Oscar Palacio in DeCordova Museum Biennial [Faculty]

We all owe a 'Congratulations!' to Oscar, Therese informed me that Oscar Palacio's work has been selected for the inaugural DeCordova Museum Biennial.... He is the only photographer selected to appear and is giving a gallery talk.

You can view more of Oscar's work HERE.


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The DeCordova Biennial will run from January 23-April 25, 2010

Exhibition Opening: Thursdsay, January 28 from 7-9p

From the press release:

The 2010 DeCordova Biennial is a survey exhibition, focused on emphasizing the quality and variety of work rather than any single or overarching theme. The exhibition showcases artists who range from the emerging to the internationallly acclaimed. Highlighting artists from across New England, the exhibition displays a range of approaches to different media, including innovative performance pieces, video installations, sculpture, painting, and photography.

If you are interested in more information on the DeCordova Museum, their site is http://www.decordova.org/

REMINDER!! SPE SCHOLARSHIP DUE NOV.1

The SPE Scholarship application due date is tomorrow, Nov.1

More Info HERE!!

Opportunity: "Transition" Call for Entries, Contemporary Space

Contemporary Space: Call for Entries on the subject "Transition".

Deadline: November 9, 2009

This call for entry is open to all matriculated college or university undergrad or grad students who are working in video, film, and/or photographic processes.

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“Transition”
Submit any subject matter that deals with transition: any subject matter that is in a transitory state or is transitioning or any subject matter that has shown evidence of transitioning.

Your submissions should include:

Contact Information: Name, Address, Phone Number, E-mail, Website (if it applies)

Submission format:
Photography must be in JPEG format, minimum 300 dpi resolution at 8x12 inches. Please limit digital image file sizes to six megabytes (6 MB). Have all digital files on one CD or DVD for video and film. CDs or DVDs should be labeled with artist name and address. All DVD video submissions must be NTSC format.

Name electronic files as follows: entry number from entry form_last name (i.e., 01_jones)
Include a detailed image list on CD or DVD (i.e., 01_jones Title, medium, size (H x W x D), and a full description of medium and size of artwork on entry form. CD or DVD will not be returned.

Send Submissions to:
Contemporary Space
Attn: Sterz
1115 E Main St
PO Box 33
Rochester, NY 14609

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Cobblestone School
Contemporary Space:
10 Prince Street Rochester,
New York 14607

http://www.cobblestone.org

For further info contact Sterz at:
sterzart@hotmail.com or 585 489 5738

Zwelethu Mthethwa monograph, Aperture 2010 [MFA 1989]

via 81 press

Zwelethu Mthethwa's first monograph of his photographs will be released by Aperture next year entitled Zwelethu Mthethwa. Mthethwa attended RIT on a Fulbright scholarship, and among an active teaching and exhibition career he was featured in the 2005 Venice Biennale, representing South Africa.

quote via

'Mthethwa's work challenges the conventions of both Western documentary work and African commercial studio photography, marking a transition away from the visually exotic and diseased--or "Afro-pessimism," as curator Okwui Enwezor has described it--and employing a fresh approach marked by color and collaboration.'

Chris Toalson Thesis Defense this Thursday, 10am

Reminder: Chris Toalson's thesis defense on his exhibition "True West" will be held on October 22, that's this Thursday, at 10am. This event is open to the public and I believe it will be held in SPAS Gallery.

Jessica Todd Harper in Real Simple [MFA 2001]

cover image from Interior Exposure

In the current issue of Real Simple you can find photographs by an alumnus, Jessica Todd Harper. Real Simple is a great lifestyle magazine, so ch-ch-check it out at a newsstand near you. Jessica currently teaches at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and at the International Center of Photography in New York City. Her book Interior Exposure was recently published in 2008 by Damiani.

Serendipitously, some of her images from Interior Exposure are on display now at the George Eastman House under the title What We’re Collecting Now: The Family Photographed.

Visit her website to see more of her work: http://www.jessicatoddharper.com/index.html

Reminder: Art:21 Preview Event

Reminder: ART:21 Preview Event is happening this Thursday from 4-6.

Preview selections from Season 5 of this Award winning series, with a panel discussion following the videos.

More information HERE!

True West: MFA Exhibition by Chris Toalson

True West, photographs by Chris Toalson will open this Friday in SPAS Gallery.

Location:
Rochester Institute of Technology
SPAS Gallery
Gannett Building, 3rd Floor

October 9-October 25, 2009

Opening:
Friday, October 9, 5-8pm

Public Defense:
SPAS Gallery
Thursday, October 22, 10am

To view more of Chris's work click HERE!

Common Ground at George Eastman House

Matt thought this might be interesting:

http://commonground.eastmanhouse.org/eastman.php

What is Common Ground?

Common Ground is a global meet up celebrating the Commons on Flickr to be held by as many of the institutions in the Commons. This will consist of a projection onto the participating institutions building at night (or suitable day-time location) using a slideshow of content from the Commons on Flickr accounts that is curated by you, our community. This will be hosted on the weekend of 2nd – 3rd October across the globe (albeit time-differences). Making the Flickr Commons go live through a connected slideshow. You will get to meet the staff behind the Commons and we will get to know you.

When and Where is it?

It is Friday, October 2, beginning at 3:30pm in the Curtis Theatre. Regular museum admission is required. It will go until 5:00pm. Refreshments will be served.