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Dreams: ‘Visions in the Arms of Morpheus’Call for EntriesWe welcome all submissions exploring the mysterious landscapes of the unconscious during sleep. Submission Guidelines:         Open to all artists         All work must be original         Artwork must be submitted ready to hangEntry fee:          $10 per submission for Members         $15 for Non-members Important Dates:         Submissions accepted: Friday, September 27, 9am –…

Calling all student work! The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is is now accepting submissions for the Scholastic Art Awards. CCA is excited to serve as the greater San Francisco Bay Area regional affiliate for the third year in a row! Students can begin building their application materials for the January 6, 2025 deadline. Classes for Adults CCA Extension hosts…

EYE FOR EYE AN APPLICATION FOR EXPERIENCING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles and the Institut pour la photographie des Hauts-de-France are offering a free, playful application, accessible to everyone from age 8 upwards, to introduce children to the reading and practice of photographic images.   The first two chapters were designed by…

Haands-on workshop, a book talk, and more! View this email in your browser. PLAN YOUR VISIT   #MUSEUMFROMHOME   JOIN & GIVE NEW EXHIBITION Hallyu! The Korean Wave ON VIEW FRIDAY, SEP 27 Discover why millions across the globe can’t get enough K-dramas, K-pop music, K-cinema, and K-fashion in Hallyu! The Korean Wave, the first major museum exhibition…

(detail) Marco Maggi, ECONOMY OF ATTENTION (blue), 2024, cut paper, 24 x 18 inches Almost Indecipherable: Jim Campbell & Marco Maggi Opening reception: Saturday, September 7 from 3 – 5 pm In two solo exhibitions and one collaborative piece, two artists with very different practices — Uruguayan post-minimalist Marco Maggi and Bay Area tech pioneer Jim Campbell — explore perception…

NEWSLETTERphoto l.a.RETURNS FEBRUARY 13-16, 2025 A SNAPSHOT: 1 night | 3 days ~ 10,000 collectors & enthusiastsBEHIND THE LENS: 45 galleries and counting | Artists | Photographers | Experts | World renowned programming, distinguished speakers, panel discussions, and docent tours EXPLORE THE NEWEST EXHIBITIONS September is an exciting time as it often marks the beginning of the…

Faculty Show: Sara Pringle September 9th – October 3rd Opening Reception September 12th 4pm-6pm Ground Work UC Davis MFA Group ShowSeptember 9th – October 3rdOpening Reception September 12th 4pm-6pm

Deborah Oropallo and Andy Rappaport, UPRISING, 2021; three 4k projected videos with two-channel sound; 9:33. Courtesy of the artists and Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco. Moving Pictures: A Survey Exhibition of Works by Deborah Oropallo and Collaborators Opening Reception October 55 – 6 p.m.: Patrons & Members Hour | Free for di Rosa Patrons & Members with…

Jim Campbell, 2024, custom electronics, treated plexiglas, 31 x 23 inches Almost Indecipherable: Jim Campbell & Marco Maggi 7 Sep – 12 Oct In two solo exhibitions and one collaborative piece, two artists with very different practices — Uruguayan post-minimalist Marco Maggi and Bay Area tech pioneer Jim Campbell — explore perception and how a viewer’s perspective informs their…

THEORY & PRACTICE Welcome to My Playground: Cristina de Middel Shares Her Teachings Magnum’s President opens the doors to her creative universe in our new online course. “Photography has always been very much linked to truth,” Cristina de Middel explains in the first of 18 chapters that make up our new online course, Stranger than Reality. “But…

MASTERCLASSES Picturing Place With Mark Power The Magnum photographer shares a pragmatic and comprehensive guide to building a sustainable career in photography in his new online course. One November, crippled by debt and about to abandon all hopes of a further career in photography, a 30-year-old Mark Power boards a plane to Berlin. In his…

