OCH Art Market's first 2011 event set for Jan. 8

The OCH Art Market, formerly held on the first Saturday of every month in New Orleans' Central City, is shifting its schedule a bit for 2011. The market will now open on every second Saturday. Accordingly, the OCH Art Market for the new year will be held on Jan. 8.

The market will be open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Zeigeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, located at 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Spaces for sellers are available for $20 each. For information on reserving a space, please see this previous NOPA blog entry.

For the record, the January OCH Art Market will also feature a slow bike riding contest (the prize for the winner is a bicycle), and produce from the Hollygrove Market.

PhotoNOLA Exhibitions + Review

Nancy Newberry: MUM at HomeSpace Gallery

50+ PhotoNOLA shows are still up for you viewing pleasure. Please see the exhibitions listings online and dedicate some of your holiday time to checking out these amazing photography offerings. Closing dates vary.

Michael Donnor: Silent Moan at Canary Gallery

This recent review by Eric Bookhardt highlights some of the uptown exhibitions.

Many thanks to all who helped make the fifth annual PhotoNOLA our best year yet!

Jessica Ingram: A Civil Rights Memorial at New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery

Euphus Ruth exhibit opens Dec. 18, with Hot 8 set

An exhibit of hand-printed photos, taken with Civil War era cameras and lenses, by the Greenville MS-based photographer Euphus Ruth will open at Barrister's Gallery in New Orleans on Saturday, Dec. 18. The subject matter will include recent portrait studies of the Crescent City's Hot 8 Brass Band

All the more reason to attend: The brass band will play a set at the opening, beginning at 7 p.m.

The larger event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the gallery, located at 2331 St Claude Ave., near the intersection with Spain St.

Ruth, a self-taught photographer, is a Texas native who was raised in the North Mississippi hill country, but who has lived and worked in the Mississippi Delta region for the last three decades. A preview of his latest work can be found at Flickr.

Organizers will donate part of proceeds of this exhibit to the Bywater Community Development Corporation and the Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund. Shavers, a member of the Hot 8 who died at the age of 25 from a gunshot wound in New Orleans on December 28, 2008.

For more information, you may call the gallery at (504) 710-4506.

Image: "Hot 8 Brass Band, NOLA," by Euphus Ruth.

Holga competition deadline extended to Dec. 17

Have some unmodified shots Holga camera shots, taken with any type of modification, that you think are deserving of recognition? Here's your chance: You can submit work for the juried Holga out of the Box International Exhibition, which will be held early next year in Longview TX.

There is only one day left to enter, however. The competition deadline, recently extended, is Friday, Dec. 17.

The competition is associated with Holga Inspire, an initiative co-founded by T.M. Lee, the creator of the beloved (and cheap) medium format cameras with the plastic lenses, to support the creative artists and photo professionals who use them. The contest is open to amateur and professional photographers. The entry fee is $35 for the first five images, and $5 for each additional image, with a maximum of ten photos per entrant allowed.

The Holga exhibit will run form February 19 through March 25, 2011 at Longview TX's TCC Photo Gallery. TCC show 25 prints in its physical gallery, with 25 more images exhibited in its online gallery.

Awards will include the following:

• Best of Show – $500 and a Holga TLR
• 2nd Place – $250 and a Holga N
• 3rd Place – $150 and a Holga N

The exhibit jurors will be Christine So, the PR director for Holga Inspire, and Longview-based photographer Tammy Cromer-Campbell.

For more information, please see the competition website.

Image: Juror Christine So, with Holga, courtesy of TCC Photo Gallery.

Canary exhibit at House of Lounge through Feb. 5

The Canary Gallery is presenting works by Hawaii and California-based photographer Christy Rogers at the House of Lounge women's wear store in the Lower Garden District through Feb. 5, 2011. The exhibit began on Dec. 4, in connection with the PhotoNOLA festival of photography.

The House of Lounge is located at 2044 Magazine Street. It is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays, and on Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, you may call the store at (504) 671-8300.

Image: Photo by Christy Rogers, courtesy of the Canary Gallery.

POYi Exhbition Opens Tonight at Louisiana ArtWorks

Pictures of the Year International

Exhibition Dates: Dec 11, 2010 – Feb 13, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, Dec 10, 5:30-7pm

POYi brings its annual “Visions of Excellence” exhibition back to PhotoNOLA for the third consecutive year, featuring the world’s best documentary photography and photojournalism. Pictures of the Year International is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world. The exhibition includes 35 photographs on topics ranging from sports, to feature, to news and social issues.


In conjunction with the exhibition, POYI Director Rick Shaw will give a presentation: “The Photojournalists: Behind the Lens”, at 6pm.

Louisiana ArtWorks
725 Howard Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
info@louisianaartworks.org
Hours: Wed – Fri 11am-5pm, closed Sat. – Tues

Stephen Wilkes Lecture, Saturday 3-5pm

Stephen Wilkes Lecture

Saturday, December 11, 2010
3-5pm
Free and open to the public :: Advance registration recommended

Register here for Stephen Wilkes Lecture.

