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Gallery Schedule

Current Exhibition EXPOSED: Critical Mass 2009
March 20 Foto Revu Event 2010
April 30 - May 1 LONG SHOT: the 24-hour photographic endurance event
May 5 Deadline: Call for Entries Photo Center Printing Sponsorship
May 15 Deadline: Call for Entries 15th Annual Competition Exhibition, Juror: Denise Wolff, Aperture
June 4 Event: Long Shot Exhibition In Support of Photo Center
June 10 - July 31 Photo Center NW Thesis Exhibition
June 10 Thesis Graduation & Artists’ Reception
June 25 Thesis Lectures
August - September 15th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Juror: Denise Wolff, Aperture
October 2 5th Annual Photography Auction & Gala
October - November Photo Center NW Faculty Exhibition
December - January Photo Center NW Juried Members’ Exhibition

Exhibitions

March 5 - May 18, 2010

EXPOSED: Critical Mass 2009

Featuring: Jenn Ackerman, Jody Ake, Leslie Alsheimer, Jane Fulton Alt, Carl Bower, Andrea Camuto, Manuel Capurso, Alejandro Cartagena, Pelle Cass, Edmund Clark, Victor Cobo, Caleb Cole, Scott Dalton, Dorothee Deiss, Mitch Dobrowner, Jade Doskow, Ed Freeman, Lucia Ganieva, Judy Gelles, N.W. Gibbons, Toni Greaves, Jessica Todd Harper, Jessica Ingram, Mary Shannon Johnstone, Jimmy Lam, Laurie Lambrecht, David Leventi, Larry Louie, Benjamin Lowy, Simone Lueck, Sarah Malakoff, Rania Matar, Tim Matsui, Mark Menjivar, Brad Moore, Kate Orne, Ara Oshagan, Rachel Papo, Bradley Peters, Alexis Pike, Birthe Piontek, Ellen Rennard, Betsy Schneider, Peter Sibbald, Christopher Sims, Will Steacy, Serkan Taycan, David Taylor, Phillip Toledano

Upcoming Exhibition: This year 593 artists entered Photolucida's Critical Mass (www.photolucida.org), a program designed to expose the world's best emerging and mid-career photography to the professionals (curators, editors, gallerists, etc.) who actually use it. After an initial pre-screening stage, the work of 175 Finalists went on to be viewed, and voted on, by over 200 jurors. The Critical Mass Top 50 is the result of this democratic process.

PCNW, Flak Photo, and Photolucida are proud to present EXPOSED: Critical Mass 2009, a celebratory exhibition of the Critical Mass 2009 Top50 at PCNW. Juried by Flak Photo Editor Andy Adams, EXPOSED furthers the missions of all three organizations by exposing these artists to multiple enthusiastic art communities, in worlds both physical and virtual.

Lecture Description: Despite its limitations, the Internet is changing the way we consider photography and the medium is undergoing remarkable transformations. No longer relegated to the gallery wall or the printed page - photoblogs, online magazines and digital galleries have exploded in recent years - photography now regularly (and sometimes exclusively) appears on computer screens. More significantly, the new media is influencing contemporary photography culture around the world: connecting international audiences to art experiences, enabling the discovery of new work and presenting never-before-seen channels of expression and communication. Today's photographer surfs the web, subscribes to blog updates, uses search engines to access photo websites, and interacts with a global community of colleagues by participating in social networks like Flickr, Facebook and Twitter. All of this results in a collaborative experience that's dissolving international boundaries and creating a community of photographers that interacts and shares their work more spontaneously than ever before.

Juror Bio: Andy Adams, FlakPhoto.com

Andy Adams is the editor / publisher of FlakPhoto.com, a contemporary photography website that celebrates the culture of image-making by promoting the discovery of artists from around the world. An online gallery and social media magazine, the site provides opportunities for a global community of artists and photo organizations to share new series work, book projects, and gallery exhibitions with a web-based photography audience.

In support of EXPOSED: Critical Mass 2009, Flak Photo will highlight a photo a day from a selection of these photographers in a concurrent online exhibition, published weekdays at www.FlakPhoto.com from MON, MAR 8 - FRI, APR 2, 2010.

Don't want to miss a day? Connect with Flak Photo's online feature using the links below:

Subscribe to Flak Photo's RSS Feed
Stream Flak Photo on Facebook
Follow Flak Photo on Twitter
For more information on Critical Mass, see www.photolucida.org

