FotoWeek DC Events
Exhibitions
76 Events
Camilo José Vergara - Storefront Churches | DATE: | 6/20/2009 - 11/29/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | National Building Museum
T: 202.272.2448 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Camilo José Vergara has been compelled to document America's inner cities for nearly forty years. He photographs the landscape of urban poverty, choosing to capture the subject matter head on and in an even light. Trained as a sociologist, his work melds photography with oral history and reveals realities unnoticed by many. Vergara's photographs of inner city churches, their members, and their leaders, as well as the art and objects found in them, are indispensible to understanding religion in America today. Mon - Sat: 10 am - 5 pm Sun: 11 am - 5 pm |
| COST: | Free |
The Rarest of the Rare – Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History | DATE: | 7/30/2009 - 1/7/2010 | |
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| WHERE: | National Academy of Sciences
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| DESCRIPTION: | In 2003, Mark Sloan photographed the behind-the-scenes collections of Harvard’s Natural History Museum. Enlisting the help of curators and department heads, he identified rare scientific specimens with fascinating histories. Harvard’s natural history collections comprise some 21 million specimens -- animal, vegetable, and mineral -- from every imaginable part of the planet. In addition to this series, Sloan is known for his documentation of circus and sideshow history through photography and anecdote. A photographer, author, curator, and arts administrator, Sloan is the Director and Senior Curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. | ||
| COST: | Free | ||
Paul Nicklen - Polar Obsession | DATE: | 9/24/2009 - 2/15/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | National Geographic Museum
T: 202.857.7588 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Polar Obsession, features nearly 60 striking images of the world’s polar regions from photographer Paul Nicklen, taking visitors underwater and across the ice to deliver a unique close-up of wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. From huge elephant seals, leopard seals, whales, walruses, narwhals and polar bears to penguins, albatrosses, petrels, arctic cod and tiny krill, Nicklen, an underwater photography specialist, captures the beauty of a wide variety of polar animals, large and small, and the icy paradise in which they live. The exhibit is drawn from Nicklen’s new book “Polar Obsession” (ISBN: 978-1-4262-0511-8; $50; hardcover), which will be released by National Geographic Books’ Focal Point imprint on Nov. 10. |
| COST: | Free |
National Geographic Image Collection | DATE: | 10/1/2009 - 4/12/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | National Geographic Museum
T: 202.857.7588 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | “National Geographic Image Collection, ” displays rarely seen or previously unpublished highlights from the Society’s archive of more than 11.5 million photographs, drawn from a new book of the same name. More than 90 photographs are on display in newly installed lightboxes around the exterior of National Geographic’s headquarters building on 17th Street, N.W., in specially designed outdoor frames in the building courtyard, and in the museum’s Grosvenor Gallery. Among the exhibit’s photographs will be works from some of National Geographic’s most celebrated photographers, including Jodi Cobb, Michael Yamashita, Luis Marden, James P. Blair, James L. Stanfield, William Albert Allard, Maynard Owen Williams and Michael Nichols, whose image graces the cover of the “National Geographic Image Collection” book (National Geographic Focal Point; ISBN: 978-1-4262-0503-3; $50; hardcover). The photographs span more than 12 decades and a wide variety of subjects, including wildlife, world cultures, exploration and science. This exhibition has been made possible with the generous support of Kodak. |
| COST: | Free |
Exhibit - Process: Text & Image | DATE: | 10/3/2009 - 11/15/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Photoworks Gallery Glen Echo Park T: 301.634.2274 |
| DESCRIPTION: | The gallery will be open from 9:30am to 6pm on Saturday, Nov. 7. For further information on hours, please call the gallery at 301-634-2274. |
| COST: | Free |
Edward Burtynsky - Oil | DATE: | 10/3/2009 - 12/13/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Corcoran Gallery of Art and Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium T: 202.639.1867 |
| DESCRIPTION: | This touring exhibition surveys a decade of photographic imagery exploring the subject of oil by artist Edward Burtynsky. This exhibition, premiering in the capital city of the United States in Fall 2009, represents a look at one of the most important subjects of our time by one of the most respected and recognized contemporary photographers in the world. Consisting of 56 color landscapes, this exhibit encompasses a kind of modern-day “lifecycle” of the energy source that has shaped the modern world. The project features many new works, most never-before-exhibited. A major catalogue, published by acclaimed German publisher Steidl, accompanies the exhibition. |
| COST: | Adults $10.00 Seniors (62+), Students (with valid ID) $8.00 Military (with valid ID) FREE Children ages 12 and under FREE Corcoran members FREE |
The Sports Illustrated Photography of Walter Iooss | DATE: | 10/9/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | The Newseum
W: www.newseum.org |
| DESCRIPTION: | A photography exhibit featuring highlights from the career of legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr.. The work of Alexandra Avakian will also be displayed in the Atrium to correspond with the anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. |
| COST: | Free with admission to museum |
Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens | DATE: | 10/10/2009 - 1/10/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | The Phillips Collection
T: 202-387-2151 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Man Ray translated the 20th-century modernist taste for African art into photographs that reached a popular audience. About 60 of his photographs, many never before exhibited, along with more than 40 photographs by his contemporaries, including Cecil Beaton, Walker Evans, and Alfred Stieglitz, will appear side-by-side with 20 of the African objects featured in the images. The exhibition explores the pivotal role of these photographs in shaping the perception of non-Western objects as fine art. Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens is organized by International Arts and Artists. |
| COST: | Admission to the special exhibition is $12 for adults and $10 for students and for visitors 62 and over. |
Object as Subject: Photographs of the Czech Avant-Garde | DATE: | 10/10/2009 - 2/7/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | The Phillips Collection
T: 202-387-2151 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Approximately 30 photographs by nine Czech photographers attest to the importance of objects in the Czech avant-garde's exploration of the formal concerns of abstraction. |
| COST: | Weekdays - Free Weekends - $10/adults; $8/seniors and students 18 and older |
In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes | DATE: | 10/11/2009 - 1/10/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | National Gallery of Art
T: 202.737.4215 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | This exhibition chronicles the major technological developments in photographic processes from the origins of the medium until the advent of digital photography. |
| COST: | Free |
Currency/Exchange | DATE: | 10/19/2009 - 11/15/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Corcoran College of Art and Gallery 31 T: 202.639.1867 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Currency / Exchange
showcases work made by Corcoran photography students in El Salvador
while enrolled in the seminar and travel course
“International Experience / Transnational Identity,” taught by Muriel
Hasbun, with the collaboration of Susan Sterner. Students Kathleen Altemus,
Julie Carrasco, Nick Kirkpatrick, Erika Nizborski, Jenny Yang and Michelle
