Cotidiana USA Book Sign.Discuss @ National Portrait Gallery

Sisters Mariachi, Houston Rodeo, TX (click for full size) © Susana Raab

Last fall I was contacted by Barcelonan/Brazilian curator Claudi Carerras to paricipate in a project about life for Latinos in the USA commissioned by Spain Arts & Culture, which apparently is an entity unto itself in that fine country, and I am proud to be a small part of this exhibit and book along with photographers:  Carlos Alvárez Montero, Sol Aramendi, Katrina d’Autremont, Calé, Ricardo Cases,Livia Corona, Héctor Mata, Karen Miranda, Dulce Pinzón,Stefan Ruiz, and Gihan Tubbeh.  Yup, that is pretty cool.

So I do admit my work on Latinos in the USA is a bit, er, slim.  However, Claudi made a delightful edit of my Houston Rodeo work of a few years back, I made during a whirlwind trip to Fotofest in Houston, hung with my lady bobcat and Chronicle photo editor Jill Karnicki and her two adorable Bijons in a craftsman once owned by, and I hope I am not oversharing here, once owned by THE daughter of THE  Bill Witliff, for all you Lonesome Dove et al, black and white art loving photo geeks out there.

Bill Witliff is the man.  I met him at my first photo review in Santa Fe back in the day and he told me I shot from the heart not from the brain.  As a chronic overthinker, I did not appreciate this for what it was till much later, but I did take heart that a man of such obvious intelligence and discernment as Bill Witliff saw something in me that I myself could not.

So because one must photograph and build work in order to have more work to write off during week sojourn in temperate climes I graced myself upon the Houston ro-deo.  It was cool.  My earlier experiences were a teeny bit out west and mostly in Ohio, and you can imagine they are all quite different.  It is not meant, as everything else I seem to consciously do, to be some epic statement of monumental proportions and in this sense, it is perfect for the “quotidian USA” theme.  It does run a bit close to Claudi’s stated desire of not wanting something stereotypical Latino in the USA like quinceaneras or migrant workers (did that too, that was my other latino usa project – will someone help me out here????).  However, my hope is that a few of the photographs are still a-typical.

There are some goings on in Washington related to the event.  Both in the evening.  Hope to see you there.

April 3 at the National Portrait Gallery (Book presentation) http://bit.ly/WKusjh

April 4 at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain (Exhibition opening) (on view through May 12) http://www.spainculture.us/calendar/809/

Visual Arts Washington, D.C. When Opening Preview April 4, 2013 @ 6:30–8:30 pm  Exhibition on view April 4–May 12, 2013 Wed–Fri: 5–8 pm Sat: 11 am – 8 pm Sun: 11 am – 6 pm Where Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain 2801 16th St NW Washington, D.C. 20009 Map it + Info This event on spainculture.us RSVP RSVP required for the Opening Preview: contact@spainculture.us Free and open to the public.

‘LATINO/US Cotidiano’ A national traveling exhibition and photobook visualizing the U.S. Latino experience today through 12 of the most talented photographic voices working internationally. SPAIN arts & culture is pleased to present a national traveling exhibition and book, LATINO/US Cotidiano. Literally meaning “everyday life,” Cotidiano is a dynamic look at the rapidly changing nature of the Latino experience in America. The Hispanic population in the U.S. has reached the 50 million mark, making the Latino community the largest minority in the country for the first time. One out of every six Americans is now of Hispanic origin, an impressive social transformation with enormous political, economic, and cultural consequences. Outdated stereotypes, racial profiles, and past cultural archetypes no longer accurately reflect a nation enriched by a growing and diverse population. But what does it look like today? To better understand this culturally shifting phenomenon, SPAIN arts & culture commissioned Claudi Carreras, one of the foremost experts on IberoAmerican Latino photography, to research and gather the strongest photographic voices working today on issues of Latino identity. For LATINO/US Cotidiano, Carreras selected established and emerging photographers of Latino descent who embrace the theme and also excel at their craft: Carlos Alvárez Montero, Sol Aramendi, Katrina Marcelle d’Autremont, Calé, Ricardo Cases, Livia Corona, Héctor Mata, Karen Miranda, Dulce Pinzón, Susana Raab, Stefan Ruiz, and Gihan Tubbeh. ## Join us also for a book presentation, Q&A and signing on April 3, 2013 at 6 pm at the National Portrait Gallery with Associate Curator of Photographs Frank Goodyear, LATINO/US Cotidiano curator Claudi Carreras, and photographers Ricardo Cases and Susana Raab, moderated by Carlos Tapia, Professor at American University. Books for purchase at the event.

Job Oppty in Connecticut for Digital Imaging Specialists

 

 

The Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (Middletown, Connecticut) has

three temporary positions open for a summer project entailing rapid

photography of works of art on paper, with associated image and metadata

preparation. The six-week project will run from June 17 through July 25,

2013. Position details are in the postings, which went live today.

 

Davison Art Center Imaging Project Photographer (one opening):

https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/3819

 

Davison Art Center Imaging Project Specialist (two openings):

https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/3820

 

For the Imaging Project Specialist positions, we’re especially interested

in hearing from applicants who recently have graduated from, or now are

enrolled in, graduate programs in museum studies or related fields.

 

Application is via Wesleyan’s online system (see links above). If you have

questions about the project, please email me at rlancefield@wesleyan.edu.