THEORY & PRACTICE Gregory Halpern: Editing and Sequencing The photographer behind A, ZZYZX and Omaha Sketchbook on taking time, notes and risks. Gregory Halpern’s on-demand learning course ‘Documentary Sur/Realism’ features 16 wide-ranging, in-depth and highly practical lessons from the photographer behind projects and photo books such as A, ZZYZX and Omaha Sketchbook. Here we share some of the learnings…

Making Cyanotype Prints The Cyanotype, which is also known as ferro-prussiate or blueprint was invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842, when he discovered that ferric (iron) salts could be reduced to a ferrous state by light and then combined with other salts to create a blue-and-white image. Not long after, Anna Atkins, one of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 28 Contact: Andy Mitchell amitchell@sonomaschools.org www.sococlicks.org  Fourth annual SoCo Clicks Photography Exhibition at the Sonoma County Museum of Art  General information about the exhibition:  · Exhibition Location: Museum of Sonoma County in downtown Santa Rosa · Exhibition Dates: August 14- September 22, 2024 Closing Reception: September 22, 2024 4-6pm  The fourth…

view in browser New Open Hours: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 12-4pm On Tuesday, August 27th, from 6-8pm we have our monthly art exchange.  This is scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of every month.  We’ll gather at the outset to discuss how the monthly exchange works.For the meeting, bring an artwork (or bring a laptop or…

The next new film camera could come from Lego Published Aug 16, 2024 | Mitchell Clark It’s an exciting time to be a film photographer. After almost two decades without a major new film camera release, Pentax released the 17 earlier this year. Now, there’s a chance we may be getting yet another film camera from another famed…

5 Adobe Lightroom Tips Every Photographer Needs to Know Image: Melissa Findley It’s World Photography Day, as good a reason as any to get out there and carpe photum, or something like that. When you get home with a full SD card, that’s your time to make some coffee, settle in, and edit everything you captured. Adobe…

Slingshot Challenge AboutRequirementsTimelineContact The Slingshot Challenge is Open! The Slingshot Challenge is open for submissions! We’re challenging 13-18 year olds, like you, to create a one-minute video sharing your solutions for addressing our most pressing environmental issues. This is your opportunity to share your ideas for slingshotting our planet forward! Sign up to get started…

CLIFF DIVING PENGUINS VIEW ONLINE PHOTO OF THE WEEK Each week, we choose a striking photo to highlight. Today’s pick: When Angelina Jolie chose to make a point—and not get stung. Plus, another waddle for Bertie Gregory’s one-of-a-kind penguin footage, and Kirsten Luce’s jaw-dropping light show. PHOTOGRAPH BY DAN WINTERS60,000 BEES, PLUS ANGELINA JOLIE The first question is why. There were two answers—and one…

Artist Profile: Nihaal Faizal “I always work with what exists—whether it’s an object, an image, or a document. Sometimes presenting the thing itself does the trick—isolating it, pointing it out, combining it with more of itself. Sometimes I find that it needs an additional gesture—maybe a method of reproduction, to bring out something that I want…

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Images: Amak Mahmoodian, Shenasnameh (detail), 2016Binh Danh, Two Brothers and a Mom (detail), 2021Germán Herrera, The Missions (mental map) (detail), from Transmigration of Ruin, 2021 EXHIBITION OPEN CALL METAPHORS OF RECENT TIMES | A DIALOGUE OF THE PERSONAL, THE POLITICAL AND THE CULTURAL Presented by PhotoAlliance in partnership with San Francisco Arts Commission GalleriesDeadline: Saturday, November 2, 2024 SUBMIT YOUR WORK…

Hi, this is Sean, Youth Programs Coordinator for Sebastopol Community Cultural Center. We are hosting a 707 talent showcase event Saturday, October 12th as a benefit for the center and youth program. I wanted to reach out to see if you may have any leads on talented kids who may be interested in showcasing their…

Bridge Design Competition for Community Artists Create an elegant and charismatic light art installation for this year’s Northern Lights Winter Lights Art Walk at the LBC! This contest offers you the chance to leave your mark on our community arts center and captivate thousands of visitors with an imaginative and visually stunning design. The winner receives a…

