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newsletter - Spectrum Art Gallery
FOCUS ART GALLERY fine art photography NEWSLETTER July/August 2016 Richard Harrison & Robert Cochran Alice Ramirez - “Boreal Paradise” “Altered Illusions” Mahin Alibabaei - “Tabiat”” July 7 - 31 August 4 - 28 July will feature an exhibition “Altered Illusions” by Richard Harrison & Robert Cochran. Richard Harrison August will feature a two-person exhibition: Alice Ramirez “Boreal Paradise” and Mahin Alibabaei - “Tabiat”. The Return ArtHop Reception: Thursday, July 7, 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Friday Photography Live presentation: July 15, 7:00 PM. Alice Ramirez ArtHop Reception: Thursday, August 4, 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Friday Photography Live presentation: August 26, 7:00 PM. ...Continued on page 2 Important Dates for July Thursday, July 7 5:00 - 8:00 PM ArtHop Reception - Richard Harrison & Robert Cochran Friday, July 15 7:00 PM Friday Photography Live: Presentation by Richard Harrison and Robert Cochran Monday, July 18 5:45 pm 6:00 PM Important Dates for August Thursday, August 4 5:00 - 8:00 PM Arthop Reception - Alice Ramirez & Mahin Alibabaei Monday, August 15 5:45 pm Wednesday, August 17 6:00 PM * Board Meeting Wednesday August 24 6:00 pm * Image and Idea Sharing * Auction Committee Meeting Wednesday, July 27 ...Continued on pages 3 & 5 * Auction Committee Meeting * Board Meeting Wednesday, July 20 Little Family 6:00 pm * Image and Idea Sharing * These events are open to Active Members only. Other events are open to all. Friday, August 26 7:00 PM Friday Photography Live: Presentation by Alice Ramirez and Mahin Alibabaei 1 Richard Harrison & Robert Cochran “Altered Illusions” July 7 - 31 Richard Harrison various media articles and stories including publication in Black & White magazine. He holds a Master’s Degree in Art and operates a fine art printing business in support of local artists. Moon Dance Over Half Dome Often surreal, sometimes irreverent, always provocative, Richard Harrison and Robert Cochran present a conceptual exploration into the dark recesses of the room, the landscape and the mind with their post-modern exhibit entitled Altered Illusions. Our demons are not always “out there”. Robert Cochran Robert Cochran Immaterial Desires Richard Harrison, a graduate of the Glen Fishback School of Photography, is currently enjoying the freedom of creating and working on his own projects. Altered Illusions will be his fourth exhibition at Spectrum Art Gallery. While presently working exclusively in digital imagery he worked for many years with large format film. He has provided photographic services to large corporations, as well as individuals and small businesses. He has had numerous commercial images published in national and international trade magazines. He has also taught photography at the college level in Colorado and Oklahoma. Higher Purposed Driftwood Provocateur, photographic artist, writer, educator, deconstructor and born-again biker Robert Cochran is a Caucasian male, 6 feet in height, weighing approximately 170 lbs. with no distinguishing scars or tattoos. He has been exhibiting his photographic art locally, nationally and internationally for over 10 years and has been featured in Richard Harrison My Dog Gumbo 2 Almost instantly following the discovery and during the refining stages of photography, there were a select group of photographers using various techniques to further enhance their creations. a mentor. Among other favorite photographers, who quite probably influenced my work, have been Glen Fishback, Andreas Feininger, Jay Maisel, Bert Stern and William Mortensen, to mention just a few. Like many others, in order to create composite images, I experimented with all sorts of photographic formats, techniques and processes over the years. Multiple in-camera exposures, sandwiching, cutting and pasting and on and on. But was never completely satisfied with the process or the results. The introduction of Photoshop in the early 1990’s was the answer. Although, at that particular time, its use was pretty much limited to graphic arts and printing to create halftones. With the addition of Photoshop’s “layers” in Version 3 way back in 1994, a whole new digital world of possibilities opened – not just for the graphic artist, but for the photographic artist as well. As goes the old cliché… Richard Harrison The Back Side of Bodie Many of the old masters of photo montage and composite images went to great lengths to produce their photographic images. Their purpose was not necessarily to deceive the viewer, but to add another dimension to the imagery of photography and to create a message that the media at the time was not capable. A favorite photographic artist is Oscar Gustave Rejlander. His image Two Ways of Life generated from 37 different images was created by combination printing. This image is the most complex photograph created by Rejlander using this method and took six weeks to produce. The image won Rejlander considerable recognition, awards and a large following. While traditional or old school photography techniques have been utilized in this current exhibition Altered Illusions, with co-exhibitor Robert Cochran, the digital process has been used extensively to create these post-modern images. gggggg Alice Ramirez “Boreal