Yo learned about the history and culture of the smallest Central American
country and its transnational community in the Washington, D.C. area
while exploring contemporary issues of migration, diaspora and cultural
identity. The photographs of Currency / Exchange speak to the
experience of translating a culture and attest to the
“currency” of images in the making of a cultural landscape. Exhibition on view at Corcoran's Gallery 31 |
| COST: | Free |
James Osher - Three Seconds with the Masters | DATE: | 10/24/2009 - 12/5/2009 |
| WHEN: | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Addison/Ripley Fine Art
T: 202.338.5180 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | This show examines subject matter that is derived from historical paintings in several museums, including, most recently, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. As the artist states, "My work explores the transitory aesthetics of contemporary art viewing." By basing the work, many of them pairings of large format digital photographs, on the paintings of Master and Old Masters, the artist is able to examine accepted and culturally assumed "value" as it pertains to "priceless" objects. Pictures of these objects taken literally on the fly allow viewers of Osher's work to see the objects in entirely new ways and to form new conceptual relationships with often familiar works of art. Static objects achieve dynamic newness. NOTE: This show is not open from 12:30PM - 2:30PM |
| COST: | Free |
Robert Bergman: Portraits 1986-1995 | DATE: | 10/25/2009 - 3/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | National Gallery of Art
T: 202.737.4215 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | 33 compelling portraits, most of which have never before been exhibited. |
| COST: | Free |
Ann Chwatsky, Willie Davis, Salma Khalil, Susan Hochbaum, Antoine Sanfuentes, Iwan Bagus, and Regine Guillemin | DATE: | 10/28/2009 - 11/21/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Studio Gallery
T: 202.232.8734 |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Studio Gallery will be showing the work of four New York based and three DC based photographers. Ann Chwatsky, Willie Davis, Salma Khalil, Susan Hochbaum (NY). Antoine Sanfuentes, Iwan Bagus, Regine Guillemin (DC). Gallery open: Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7pm Friday, 1 - 8pm Saturday, 1 - 6pm |
| COST: | Free |
Phil Nesmith - Flight Patterns, New Photograms | DATE: | 10/31/2009 - 12/12/2009 |
| WHEN: | 7:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Irvine Contemporary
W: www.irvinecontemporary.com Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Phil Nesmith's photograms are innovative images created directly on
large-format black glass plates without a camera or lens. By
re-appropriating one of the earliest photographic processes, Nesmith
continues his ongoing exploration of the effects of light and shadows
and the memory images created by a brief moment of exposure on sliver
nitrate emulsion. |
| COST: | Free |
Projections - Fall of the Berlin Wall by photojournalist Alexandra Avakian of Contact Press Images | DATE: | 11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | The Newseum
W: www.newseum.org |
| DESCRIPTION: | Alexandra Avakian's photos of the Berlin Wall will be shown on The Newseum's 40 foot Atrium screen as part of the Newseum's exibition celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. She is a senior member of Contact Press Images. For more information please visit her National Geographic blog: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/photography/windowsofthesoul/ |
| COST: | Free, runs continuously |
Yum!! Contemporary DC Photographers Explore the Beauty of Food | DATE: | 11/2/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| WHERE: | The Art Institute of Washington
T: 703.247.6864 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Great chefs. Great food. Great photography. See how professional and student photographers capture the work of DC’s finest chefs. Exhibition closed during 12:30PM - 2:30PM. |
| COST: | Free |
Juried Members Show | DATE: | 11/3/2009 - 12/6/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Multiple Exposures Gallery Torpedo Arts Center T: 703-683-2205 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Description: The show will be juried by Kathleen Ewing of Kathleen Ewing Gallery of Vintage and Contemporary Photography. She will choose from work submitted by gallery members Michael Borek, Danny Conant, Min Enghauser, Peggy Fleming, Colleen Henderson, Karen Keating, Janet Matthews, Susan Meyers, Louise Noakes, Suzanne Quinlan, Laurie Sand, Alan Sislen, Blake Stenning, Grace Taylor, and Clifford Wheeler. |
| COST: | Free |
Alexander Vasiljev - Naked Fools and Wild Fur | DATE: | 11/4/2009 - 11/30/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Watergate Gallery
T: 202.338.4488 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Award winning photographer, Alexander (Sasha) Vasiljev began studying to be a fine artist but ultimately received his degree in biology with a major in botany. He curated and worked with major tropical orchid collections in Ukraine, Russia and the United States. While living in Moscow, he had the opportunity to study photography under the mentorship of distinguished landscape photographer, Boris Mashkov. Vasiljev’s own photographs soon appeared in various publications worldwide. Since immigrating to the United States Vasiljev’s work has been exhibited in galleries and is included in many private collections. Several of his photographs are now part of the permanent display at the Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in Washington, DC. His work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Currently Vasiljev is working on his first photography book, titled “Rainforest Revered. Wilderness of Costa Rica”. In addition to photography, Vasiljev is the principal make-up artist for the Washington National Opera. Mon - Fri : 10-6 Sat : 10-4 and by appointment |
| COST: | Free |
Christopher Colville - Selections from Emanations, the Sonoran Project, and Iceland Trilogy, curated by Larissa Leclair | DATE: | 11/4/2009 - 12/11/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Insomniac Design
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | In his first solo show in Washington, D.C., Christopher Colville, an Arizona-based photographer explores the themes of time as manifested in death and memory in a selection of work curated by Larissa Leclair from his series Emanations, the Sonoran Project, and Iceland Trilogy. Colville embraces traditional and experimental processes, such as photograms, ambrotypes, and decay-generated images in his contemporary photographic work. |
| COST: | Free |
The Real Story of the Superheroes- Photography by Dulce Pinzon | DATE: | 11/4/2009 - 12/24/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts; The Healing Arts Gallery The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery T: 202.483.8600 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Mexican photographer, Dulce Pinzón’s socially charged, comic-book images reveal the New York City-based, Mexican immigrant in a satirical documentary style, featuring ordinary men and women in their work environments donning superhero garb. In doing so Pinzón raises questions of both our definition of heroism and our ignorance of and indifference to the workforce that fuels America's ever-consuming economy. These compelling images will be exhibited beside her subjects’ superhero costumes. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 11am-3pm, and by appointment |
| COST: | Free |
NightGallery - FotoWeek Central 1 | DATE: | 11/6/2009 - 11/8/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | The façade, of FotoWeek Central 1, 3338 M Street, will be illuminated with digital video projections, featuring a dazzling display of of images by finalists in the FotoWeek DC Awards competition and of selected images from FotoWeek DC special exhibitions. The projection site will become a focal point for viewers to experience on a grand scale the ephemeral magic that comes when light meets surface. Over the weekend of November 6, 7, and 8, the projections will run from 6:00pm to midnight, and are free and open to the public. A production of Architectural Media™ by Marc Herring and Quince Imaging. |
| COST: | Free nightly starting at dusk |