Participating sponsors



Trapped
Jenn Ackerman
Alan
Jody Ake
Girls Laughing, Rakai Village, Uganda
Leslie Alsheimer
Burn No. 81
Jane Fulton Alt
Aguardiente, from the series Chica Barbie
Carl Bower
Visitation, Women
Andrea Camuto
Untitled from the series "Drop in Centre"
Manuel Capurso
Fragmented Cities, Escobedo 2008, Suburbia Mexicana Project
Alejandro Cartagena
Tree, Boston Public Garden
Pelle Cass
"Guantanamo: If the light goes out" - Ex-detainee home
Edmund Clark
Mi Abuela
Victor Cobo
Man with Lottery Ticket
Caleb Cole
Carnival Queens
Scott Dalton
The Twins, from the series: As if nothing happened
Dorothee Deiss
Stone Butterfly
Mitch Dobrowner
New Orleans 1884 World
Jade Doskow
Untitled
Ed Freeman
Factory
Lucia Ganieva
To Ten
Judy Gelles
South of Meadow
N.W. Gibbons
Recreation. From the series “Radical Love”.
Toni Greaves
Marshall and Me
Jessica Todd Harper
West Side Drive-In, near Meadville, Mississippi
Jessica Ingram
from "Breeding Ignorance" series: Euthanized Cats
Mary Shannon Johnstone
Transgenders in Hindu India - A transgender family
Jimmy Lam
Laketrees, 4
Laurie Lambrecht
Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, Hungary, 2008
David Leventi
New Life
Larry Louie
Iraq | Perspectives
Benjamin Lowy
Sharon at the Front Door
Simone Lueck
Untitled Interior (stone rug)
Sarah Malakoff
Krystal 17, Boston 2009
Rania Matar
Inupiat Whaling Boat on Pack Ice
Tim Matsui
Bartender | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Goes to sleep at 8AM and wakes up at 4PM Daily
Mark Menjivar
Rose Room, Tustin, California
Brad Moore
Client, Pakistan
Kate Orne
Lachin Region, Nagorno-Karabagh
Ara Oshagan
Three 2nd Class Girls Backstage, St. Petersburg, Russia
Rachel Papo
Untitled (boys throwing light bulb)
Bradley Peters
Teepees—Museum of Idaho
Alexis Pike
Lulu, from the series The Idea of North
Birthe Piontek
Ponce
Ellen Rennard
Silver Mask
Betsy Schneider
Abandonned Baby After the Adults Went Drinking
Peter Sibbald
Casualty, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Christopher Sims
Foreclosed Homes, Detroit
Will Steacy
Homeland_Mus01
Serkan Taycan
Smugglers, Sonora
David Taylor
Steve
Phillip Toledano

Lecture: Preparing for Photo Review Events

Doug Plummer
Date: Sunday, March 7, 1 - 2:30 PM
Fee: $10

This lecture is valuable for those who attend Foto Revu at Photo Center and other national review events. This lecture will cover how to prepare, present and perform to get the most out of your photo review experience. The photo review event has become the primary venue for fine art photographers to show work to the people that matter. Reviewers come because they want to know what the current state of the art looks like, and they are often in a position to make a difference in a photographer's future. Photographers must be prepared and professional in their edit, their presentation, and their follow-up to make their review time valuable to their career. This talk will cover how to edit your work, prepare a presentation, choose the appropriate reviewers, and follow up appropriately.

Doug Plummer has been a commercial and fine art photographer for over 25 years. He has experienced, from both sides of the table, numerous review events over the last ten years. You can see his work at www.dougplummer.com or read his blog at www.dougplummer.blogs.com


Foto Revu Event 2010

Saturday, March 20, 10 am - 5 pm
Registration Fees: 5 Reviews $150, 7 Reviews: $210, 10 Reviews $300

FOTO REVU is a unique portfolio review event for members. It is valuable opportunity to receive one-on-one critiques by some of the Northwest's most respected people in the field of photography including gallery owners, museum curators, publishers, artists & educators. In the last decade photo review events have become the primary venue for fine art photographers to network & market their work to people that can make a difference in their future. Experiencing Foto Revu is an excellent stepping stone to participating in the international review events such as Fotofest, Review LA, Photolucida, PhotoNOLA and Review Santa Fe. Reviews last for 25 minutes and will be pre-scheduled by a PCNW lottery with a list of your preferences. A reception with the reviewers and photographers will follow in the gallery with the opportunity to trade prints in a formal lottery PRINT SWAP! You will receive your scheduled review appointments the morning of the event at Photo Center, 9:30 AM. If you register for 5 reviews bring something to read or do between your appointments, they may be scattered throughout the day. The suggested amount of prints to bring is between 15-30.

2010 Confirmed Reviewers
Approximately 10 more reviewers to be confirmed
Reviewers are subject to change

  • Diana Adams, Vermillion Gallery, Director
  • Chris Bennett, Newspace Center for Photography, Director, Portland
  • Heather Dwyer, 4Culture, Program Coordinator
  • Dan Fear, Art-Collecting.com, Art and Artist Consultant
  • Jen Graves, The Stranger, Art Critic
  • Gary Halpern, PhotoMedia, Publisher & President
  • Lisa Harris, Lisa Harris Gallery, Director
  • John Jenkins III, Decode Inc., Artist & Publisher
  • Nancy LeVine, Photo Center, Artist & Educator
  • Stephen Lyons, Platform Gallery, Owner/Director
  • Christina Orr-Cahall, Experience Music Project, CEO
  • Catherine Person, Catherine Person Gallery, Art Gallery Director
  • Greg Robinson, Museum of Northwest Art, Executive Director
  • Marisa Sanchez, Seattle Art Museum, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
  • Carol A. Sund, Sund & Associates, Owner, Business Counsel for Photographers
  • Jess Van Nordstrom, Cornish College of the Arts, Exhibitions Curator
  • Judy Wagonfeld, Art Critic