Call for Work: Deadline 15 October 2010

JACOBY ARTS CENTER'S CALL FOR ENTRY

Fact and Fiction: The State of Contemporary Photography

A juried exhibition exploring the relationship of the objective and subjective characteristics of the photographic medium.

From the outset, beginning in the mid 19th century, photographers have manipulated visual information in their pictures both prior to and after the shutter has been released. The analogical or "low tech" strategies were employed in work ranging from the allegorical to war journalism in order to achieve the desired messages. Today photographs are being re-contextualized (this includes the use of text), digitally manipulated, and composited with relative ease, resulting in a new image that often communicates a distinctly different message than the original.

This exhibition is interested in photographic work that explores meaning through manipulation, either analogical or digital. All photographic formats and media are acceptable.

JUROR: Steven Brown is a photographer/artist who often explores theoretical and historical issues in his work. He is an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he heads the photography area of the Department of Art and Design.

Please visit jacobyartscenter.org for exhibition guidelines.

The Jacoby Arts Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster the artistic development and economic success of artists, and to expand accessibility to the arts through programs that promote education, participation and exploration.

Jacoby Arts Center
627 E. Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618.462.5222
jacobyartscenter.org

Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10- 5, Saturday, 10 - 4, Sunday, noon to 4

PIEA 2011 Competition: Deadline December 2010

The Photo Imaging Education Association section of Photo Marketing Association International announces: The 2011 PIEA International Student-Teacher Photo Competition and Exhibition. As of 7/30/10 the 2011 Contest has over US$226,000.00 from 48 sponsors. This number is expected to rise!

Students compete by age group: 9th Grade & Below, 10-11-12th Grades (High School) and College & University levels. Students in 9th Grade & Below compete in single images only and the other student levels and teachers compete in both single images and portfolios. Prizes will be awarded in each category at the Grand, First, Second and Third Prize levels and to the schools of the Grand Prize winners. Specifics about the categories can be found at The Rules and Procedures link.

Students in the School of Communications may submit entries to Bill Barrett between 1 - 10 December, and entry fees will be paid for you.

Study Abroad Fari: Tuesday, 9 November 2010

The Office of Study Abroad and Multicultural Center will be hosting a study abroad fair during Webster University’s celebration of International Education Week.

The fair will feature study abroad alumni and visiting international students from our international campuses. They will share their experiences of what it’s like to study abroad, whether abroad means Europe, Mexico, Asia, or here in St. Louis.

There will be door prizes for students, and light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
11:30 Opening, door prize registration
11:45 Student Presentations
1:15 Closing Remarks, door prize giveaway
1:30-2:30 International networking & Informational Booths

Sunnen Lounge, University Center

Photojournalism speaker: Friday, 1 October 2010

J.B. Forbes of the Post-Dispatch will speak about his work on Friday, October first, at 1 pm in the Emerson Library Conference Room.

Internship Expo launch event: Wednesday, 15 September 2010

On Wednesday, September 15 The Center for Portfolio Development & Internships (The Center) is spreading the word about the 2010 Internship Expo. Stop by from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the Sverdrup Lobby for facts, food and fun.

Sheldon Art Galleries fall events

A message from the Sheldon Art Galleries:

This fall promises to be an exciting time for photography at the Sheldon Art Galleries!
We are bringing three fine exhibits and several important lecturers to our galleries to
which we hope you will bring your classes. From the important Bank of America
collection, we are pleased to offer Group f 64 & the Modernist Vision: Photographs by Ansel
Adams, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Willard Van Dyke, and Brett Weston, a selection
of iconic as well as unknown photographs by these master photographers, and Designing the
City: An American Vision with photographs by Berenice Abbott, Harold Allen, Doug Nickel,
Hedrich Blessing Studio and John Szarkowski.. The curator of photography for the Bank of
America collection will be speaking the day after the opening and we are also very excited to
have David Travis, the just retired curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago to speak about the Group F.64. The dates for the free gallery talks are as follows:

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 11 :00 a.m. Whitney Bradshaw, curator of photography, Bank of
America Collection, Gallery of Photography, admission free.

Saturday, November 20, 11 :00 a.m., David Travis, recently retired curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago, educator, and author of many books on photography will speak on the f64 group, Gallery of Photography, admission free.

All new Fall exhibits open on Friday, October 1,2010 with an opening from 5 -7 p.m.
(galleries are open until 8:00 p.m.). We hope to see you at the opening and at the gallery
talks! Please encourage your students to come!

Portflio Review orientation: Friday, 17 September 2010

There will be an orientation for photography portfolio reviews on Friday, 17 September at noon in SV 260. Please plan on attending if you are going to have your portfolio review this fall. It's also a good idea if you're coming up in a future semester and want all the information now!

Portfolio reviews will take place in early October. Exact dates and times (and sign-up sheets) will be available at the orientation meeting.

We'll have pizza, so letting us know you're coming is appreciated (so that we order enough).