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I’ve been reading the Conscientious blog lately, and it’s full of good stuff. Today I came across this post about the value of attending portfolio reviews, much like several of us will be attending in just… 8 SHORT weeks!

Mary Stanley Studio is curating a new exhibition for fall 2008. Fashion Statement  will contrast vintage photography fashion statements with contemporary photography and video work commenting on fashion and how it shapes our 21st century reality. Fashion choices provide clues to our identity, how we feel about ourselves and how we want to be perceived. As seen through the eye of a talented artist, these fashion statements provide us with humor and insight as we consider the direction of our modern existence.

In an effort to address this issue from a diverse perspective, artists from all nations are invited to submit photography, video and new media work on the following themes for consideration:

•    Pop culture and personal identity statements
•    A fashion trend that has taken a new twist
•    Change in cultural attitudes toward certain activities or behaviors
•    Dress code violations
•    Innovative use of accessories as art forms
•    The impact of photography in creating fashion icons and idols
•    Other pertinent fashion statements

This exhibition will presented in conjunction with the 10th Annual 2008 Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) Festival, this exhibition will take place during the month of October in Castleberry Hill at the The Big House (next to the Granite Room) and will be curated by Mary Stanley from submissions.

The PDF entry form and more info is here.

Naomi Silva Gallery is having a photo exhibition during ACP that has an open call.  The entry fee is steep ($50) but the jurors are good, so it might be worth considering.  The deadline is Aug. 20.  More info at irevelar.com.

Denise Lira-Ratinoff is giving an artist talk specially for SCAD on Thursday August 14 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery. She’s put up a fine show. Her dedication to her craft is extraordinary and her talk is worth a listen. Here’s an interview I did with Denise for Art Relish. I believe she’ll be moving on soon so you should all come out to see her show, hear her speak, and wish her well.

So Stacy and I are leaving Atlanta for good this week, and I thought it’d be nice to get together one last time, for those folks still in town. I think we’re gonna’ go to Ted’s for dinner on Monday night, around 8pm. If you’d like to join us, e-mail me or just leave a comment here. If no one comes along, that’s ok. Stacy really just wants to go to Ted’s. Mmm… buffalo burgers. Oh, and does anyone want my color enlarger for cheap? It’s still for sale.

I’ve posted a recent interview with Denise Lira-Ratinoff on her show “Elements” at the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery. Check it out at Art Relish.

Waterscapes opens at the Gallery Walk - Terminus 100 in Buckhead (corner of Peachtree and Piedmont).

Susan and Denise have work in this exhibition - please join us on Thursday, July 24 from 6-8 at the opening reception.  Cheers all!

Hey Everybody,

There is going to be a reception on Tuesday, July 15th from 6-8pm for the Carrie Mae Weems exhibition that was created with the help of SCAD students. I will be in town for it and I hope to see a few familiar faces come to check it out. It will take place at the ACA gallery near the high museum.

This is either one of the best or one of the worst things I have ever seen… you decide for yourself. The guy definitely knows his keyboard shortcuts.

101 Photoshop tips in 5 minutes (from blip.tv)

For those of you that add photos to your facebook and myspace profiles: (Thought you might want to know what they can ‘do’ with your photos)

To the issue of facebook owning your photos, The original wording of 
Facebook stated that you pretty much give them all rights to your work 

“By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically 
grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, 
to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, 
fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, 
copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt 
(in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any 
purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, on or in connection 
with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works 
of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant 
and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.” 

But they have updated their TOS to include 

“You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you 
choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will 
automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may 
retain archived copies of your User Content. Facebook does not assert 
any ownership over your User Content; rather, as between us and you, 
subject to the rights granted to us in these Terms, you retain full 
ownership of all of your User Content and any intellectual property 
rights or other proprietary rights associated with your User Content.” 

As for MySpace, they make it clear that they don’t want your rights, 
and that the only access to your work they need is so that they can 
display the work on your page. The exceprt of the TOS is here, 

“MySpace.com does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, 
images, photos, video, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, or 
any other materials (collectively, “Content”) that you post to the 
MySpace Services. After posting your Content to the MySpace Services, 
you continue to retain all ownership rights in such Content, and you 
continue to have the right to use your Content in any way you choose. 
By displaying or publishing (”posting”) any Content on or through the 
MySpace Services, you hereby grant to MySpace.com a limited license to 
use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and 
distribute such Content solely on and through the MySpace Services.” 

From friend of PhotoAwesome, Abezah Tamerat:

Gallery Stokes, located in the Castleberry Hill Arts District of Atlanta will be hosting 150, a two-day exhibition featuring 150 pieces by 150 artists each costing $150. One hundred percent of the sales will go to directly support the Artists for Charity Children’s Home.

