Light Work E-Newsletter #37
October 16, 2007
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Artist Lecture and Light Work Tours

 
Newsletter #37
October 2007
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Al Fasoldt Artist Lecture - October 18, 6:30pm
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Al Fasoldt Light Work is pleased to invite you to a special artist talk by photographer Al Fasoldt this Thursday, October 18 at 6:30pm. Fasoldt's work is currently on view at Light Work/Community Darkrooms in an exhibition titled The Lost Photos of Vietnam

The Lost Photos of Vietnam is comprised of images created by Fasoldt while working as the Vietnam Bureau Chief for US military-supported newspaper Stars & Stripes during the Vietnam War. When he left Vietnam to return to the US, he left his negatives behind and brought a few souvenirs home-a dozen 8x10" prints and a collection of contact sheets of his photographs. Since then, the Pentagon has ordered all negatives of Stars & Stripes photographers be destroyed. Over the past few years, Fasoldt has been working to repair the prints and contact sheets he brought home years ago, using them to make prints of his Vietnam War images for exhibition. According to Fasoldt, "Nothing can bring back the original negatives. But this exhibition represents a triumph, however small, of modern photographic processing over crude attempts to erase an unpopular war from our national consciousness."  Light Work will host an artist lecture by Fasoldt on October 18 at 6:30pm. The event is part of Th3, where the museums and galleries of Syracuse remain open until 8pm on the third Thursday of each month. For more information about TH3 visit www.th3syracuse.com.

[Image: Al Fasoldt—The Long Walk, 1967]

Tour Light Work and Community Darkrooms
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tours at light workLight Work invites you to experience its galleries and contemporary facilities on a guided tour by its knowledgeable staff members. Light Work features three exhibitions at a time in its gallery spaces, and groups who come for tours can receive gallery talks about current exhibitions, learn the history of Light Work, and view the state-of-the-art traditional and digital photography labs at Community Darkrooms.

General Information

Light Work's gallery talks and guided tours are available for groups of all ages. For students of all grade levels as well as community groups, our tours give visitors a chance to experience, appreciate, and understand contemporary photography. A guided visit to Light Work includes a tour of our state-of-the-art photographic darkroom and digital imaging center as well as information on the history of our organization and our current exhibitions. Pre-visit information and teacher packets are available to enhance your experience. In addition, tours can include introductions to our permanent collection, which is fully accessible online.

Group size is limited to 20 students. Larger groups may reserve two consecutive sessions. To schedule a tour call Mary Lee Hodgens, Program Manager, 315-443-5785. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance of when you would like to visit-the fall is the busiest time for tours at Light Work. All tours are free.

Gallery Talks-Details
The Light Work staff offers groups a customized gallery talk about the exhibitions on view in the gallery spaces.  These mini-lectures take place directly in the gallery, and during the talk groups receive information about the photographs, the artist, as well as learn about the history and mission of Light Work as an organization dedicated to supporting artists working in photography and electronic media.

Facility Tours-Details
The Light Work and Community Darkrooms staff invite all visitors, both in tour groups and individual, to ask for a guided tour of our traditional and digital photography labs and photography studio. The staff is happy to show you around and answer any questions you may have about membership, courses and workshops, digital printing, and anything else that comes to mind. 

School Groups
Light Work understands that learning, especially in the art world, thrives with the opportunity to step outside of the classroom. In this spirit, Light Work offers school groups, including K-12 level students as well as college and university students, the opportunity to visit and receive a gallery talk and tour of the facilities. Teachers and professors are also invited to bring their students to the gallery and discuss works of art on their own if they would prefer. Whether you would like a tour or just to bring your class to see our exhibit without a staff member giving a gallery talk, please call to schedule a visit.

[Image: Gallery Talk at Light Work]



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