Paradise” August 4 - 28 Following the work of Rejlander, Henry Peach Robinson was another old master of the printing technique. Suffering from health problems caused by chemicals used in the process, Robinson switched to paste up collages. Friday Photography Live will feature my post-modern photography images and the techniques and methods used to create and plan my work. This, as well as the photography of several old masters of the art will be shown and discussed as well. Spectrum Art Gallery’s Friday Photography Live will be presented July 15th at 7:00 PM. As always, admission is free and open to the public. My introduction to photography began while in the Army at the base craft shop in Munsani, South Korea. My first mentor, Sgt. Szell, had been a civilian photographer in Hungary. He led me through the basics of developing and printing and an introduction to those incomprehensible “f/stops.” I later attended the Glen Fishback School of Photography, with an emphasis on commercial photography, where I encountered Sam Young, Master Photographer PPA, whom I also consider Alice Ramirez Tundra Sunset with old Aerobee Rocket Launch Tower Especially during a Fresno July/August, the gentle temperatures of a tundra summer, as well as the sparkling snow-covered stretches of fall and winter, remind me that Churchill, Canada is my spiritual home; my photographs, both traditional and digitally-manipulated, are my attempts to capture its beauty, its soul, to bring it south to share. I especially love to photograph large carnivores in their natural habitat, and they, and sometimes their teeth, 3 dominate my work at this exhibit. In October-November, snow already blankets the Tundra, sometimes bringing blinding Arctic white-outs. Polar Alice Ramirez ebony-colored gaze of a polar bear, you might even think they are friendly. From a safe distance, they SEEM like sloppylovable white dogs. They are living proof that cute isn’t necessarily cuddly. In truth, to them you are just meat. In my bear photos, I wanted to capture the deceptive charm of these animals, their interactions with each other and in one case with a daring human being. Playfighting Polar Bears bears have gathered on the western shore of Hudson Bay, waiting for the ice to form and hunting season to begin again. Males pass the time in boisterous play-fighting with other males. Sows with cubs avoid the males but are often seen where the males are not. All are especially dangerous this time of year, because they have been fasting since the ice on Hudson Bay melted last spring. They have been living off their stored fat, and their appetites are ravenous. Alice Ramirez Mutual Curiosity The natural beauty of the landscape is austere in winter. The sky is usually gray, snow covers the ground, the many lakes and ponds frozen, and an often spectacular sunset comes early, starting around 4:30 pm. July transforms the Canadian tundra into colorful and teeming life. Other of my photos capture the beauty of the land itself and the remains of its history. During the cold war, Fort Churchill, now defunct, stood vigil. The site of the Aerobee rocket launcher, built by the USACanada military, is now a landmark of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, a base camp for visiting scientists. I earned my degree in Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Before discovering computer graphics and photography, I dabbled mostly in crafts, and for a few years sold my hand-sculpted codpieces at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire when it was still in Agoura, CA. Photography and computer graphics became my twin passions as soon as I started doing them. August 26 Friday Photography Live will feature my PowerPoint presentation “The joys and hazards of far north photography with a focus on polar bear country” at 7 PM. Alice Ramirez Landscape with polar bears They are deceptively charming. To gaze into the curious, gggggg 4 Mahin Alibabaei “Tabiat” August 4 - 28 Mahin Alibabaei The Rocky Prides Being exposed to a new world is scary and exciting at the same time. You are able to gain great amount of experience when you emigrate to a new country while the challenges that follow this move would make you stronger and more determined. I moved to United States nine years ago with my family. While I was a teacher back in my native country Iran for twenty-two years, I had to start over and decided to go back to school. By combining my educational background in visual arts, and my personal hobby in photography and graphic design, I decided to work and focus on this field. My focus so far has been on landscape photography, and it has mainly been water oriented. Water has always played a major role in my appreciation of nature. I feel lucky to be able to live so closely to the amazing natural life that we have, and I believe that I can present and appreciate this natural beauty through photography. While being in nature, I feel most at peace. Photography to me is a way to express myself, and an opportunity to show the world the small beauties and glamor of life that are sometimes overlooked. Recently, I have become more interested in graphic design, in which I have been quite fortunate and honored to create a logo for Fresno City College Entrepreneur’s club. Eventually, my goal is to continue my education in graphic design, thus I would combine my