Ashley Gilbertson: from Bedrooms of the Fallen

Picturing War: Ashley Gilbertson, Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini and Jungeun Lee

Sunday, December 11, 6-8pm
Free and open to the public

Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

While many photographers cover conflict by showing scenes of action and carnage, the three photographers featured on this panel choose to focus on other ways that war can be interpreted through photography. Award winning photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson, 2010 PhotoNOLA Review Prize winner Jungeun Lee and emerging conflict photographer Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini will each present individual slideshows of their work. A group discussion moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning photo editor Stella Kramer will follow. The juxtaposition between three unique viewpoints will provide an insightful conversation into war, humanity, and the role of photography in documenting and communicating the effects of conflicts and their aftermath.

Panelists’ Bios
Ashley Gilbertson is a photographer with the VII Network photo agency, and a principal at Shell Shock Pictures. Gilbertson’s photographs from Iraq where he worked from 2002 until 2008, gained him recognition from the Overseas Press Club who awarded Gilbertson the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal. His first book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, was released in 2007. Since then, Gilbertson has been examining veterans issues including Post Traumatic Stress and suicide for Time Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and The Times. In 2007, he began working on Bedrooms Of The Fallen, a collection of photographs depicting the intact bedrooms of service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. That series was published by The New York Times Magazine, and went on to win the documentary photography National Magazine Award. It will be published in book form in 2012. He lives with his wife and child in New York City.

Jungeun Lee was born in South Korea and received a B.E. from Hoseo University in Korea and a MFA in Photography from University of North Texas. During her study at the University of North Texas, Jungeun discovered a piece of Korean history that she previously had not learned. This discovery led to the research and development of “Silenced Suffering: The Comfort Women Project”. She spent her entire 3 years of her graduate career researching and making work about this unknown history. This year, she completed her MFA exhibition, “Silenced Suffering”, at 500X Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Recently, Jungeun was awarded first place at the PhotoNOLA event in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently, Jungeun lives and works in Dallas, Texas.

Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini was born in Manhattan in 1986, and moved to Italy when he was four years old, where he lived between Udine and Florence, returning to New York after completing his Italian high school classical studies. In 2009 he graduated with a double major in Media Studies and Photography at the New School (Eugene Lang and Parsons) in New York City. Following his passion for documentary, Sebastiano has traveled extensively on assignment in some of today’s most volatile countries, including Afghanistan, Libya and Pakistan, as well as working on commercial, fashion and editorial projects. A young photographer, based between Manhattan, Italy, Los Angeles and the Middle East, Sebastiano has worked for Paris Match, The Atlantic Magazine, Vogue, TIME, LIFE, The International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

Moderator Stella Kramer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor who has worked in the New York publishing industry for more than 15 years, for such major publications as The New York Times, People magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and Brill’s Content. Ms. Kramer worked on some of the major news events in recent history, serving as the photo editor for The New York Times series “Portraits of Grief” memorializing those who lost their lives in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. She was a photo editor for LIFE magazine’s special issue series on the 1990 Gulf War, “LIFE In Time Of War”.

Ms. Kramer has a B.A. in journalism/political science from The Evergreen State College in Washington State. Her awards include the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (both at The New York Times), and the 2002 Infinity Award for Public Service from the International Center of Photography. She regularly lectures, reviews portfolios and is the creator of In The Loupe, a web TV show showcasing photography, as well as consulting photographers on their portfolios, websites and careers.

Meg Turner: Market Steet Power Station 2

NO TRESPASSING – industrial photographs by Meg Turner

December 9, 2011 – January 4, 2012
Opening: Sunday, Dec 11, 2011, 3:30-5:30pm

New Orleans Public Library – Alvar Branch
913 Alvar Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
504-596-2667
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-5pm.

NO TRESPASSING features local photographer and printer Meg Turner’s on-going series of industrial ruins. Shooting with a large-format camera and operating under, over, and through the radar, Turner explores the landscape of American industry that has been left behind by globalization and industrial out-sourcing. All prints shown are gravure -both copper and polymer- prints made by the artist.