NightGallery Rosslyn | DATE: | 11/6/2009 - 11/10/2009 |
| WHEN: | 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Rosslyn BID (in collaboration with Arlington Cultural Affairs and JBG Companies)
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| DESCRIPTION: | Arlington Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the Rosslyn BID and JBG Companies will be presenting large scale photography and video projections on the wall of a vacant construction lot in Rosslyn, Virginia. The selection of images will include the work of local, regional and nationally know artists. Geoffrey Aldridge selected video artists Sean Capone (New York), Kate Gilmore (New York) William Lamson (New York) and Scott Wolniak (Chicago). In addition, a new curatorial project by Welmoed Laanstra, will feature newly commissioned work by photographers Mary Noble Ours and Jason Horowitz. Note: Between Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8: The Georgetown BID and the Rosslyn BID are partnering to offer free vouchers to ride the Georgetown "Blue Bus" between the Rosslyn Metro and Georgetown as part of FotoWeekDC. Vouchers are valid during the hours of the Georgetown and Rosslyn projections November 6, 7 and 8. Georgetown and Rosslyn BID Ambassadors will hand out the vouchers at the projection locations. |
| COST: | Free |
Matthew Niederhauser - Sound Kapital | DATE: | 11/6/2009 - 11/26/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Govinda Gallery
T: 202.333.1180 |
| DESCRIPTION: | A formidable new wave of Chinese musicians is taking Beijing by storm. Revolving around four venues spread across the city, a burgeoning group of performers are working outside government-controlled media channels, and in the process, capturing the attention of the international music community. They now constitute a fresh, independent voice in a country renowned for creative conformity and saccharine Cantonese pop. In Sound Kapital, photographer Matthew Niederhauser captures the energy of the personalities and performers at D-22, Yugong Yishan, 2 Kolegas, and Mao Livehouse. These revolutionary Beijing nightclubs remain at the core of the city’s creative explosion by hosting an eclectic mix of punk, experimental, rock, and folk performances. There is no doubt that these musicians will continue to break ground within Beijing’s nascent artistic landscape, helping to push the boundaries of an already expanding realm of independent thought and musical expression in China. This exhibition celebrates the publication of Sound Kapital: Beijing’s Music Underground (powerhouse Books, 2009). Copies of Sound Kapital are available through Govinda Gallery. Original limited edition prints of Matthew Niederhauser’s photographs are available, for the first time, to collectors through the gallery. |
| COST: | Free |
Anne Chan & Mike Dax Iacovone | DATE: | 11/6/2009 - 12/5/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Hamiltonian Gallery
T: 202.332.1116 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present new works by Hamiltonian Fellows, Anne Chan and Michael Dax Iacovone. Although starkly different in their conclusions, both Chan and Iacovone observe and explore systems in which we move through familiar spaces. |
| COST: | Free |
Lenscape 2 | DATE: | 11/6/2009 - 12/27/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Zenith Gallery at Skynear and Company T: 202.783.2963 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Dedicated to architecture and landscapes, Lenscape2 features the art of two Washington photographers, Sofia Gawer- Fische and Colin Winterbottom. In this exhibit, you’ll enjoy Winterbottom’s experimental work with the plastic Holga camera and Gawer-Fische’s images of angels and architecture taken at the famous Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| COST: | Free |
Crystal City FotoWalk | DATE: | 11/6/2009 - 3/6/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Crystal City Business Improvement District (Vornado/Charles E. Smith Crystal City Shops Location)
T: 703.412.9430 |
| DESCRIPTION: | FotoWeek DC crosses the river into Crystal City! Crystal City's Fotowalk is a massive public photo gallery featuring "FotOBAMA," which was created by FotoWeek DC and originated at the Newseum AND the winners of the 2009 FotoWeek DC Competition. The walk starts at the Crystal City Metro Concourse Level and winds South through the Interior Walkways for about 300 yards. FotOBAMA will launch the last week in October, the 2009 Winners will be installed 11/6 in the morning. These exhibits will run for at least 4 months. This event and other Crystal City events made possible by: Crystal City BID, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, Lowe Enterprises |
| COST: | Free |
Franc Rosario - Parado | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 1/7/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Pyramid Atlantic ArtSpring Gallery
T: 301.495.3425 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | A photo essay of the photographer's journey through the streets of El Salvador. |
| COST: | Free |
Portrait 2.0 | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 1/7/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Pyramid Atlantic Main Gallery
T: 301.608.9101 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | A 21st Century examination
of the portrait by some of the areas leading photographers. |
| COST: | Free |
Video Documentary | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009 |
| WHEN: | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| WHERE: | Photoworks Gallery Glen Echo Park T: 301.634.2274 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Video Documentaries by Guest Artists |
| COST: | Free |
NightVisions | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/8/2009 |
| WHEN: | 6:00 PM |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Join fellow photographers in an all night spontaneous adrenaline caffeine induced creation of images. The premise is simple. Create a photographic image between the hours of 6:00pm, Saturday, November 7th and 6:00am, Sunday, November 8th. Where: anywhere your imagination dictates. Anything Goes: Street scenes, studio, any venue, any subject or concept. How: Photographers should shoot digitally and personally deliver the photos to FotoweekDC Central 1 at 3338 M Street NW in Georgetown. Computers will be provided for photographers to download, rough edit and submit 1 to 30 images. Lightroom and Bridge will be available. Next: Nationally recognized photo editors will be on hand all night to choose one image from each photographer. The editing process will be projected for all to see. The selected image will be immediately printed, size 11X14, identified with the photographer's name, and hung. Hand written signature and captioning encouraged. All submitted images will be continuously projected. The show will be open to the public during Fotoweek. Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Free snacks, coffee, music, cash bar and best of all an opportunity to create, see, and talk about photography all night with friends, colleagues and photographic zealots. NightVisions gallery will be viewable during regular FotoWeek Central hours. |
| COST: | Free RSVP Necessary - NightVisions@FotoWeekDC.org |
"Climate Change in Our World" and "How We Know About Our Changing Climate" | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | American Association for the Advancement of Science Atrium Gallery Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | A new AAAS exhibit, "Climate Change in Our World,"
includes large-scale images of existing climate change effects.
Environmental photojournalist Gary Braasch's five-feet high photographs
illustrate the effects rapid climate change has had around the world, and some actions being taken to lessen them.
The photographs are part of Braasch's book "Earth Under Fire: How
Global Warming is Changing the World." A concurrent exhibit in the AAAS Gallery "How We Know About Our Changing Climate," includes large prints of
images from the children's book "How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate" co-written by Braasch and Lynne
Cherry. Visitors to the gallery may also view short videos from
Cherry's project "Young Voices on Climate Change". The videos show children around the world working with climate scientists and on their own climate projects.
