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Ogden Museum of Southern Art

PhotoNOLA — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:38:01 +0000

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds by Dave Anderson

Exhibition dates:

Aug. 26, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011

Location:

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.539.9600

Wed – Sun 10am-5pm
Thur 6pm-8pm

Opening:

Thursday Aug. 26, 2010, 6 p.m. during Ogden After Hours
Featuring a Gallery Talk and Booksigning with Dave Anderson

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, photographer Dave Anderson followed the reconstruction of a single Ninth Ward block in New Orleans. Through his photographs, Anderson explores the nature of community and its resilience. The photographs in this exhibition are from the book “One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds” Photographs by Dave Anderson, Essay by Chris Rose (Aperture, August 2010).

PhotoNOLA Exhibitions Listings – Deadline Aug 15

PhotoNOLA — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:00:11 +0000

The final push for PhotoNOLA exhibitions listings is on! PhotoNOLA is an annual photography festival coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance that takes place each December.

The deadline for submitting information has been extended to Aug 15, 2010.

PhotoNOLA 2010 Exhibitions Listings

If you have a photography show lined up in New Orleans for Dec 2010 please submit the information here, so we can include it on the PhotoNOLA website and brochures.

PhotoNOLA 2010 – Venues Seeking Artists

If you own or know of a venue interested in hosting a photography exhibition this December, in conjunction with the fifth annual PhotoNOLA festival, Please fill out this form as completely as you can and we will try to match your space with an appropriate photographic exhibition.

PhotoNOLA 2010 – Artists Seeking Venues

This form is for photographers interested in showing work in New Orleans during the month of December, in conjunction with PhotoNOLA . Please note that PhotoNOLA does not have a budget for producing, traveling or installing exhibitions. Most of the venues available through this matchmaking process will be alternative type venues, and you will probably be responsible for all of the expenses involved in showing, and in many cases the physical hanging of the exhibition. Still interested? Please fill out this form as thoroughly as possible, and if we find a space that seems an appropriate fit for your work we will put you in touch with that venue.

There is no fee for inclusion, though we are happy to accept donations to assist with the costs of promotion.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Shaw, PhotoNOLA Coordinator. 504-269-9740 or info@photonola.org

PhotoNOLA 2010 Reviewers Announced

PhotoNOLA — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:20:45 +0000

Peter Barberie, Philadelphia Museum of Art
David Bram, Fraction Magazine
Darren Ching, Klompching Gallery, NY
Julian Cox, de Young Museum, San Francisco
Roy Flukinger, Harry Ransom Center, Austin TX
David Houston, Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Michael Itkoff, Daylight Magazine
Eric Keller, Soulcatcher Studios, Santa Fe, NM
Anne Kendellen, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland OR
Kevin Longino, Kevin Longino Fine Photographs
Anne Lyden, The Getty Museum
Kevin Miller, Southeast Museum of Photography
Blue Mitchell, Diffusion Magazine, Plates to Pixels
Maarten Schilt, Schilt Publishing, Amsterdam
Jennifer Schwartz, Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta GA
George Slade, Photographic Resource Center
Mary Virginia Swanson
Amber Terranova, PDN
Jennifer Thompson, Princeton Architectural Press
Gregory Wakabayashi, Welcome Books
Jennifer Ward, FotoFest Exhibitions Coordinator
Del Zogg, Museum of Fine Arts Houston

PhotoNOLA Portfolio Reviews will take place Dec 4 & 5, 2010 at the International House Hotel in New Orleans. Review registration will open Sept 1, 2010, with a $450 registration fee for 8 reviews.

Website updates are now in progress.

Kevin Kline Featured in “Interplay” at CAC

PhotoNOLA — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:22:19 +0000

Congratulations to Kevin Kline whose work will be featured in the upcoming “Interplay” exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. Interplay presents recent work by four photographers based in the U.S. all of whom deal, to some degree, with conventions of portraiture. Phyllis Galembo, is a New York-based artist who has numerous museum exhibitions and publications to her credit. The other three — Kevin Kline, Herman Mhire, and Sonja Rieger — are based in New Orleans, Lafayette, and Birmingham, respectively, and their works are known primarily to a regional audience. The exhibition, which will run from June 19 – Oct 24, 2010, was curated by Dan Cameron, whom Kevin met at the PhotoNOLA portfolio review in 2009. Read more about it here.