NO TRESPASSING – Artist’s talk
Meg Turner will be talking about her work, the centuries-old relationship between printmaking and architectural ruins, the changing industrial landscape of America, and the processes of photogravure and polymer gravure.
Sunday Dec. 11th 4:15 pm (part of opening reception)

Josephine Sacabo: Dreamer

Josephine Sacabo Photogravure Demonstration

Sunday, December 11, 2011
Demo: 11am

Josephine Sacabo’s Studio
841 Franklin Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117

Join Josephine Sacabo in her Marigny studio for a photogravure demonstration. This is a unique opportunity to see the techniques and working space of a prolific artist who has recently transitioned from the darkroom to the photogravure printmaking process. The studio is located at the corner of Burgundy Street & Franklin Avenue.

Doors will open at 10:30am on Sunday, December 11th.
Free and open to the public.

BIO:
Josephine Sacabo, an internationally acclaimed photographer, has had four books of her own work published including “Une Femme Habitee” in Paris in 1991 by Editions Marval; award winning “Pedro Paramo” in 2002 by the University of Texas Press; “Cante Jondo” in 2002 by 21st Publishing; and “Duino Elegie” in 2005 also by 21st Publishing. Sacabo has had solo shows in Paris, London, Madrid, Toulouse, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other major U.S. cities. Her work has also been widely published in magazines in the United States and Europe, including Camera Arts, B&W Magazine, Rangefinder Magazine, ZOOM and others. Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art – N.Y.; The Museum of Modern Art – N.Y.; The Art Institute of Chicago; Houston Museum of Fine Arts; The Smithsonian – Washington D.C.; The Library of Congress; The New Orleans Museum of Art; The Wittliff Collection – Austin; The Bibliotheque Nationale – Paris; and La Maison de la Photo – Paris; among others. Josephine Sacabo has taught highly acclaimed workshops at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles – France and at the Santa Fe Workshops.

Sacabo’s most recent series, “Óyeme Con Los Ojos” (Hear Me With Your Eyes) was featured as a Fotoseptiembre USA 2010 Signature Exhibit, in San Antonio TX. Her work is currently on display in a retrospective at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and a solo show at A Gallery for Fine Photography.

Ziggy, Bakersfield, 2010 by Jenny Sampson

Tintype: Euphus Ruth, Jenny Sampson, S. Gayle Stevens, Bruce Schultz

December 10, 2011 – January 8, 2012
Opening: Saturday Dec 10, 6-9pm
Wet-Plate Demonstration: Sunday Dec 11, 1pm

HomeSpace
1128 St Roch
New Orleans, La
917-584-9867
Hours: Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-3pm

A look at an early photographic process in the hands of four contemporary photographers. Tintype, Ambrotype, Alumitype–all are part of the wet plate collodian tradition, producing singular images without negatives. Portraits, still-life, landscapes, and a process called “photogenic drawing” will all be presented. Featuring works by Euphus Ruth, Jenny Sampson, S. Gayle Stevens and Bruce Schultz.

Wet Plate Demo
In celebration of PhotoNOLA, please join us on Sunday, December 11th at 1pm for a special wet-plate collodian demonstration by featured photographers Bruce Schultz and Euphus Ruth.

Both photographers will be available to make portrait/tintypes after the demo. This event is free and open to the public.

Kids Camera Project: Shante

Entitled to Live

An Artfully AWARE event where photography, painting, literature and music contribute an unfiltered view of the New Orleans community.
Saturday, December 11, 2010 – one evening only.
Opening: Saturday, Dec 11, 6-10pm

Collective World Art Community House
2822 St. Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117
504-609-6353
Open by appointment

Featured artists: Hilary Wallis, Lionel Lombard, Joanna Rosenthal, Ariya Martin, Darlene M. Eschete, Craig Morse, René Merino, Brenda Landry, Adam Hayden, Christine Bagneris, David Cantrelle, Terry Gaskins, selected child photographers and others.

