Local Event: Nathan Lyons at GEH

Sept. 10, 5pm at the George Eastman House, Dryden Theatre.

Lyons will present a preview of a new body of work entitled "Return Your Mind to its Upright Position," Lyons will discuss his working method and the structural considerations used in developing an extended sequence of images.

Lyons is recognized as the founder of the Visual Studies Workshops, he has recently published the book After 9/11, and the traveling exhibition of the same name has been curated by the Eastman House.

There will also be an opening at ARTISANWorks of Lyons' new work, Friday Sept. 11 from 6-9pm.

Hall of Mirrors Exhibition at ASU: Suz Szucs [Faculty]

Suzanne Szucs will have work included in the upcoming exhibition Hall of Mirrors at Northlight Gallery on Arizona State University's campus.

Exhibition Information:

Hall of Mirrors
Sept. 8 - Oct. 10

Hall of Mirrors features contemporary feminist photography by artists working with the self-portrait to investigate issues of cultural and personal identity.

The event site is HERE. Not much online yet, but I will update it when more information becomes available.

New Post on Smithsonian's Photography Initiative Blog: by Christin Boggs [MFA 2010]

Keeping track of many institutional blogs, I found that our very own Christin Boggs has a few articles published on the SPI blog. Here's her latest post, A Camera in the Kitchen.

Is there anything more satisfying than a discussion on food and photography?

Christin has spent this summer as an intern in DC at the Smithsonian Institute.

Scott LaForce photographs at Equal Grounds Coffee House [MFA 2009]

Selected works from the photographic series Bugchaser: Protective Measures , by Scott LaForce, will be on view at Equal Grounds Coffee House in Rochester, NY. This hanging contains a sampling of still images from Scott's thesis, to be held in November. Please join Scott at the opening reception on September 4.

Opening Reception will be held:
Friday, September 4, at 8pm.

Equal Grounds Coffee House
750 South Ave.
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 242-7840

Scott's work from Bugchasers and other series can be viewed at www.scottlaforce.com

Any questions regarding this event may be directed to Equal Grounds at the number listed above, or directly to Scott LaForce at scottlaforce@gmail.com.

Elaine O'Neil: MOTHER DAUGHTER Posing As Ourselves, Book Launch and Exhibition [Faculty]

Book Signings, Lectures and Exhibitions

MOTHER DAUGHTER Posing As Ourselves
The Project and The Book.
Thursday, September 17, 2009 through October 2, 2009

Opening, Book Launch & Signing: Thursday, September 17 from 5–8 PM

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Gallery
3rd floor Gannett Building (Building 7B)
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Information: Therese Mulligan
Map: http://facilities.rit.edu/campus/maps/general/generalmedium.gif

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MOTHER DAUGHTER Posing As Ourselves
September 25, 2009 through October 23, 2009

Opening & Book Signing: Friday, October 16, 2009 Time: TBA

University of the Arts
Gallery 1401
211 S. Broad Street, 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA. 19107

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View the Official MOTHER DAUGHTER Website at http://www.motherdaughterbook.com.

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