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| COST: | Free |
David Alan Harvey Presents...A Fight Club/Broken Square Media Event | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Fight Club
Hours: Gallery hours: Mon-Sat Nov 9-14, 1-6 pm, or by appointment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Magnum Photographer and Burn Magazine curator David Alan Harvey
presents a show featuring the work of some of the freshest new talent
on the photography scene, in addition to an exhibition of selected
works from his 35-year long relationship with National Geographic and
his 16 years as a member of Magnum. Other exhibits will include Chris Bickford's "After the Storm", a black-and-white tone poem on the nature and culture of surf on a remote barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean; Michael Loyd Young's "Blues, Booze, and BBQ", a collection of photographs from the upcoming book of the same title (Powerhouse Books) taken along the famous Highway 61, at juke joints, in private homes, and on the streets, illustrating the bond blues creates between the Delta and its people; A. J. Wilhelm's "Kabul Opium", a documentary piece on heroin addicts suffering from the fallout of the opium trade and border relations between Iran and Afghanistan; and many selections from the best of this year's BURN magazine photography essays and singles. http://www.davidalanharveypresents.com/ |
| COST: | Free |
Dreams In Color: The National Geographic Autochromes – Curated by William Bonner | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | National Geographic presents a rare look at the dawn of color photography with an exquisite display of Autochromes from the Society’s massive photographic archive. With 15,000 Autochromes, National Geographic has one of world’s largest collections of color glass plates. The 22 prints of Dream in Color are on view to the public for the first time ever. Many thanks to the National Geographic Imaging Department for sponsoring this exhibit. |
| COST: | Free |
Eyes of History - White House News Photographers Association | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 5
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | On any given day, anywhere in the world, if you read the newspaper or news magazine or watch the news on television, you are likely to see an image captured by a member of the White House News Photographers Association. Founded in 1921, the WHNPA's main goal was for the protection and promotion of photographers' interests in pursuing their mission. Today, people around the world rely on our members for interesting, accurate and responsible coverage of the president, Congress and other major news events in Washington and around the world. Yearly, since 1941, the WHNPA recognizes the very best in photojournalism through its 'Eyes of History' competition . Members of the WHNPA compete for the sought-after Still and Video Photographer of the Year award, Political Photo of the Year , the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. The WHNPA also recognizes the best of New Media and holds a competition for student photographer of the year. These award -winning images are showcased annually in the 'Eyes of History' exhibition, hosted by museums and galleries around the Washington, D.C. area and around the United States. Please join us in celebrating the outstanding work of the White House News Photographers Association members. |
| COST: | Free |
Flash Forward 2009 - Presented by The Magenta Foundation | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 4
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Magenta Foundation presents Flash Forward 2009, the renowned exhibition and publication of the emerging artist photography competition now in its fifth year. Flash Forward 2009 brings together the cream of the crop of new photographers from Canada, the UK and the US in a juried contest that gets better year after year, becoming a new benchmark for the recognition and promotion of up-and-coming talent. This year’s artists in the exhibition include, Adam Rankin, Joshua Jensen Nagle, Martie Giefert, Simon Hayer, Hubert Kang from Canada; Giacomo Brunelli, Odette England, Matthew Robert Hughes, Manuel Vazquez from the UK; Matt Eich, Jeff Hutchens, Adam Kuehl, Ryan Schude, Amy Stevens from the US. |
| COST: | Free |
FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | This exhibition of the finalists from the 2009 Awards competition recognizes and honors extraordinary work in photography. Entries from sixteen states and twenty-eight foreign countries were made in several categories, including Fine Art, News/Feature Reporting, Advertising, Travel, and Sports. A multimedia category was added this year, too — work that may combine still photography with sound, graphics or video. A distinguished panel of judges, both from the U. S. and abroad, has carefully selected our finalists who will be recognized with Awards of Excellence, Distinction, and Merit -- the top three entries in each category for a total of $21,500 in cash prizes. The winner of the "Spirit of Washington," a single image that captures the essence of our capitol city, will receive the $5,000 Podesta Prize. |
| COST: | Free |
InsideOutside: New Images from Russia - Curated by Lucian Perkins | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Fotoweek Central 2
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | InsideOutside: New Images from Russia offers glimpses into Russia and its people through environmental portraits taken by Liza Faktor, Alexander Gronsky, Olya Ivanova, and Rafal Milach. |
| COST: | Free |
Iraqi Voices - Curated by Lucian Perkins | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Fotoweek Central 3
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Featuring the work of ten renown photographers, Iraqi Voices provides a human face to the Iraqi population largely ignored by the media's coverage of the war in Iraq. It will give American audiences the opportunity to see Iraqis up close and personal in a way that only photographs can provide. ures work by: Andrea Bruce, Mimi Chakarova, Lori Grinker, Amro Hamzawi, Chris Hondros, Farah Nosh, Robert Nickelsberg, Moises Saman, Peter Van Agtmael, and members of Associated Press. |
| COST: | Free |
Micro/Macro | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Georgetown University Art Afficianados
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | A brand new collection of exciting student work, exploring themes of "micro" and "macro" locally, nationally, and internationally. |
| COST: | Free |
My Cuba - Curated by Lucian Perkins | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Fotoweek Central 2
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Only 90 miles from Key West, Cuba offers a wealth of culture and life, personally captured by Ernesto Bazan, Ziyah Gafic, and João Pina. Italian photographer Bazan became enchanted with the Cuban people during his visits in the early 1990s. He married a Cuban and lived there from 1997 to 2006. Bosnian photographer Gafic went to Cuba specifically to photograph it fifty years after the Revolution for an Italian magazine. Portuguese photographer Pina first traveled to Cuba with his parents as a six-year-old. The visuals, noises, and smells never left him, and when he became a photographer he returned frequently knowing that once Fidel Castro disappears the current way of life will most likely disappear too. |
| COST: | Free |
National Geographic's Your Shot | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Since Your Shot debuted in National Geographic in March 2006, readers have submitted more than 100,000 photos to the contest. All were first vetted by senior photo editor Susan Welchman, who each morning chooses twelve new entries to appear on ngm.com. From these "Daily Dozens," she and design editor Oliver Uberti pick one image to publish in the magazine each month, alongside another photo chosen by online voters. This exhibit features Susan and Oliver's favorite submissions from the past year. |
| COST: | Free |
On View: The America: Now+Here Portfolio | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Addison/Ripley Fine Art
T: 202.338.5180 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Featuring thirteen photographs by Vic Muniz, Ralph Gibson, Chuck Close, Sally Mann, Bill Viola, David Salle, Eric Fischl, Andres Serrano, Lou Reed, April Gornik, Ross Bleckner, Laurie Simmons and Lyle Ashton Harris with an introductory esay by E. L. Doctorow. Sales from the Portfolio go directly to support America: Now+Here, a national traveling exhibit of visual art, plays, poetry and cinema scheduled to open on the National Mall here in Washington in 2010. The portfolio is in a limited edition of 100 and retails for $16,000. |
| COST: | Free |
Publisher Exhibition | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 4
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | FotoWeek DC's Publisher Exhibition features recently published photography books by leading national and international publishers. Come browse your favorite publisher, photographer, or subject matter and flip through books ranging from traditional trade editions, to unconventionally printed books, and award-winning self-published print-on-demand books. The Publisher Exhibition showcases the wide range of publishing styles and formats that exist in today's book publishing industry. The Publisher Exhibition will run the length of FotoWeek DC. At the conclusion of this year's festival, the books will join the 2008 collection and will eventually be donated to a local public collection. Books can be purchased through the individual publishers. Limited FotoWeek DC book specials will be available at the exhibition. |
| COST: | Free |
South Africa: Per-Anders Pettersson and Karina Turok | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek at 1515 14th St.