background in visual art and experience in photography, and would be able to acquire a career in graphic design. Gaining higher education has allowed me to have a creative and individualistic sense towards the art. TABIAT... “Tabiat” in Farsi language can be translated into “Nature”. This exhibit was created by working in digital mixed media processes that is transferring my images to a new surface. Throughout this process, I have been experimenting with new options and new dimensions combining the classic fine art and digital techniques. By transferring images to a new surface, I am able to create a different mood and feeling unlike what was originally perceived. I believe that everyone will see something different, feel different emotions and have different reactions while observing my work. 5 Spectrum Information A Note from the President New Annual Auction Format! Greetings members and supporters! We are now halfway through the year, and I am delighted to report that we still have a great deal of activities in the works! Most notably is our Annual Print Auction coming up on Sunday, October 30, 2016. We heard your voice and we are thrilled to introduce a New Print Auction design that will be exciting for our members, art collectors, and our community! After our Auction concluded in 2015, members and volunteers met to discuss what milestones we have reached, what challenges we faced, and what we could do to improve the overall experience. From your suggestions and commentary, as well as expertise from other organizations, the Auction Committee has been constructing a revolutionary new format for our print auction – and the results so far indicate this will be an event you won’t want to miss! The most distinct difference is we will be dividing our auction experience to two known and successful formats: Silent and Live auctions. This will allow attendees a more interactive experience, and keep positive momentum going between the two activities. It is our hope that with a renewed design, we will reach more people in our community, provide greater exposure for our members and donors, and have a greater success with our auction. In addition to an exciting new format, we will also be enhancing the overall experience of our auction event. More details to come in the next edition of the Focus, but think “theme.” Be sure to save the date! Sunday, October 30, 2016 Lastly, I would like to reach out to our membership and encourage you to get involved! We have some exciting opportunities to contribute to our gallery’s operations, from helping with hanging shows to planning key components of our mission, and from sitting during gallery hours to working with the organizational and committee leaders to move Spectrum Art Gallery towards our mutual goals. It would be a great pleasure to discuss your interest in our opportunities for participation – please contact me at jessemerrell78@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you! With thanks and appreciation, Jesse Merrell, President As an all-volunteer photography organization, Spectrum’s print auction aims to both provide financial support to our community mission and maximize the opportunity for our membership to participate in that effort. With many active members and supporters, we anticipate receiving well over 70 prints each year. We heard your voice! Utilizing the feedback of our membership, the 2016 Auction Committee is taking several steps to ensure the success of each generously donated print. We are working towards increasing the audience size, space of the auction, and event support to create the best auction possible. We have also reached out to successful nonprofit auctions to learn about best practices. For example, we have learned that the majority of valuable auction pieces are sold in a silent auction, and also that a live auction session should be short. So, as we continue to support maximal participation, most of our donated prints will be auctioned in a “silent” format.” And silent really isn’t silent at all - each auction is a dynamic, interactive process that helps eager art lovers to navigate large numbers of works. We have also learned that - particularly for art work - live auctions are more unpredictable and usually require “creating an experience of excitement” to succeed. For decades, famous artists and art critics have written about their “love-hate” relationship with this format. Still, live auctions are fun and they draw many supporters. And those of us on the 2016 Auction Committee aim to select different prints from our generous “donation pool” to create an exciting live auction experience. When you finally see our auction layout, keep in mind that where and how works are auctioned DO NOT imply their artistic value. The difference for our auction, of course, is that we will be supporting a good cause -- and we hope everyone has a great experience as well and that each donor’s works are given the opportunity to do the most good for our organization. We are very excited to be able to evolve our annual auction experience, and look forward to your participation. If you have any questions regarding our new process or would like to participate in planning our event, please feel free to contact us at spectrumart@sbcglobal.net, or join us at Spectrum Art Gallery every third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM for our Auction Committee meeting. 