LaToya Ruby FrazierMonuments of Solidarity MoMA “For this reason, it is incumbent upon me to resist—one photograph at a time, one photo essay at a time, one body of work at a time, one book at a time, one workers’ monument at a time—historical erasure and historical amnesia,” says artist-activist LaToya Ruby Frazier. Born in 1982…

GALLERY NEWS Nadav Kander, Diver, Salt Lake, Utah, USA, 1997NADAV KANDERThe Edge of Things At Grand Etablissement Thermal, Vichy, FranceOn view through September 29 VIEW WORKS BY KANDER A survey exhibition of works by Nadav Kander is on view at the Grand Etablissement Thermal, located at Av. du Général Dwight Eisenhower in Vichy, France. Curated by…

August 13, 2024Dear John,                Time spent at the Seashore leaves an impression on youth visiting Point Reyes through our Youth in Parks (YIP) program, and in turn, those of us fortunate to join them as guides have the privilege of witnessing their joy and wonder. Here, PRNSA Educators Celeste Chavez Hernandez, Francesca Dezza Parada, and Biret…

B&W PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH LENSCULTURE B&W PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2024  Only One Week Left for You to Enter! The LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards 2024 are closing soon! Show our expert jury your best monochrome photography and your work could be selected for an exhibition at Photo London next spring.In addition to the London exhibition, award benefits include cash prizes, exposure…

Magnum: Field NotesAugust 2024, No. 147Magnum Darkroom, Rafał Milach, Thomas Hoepker Back to the Lab Five new prints enter the Magnum Darkroom collection, including images by Thomas Hoepker, Inge Morath, Leonard Freed, Burt Glinn, and Larry Towell, complete with markups and notations from master printer Pablo Inirio.  More on this Shape Your PhotographicPractice “A good…

view in browser New Open Hours: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 12-4pm WRITERS IN CONVERSATION Sunday, August 11, 1 – 2pm Writers:  Eirinie Carson with Natalie Baszile  Pre-Event Online Pricing: Member: $12.00 (plus $2.33 fees) = $14.33 total Non-Member: $15.00 (plus 2.53 fees) = $17.53 total At the Door Ticket Price: $20.00 (cash or credit card) Eirinie Carson is a…

Opening Reception September 5th, 4-6 pm The University Art Gallery is pleased to present Reflections: Portraits and Self Portraits from NIAD Art Center, which will be on view September 5 – October 20, 2024. Reflections is an exhibition curated by Executive Director Amanda Eicher, and Board Member Jay Youngdahl. Artists in their own right, Amanda and Jay are regular conversation partners with the studio…

LJUBODRAG ANDRICINDIA EXHIBITION EXTENDEDThrough August 17th LJUBODRAG ANDRICINDIA EXPLORE EXHIBITION The Robert Koch Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of Ljubodrag Andric’s India series, expounding on the artist’s ongoing oeuvre of minimalistic and texturally amplified photographic architectural abstractions. Andric’s masterful sense of place and light, gives breath to works precise in their reductive compositional dialect and…

National Geographic PHOTO OF THE WEEK Each week, we choose a striking image to highlight. Today’s award winner is a high-stakes version of a modern tradition: searching for connection. Also, a look at unique traditions from around the world, including a distinctive rodeo. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STANMEYERSEEKING A CONNECTIONHaunting. Spectral. Spirtual, even. Nat Geo Explorer John Stanmeyer’s “Searching…

di Rosa Open Call: True North Submission Period: August 2 – September 10$20 Submission FeeNorth Bay artists are invited to submit work to be considered for True North, our biennial juried exhibition on view at di Rosa November 16, 2024 – February 16, 2025. The artwork submission period opens today, August 2, and closes Tuesday, September 10,…

 Digital Font Sketches July 30, 2024 When Emigre donated its comprehensive archive to Letterform Archive in San Francisco in 2016, one of the issues that came up was how to best preserve Zuzana Licko’s type design process. This was a challenge, because during her career as a type designer, Zuzana rarely made sketches for her…