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| DESCRIPTION: | Two photographers give us unique views into a country trying to pull itself together after years of Apartheid. Swedish photojournalist Per-Anders Pettersson says that his 10-year project on South Africa, In Transition, "sought to faithfully represent some of the complex new transition dynamics at play within a spectrum of South Africa." In these amazing set of images he succeeds with his goal to, "dig deeper into the soul of the South African people and its complex society, still very often divided by race, but now also a country divided by economic haves and have-nots." South African photographer Karina Turok’s photographs from her book, Life and Soul, presents a series of portraits of inspirational and iconic South African women. The 75 women, from different backgrounds and all walks of life, include writers, storytellers, business women, musicians, artists, actresses, sports women, journalists, spiritual leaders, politicians and doctors. Accompanying each portrait is a distillation of the frank and open conversations Karina Turok had with the women in which they relate their stories, experiences and insights. |
| COST: | Free |
The United State of America - Curated by Elizabeth Krist | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Photographers Michael Christopher Brown, Carolyn Drake, Ross McDermott, and Andrew Owen look at what happens when we Americans come together, whether within the welcome routine of our daily communities—urban and suburban—or in the strange exuberance of American festivals that celebrate anything and everything. Broadway When Michael Christopher Brown began to photograph Broadway, the iconic avenue that runs the length of Manhattan and beyond, he expected the assignment to be easy, the street more visually exotic. But as a New Yorker, he found it difficult to interpret a street he’d seen so often, yet had deliberately avoided. Ultimately, he simply responded to what he found most revealing about a street he describes as a frenetic river of activity. Michael, now living in Beijing and New York, photographed this story for GEO France in 2008. New Suburbia As suburban sprawl spread north of Miami, the western territory of Palm Beach County—once rural farmland in the Everglades—became one of America's fastest-growing residential districts. As real estate values skyrocketed, Carolyn Drake focused on a new gated community called Olympia, exploring the lifestyle that made this region such a hot commodity. Carolyn, now based in Istanbul, began this project in 2005 while a photographer at the Palm Beach Post. American Festivals The American Festivals Project unearths the hidden, and at times bizarre, festivals and competitions of America's small towns. Over the course of 13 months in 2008 and 2009, Charlottesville photographers Ross McDermott and Andrew Owen crisscrossed the country to attend events like the Machine Gun Shootout in Kentucky, the International Water Tasting Championships in West Virginia, the Rainbow Gathering in New Mexico, and the Middle of Nowhere Festival in Nebraska. They traveled more than 40,000 miles, often riding in a diesel truck powered by waste vegetable oil, and sleeping in a 1960s camper. The American Festivals Project was funded partially through a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant. |
| COST: | Free |
Thumbnail Show | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Thumbnail exhibition is comprised of ALL the entries to the FotoWeek DC Awards, hundreds of small images that fill giant contact sheets on the wall. It proved last year to be a crowd favorite, as everyone who entered the competition would be able -- with some searching! – to spot their work exhibited at FotoWeek Central. |
| COST: | Free |
Thy Brothers' Keeper - Curated by Geno Rodriguez | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 4
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | “Thy Brothers' Keeper presents a story of diverse peoples who have endured, and continue to endure, intolerable conditions that violate the basic principles of humanity. This exhibition, shows us, through photographs, that we are all citizens of the world, not just a country, a state, or a neighborhood—and the hope is that it will encourage us all to take greater responsibility to ensure that the conditions under which our fellow citizens live are humane on all levels, and to remind us that we are all interconnected—we are, in biblical terms “Our Brother's Keeper. ” The list of critically acclaimed photojournalists represented in Thy Brothers’ Keeper includes Nina Berman, Andrew Lichtenstein, Stephen Shames, Fanie Jason, Guy Tillim, Humberto Mayol, Wang Yishu, Noel Jabbour, Ilan Mizrahi, Sharon Paz, David Binder, Alexandra Boulat, Heidi Bradner, Raul Canibano, Peter Essick, Philip Jones, Carol Guzy, Geert van Kesteren, Gary Knight, Fernando Moleres, Lucian Perkins, John Stanmeyer, and Vida Yovanocih, Andres Carrasco Ragel, and Encarna Mozas. Most of these 25 photojournalists have received international recognition and awards, including Pulitzer Prize and other awards of the highest excellence. |
| COST: | Free |
Until the Grass is Gone: Images of Transition in Northern Uganda, Peter van Agtmael and Pete Muller | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | With twenty years of war at an uncertain end, Uganda's northern Acholi people pursue opportunities to rebuild and reconcile their community amidst ongoing poverty, underdevelopment and political turmoil. At the same time, internal and international focus has shifted towards the northeastern region of Karamoja, where a different tribal community struggles with increasing violence. Each photographer presents captivating images that illustrate daily life, both beautiful and challenging, and present a nuanced picture of the situation in the region. Together, the work of Muller and van Agtmael captures the vibrancy of culture and strength of communities across northern Uganda while paying respectful homage to its troubled past and the challenges that lie ahead. This show was made possible by the generous support of Mr. Ora Nwabueze and The Dunes, LLC. |
| COST: | Free |
Walter McConnell | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts
T: 202.333.7970 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Photographic prints of his dramatic stacked porcelain pieces along with porcelain panels embedded with photographic images and fired. |
| COST: | Free |
Youth Contest Award Winners | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | The youth photo contest winners' photos will be printed and put on display at FotoWeek Central. |
| COST: | Free |
FotoWeek DC Late Night | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | 5:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Local 16
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| DESCRIPTION: | Mingle with photographers, exhibitors, supporters, and friends for a nightcap every evening during the festival. Watch massive photographic projections and video shows highlighting the exhibitions and view the FotoWeek DC/ASMP Poster Exhibition while sipping on delicious cocktail specials all week long! |
| COST: | Free |