Artists for Charity is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that all people, regardless of place of birth, sex, or current medical condition, are entitled to certain basic rights, especially education and healthcare. In Ethiopia, Artists for Charity has translated its mission into action by focusing its efforts on the care of HIV positive children who have lost both parents to AIDS.

The Artists for Charity Children’s Home was created to provide care for HIV-positive orphans until the age of 18 or graduation from high school. Because the Children’s Home is intended to care for those children who have no other alternatives, the children that come to the Home are usually those who have been disqualified from entering other institutions by factors such as age, health status, etc. The Children’s Home provides excellent services for these children, including the necessities of life such as shelter, food, and clothing, and also ensures that the children are enrolled in school, have regular doctor visits, take medicine, and engage in other extracurricular activities. The Children’s Home is intentionally small to closely resemble the family unit, and focus is placed on the holistic development of the children (mental and social as well as physical). Currently the Artists for Charity Children’s Home cares for 16 HIV-positive double orphans (having lost both parents to AIDS). You can find more information about the foundation, the Children’s Home, and the children at the website www.artistsforcharity.org.

We would greatly appreciate a donation of artwork to support the continued care of these children.

We ask that any donated artwork be valued at less than $1000. All artwork will be sold for $150, and is tax deductible for the artist. We are asking for works on paper, paintings, mixed media, and sculpture. Framed work is accepted, but frames are not necessary.

The dates of the show:
Friday, July 25, 7-10 pm (during the Castleberry Hill 4th Friday Art Stroll)
and Saturday, July 26, 1-5 pm

We must have artwork by Saturday, July 19 in order to include it in 150.

If you are shipping artwork, please send it to this address:
Artists for Charity
925B Peachtree NE 458
Atlanta GA 30309

If you are local to Atlanta, you can drop work off at Gallery Stokes on Friday, July 18th and Saturday July 19th, located at 261 Walker Street SW, Atlanta GA 30313. Do not ship work to the gallery. No one will be there to accept it.

If you have any questions, please call Abezash Tamerat at 404-543-8627, or e-mail Dayna Thacker at gallerystokes@gmail.com

Thank you for your generosity!

Abezah Tamerat

I interviewed Carl Martin at the Opal Gallery last Friday for Art Relish. See if you can spot the rock star at the opening…

Hello Everyone!!!

Denise is giving an artist talk next weekend so if you are in Atlanta come check it out!!!

June 28 at 6pm

Hagedorn Foundation Gallery

425 Peachtree Hills Avenue , suite 25
atlanta georgia 30305

Need some stuff? Live in or near Atlanta? Buy my stuff. I put it on craigslist. Oh yeah, included with the couches and vacuums are a color enlarger and darkroom lab sink.

Check it out.

Those of you experiencing the boredom of summer may be inclined to go see some art with friends. If that’s the case for you, then join us for two openings tonight. The first will be at Kiang Gallery, featuring the photography of Lori Waselchuk: “Grace Before Dying: Angola Prison Hospice Project”. The work on their web site looks pretty stunning, imho. As a matter of fact, based on their programming so far, Kiang is looking like a gallery to watch in Atlanta.

The second show we’re heading to is a solo exhibition by our good printmaking buddy, Jay Fox. He will be showing at Genema Gallery, up the road off Peachtree. Let’s go out and show him some support. So here’s the breakdown:

• Meet at Kiang Gallery - 7pm
• Head to Genema Gallery - 7:45pm
• Eat somewhere afterwards

I was accepted to the ACP Portfolio Review (yay!). Who else will be there?

And, for those who’ve participated in the past, what did you do to prepare? Any wisdom to share? What kinds of questions did you ask? What kinds of questions did jurors ask you?

The ACP Portfolio Review sign-up has been extended through Sunday. Three reasons why you should not miss this opportunity:

• I did it last year and I would highly recommend it. They usually have a very impressive list of reviewers.
• I also did it last year and thought it was terrific! It’s a great place to network and also get your work shown… plus it’s in Atlanta, so really there is no reason not to do it.
• I reviewed the year before last. It is well worth the investment of money and time.

Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP)

Hey, you all should go to The Opal Gallery on June 20, 6-9 p.m. for the opening of Carl Martin: 1986-2007. Carl taught me color photography sometime in the last century at a lil ol school on up the road a ways. He appears to have maintained his handle on the vernacular Southern image. He’s also a bang up portraitist and an all around good guy.

I’ll be bringing a camera if somebody would like to help with a video interview for Art Relish.

Hey I’d like to put together a gang show for all the grad photo students in Sept.  If you’re interested please let me know (I need to get numbers together for the people at the Defoor center) and i will get you more info about it.   Thanks everyone and anyone that reads this and is interested….but let me know ASAP!

http://www.Allencooley.com   allencooley@gmail.com