Focus on CM2012 Travelling Exhibition - W.M. Hunt curates and show tours SE

One of the programming perks of those who make the Critical Mass Top 50 is the inclusion in the traveling exhibition. For the past three years, we have worked with PCNW in Seattle, Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, and Rayko Photo Center in San Francisco, bringing great emerging photography to the people of these great cites. A successful run by all means (education of the public as to what strong emerging photography looks like, and yes, sales happen!), we decided this year we would change direction geographically, and bring the tour to the southeast region of the United States.

Darius Himes & Ann Jastrab © David Lees 

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This year, the tour will start at the Jennifer Schwartz Gallery in Atlanta in June, and then travel down to the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach and be on exhibit there July through September, 2013.

Photograph of W.M. Hunt © Elizabeth Paul Avedon

Historically, we can brag that we have had some pretty awesome curators for the TOP 50 shows - Andy Adams, Todd Hido, and Darius Himes. We are honored that W.M. Hunt will lend his great, talented eye to giving order to this year's edition of the traveling exhibition. Who is W.M. Hunt? Hello! Where do we even start? He is one of the foremost champions of photography, including emerging work - he collects, curates, writes, lectures, teaches, has co-founded a gallery (Hasted Hunt, now Hasted Kraeutler), and if you meet him in person, he has you laughing in 3.5 seconds. His recently published book 'The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the Unconscious' (Aperture) focuses on Collection Dancing Bear, his largest collection of photographs, is currently on exhibit at the Eastman House.

We look forward to working with W.M. Hunt, Jennifer Schwartz, and Kevin Miller on the southeast-bound show this spring!

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