CRITICAL MASS 2012 Award Winners!

 

Photolucida is happy to announce our Critical Mass 2012 Book Award winner and the two Solo Show Award winners!

In collaboration with publisher Kehrer Verlag in Germany, we are pleased to be publishing the work of Mila Teshaieva. Her Critical Mass series "Promising Waters" looks at the realities of people living along the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, Kasakhstan and Turkmenistan - countries establishing themselves as independent nations post-Soviet rule. Possessing vast oil and gas resources, the new, yet-to-be-defined identity of these countries clashes with the traditional - and Mila documents this clash with images of communities stuck in isolation and altered landscapes.

© Mila Teshaieva - Ruins of Luxury Soviet Restaurant Near Baku

Blue Sky Gallery has awarded Tamas Deszo their Solo Show award. "Here, Anywhere" will be exhibited at Blue Sky this April, during Portland Photo Month and Photolucida. Tamas' series looks at his country of Hungary's unique atmosphere at the end of it's 20-year transition from Soviet influence.  Tamas' desolate, gritty images show subjects and places softly tinged with a soft color pallet to great effect.

© Tamas Dezso - Peter With a Mangalitsa Piglet

 

The Center for Fine Art Photography awarded their solo show award to Heidi Kirkpatrick.   Heidi's work champions the use of film and looks at photography as an object - she produces three dimensional photographic sculptures made with found objects and images (some pulled from Grey's Anatomy). She explores topics such as family narratives, the female figure, and physical pain.

© Heidi Kirkpatrick - Shield

A heartfelt congratulations to the Critical Mass 2012 award winners! Mila, Tamas and Heidi were chosen from this year's CM TOP 50.  Photolucida appreciates the time and support of our jurors - they are the foundation that allows us to extend exposure and opportunity to those who are part of our Critical Mass programming.

Jeff Rich Exhibition, Book Award + Announcements

We are pleased to announce that Jeff Rich will be exhibiting his work at Newspace Center for Photography this month. Jeff was the Critical Mass 2010 Book Award winner. His book, Watershed: The French Broad River, was published by Photolucida in 2011.

The show runs December 7th 2012 - January 27th 2013. The opening reception will be on Friday, December 7th from 6-9pm. Jeff will also be giving a lecture and book signing on Saturday, December 8th at 1pm. If you’re in the Portland area, we recommend taking the time to see Jeff’s show – it’s a truly stunning body of work.

(c) Jeff Rich   

MEDIC has Arrived!

Jennifer B. Hudson won the Critical Mass Book Award in 2011. After close to a year of editing, designing, and publishing, her book MEDIC is here – and it's just beautiful. We're so pleased to share this book with the world.

For those of you who participated in Critical Mass 2011, your copy of the book will be winging its way to you by mid-December – just in time for the holidays. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we have.

Jennifer B Hudson's book MEDIC 

Requests for Proposals

(c) Laura Valenti Jelen 1982

“Early Works”
An exhibition curated by Laura Moya and Laura Valenti Jelen
Submission Deadline: Monday, February 4th 2013
Exhibition Venues: 

Newspace Center for Photography (April 2013) & RayKo Photo Center (Fall 2013)

Did you take images when you were young? Show us your history. Tell us your story.

Early Works will be an exhibition that examines the naive imagery made by contemporary photographers when they were children. These early images often reveal surprising talent, visual intuition, and honesty. Kept for many decades in shoeboxes and faded albums, the images are often cherished belongings that play a key role in defining the self as artist. This exhibition will be a close look at photographers' earliest works, paired with personal narratives about the images and their role in each photographers' development as an artist. For more information visit: www.earlyworksproject.org



Atlanta Celebrates Photography: 2013 Photo Festival Public Art Project
Request for Artists Proposals
Deadline to Apply: January 21, 2013

ACP is seeking proposals for its 2013 Photo Festival Public Art Project. The acclaimed ACP Public Art program, an integral component of the annual ACP festival, has featured temporary projects in a variety of locations throughout Atlanta. It is significant in its ability to reach beyond the audience of traditional art venues and for its ability to expand the way its audience considers and perceives photography and “lens-based” media. See ACPinfo.org for more. To apply go to: https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1198