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Main Exhibition at Light Work:
ERNESTO PUJOL
Walk #1
August 25 – October 23, 2008
Gallery Reception: Friday, October 3, 5-8:30p,
with lecture from 7:00–8:30p
The black-and-white digital images in this exhibition follow a figure clad in a black robe, Pujol himself, walking through a Civil War cemetery in South Carolina. The photographs are arranged in sequential order in the gallery, depicting a dialogue between the figure, nature, and architecture. According to René Paul Barilleaux, "A lush Southern landscape, ornate Victorian cast ironwork, carved marble statuary, and other picturesque elements appear as a counterpoint to the dark, nearly motionless walker."
Exhibition details
Pujol's presentation is the keynote lecture of the Visible Memories Conference at Syracuse University that will take place Oct. 2-4.
Other exhibitions:
- Images of a Girl, Images of a Woman (Hallway Gallery) and A Due Voci (Community Darkrooms Gallery), featuring photographs by Rita Hammond
- As It Happens: Recent Artists-in-Residence at Light Work, featuring photographs by Barry Anderson, Stephen Chalmers, Lucas Foglia, Sonya A. Lawyer, Lisa M. Robinson, Kerry Skarbakka, and Marla Sweeney (Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery at the Schine Student Center)
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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All lectures take place in Watson Auditorium at Light Work. They are free and open to the public. Paid parking is available at Booth garage or Marion parking lot. Please see event details for more information. |
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Pastiche, Performance, and Portraiture (and the imponderable hazards of publishing photographs)
Lecture: Monday, September 8, 6pm
Lecture and panel discussion by Gina Murtagh, Kim Waale, and Julie Grossman in conjunction with the exhibition and book release of Images of a Girl, Images of a Woman with photographs by Rita Hammond.
Rita Hammond received a Light Work Regional Photographers' Grant in 1976. Her work was featured in a solo exhibition in 1995. When Hammond died in 1999 she left Light Work over 400 photographs and art objects. Visit Light Work's Online Collection to see the works.
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Argentina—Beyond the Prison Walls
An evening with Paula Luttringer and Margarita Drago
Lecture and performance: Tuesday, September 16, 6pm
The audience will have occasion to interact with two artists—one working with a camera, the other with the pen—who have suffered exile and compulsory silence. Invoking images, words, feeling, and thought, photographer Paula Luttringer and memoirist Margarita Drago, will engage in the transgressive task of remembering the experience of their incarceration. The victims of intolerance and the fear of truth that dictatorships and false democracies typically feel in the presence of free-thinking women, Luttringer and Drago will empower us all with the tale of how they have dared to remember their imprisonment to fuel their art. Students from the Latino-Latin American Studies program (LLAS) will read testimonials from women who were unlawfully imprisoned by the Argentine military. The testimonials will be read in Spanish and English. This event is part of the 2008 Syracuse Symposium, themed migration.
Paula Luttringer will participate in Light Work's Artist-in-Residence program in September 2009. She currently lives in France.
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TH3: Keith Johnson
Artist Talk and Portfolio Review
TH3 lecture: Tuesday, September 18, 5:30pm
Artist Keith Johnson will give a short presentation about his photography work. This presentation begins at 5:30pm and will be followed by an informal portfolio review session.
Keith Johnson participated in Light Work's Artist-in-Residence program in January 2005. Visit Light Work's Online Collection for more information and images by Keith Johnson, or go to his website at www.keithjohnsonphotographs.com.
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Ernesto Pujol
Keynote lecture for Visible Memories Conference
Lecture: Friday, October 3, 5-8:30pm
Reception and lecture by Ernesto Pujol. Pujol's presentation is the keynote lecture of the Visible Memories Conference at Syracuse University that will take place Oct. 2-4.
Event details
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Th3: Introducing Your Work to the World
Thursday, October 16, 5:30pm
New Assistant Director Mary Goodwin gives helpful hints and pointers on how to talk effectively about your work for different audiences. This brief presentation begins at 5:30 and will be followed by an informal portfolio review session.
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Light Work welcomes new Assistant Director Mary Goodwin
Light Work/Community Darkrooms is pleased to introduce its newest employee. Mary Goodwin joined Light Work on July 14, 2008 as the Assistant Director.