Rob Lancefield

Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University

301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA

 

Nate Larson Live and In Person at Woodbridge NOVA Wednesday, April 3 at 7 PM

Nate Larson, who collaborates often with Marni Shindelman, conceives of projects that make my eye sockets gyrate and flares up the tendonitis in my i-phone hand.  Gail Rebhan of the Woodbridge NOVA puts it much more eloquently:

Nate Larson is primarily known for his collaboration with photographer Marni Shindelman. Their GEOLOCATION project tracks geotag coordinates associated with Twitter tweets and pairs the text with a photograph of the originating site to mark the virtual information in the real world. In 2012 they won a Public Art Commission from Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Working with sponsorship from CBS Outdoors, they secured nine digital billboard sites around the Atlanta metro area. They looked at tweets coming from a half-mile radius of the billboards and the tweet text and their photographs were in rotation on the billboards for the month of October. They also produced two 15-second videos for the MARTA public trains, which aired on video screens for the same month. More than a million viewers in Atlanta saw the project. They also installed a six-channel video on the exterior windows of the Digital Arts Entertainment Lab (DAEL) at Georgia State University. They are working with the Indianapolis International Airport to produce a new public art piece using tweets in the airport.

Nate Larson is a full time faculty member in the photography department at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. His work with photographic media, artist books and digital video has been widely shown across the US and internationally. Numerous publications and media outlets have featured his projects, including the New York Times, Utne Reader, Hotshoe Magazine, Flavorwire, the BBC News Viewfinder, Frieze Magazine, the British Journal of Photography, Marketplace Tech Report, The Washington Post, and Art Papers. Larson’s photoworks and artist books are included in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Cleveland Institute of Arts, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Society for Photographic Education.

For more directions: check it.

DC Fotoweek: Photography Biz with Judy Herrmann @ NOVA Alexandria, VA

We have here a special guest announcement from Page Carr, Photography Professor at Northern Virginia Community College‘s photo program in Alexandria, VA (highly recommended – full disclosure, I am a non-matriculating alum [a startling number of higher institutions can actually claim this dubious honor] and currently sit on the curriculum advisory committee – yeah – they are still part analog!):

On November 12 NOVA PHT + Media will hold an event listed with FotoWeek as part of their FotoDC events.
It will be free and open to the public, and we are hoping it will attract new people as well as old friends and current students to campus.

Explaining the New Media Landscape in DC Wed. Sept. 26

ASMP is bringing Tom Kennedy to AU.  Mr. Kennedy has his work cut out for him, because in the words of Ricky Ricardo, “Somebody has a lot of ‘splaining to do.” From ASMP:

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, September 26, 7:30pm at American University’s Wechsler Theater
with Tom Kennedy

Do you feel overwhelmed about finding your professional role in our changed industry? The first step is understanding the big-picture view of our altered media landscape. Communication expert Tom Kennedy has witnessed this evolution from its beginning as Director of Photography for National Geographic and Managing Editor for Multimedia at the Washington Post. Join Tom as he honestly confronts the challenges of the continual media changes while simultaneously offering inspiration and hope for new roles as imaging professionals.

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Yup, I’m still here. Internship Oppty in DC

Slowly resurfacing to bloglandia. Anyone in Dc interested in an internship? I know, I know. 

 

This may interest some:

 

Internship opportunity: Office of the Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts

 

from ART(202) by TheDCArts

 

 

Internship 

Office of the Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts

July 9 through September 30, 2012 (with possible extension)

The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established, bringing the arts to all Americans and providing leadership in arts education. We are located in the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. We are offering an internship that provides the opportunity to learn about NEA programs and be an integral part of the team supporting the Chairman’s Office.

The Internship in the Office of the Chairman is a fulltime, unpaid position that includes the following responsibilities:

 Provides direct assistance to the Chairman and Scheduler with a wide variety of work related to the ongoing operations of the Office

 Responds to telephone, mail, and email inquiries about the Office. Uses a high degree of tact, discretion, and judgment in responding to inquiries. Uses judgment in assessing relative importance and priority.

 Receives visitor to the office

 Maintains records and Office files

 Organizes incoming mail and handles outgoing mail. Uses judgment to forward mail to appropriate agency colleagues

 Maintains logs of external and internal correspondence

 Assists the Scheduler and the Chairman with travel planning and meeting planning, as needed

 

Skills required:

 Excellent computer skills, including high level use of Microsoft Office in a Windows environment

 Polished verbal and written English communication skills

 Excellent telephone manner

 Excellent organizational skills

 Service-oriented attitude for representing a government agency

 Enjoys working in an arts environment

 

How to Apply: 

Please email a resume, cover letter, and the names/contact information for three references to Wendy Beren, Scheduler, Office of the Chairman. If possible, please include all documents in one PDF file. Please include “Internship” in the subject line of the email.

Wendy Beren 

email: berenw@arts.gov 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Quotable

What sets my work apart is that it grows out of a documentary tradition and from this straight ahead or forensic approach I subvert the document through either juxtaposition or de-contextualization of an object from its surroundings, thereby rendering it hyper-real. I believe real life is strange and surreal enough if one looks a little longer and harder than to attempt to make something surreal on purpose, which usually comes off as contrived. As far as my images conjuring up the realm of a dream reality in someone, I would take this as an indication that they are working.

- Richard Barnes via FlakPhoto