Maria Levitsky Exhibition at John Cleary Gallery

PhotoNOLA — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:32:23 +0000

Congratulations to Maria Levistky, whose solo show at the John Cleary Gallery just opened. It will be on view through July 2, so check it out if you’re in the Houston area. Or view the exhibition online here: www.johnclearygallery.com/exhibitions.php

Call for PhotoNOLA 2010 Exhibitions Listings

PhotoNOLA — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:15:55 +0000

We are now accepting exhibitions listings for the 5th Annual PhotoNOLA. This registration form is for artists and/or venues planning a photography or photo-related exhibition for the month of December in New Orleans. Participating venues will be promoted in online and brochure listings.

PhotoNOLA is an annual festival of photography coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide. Showcasing work by photographers near and far, the festival spans the first two weekends of December, with this year’s events taking place from Dec 2-12, 2010.

The deadline for inclusion in the PhotoNOLA festival guide is August 1, 2010.

In order for us to promote your photo related exhibition before and during December please fill out this registration form as thoroughly as possible: PhotoNOLA 2010 Exhibitions Listings Form

Inclusion in the festival guide is free, though we will gladly accept donations to assist with the costs of promotion. www.photonola.org/donate/

If you have any questions feel free to contact: Jennifer Shaw, PhotoNOLA Coordinator | 504-269-9740 | info@photonola.org | www.photonola.org

100 Eyes Seeking Submissions on the theme “Home”

PhotoNOLA — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:18:16 +0000

100 Eyes is currently seeking picture stories or portfolios that speak to the idea of “home.” This can be something as literal as pictures of houses, or as abstract as an essay on alienation, or even as upbeat as a successful home for teen runaways.

100 Eyes is an online photographic showcase featuring contemporary photography including documentary, art, and journalistic photographs. It is produced and edited by New Orleans based photographer, teacher and editor, Andy Levin.

If you have a story you would like to submit, or can suggest a fellow photographer’s work, please send (or have your friend send along) 5-10 small jpegs in an email, along with a description of the project. Send to:

Andy Levin
levin.pix@gmail.com
http://www.100eyes.org

Michael Donnor at John Cleary Gallery

PhotoNOLA — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:53:12 +0000

Congratulations to Michael Donnor who was picked up for representation by the John Cleary Gallery after meeting with owner Catherine Couturier at the PhotoNOLA portfolio review last December. In addition to exhibiting his work at AIPAD this spring, she will be featuring some in an upcoming group show, “Found”, this June at the gallery in Houston.

Michael was the 2nd Place PhotoNOLA Review Prize recipient in 2009, and we are looking forward to his solo exhibition at the Canary Gallery in New Orleans this December.

POYi Emerging Vision Incentive

PhotoNOLA — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:02:31 +0000

Some exciting news from ours friends at POYi:

POYi is now offering $10,000 to an aspiring photojournalist to propose and complete a long-term documentary project of social significance.

The newly announced “POYi Emerging Vision Incentive” is open to all semi-professional, student, and early-career photographers. The application process requires a written project proposal of less than two pages and a few select photographs that represent their work and their project idea, and a nominal $20 application fee. The application deadline is May 31, 2010.

One “Emerging” recipient will be announced to receive the $10,000 to continue their project for a full year to competition. The project will then be included in POYi exhibitions in 2011.

“We are excited to be able to provide the environment and inspiration for emerging photographers to do work of worldwide importance,” said Rick Shaw, director of POYi. “We hope this program will help educate and motivate the next generation of social-conscious photojournalists and allow them to explore and expand avenues of publication that are currently unavailable to them.”

Complete details, guidelines and application form are available on on their Web site at www.poyi.org.

Read more about this new incentive in Photo District News:
http://www.PDNPulse.com/2010/04/poyi-announces-new-10k-incentive-for-emerging-photographers.html

Letitia Huckaby Featured in “Girl Talk”

PhotoNOLA — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:18:07 +0000

Letitia Huckaby was included in a recent NYC exhibition “Girl Talk: Narratives by Eight Women Artists“, curated by Deborah Willis and M. Liz Andrews, after reviewers she met at PhotoNOLA recommended that she share her work with Dr. Willis. The exhibition was on view at Renaissance Fine Art in March.