Goodwin is a photographer, writer, and editor. Her most recent photographic work, Site Line, was featured in the exhibition Land Rites at Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe; an image from Goodwin's series Auto Obscura appeared in Art in America as part of its 2005 Summer Preview. Her writing has been published in American Photo, photo-eye Booklist, and numerous exhibition catalogs. Goodwin also served as Project Editor on several books for John Wiley and Sons, including Photography For Dummies, 2E. She holds an MFA in photography from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, a BFA in photography from Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, and a BA in German literature from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. |
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 CNY Pride Families Project
Our warmest thanks go to everybody who participated in this collaboration to make th CNY Pride Family Project possible. This project showcases LGBT families in the Central New York area, using an approach of positive images and first person accounts. This project is a collaboration between the Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center, Light Work, local artist Ellen M. Blalock, and twenty LGBT families in Central New York. The exhibition and publication were made possible through support by a Chancellor's Feinstone Grant for Multicultural Initiatives and a U.Encounter Grant. The first exhibition based on this project was a wonderful success. We are currently looking for additional exhibition venues in the area. Details | Portraits
In April 2008, Light Work/Community Darkrooms received the Foundation Award for Outstanding Departments "in recognition of contributions and leadership in creating a campus community that is inclusive and nurturing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, and staff" as awarded by the LGBT Community at Syracuse University. We humbly accept this recognition and thank the many people who have partnered with us in our efforts to create an environment that celebrates diversity on all levels. |
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 LIGHT WORK NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: Light Work is still accepting applications for summer interships. Please contact us at info@lightwork.org
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LIGHT WORK TOTEBAG: Too much to carry without a good-looking bag in sight? Try Light Work's new totebag ($10). Visit our online store for details.
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VISITORS+TOURS: Take a tour of Light Work's state-of-the-art facilities. See tour details online or call 315-443-1300.
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM: Apply now, if you are interested in a residency for 2009. The artist stipend for the one-month residency is $4,000. See details for a description of the residency and our facilities.
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COMMUNITY DARKROOMS offers classes, workshops, and special teens-only sessions. Please visit the darkroom website for details or call 315-443-2450 for a printed brochure. The darkrooms are also accepting donations of film cameras of any format and make. Please contact us if you have working camera equipment that you would like to donate.
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 2008 Subscription Offer
Light Work is pleased to announce the 2008 Subscription Program. We invite you to begin or renew your subscription to Contact Sheet, one of the longest-running art photography publications in the world.
Light Work's Fine Print Program for 2008 offers signed original photographs by artists Matt Black, Blake Fitch, and Angelika Rinnhofer. These limited edition prints are available for $275 each. The prints are matted and ready for framing or archival storage. Participate in our Fine Print Program and you will also receive a one-year complimentary subscription to Contact Sheet.
Our Platinum Editions category features an original signed, limited edition platinum print by Hank Willis Thomas. The print is offered exclusively to Contact Sheet subscribers for $450. The edition was produced by renowned platinum printer Sal Lopes, and is printed on 100% rag paper. Hank Willis Thomas created the B®anded series as a result of "an exploration and subsequent appropriation of the language of advertising." His work looks at race, class, and history through advertising, focusing predominantly on the use of the African American male body in advertisements in an exploration of the "familiar."
Benefactors Category: Contributors of $1,000 will receive all three prints in our Print Collectors category (Matt Black, Blake Fitch, and Angelika Rinnhofer), one Platinum Editions print by Hank Willis Thomas, and a signed copy of Lisa M. Robinson's book Snowbound. By selecting to participate in this category you will save $350 on the cost of the prints and book, and receive a one-year subscription to Contact Sheet.
In addition to the prints, the 2008 subscription program features two books: Snowbound by Lisa M. Robinson and Brothel by Zana Briski.
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Lola Flash
2008 Artist-in-Residence |
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| ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
Since 1976, over 300 artists have participated in our Artist-in-Residence Program. Every year, Light Work invites between twelve and fifteen artists to work in our state-of-the-art darkrooms. Light Work provides the artists with an apartment, a $4,000 stipend, ample work space, and generous staff support. Many former Artists-in-Residence return to Light Work regularly to use our Community Darkrooms. Work by former Artists-in-Residence can be found in our Online Permanent Collection.
We are now scheduling residencies for 2009. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Apply by the end of October for consideration in the next round of reviews.
Find out more about our A-I-R program and our current artists
See who has participated in the past
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Paul Pearce
2008 Light Work Grant recipient
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34th ANNUAL LIGHT WORK GRANTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Congratulations to the 2008 Light Work Grant recipients: Kathy Morris, Paul Pearce, and Nancy Keefe Rhodes.
Light Work is pleased announce the recipients of the 2008 Light Work Grants in Photography. The fellowship includes a $2,000 cash award, an exhibition, and publication in The Light Work Annual. 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 Central New York. All applicants must reside in one of the following counties:
Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer,
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego,
Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Tioga, or Tompkins. Full-time students are not eligible.
Grant Information | Light Work Grant History
Press release announcing 2008 grant recipients
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E-Newsletter #52 (September 4, 2008):
Upcoming events: Rita Hammond lecture, Community Darkrooms Open House, call for film cameras, and other upcoming Light Work events
E-Newsletter #51 (August 26, 2008):
Ernesto Pujol exhibition Walk #1 and lecture, Rita Hammond exhibition and lecture, Paula Luttringer and Margarita Drago lecture
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