Elisheva BiernoffSmashed Up HouseAfter the Storm September 5–October 19 Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of 13 recent works by Elisheva Biernoff. In several new, larger pieces, Biernoff’s focus has expanded to include her meticulous recreations of found photographs, as well as the interior spaces in which they exist. This will be the…

Field Notes July 2024, No. 145 Newsha TavakolianSignature Drop #001: Newsha TavakolianTehran-based photographer Tavakolian is the first photographer in a new Magnum series, Signature Drop, a quarterly release of time-limited pieces, hand-finished by the photographer, and available for 72 hours only. This week, we join her in her studio as she reveals the making of the piece.  Watch the…

Adobe adds CAI ‘Content Credentials’ to Camera Raw, Lightroom and Photoshop Published Jul 9, 2024 | Richard Butler Raw file edited in Adobe Camera Raw with Content Credentials appendedPhoto: Richard Butler Adobe is in the process of adding the ability to provide CAI-compliant Content Credentials with the images you create. Options are being added Adobe Camera Raw,…

Save The Date photo l.a. and Paris Chong of Leica present Art/Sound Fair, a new concept showcasing the intersection of art and music. A curated group of artists and musicians will present a four-day event at The Colony in Culver City, CA from October 3 – 6, 2024.Alongside the exemplary work that galleries historically bring to photo…

July 3, 2024 Catherine Opie searches for an Americana image From her hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, Catherine Opie wanders the streets with her camera, searching for what she calls “that fine art Americana image.” Touring sites from her childhood, Opie reflects on how her early experiences in Sandusky influenced her approach to photography. “I grew…

Danny Lyon The Bikeriders June 14–August 18, 2024 Magnum Gallery is proud to present an online exhibition of Danny Lyon’s celebrated series, The Bikeriders, offering a raw insight into 1960s American biker culture. This body of work is animated by its diverse cast of characters, ranging from the devoted racers of McHenry, Illinois, to Zipco, Cockroach,…

Lee Friedlander Framed by Joel Coen LUMA Arles, France June 30–September 29, 2024 Spanning 60 years of Friedlander’s work and curated by the widely acclaimed filmmaker, the exhibition presents 70 photographs and a short film. Coen’s selection reveals an unexpected affinity between the two artists: their continual fascination with the sly power of images, explored through splintered…

it’s all about Art Alley! #1 The Call for Artists The Santa Rosa Urban Arts Partnership representing the A Street Studios Artists, has announced an outdoor public arts mural project that celebrates the diversity and creativity of the SOFA District neighborhood. This will be a collaborative mural completed by the local artist community. The theme…

Art Basel Messe Basel, Booth A13June 13–16, 2024 Explore highlights from the fair including works by Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Elisheva Biernoff, Sophie Calle, Janet Cardiff, Kota Ezawa, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Martine Gutierrez, Peter Hujar, Richard Learoyd, Christian Marclay, Wardell Milan, Richard Misrach, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Carrie Mae Weems, and others.…

West county student named Sonoma County’s first Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador “Poetry gives people a way to understand each other on a deeper level than they would otherwise,” said Sabine Wolpert. EZRA WALLACHJUN 13   READ IN APP   Sabine Wolpert, a rising senior at Analy High, was presented as Sonoma County’s first ‘Youth Poet…

Ticketing SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2024 JULY — SEPTEMBER Nearly 30 workshops will be accessible from July 1 to September 19, 2024 and will allow you to enjoy the excitement of the festival and the Arlesian summer.In 2022, more than 96% of participants were satisfied with the supervision of the teaching team (Satisfaction survey carried out at…

CONFLICT D-Day and the Omaha Beach Landings The only photographer landing with the first wave on Omaha Beach, Robert Capa’s iconic photographs provide a unique documentation of the event Robert Capa Robert Capa © International Center of Photography US troops’ first assault on Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings. Normandy, France. June 6, 1944. © Robert Capa…