Photographer Stephen Wilkes will be sharing a selection of his personal work, including his Ellis Island collection, China series and most recent work documenting the Gulf Oil Spill. His talk will review the evolution of his fine arts career. Stephen’s photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the nation and featured in the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Life, Time, London Sunday Times, and Travel + Leisure. His photographs can be found on permanent collection at The George Eastman House Intl. Museum of Photography & Film, Library of Congress, Dow Jones Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and The Jewish Museum, New York. His most recent monograph, Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom was named as one of the 5 Best Photography Books by Time Magazine.

The Historic New Orleans Collection's
Williams Research Center
410 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Read more here.

PRIYA KAMBLI: Color Falls Down @ Antenna Gallery

PhotoNOLA Book Signing & Opening Reception
Thursday, December 9, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

St. Claude Avenue Arts District Gallery Opening
Saturday, December 11, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

ANTENNA
3161 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

GALLERY HOURS:
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.   

COLOR FALLS DOWN: My photographs visually express the notion of transience and split cultural identity caused by the act of migration. I have been viewing this issue through the lens of my own personal history and cultural journey. My move from India to the United States in 1993 left me feeling that I do not belong fully to either culture - leaving me unable to anchor myself in any particular cultural framework.

This disconnection from both cultures has changed me. I feel I have a hybrid identity, a patching together of two cultures within one person. Photography has helped me bridge the gap between my two cultures while coming to terms with this dual nature. My digital photographs reflect the tension inherent in this dual nature, by juxtaposing fragmented images, family snapshots, and carefully staged imagery. - Priya Kambli 

Book Details:  Priya Kambli's body of work, Color Falls Down was awarded the Book Award through Photolucida's (Portland, Oregon) 2008 juried competition: Critical Mass.  The aim of Critical Mass is to provide artists working in the media of photography and digital imaging "career-building opportunities and to promote the best emerging and mid-career artists working today."  The book titled Color Falls Down, was published in 2010 and can be purchased at Antenna Gallery and online at priyakambli.com.

Artist Bio:  I was born and raised in India. I moved to the United States at the age of 18 carrying my entire life in one suitcase weighing about 20 lbs. I began my artistic career in the States and my work has always been informed by my experience as a migrant.  I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette and continued on to receive a Masters degree in Photography from the University of Houston. I am currently an Associate Professor of Art at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

For more information contact bottletree@gmail.com or visit photonola.org, scadnola.com or press-street.com.

Giuliano exhibit, 'Food Fight' runs through December

The Coup d’oeil Art Consortium of New Orleans is presenting works by NOPA member Grissel Giuliano in an exhibit, "Food Fight," that addresses the relationship of people to their food. The exhibit, which began on Dec. 4, will run through Dec. 31.

The gallery is located at 2033 Magazine St. in the Lower Garden District. It is open every Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and on Sundays and Mondays from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, you may call (504) 722-0876, or visit the gallery's website.

Meanwhile, more of Giuliano's work can be seen at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in the exhibit, "Emerge: St. Claude and Beyond," through Thursday, Dec. 16. The exhibition features 41 emerging and mid-career artists who live and work in New Orleans, and documents the contemporary art scene of the St. Claude and Bywater arts districts.

Works of 13 NOPA members in 'Currents 2010'

A New Orleans Photo Alliance Members' Showcase will be on exhibit at the Crescent City Brewhouse in the French Quarter through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, in connection with the PhotoNOLA festival of photography. The "Currents 2010" exhibit, which began on Nov. 30, features the work of 13 NOPA members.

Dr. Tony Lewis, Curator of Visual Arts at the Cabildo, the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans, chose 79 prints for "Currents." The exhibit features five or more works by each selected photographer. You can check out a preview of the works at the PhotoNOLA website.

The NOPA members with work in "Currents 2010" include:Renee Allie, David Armentor, Thom Bennett, John Bridges, Darcy Culp, Lisa Eveleigh, George Griswold, Steffanie Halley, Bette Kauffman, Jill Moore, Amy Onesti, John Watson Riley and Lesley Wells.

The Crescent City Brewhouse is located at 527 Decatur Street in the French Quarter.

PhotoNOLA is an annual festival of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with galleries, museums and other venues citywide. This festival marks its fifth year in 2010.

Image: "Gulf Abstract: Flatline in Grey 2" by Lisa Eveleigh.

Kathleen Robbins Talk @ Du Mois Tuesday

On Tuesday Dec 7th, Kathleen Robbins will present an artist talk at DuMois Gallery, “Into the Flatlands: Process and Imagery”. Light refreshments will be served at 5:30; talk with discussion to follow.

Into the Flatland explores familial obligation and our conflicted relationship with “home.” The photographs in this series were made during regular trips home to visit family over a period of five years. These are the people I love most in a place that I am deeply connected to. I chose to leave the Mississippi Delta for many of the same reasons anyone ever chooses to leave a rural area. This is land that my family has inhabited for generations, and I am pulled to this place in a way that I am not able to fully articulate. It is not my nostalgia alone that creates this longing; it is that of my mother and my mother’s mother.