Exploring The Land: Personal Observations by Ten Contemporary Photographers | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/15/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)
T: 301.315.8200 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | From the earliest days of photography, The Land has been a consistent subject for photographic exploration. Each photographer approaches this genre with his unique perspective and his individual interpretation. This exhibition will explore a wide range of landscape images, from classic black/white images to more traditional color landscapes, to aerial abstractions, to complex time sequence panorama. It seems photographers are always finding something new in The Land. Kathleen Ewing is curating the exhibition with photographs by David Allison, Bruce Barnbaum, Christopher Burkett, Dan Burkholder, Stephen Lawson, Alex MacLean and others! Gallery Hours: Sat, Nov. 7: 11am–9am Sun, Nov. 8: 12pm–9pm Mon & Tues, Nov. 9&10: 11am-9pm Wed- Sat, Nov. 11-14: 11am–6pm Sun, Nov. 15: 12pm–5pm |
| COST: | Free |
FotOBAMA | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/15/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Pepco's Edison Place Gallery Tech Pavillion |
| DESCRIPTION: | This exhibit showcases the top 100 winners and finalists in the 2009 FOTOBAMA international photography contest and features images from the historic campaign, election and inauguration of Barack Obama. Hours: Sat & Sun: 10am-8pm M-F: 11am-7pm |
| COST: | Free |
On Top of the World – Australian Artist Books at Glen Echo's Popcorn Gallery | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Photoworks Gallery Glen Echo Park T: 301.634.2274 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Exhibition of books by the following Australian artists: Monica Oppen, Peter Lyssiotis, Noga Freiberg, Ilse van Garderen, Anne-Maree Hunter, Julie Barratt, Jan Davis’ , Penny Evans, Babette Angell, Heather Matthew, Tim Mosely, Geraldine Connolly. Exhibition runs 11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009 at the Popcorn Gallery. For Popcorn Gallery hours during exhibition, call Photoworks 301-634-2274 or 301-229-4313. |
| COST: | Free |
What Lies Beneath: Nature & Urban Landscape in EU Photography - Curated by Judith Turner-Yamamoto | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Embassy of Sweden – House of Sweden
T: 202.467.2600 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Twenty EU fine art photographers explore the nuances of the natural and built environment. They look beyond pictorial documentation to capture images animated by light, form, and pattern that resonate with references to a human presence that is felt if not seen. Space is not only described but mysteriously enlivened, evoking emotional rather than rational responses, and becoming meditations on space itself. They look beyond mere observation to explore how our presence and built environments intersect and impact the natural world. These images ask us to take a second look, whether at the familiar or the sublime, and to discover the unexpected and the sometimes incongruous in how we live now. The works resonate with references to a human presence that is felt if not seen. Space is not only described but mysteriously enlivened, evoking emotional rather than rational responses to become meditations on place. Exhibition photographers are Olaf Otto Becker, Karin Borghouts, Elina Brotherus, Iñigo Calles Oyarbide, Lotte Fløe Christensen, Argyro Christodoulou, Denise Grunstein, Annika Haas, Josef Hoflehner, Peter Koštrun, Alena Kotzmannova, Selene Lazzarini, Vassilis Makris, Edgar Martins, Dara McGrath, Serban Mestecaneanu, Simon Roberts, Alnis Stakle, Artur Wesolowski, and Edwin Zwakman. |
| COST: | Free |
Portraits from the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 11/27/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Art Museum of the Americas
W: www.museum.oas.org/ Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | A selection from the photo collection of the Art Museum of the Americas OAS, including new acquisitions from Luis Delgado, Mexico; Jose Manuel Mayorga, Guatemala; Pedro Meyer, Mexico; Daniel Muchiut, Argentina; Fausto Ortiz Dominican Republic, Jaime Permuth, Guatemala y Karla Turcios, Honduras. |
| COST: | Free |
Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 12/18/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Embassy of Canada
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| DESCRIPTION: | Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists, a collection of Yousuf Karsh’s
celebrated portraits, showcasing a series of twenty-eight famous
artists. Portraits of Artists shows Karsh’s creativity in capturing the
artistic character of his subjects. The subjects are complex and
playful, often combining the creators and their artwork in a lively
visual relationship. They include Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keefe, Ernest
Hemingway, Christian Dior; as well as notable Canadians, author
Robertson Davies, pianist Glenn Gould, and Frederick H. Varley, one of
Canada’s famed Group of Seven. Please note the exhibition will not be open on November 11th. Gallery hours are 9:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. Government-issued photo identification required |
| COST: | Free |
Economy of Scale | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 12/23/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | HEMPHILL
T: 202.234.5601 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | Description: Work by Anonymous, Margaret Bourke-White, David Burnett, David Byrne & Danielle Spencer, Colby Caldwell, William Christenberry, Frank Day, Carl De Keyzer, Eduardo Del Valle & Mirta Gomez, Robert Frank, William Greiner, Erich Hartmann, Max Hirshfeld, Graciela Iturbide, Franz Jantzen, Ralph Morse, Lothar Osterburg, Lucian Perkins, Shelley Rusten, Sebastião Salgado, Susannah Salyer (The Canary Project), William C. Shrout, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Darryl Vance |
| COST: | Free |
"LAUNCH" A collection of works presented by the Women Photojournalist of Washington | DATE: | 11/7/2009 - 1/2/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Honfleur Gallery
T: 202.580.5972 |
| DESCRIPTION: | As the WPOW evolves from a
local organization into a national nonprofit, the show represents the
organization's mission to connect to and educate the public of the work
of women photographers, appropriated titled Launch. Members entries
were to embody the words "embark, initiate, introduce and propel" as
the theme of this show. The photographers featured in the juried
exhibit are Astrid Riecken, Allison Shelley, Abby Greenawalt, Ashely
Twiggs, Algerina Perna, Amanda Lucidon, Andrea Bruce, Carol Guzy,
Gabriela Bulisova, Jamie Rose, Katie Falkenberg, Laura Pohl, Melina
Mara, Sarah L. Voisin and Yanina Manolova. |
| COST: | |
FotoWeek Central 1 Photographer Presentations | DATE: | 11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009 |
| WHEN: | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| WHERE: | FotoWeek Central 1
Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | 12:00pm Greg Dinkins - Look Back in Time (3D glasses will be provided) Look Back in Time is a new series of books from Voyageur Press offering three dimensional views into the Victorian Age. Stereoview cards were photography's first entry into mass media, with a well-established distribution network and widespread coverage of places and events. Series Editor Greg Dinkins presents 3D projections of the booming cities, the expanding frontiers and the military conflicts that enthralled their original audience in the 19th century. Special emphasis will be given to Washington DC. 1:00pm Alyssa Adams & Mark Suban - The Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop The Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop is an annual four-day event that brings together seasoned professionals and 100 newcomers to photography. Professional staff includes photographers and photo editors from major agencyies and publications including Getty, AP, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, among others.Alyssa Adams began the workshop in 1988 with her husband, Pulitzer-prize winning photographer, Eddie Adams. The Workshop, now in its 22nd year, is held every Columbus day weekend in Jeffersonville, New York and is sponsored by Nikon, Inc. The Workshop is tuition-free. Students are admitted based on the merit of their portfolio. Please join Alyssa Adams and Nikon representative, Mark Suban who will present work from Workshop 22 and answer any questions about applications for 2010. 2:00pm Franz Jantzen - The Making of "Coal Creek Library" Says Jantzen: For five years I have been making highly descriptive digital pieces, the final inkjet print of which is often large since each piece is composed using many, and often hundreds, of individual images. My subjects vary; some have a personal association, or are of a particular space. With this body of work I am intent on seeing beyond the limitations of individual perspective, so that I am free to reinterpret my subjects in ways that are otherwise impossible and to reveal a grander order that is otherwise invisible. In early 2009 I completed "Coal Creek Library", about a one-room library and its librarian in the tiny town of Vinland, Kansas. It is the oldest lending library west of the Mississippi River, and the 104-year old librarian, Martha Smith, has worked there since 1926. What does a space look like when a single person has presided over it for 83 years? My goals for the piece were simple: I wanted to describe the building, inside and out, and show Ms. Smith doing the tasks of an ordinary day, such as stoking the wood-burning stove. There are about 1,000 images in the 7' tall piece, which took 140 hours to make. 3:00pm Dr. Michael Shaw- From Fist Bump to Fist Pump: How the White House Photo Strategy Regained Control of Obama's Image Starting with an overview of how politicians and the media frame pictures for their own political and commercial purposes, Dr. Michael Shaw, publisher of the popular progressive blog BAGnewsNotes, traces how the image of Barack Obama was exploited and racially-stereotyped during the long Presidential campaign. Using an abundant number of pictures, Dr. Shaw then illustrates how the Administration, in its first year, has regained control of Obama's image not just to counter-program the earlier attacks but to drive home the shining impression of a 44th President who is cool, calm, collected, confident, responsible, post-partisan, futuristic and an all-American uniter, not a divider. 4:00pm Kay Chernush - New Work:Facing a Moral & Aesthetic Dilemma How do you photograph what you can't show? As a photographer wanting to dramatize the hideous circumstances and complexities around the subject of human trafficking, I face the moral and aesthetic dilemmas of how to make visually compelling images that avoid exposing to public humiliation or further danger the very people I want to help. A new series of images explores a different approach and presents a different vision. 5:00pm Rick McCleary - Why We Shoot "What are you looking at? What do you see?" After hearing that question at a photo walk he was leading, Rick McCleary paused to think about what we do as artists. In this talk, he'll muse not only about what makes a good photograph, but what motivates us to make photographs. |
| COST: | Free |
NightGallery Crystal City | DATE: | 11/8/2009 - 11/10/2009 |
| WHEN: | 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM |
| WHERE: | Crystal City Business Improvement District (Lowe Century Plaza Location)
T: 703.412.9430 |
| DESCRIPTION: | FotoWeek DC crosses the river into Crystal City! Beginning at dusk on these three nights, there will be massive photo projections on the facade of Lowe Enterprises' newest retail development at 23rd & Crystal Drive, Lowe's Century One Center. Come one and all to see these stunning projections. This event and other Crystal City events made possible by: Crystal City BID, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, Lowe Enterprises |
| COST: | Free |
Immortal Style: An Exhibition of Fashion Photography | DATE: | 11/8/2009 - 11/15/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Immortal Beloved
T: 202.299.1050 |
| DESCRIPTION: | This exciting exhibiton, curated by artist Adrian Loving and Jodi King, will focus on the subject of Fashion Photography. Featured are local photographers, Jodi King, Tim Coburn, Violetta Markelou, Gabriel Scindian, Malek Naz Freidouni. This amazing collection of images explore technique, lighting, beauty and abstraction. Editorial and purely conceptual ideas form the imagery to be presented as large printed installation works. Video projections will showcase more works from these artists as well invited photoraphers from New York and Miami including Hassan Kinley, Maria Lankina, Chago Akii-Bua & Brian Jones. Also a special fashion video installation by Adrian Loving. The setting for the exhibition is an avante-garde modernist hair salon called Immortal Beloved. |
| COST: | Free |
Film Screening - Yousuf Karsh and Portrait Photography | DATE: | 11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009 |
| WHEN: | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
| WHERE: | Embassy of Canada
|
| DESCRIPTION: | To be “Karshed” was a synonym for having attained the summit of worldy achievement. During his 60 year career, the 15,312 sittings he had, resulted in arguably a portrait gallery of the most famous figures of the 20th century. This film is the celebration of his centennial year of birth. Produced by Ian McLaren / Production Grand Nord Written by Harold Crooks and Joseph Hillel Directed by Joseph Hillel 2009 / 51:30 min. |
| COST: | Free |
Vintage works by Steve Szabo and gallery photographers Duncan Whitaker, Ruth Ward, Barbara French Pace and Richard Lasner | DATE: | 11/10/2009 - 12/5/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Waverly Street Gallery
T: 301.951.9441 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | In a special exhibit at Waverly Street Gallery, the Kathleen Ewing Gallery presents vintage platinum photographs by award winning photographer Steve Szabo from his Eastern Shore Series. Each image is an 8 x 10 inch contact print made by the photographer between 1972 and 1976. Szabo moved to Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1971, eventually returning to Washington, DC, where he taught photography at the Corcoran School of Art until his untimely death in 2000. Each print has the quality of a fine etching, with an extraordinary tonal range.