A gallery talk given by participating photographers and writers will facilitate the exchange of relevant issues on a local as well as global level.

Food and drink will be provided.

Entitled to Live:
Artists of various disciplines expressing their unique perspectives on culture, societal challenges and personal experiences to inspire togetherness through our differences.

Originals and prints of artwork will be for sale with proceeds benefiting Kids Camera Project’s photography workshops in Central City and Ninth Ward neighborhoods. All purchases are tax deductible. Our program provides a venue for growth and recovery by giving children tangible skills, a way to voice their concerns through artistic mediums and the opportunity to take ownership of the creative revitalization of their own community.

Photographers :: Painters :: Writers :: Poets :: Musicians

Artfully AWARE (AfA) is a global not for profit established in the United States and in the United Kingdom that uses the arts as an important tool for social improvement and emotional recovery of persons who have experienced traumatic events, disabilities or living conditions. We are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and our board of directors and advisors serve in leadership capacities with organizations including the Aspen Cancer Conference, The Hunger Project, Council of American Ambassadors, United Nations Fund for Women and USAID.

We implement a range of educational arts programs locally, nationally and internationally, in order to promote empowerment, cultural understanding and enable individual and community development. Our work provides the opportunity to create arts projects, exhibitions, performances and educational curriculum. All programs draw on five major categories: drama, dance, music, media and visual arts.

Bernstein Andriulli, Ellis Island by Stephen Wilkes

The Historic New Orleans Collection

Williams Research Center
410 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Stephen Wilkes Lecture

December 11, 2010
3-5pm
Free and open to the public :: Advance registration recommended

Photographer Stephen Wilkes will be sharing a selection of his personal work, including his Ellis Island collection, China series and most recent work documenting the Gulf Oil Spill. His talk will review the evolution of his fine arts career. Stephen’s photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation and featured in the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Life, Time, London Sunday Times, and Travel + Leisure. His photographs can be found on permanent collection at The George Eastman House Intl. Museum of Photography & Film, Library of Congress, Dow Jones Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and The Jewish Museum, New York. His most recent monograph, Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom was named as one of the 5 Best Photography Books by Time Magazine.

Bio:
Stephen Wilkes has been highly recognized for his fine arts photography with three major exhibitions in the last four years. Margaret Loke of the New York Times writes, “Each of the rooms that he photographs with care seems to have its own luxurious color scheme. Mr. Wilkes sees pleasing palettes of impressionism in walls and ceilings of peeling paint.”

Wilkes was recognized as the 2004 Fine Art Photographer of the Year at the Lucie Awards. Wilkes has been recognized by the photographic and design industry with additional awards including the Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography, Photographer of the Year, Eastcoast, Adweek Magazine, honors in Graphis Magazine, and the award of excellence in Communication Arts. Wilkes was also featured in Communication Arts in March of 2001.

In 1999 Wilkes completed a personal project photographing the south side of Ellis Island. With his photographs and video work, Wilkes was able to help secure $6 million in funding to restore the south side of the island. The work was exhibited in April of 2001 in a one-person exhibition at The Soho Triad Fine Arts Gallery, in New York. His exhibition on the exploration of the nude form in the jungles and on the lava flows of Hawaii ran in December of 2002.

Wilkes shoots advertising and fashion campaigns for many of the country’s leading advertising agencies and companies, including Arizona Jeans, California Tourism, New York Stock Exchange American Express, ABB, Honda, and many others. His editorial work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.

He began working on his own at age 15 and attended Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications, graduating in 1980. In 1983, Wilkes opened his studio in Manhattan.

This lecture is generously sponsored by Canon.

December 5- 11, 2010

This week long workshop with Andy Levin uses New Orleans as a venue for teaching photographers to develop visual ideas and creating a unique visual identity. The emphasis is on concept, and photographing within a narrow perspective, with daily editing sessions gradually developing a theme or story line. Photographers are encouraged to create a body of work suitable for presentation at the end of the week long class. The workshop is for photographers who are interesting in going beyond the single image, and have reasonable technical skills, and a portfolio is required.