Into the Flatlands: Kathleen Robbins
December 7, 2010 – January 1, 2011


Du Mois Gallery
4921 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
504-818-6032

Opening: Saturday, Dec 11, 5-8pm
Artist Talk: Tuesday, Dec 7, 6-7pm 

Traviesa lecture at NOPA gallery on Tuesday

Jonathan Traviesa, winner of NOPA's inaugural, 2009 Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund) grant, will present a lecture at the Alliance gallery in the Lower Garden District on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 7. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Crescent City photographer was awarded the $5,000 grant for his series of environmental portraits, “New Portraits in New Orleans”.

He is now using the grant to propel his portrait series in a new direction - to document the newest residents of New Orleans, ones who have helped rebuild and restructure the city. "This project has reinvigorated my life and place in New Orleans," Traviesa noted. "To find and document the various peoples and communities that are literally rebuilding the city, reshaping urban space, changing broken policy, and expanding the cultural fabric is overwhelming, in the best way."

Traviesa will speak about this new focus and show photographs made during the grant year at his lecture.The NOPA gallery is located at 1111 St. Mary St., just off of Magazine St. in the Lower Garden District. The event is free and open to the public. More information and images from his new series can be seen online.

Traviesa is a photographer and artist living in New Orleans since the late 1990s. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in New Orleans, Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York. In 2005, The Times-Picayune named his Katrina photo-sign installation the best art show the year. He has been teaching Photoshop at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts since 2005 and is a founding member of The Front, an artist-run gallery founded in 2008.

Image: "Ellen," by Jonathan Traviesa

Six Shooters Tonight @ CAC

Six Shooters Panel Discussion

Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp St.
Monday, Dec 6, 7-9pm
Free and open to the public

This moderated panel discussion will feature six photographers from various disciplines discussing their processes, influences, inspiration and work. The fifth in an ongoing series produced by the New Orleans Photo Alliance, the PhotoNOLA edition of Six Shooters will feature an accomplished mix of local and visiting photographers, each bringing a unique perspective to the table. Featuring:

Dave Anderson, Little Rock, AR
Letitia Huckaby, Fort Worth, TX
Donna Pinckley, Little Rock, AR
Zack Smith, New Orleans, LA
Gordon Stettinius, Richmond, VA
Jennifer Zdon, New Orleans, LA

Dan Cameron, founding Director and Chief Curator of Prospect New Orleans and Director of Visual Arts for the CAC will serve as moderator. The program will include a slide show with examples of each photographer’s work and allow for time at the end for questions from the audience.
Please join us for a lively insightful and informative group discussion.

Read more here: photonola.org/2010/09/28/six-shooters-panel-discussion

UNO presents 1x3 camera exhibit, PANNAROMA

The UNO-St. Claude Gallery is presenting an exhibition of photographs made with Thomas Roma's 1x3 camera, PANNAROMA. The exhibit began on Saturday, Dec. 4 and will run through Sunday, Jan. 2.

A reception and artists' talk has been scheduled by the gallery for Sat., Dec. 11, 6 to 8 p.m. The event will feature a talk with New York-based photographer Thomas Roma, creator of the panoramic camera, beginning at 7 p.m.

Featured artists will include Tony Chirinos, Michael Dalton, Lee Friedlander, Stephen Hilger, Yoav Horesh, Zsolt Kadar, Richard LaBarbera, Jeffrey Ladd, Kai McBride, Anibal Pella-Woo,
Gilles Peress, Dennis Santella, Raghubir Singh, Sasha Waters Freyer, and Daniel Willner.

The Pannaroma 1x3 was created by Roma in the late 1980s at the request of photographer Lee Friedlander. “Pannaroma,” was a play on the word “panorama” and the name of Roma’s wife, Anna.

The exhibit is being held in conjunction with the PhotoNOLA 5, the fifth annual celebration of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by NOPA in partnership with local galleries, museums and photographers.

Roma is the director of the photography program and a professor of art at Columbia University. He has had worked exhibited worldwide, at museums including the Modern Museum of Art. He is a two-time Guggenheim Fellow.

The UNO St. Claude Gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. It is located at 2429 St. Claude Ave. in New Orleans. For more information, you may call the UNO Fine Arts Department at (504) 280-6493, or email curators Tony Chirinos and Stephen Hilger at pannaroma.show@gmail.com. A website

Image: Zsolt Kadar, "Karen and Sasha, NY," 1989

Slideluck Potshow @ Generations Hall

Slideluck Potshow: a one night only PhotoNOLA event

Thursday Dec 2, 2010
7-11pm

Generations Hall

Slideshow - featuring Mario Tama * Dave Anderson * Michael  Donnor * Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini * Jenny  Sampson * David Rae Morris * and more!

Potluck - bring a dish!

Come out and help us kick off the 5th Annual Festival of Photography in New Orleans!

$10 tickets available here. RSVP on Facebook here.