Complementing Szabo’s monochromatic series, four members of Waverly Street Gallery present color images from their nationally collected work. Richard Lasner contrasts misty, Fall images from New England and Italy, and pays a special tribute to the Beatles and in particular to John Lennon. Barbara French Pace shows stark images from the Namib Desert and surrounding grasslands focusing on abstract shape, color, and texture. Ruth Viktoria Ward, inspired by snapshot aesthetics, exhibits images from a recent trip in the form of a visual diary. Duncan Whitaker presents limited-edition archival pigment prints of colorful wildflowers in the Southwest made from transparencies. |
| COST: | Free |
Framing Economic Downturn (FED) Curated by Jim Hubbard, award winning photojournalist and Creative Director of Venice Arts | DATE: | 11/10/2009 - 12/11/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Washington Project for the Arts at Gallery O on H T: 202.234.7103 |
| DESCRIPTION: | WPA will present an exhibition of photography selected exclusively from the ArtFile Online (AFO) by the acclaimed documentary photographer, Jim Hubbard. In 1989, Hubbard created Shooting Back, a Washington-based organization dedicated to empowering children at risk by teaching them photography. For this exhibition, Hubbard invites photographers to submit works that are relative to today's economic hardships. |
| COST: | Free |
Four French Contemporary Photographers - Jean-Louis Atlan, Claire Bouleau, Gérard Rancinan, Antoine Schneck | DATE: | 11/11/2009 - 11/25/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Maison Française At the French Embassy W: (202) 944-6090 Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Maison Française presents the works of four French Photographers: Jean-Louis Atlan, Claire Bouleau, Gérard Rancinan, Antoine Schneck. Appointment required to view show : specialevents@ambafrance-us.org |
| COST: | Free |
Kenny George - Pacguy | DATE: | 11/12/2009 - 12/19/2009 |
| WHEN: | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Flashpoint Gallery
T: 202.315.1310 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Description: Kenny George crosses the line from fine art to mainstream consumerism, to transform and commodify his work and himself into objects from popular culture. The focal point of Pacguy, part of FotoWeek DC, will be a cocktail-style arcade game that borrows its format from the ubiquitous Pacman game. George uses an image of himself to replace the Pacman icon and to merchandize a fictionalized caricature throughout the exhibition. In addition to the video game, which visitors will be invited to play, Pacguy will feature lenticular flip animations, a retrofitted slot machine and a computerized pogo stick. Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 12 – 6 p.m. |
| COST: | Free |
Joshua Cogan - Soundprints Vol. 1 | DATE: | 11/12/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
T: 202.408.3100 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Emmy Award-winning photographer Joshua Cogan will show a selection of his work revolving around music. Long fascinated with catching both the energy of music and the feelings that it evokes, Cogan's imagery ranges from roots music and rock music to hip hop and hoedowns. His images capture the rhythmic sounds from the historic drum circle held at Meridian Hill Park to the slums of Jamaica, from DC musicians on the rise to local performances by icons like Jay-Z. Gallery hours: Mon-Thurs: 10am-4pm and by appointment. |
| COST: | Free |
Terri Weifenbach "Woods" | DATE: | 11/13/2009 - 11/13/2009 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Civilian Art Projects
T: 202.347.0022 |
| DESCRIPTION: | For over two decades, Terri Weifenbach has enjoyed an admired
international career as a fine art photographer. She has published nine
books of photography and exhibited widely in Japan, Germany, the
Netherlands and the United States. Woods,
her first solo exhibition in seven years in Washington, is a new series
of photographs taken within the woods of the DC metro area. 'Attracted
by line, mass, and sheer density of information, I went to the woods.
Attracted to the idea of making that information dynamically equal
through the flattened plane of the photograph, I stood inside those
woods and recorded," says Weifenbach. |
| COST: | Free |
Film Screening - Yousuf Karsh and Portrait Photography | DATE: | 11/13/2009 - 11/13/2009 |
| WHEN: | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
| WHERE: | Embassy of Canada
|
| DESCRIPTION: | To be “Karshed” was a synonym for having attained the summit of worldy achievement. During his 60 year career, the 15,312 sittings he had, resulted in arguably a portrait gallery of the most famous figures of the 20th century. This film is the celebration of his centennial year of birth. Produced by Ian McLaren / Production Grand Nord Written by Harold Crooks and Joseph Hillel Directed by Joseph Hillel 2009 / 51:30 min. |
| COST: | Free |
I See DC: A Metro Area Camera Club Show | DATE: | 11/13/2009 - 11/13/2009 |
| WHEN: | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Washington School of Photography
T: 301.654.1998 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Bethesda ArtWalk "I See DC: A Metro Area Camera Club Show" juried by WSP instructor and fine art photographer John Reef. |
| COST: | Free |
Remembering Georgetown | DATE: | 11/13/2009 - 11/13/2009 |
| WHEN: | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Washington School of Photography
T: 301.654.1998 |
| DESCRIPTION: | "Remembering Georgetown" photos from Missy Loewe and David Mould's newly released book of the same title. |
| COST: | Free |
Opening: Terri Weifenbach "Woods" | DATE: | 11/13/2009 - 11/13/2009 |
| WHEN: | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Civilian Art Projects
T: 202.347.0022 |
| DESCRIPTION: | Come to the opening Woods, of Terri Weifenbach's first solo exhibition in seven years in Washington, it is a new series of photographs taken within the woods of the DC metro area. |
| COST: | Free |
Dialogues in Mexican Photography | DATE: | 11/13/2009 - 1/30/2010 |
| WHEN: | |
| WHERE: | Mexican Cultural Institute
W: www.instituteofmexicodc.org Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Mexican Cultural Institute is pleased to join FotoWeek DC with two exhibitions highlighting Mexico's vibrant photographic scene. The first floor galleries will present an exhibition of photographs from one of the most important collections in Mexico, that of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City. The exhibition will include more than 60 works by over 30 artists, offering a comprehensive look at 20th century photography in Mexico from some of the century's most important photographers, like Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Agustín Jiménez, Edward Weston and Tina Modotti, as well as contemporary artists like Graciela Iturbide, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, and Lourdes Grobet. The images range in style, from avant-garde classical images, to late modern works and photographs that explore images as aesthetical constructions. This unique approach allows the audience to engage with seemingly disparate artists in new ways, providing an opportunity to learn about and appreciate Mexico through photography.The Mexican Cultural Institute is pleased to join FotoWeek DC with two exhibitions highlighting Mexico's vibrant photographic scene. The first floor galleries will present an exhibition of photographs from one of the most important collections in Mexico, that of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City. The exhibition will include more than 60 works by over 30 artists, offering a comprehensive look at 20th century photography in Mexico from some of the century's most important photographers, like Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Agustín Jiménez, Edward Weston and Tina Modotti, as well as contemporary artists like Graciela Iturbide, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, and Lourdes Grobet. The images range in style, from avant-garde classical images, to late modern works and photographs that explore images as aesthetical constructions. This unique approach allows the audience to engage with seemingly disparate artists in new ways, providing an opportunity to learn about and appreciate Mexico through photography. The fourth floor galleries will feature the work of 5 young Mexican photographers. Together, the exhibitions allow the viewer to witness the wide range of Mexican photographic expressions and creates the possibility for dialogues between generations, themes and approaches to the medium |
| COST: | Free |
Bilateral Engagement | DATE: | 11/14/2009 - 11/14/2009 |
| WHEN: | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| WHERE: | Art Museum of the Americas
W: www.museum.oas.org/ Hours: |
| DESCRIPTION: | All are welcome to pose for a portrait in a public art work. Linda Hesh will reprise her "FOR and AGAINST Bench Project" from last fall that is currently on exhibit in"Bilateral Engagement. Hesh will photograph you on the bench of your choice and put your picture in an online gallery captioned with what you are for or against. |
| COST: | Free |