Note: This 7 day workshop will involve daily editing sessions and close consultation in your choice of stories. Digital camera and laptop required. Students are responsible for travel, hotel, and meal expenses.

Tuition: $725
Workshop limited to 5 students.

Out of town students are encouraged to arrive day advance for a pre-workshop orientation and portfolio evaluation.

This workshop is administered by 100 Eyes Photography Workshops.  Register here.

Take Flight by Alleyn Evans

Any Day Now: featuring Alleyn Evans, Amy Davis, Benjamin Mortimer

December 9, 2010- January 7, 2011
Opening: Saturday, Dec 11, 6-9pm

KAWLIGA
3331 St Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117
386-479-4228
Open by appointment

New works by Amy Davis, a New Orleans based photographer focusing on black and white hand painted photographs.
Unseen photographs by Alleyn Evans(NOLA) and Benjamin Mortimer (BK, NY) juxtaposing their photos together to create new a new truth.

EL FUEGO by Josephine Sacabo

Josephine Sacabo :: Open Studio

December 11, 2010
Open: Saturday, Dec 11, 6-9pm

Josephine Sacabo’s Studio
841 Franklin Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117

Visit the Marigny studio of Josephine Sacabo, one of New Orleans’ most celebrated photographers. Located at the corner of Burgundy Street & Franklin Avenue, doors will be open to the public from 6-9pm on Saturday, December 11th, in conjunction with St. Claude Arts District and Bywater openings. This is a unique opportunity to see the working space of a prolific artist who has recently transitioned from the darkroom to the photogravure printmaking process.

BIO:
Josephine Sacabo, an internationally acclaimed photographer, has had four books of her own work published including “Une Femme Habitee” in Paris in 1991 by Editions Marval; award winning “Pedro Paramo” in 2002 by the University of Texas Press; “Cante Jondo” in 2002 by 21st Publishing; and “Duino Elegie” in 2005 also by 21st Publishing. Sacabo has had solo shows in Paris, London, Madrid, Toulouse, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other major U.S. cities. Her work has also been widely published in magazines in the United States and Europe, including Camera Arts, B&W Magazine, Rangefinder Magazine, ZOOM and others. Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art – N.Y.; The Museum of Modern Art – N.Y.; The Art Institute of Chicago; Houston Museum of Fine Arts; The Smithsonian – Washington D.C.; The Library of Congress; The New Orleans Museum of Art; The Wittliff Collection – Austin; The Bibliotheque Nationale – Paris; and La Maison de la Photo – Paris; among others. Josephine Sacabo has taught highly acclaimed workshops at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles – France and at the Santa Fe Workshops.

Sacabo’s most recent series, “Óyeme Con Los Ojos” was recently featured as a Fotoseptiembre USA 2010 Signature Exhibit, in San Antonio TX. She will be honored with a retrospective exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in 2011.

Flood Street 2 by Andy Levin

Andy Levin: Flood Street

December 11, 2010 – January 8, 2011
Opening: Saturday Dec 11, 6-10pm

Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-701-0961

Andy Levin is a photographer, teacher, and editor living in New Orleans, Louisiana. A contributing photographer with Life Magazine in the 90′s, Levin moved to Louisiana a year before Hurricane Katrina from his native city of New York. A finalist for the Eugene Smith Prize in 2008, Levin is interested in the rights of the underclass, and the relationship between a changing environment and the economically challenged. Levin is the editor of the acclaimed internet photography journal 100eyes.

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Located at the corner of Dauphine Street and Franklin Avenue, the Lost Love Lounge is one of the oldest–if not the oldest–continually operating taverns in the Faubourg Marigny; a classic New Orleans neighborhood lounge. Pho King serves fresh Vietnamese food in the back, from 6-midnight Tues-Sunday, featuring Vegan and Veggie selections in every category, made with fresh ingredients from the Hollygrove Market.