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Exhibitions and Opportunities at Light Work
Light Work Newsletter #26
May 2006
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in this issue
-- Learning Through the Lens (exhibition opening)
-- Suzanne Opton: Soldier (exhibition continues)
-- CMAC Job Opening
-- Fine Print Program -- Light Work Grant Recipients
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Learning Through the Lens (exhibition opening) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Learning Through the Lens: Collaborations with Children
at the Edward Smith Elementary SchoolMay 9-December 31, 2006 Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery, Schine Student Center, 303 University Ave, Syracuse, NY 13244 Light Work's upcoming exhibition, Learning Through the Lens: Collaborations with Children at Edward Smith Elementary School, will feature over 80 photographs, which explore the lives and visual imaginations of fourth and fifth grade Syracuse city school children. Also on view are images by Syracuse University photography students that examine the various facets of the school experience. Inspired by Wendy Ewald's "Literacy Through Photography" project, in which the artist hands over cameras to children to explore how they think, this exhibition is the culmination of the efforts of an innovative course, Literacy, Community, and Photography, offered through the College of Visual and Performing Arts in cooperation with the Department of Fine Arts in The College of Arts and Sciences. Team-taught by Judith Meighan, Assistant Professor of the History of Art, and Doug DuBois, Assistant Professor of Art Photography, and working in collaboration with Mary Lynn Mahan, Art Teacher at Edward Smith Elementary School, the course brought perspectives from both academic and studio backgrounds to the classroom. This project demonstrates how a strong relationship between the arts and the basic school curriculum can promote writing as well as visual literacy among students. Images: Antwan Lewis (left), Oona O'Brien (right) |
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Suzanne Opton: Soldier (exhibition continues) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Suzanne Opton: SoldierMarch 21–June 30, 2006 Light Work, Main Gallery, Robert B. Menschel Media Center Suzanne Opton's emotionally riveting exhibition Soldier continues. The lecture by Vicki Goldberg and gallery reception for the exhibition were a huge success. Around 200 people attended to hear Goldberg's insightful lecture on soldiers and their depiction throughout the history of photography. Goldberg also wrote the introductory essay for the exhibition catalogue, Contact Sheet 136. The exhibition remains on view at Light Work through June 30. The exhibition, extended programming, and billboards have been funded by the Central New York Community Foundation, and received additional funding by Syracuse University's PULSE program. Three of the five billboards in Syracuse are still in place. They are located at 350 West Fayette Street, on East Genesee Street near Irving (see image), and on Westcott Street. |
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CMAC Job Opening ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The newly formed Coalition of Museum and Art Centers (CMAC)
at Syracuse University is still accepting applications for the
position of Director of Arts Programming. The
Director of Arts Programming will be responsible for designing,
curating, and promoting exhibitions and projects at the
brand new CMAC gallery. The Director of Arts Programming
will be
responsible for creating an experimental exhibition space that
will seek to design and define strategies for exhibition spaces
of the future that would explore new technologies such as
smart walls, computer interactivity, and seamless video
projection. Salary will be commensurate with candidate's
experience, and includes full health and pension benefits. To
apply or for a full
description of the positions, please visit www.sujobopps.com.
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Fine Print Program ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A limited edition of the platinum print Tights, from
Jeffrey Hoone's series Hook Line and Sinker, is
available through Light Work's Fine Print Program.
Jeffrey Hoone, director of Light Work, has been a working artist his whole life. He has been with Light Work for twenty- five years, serving as director for twenty-three. He has exhibited his work extensively, has served on peer review panels for the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, and was awarded a photography fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Under his leadership, Light Work has become an internationally renowned organization, with an award-winning publication, Contact Sheet, and well known programs that support artists working in photography. Price: $405 online sale (regular price $450) |
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Light Work Grant Recipients ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The 32nd Annual Light Work Grants in Photography
were
recently awarded to three Central New York
residents. The
selected artists are Laura Heyman, Thilde
Jensen,
and Rishi Singhal. For the past thirty-two
years, Light
Work has awarded grants to photographers, critics,
and photo
historians who reside in Central New York. The Light
Work
Grants in Photography program is a part of Light
Work's
ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement
to artists
working in photography. The grants also aim to foster
an
understanding and appreciation for photographic arts
in Central
New York.
The Light Work Grant is a fellowship that includes a $2,000 cash award, an exhibition at Light Work, and publication in The Light Work Annual. Applicants were required to submit ten examples of their work along with a short application form. Three judges from outside the grant area then selected the recipients based on the merits of their work. Image: Rishi Singhal, New Delhi, 2005, archival inkjet print |
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