey, Hot Shot competition. Birnbaum is one ofthree artists participating in The Winner's Circleat The Brush Art Gallery in Lowell, MA.Rick Blumsack was awarded Honorable Mentionat The Gift of Art for AIDS a juried exhibition andsilent auction to benefit AIDS relief in Africa, heldin October at Church of our Saviour in Arlington,MA in conjunction with the Arlington Center forthe Arts. Rick's photograph "November" wasfeatured in the show's 2007 calendar.Pelle Cass’s work Fugitives was shown at GalleryKayafas during January and February, 2007. Theshow featured a talk by Cass on January 20 th .John Chervinsky’s work An Experiment inPerspective was shown during December in asolo exhibition at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland,Oregon.Brooke A. Knight was awarded a commissionfrom Turbulence.org through their competitionfor networked, hybrid projects, “New EnglandInitiative II”. This project was also featured at ArtInteractive in Cambridge, MA.Paula Lerner, a PRC Member, was featured onthe Washington Post web site (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/afghanistanwomen/) for her work The Womenof Kabul (A Multimedia Feature). This feature tellsthe stories of five women entrepreneurs in Kabulwho are rebuilding their lives and their country bybuilding their businesses. They are struggling totake control of their future against a backdrop of acountry still recovering from decades of war andfacing an ongoing insurgency.Isa Leshko’s was chosen to participate in thePhotography Now show at the South Shore ArtAssociation, juried by Henry Horenstein. Currently,her images from her Holga series are on exhibit atthe Cornerstone Books Gallery in Salem, MA. Theshow includes several brand new pieces.Sarah Malakoff’s work was exhibited at the PlaneSpace Gallery in New York City from Novemberto December of 2006.Rania Matar’s work was recently on display atthe Belmont Gallery of Art. Matar’s photographswere also part of the History Recalls Exhibit at theArt Gallery at the Curry Student Center. Right nowher show The Palestinian Refugees in Lebanonis on display at The Multicultural Arts Center inCambridge, MA until March 9, 2007.Esther Pullman’s work Greenhouse Neighbors wasexhibited at Carney Gallery, Fine Arts Center atRegis College from January 17 through March30, 2007 in Weston, MA.Dianna Rust had one of her platinum/palladiumprints chosen for the juried exhibition Visual Edge3: Handcrafted, at Viewpoint Photographic ArtCenter, Sacramento, CA.Paul Wainwright’s photograph, Box Pews,Danville Meeting House, from Paul’s seriesColonial Meeting Houses of New England,has been accepted into the San Diego ArtAssociation’s 49 th International Awards Exhibition,juried by Dr. Norman Bryson, Professor of ArtHistory at UC Berkeley. The show is at the SanDiego Art Institute’sMuseum of the Living Artist in Balboa Park, SanDiego, and runs April 29 th through June 11 th ,2007. Another of Paul’s photographs, RoundWindow, Little Farm, has been accepted into theNew Hampshire Art Association’s 59 th annualCurrier Museum Exhibition, juried by KarenBurgess Smith, director of the Lamont Gallery atPhilips Exeter Academy. This photograph is fromPauls on-going body of work in and aroundthe Spencer-Pearce-Little farm in Newbury, MA,which is owned and managed by Historic NewEngland. Because of construction at the CurrierMuseum, the exhibit is being held at the artgallery at the University of New Hampshire, 30College Road, Durham, NH. The show runsthrough April 7 th . Finally, Paul has been invitedto have a solo show at the Photomedia Center inErie, PA during the month of April.www.prcboston.org | announcementsLinda Hirsch is featured in the NHAA 59thAnnual Exhibition at the Art Gallery at Universityof New Hampshire, which is currently on displayuntil April 7, 2007.Henry Horenstein is exhibiting Close Relations,coinciding with the book of the same name, atthe Robert Klein Gallery through March 17.Humans And Other Creatures was also ondisplay at the Farmani Gallery in Los Angeles,CA during February.Mori Insinger and Josh Winer both have workas part of the exhibition Altered States: Viewsof Transition in Recent Photography at TuftsUniversity’s Art Gallery, Medford, MA. Theexhibition that began in January, will run throughApril 1, 2007.Rodger Kingston’s resent work, A Victory ForHope: The Deval Patrick Campaign, were onexhibition at the Panopticon Gallery, insidethe Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Squarein Boston, MA. The exhibition runs throughMarch 7th.Bruce Myren was selected as one of 150photographers to participate in Critical Mass.Myren will also be attending the Photolucidaportfolio reviews this April. His landscapephotography will be highlighted in 3 exhibitionsin New England this winter/spring. Landscape:Fact and Fiction will be at the William BentonMuseum of Art, at the University of Connecticut,Storrs. This runs from January 17 to March 3,2007. Roadside Attractions will be on view atthe Small Space Gallery at the Arts Council ofGreater New Haven from February 5 to March16, 2007. And You are Here, held in conjunctionwith the Boston Cyberarts Festival, will run LillianImmig Gallery at Emmanuel College, from April5 to May 9, 2007. The Opening reception andartists’ talk will be held April 18, 2007 startingat 5:30pm at the Cardinal Cushing Library atEmmanuel College.Lyssa Palu-ay’s work is featured in the current issueof Nueva Luz Photographic Journal. Palu-ay alsoparticipated in the talk History Presumed hostedby Asian Arts Alliance in New York City.Kurt Gilbert Wahlstrom’s new work, DancingPortraits, premiered at the Mills Gallery at theBoston Center for the Arts February 2, 2007. Thefilm is part of the larger exhibition onlyConnectrunning through March 18, 2007. The exhibitionalso features other video and new media. Tolearn more about the show and artists visit:http://bcaonline.org/exhibitions.htm. Thetrailer for “Dancing Portraits” can be found at:http://www.projectkuret.comJere Williams was one of five artists exhibitingat the Dietel Gallery in Troy, New York fromNovember 7 to December 15. He exhibitedhis American Patriots series which consists of8 “Lightprints” (images printed from multiplehand painted film stencils each illuminated witha different color of light) that raise questionsabout American attitudes towards immigrantsand immigration.18

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