6 Spectrum Information Curator’s Corner We have many exhibition opportunities coming your way with lots of important details to note below. The current cycle of the Rotating Members’ Space ends with the August, 2016 exhibition and a new one will begin in September. Any active Spectrum member interested in the opportunity to exhibit in our RMS through a year-long commitment of installing one new, framed photograph each month needs to provide an email request and your name goes on the waiting list for our next available cycle, which begins with the September, 2016 exhibition. Selection is by first come first serve, email request date (final date to submit - JULY 15, 2016). Participants will be notified promptly after JULY 15, 2016 as to who will be in the next RMS cycle. A mandatory training session must be attended to be considered - even you returning participants. 1st Priority is given to those who never have had the opportunity to participate in the RMS. 2nd priority is given to any member that was not in the last cycle. 3rd priority goes to those who just participated in the last cycle. IMPORTANT NOTE: Whether or not you have participated in the past RMS cycles, if you cannot attend either of the 2 mandatory RMS trainings (Aug. 1, 2016 at 6 PM or August 29, 2016 at 5 PM) you will forfeit your place on the waiting list for this 2016/17 RMS. If you have any questions please contact: Steve Dzerigian Ph: (559) 442-4868 E-mail: info@stevedzerigian.com Members, you will find the submission details elsewhere in this issue of Focus for our 2016 Traveling Shows at Fresno City Hall and The Big Fresno Fair. If you are interested in an exhibition in the Main Space for 2018: We will be putting together the 2018 Exhibition Calendar for 3 person shows. This new policy was established, because of the unusually high number of member requests for shows. Prior to this 1 or 2 person shows were the norm and wherever you see those in our current 2016 and 2017 calendars, they were “grandfathered in” since their respective requests were submitted formally before the current policy was established. What it takes for a member to reserve a show: 1. Member must be current in their dues and service duties. 2. Member must have had their portfolio reviewed by the exhibition committee. 3. Member, who has not mounted an exhibition in Spectrum Art Gallery’s Main Space (Rotating Members’ Space, Traveling Shows, or our bookstore bins do not count), must serve on the installation committee for at least 2 installations for our large group shows or guest artist exhibitions prior to their spot on the Exhibition Calendar. This is a new requirement now in effect due to our existing vacancies on this very important committee and to afford each member new to our exhibition practices the opportunity to get some invaluable experience before it becomes time for their own show. Member must submit an email request, which will be placed chronologically on the waiting list for 2018 and 2019. Any questions, again feel free to contact Steve Dzerigian <info@stevedzerigian.com> or (559) 442-4868 I look forward to seeing more of your work and hope you will join us to support our Spectrum Art Gallery Members and Guest Artists by celebrating with them at their upcoming openings and events. Respectfully, Steve Dzerigian, Curator gggggg Bodie Interiors - Photography Field Session The Bodie Interiors - Photography Field Session for Spectrum Art Gallery members filled shortly after it was announced through a special E-Announcement on February 15. If you would like to place your name on the waiting list - should there be cancellations, please contact Franka Gabler at franka@frankagabler.com. The names will be added to the list in order they are received. 7 Submitting Information for the Focus We Want Your Program for Friday Photography Live Newsletter and Publicity Spectrum is hosting the educational program series open to the public The deadline for submitting items for the September/ October issue of the Focus is August 10, 2016. When you have a Spectrum exhibition coming up, please e-mail your text in a Word document, including dates and times for receptions, biography, inspiration for the show, the show title, and any other pertinent information. Items should be directed to: Franka Gabler: franka@frankagabler.com Travis Rockett: travisrockett1@gmail.com Andrew Holden: dr_holden@yahoo.com Emily Redondo: emily@emilyredondo.com Who: Active members presenting. Open to the public. Admission free (donations encouraged) When: Friday (1st one recommended), each month at 7:00 PM Where: Spectrum Art Gallery What: Lecture/Workshop Series At least once a month, Spectrum hosts a program open to the public, led and administered by one or more of our members. We encourage you to offer a program featuring your work or topic of greatest interest to you. Below are some possibilities (you are not limited to these): Franka and Travis alternate as Focus co-editors. Andrew uses the information to update Spectrum’s website. Emily is coordinating press releases and updating social media. 1. Presentation on your photography a. Walk through discussion of your exhibition on view Images must be 1200 pixels in the longest dimension. Please include several horizontal and vertical images to allow layout choices. File names must include your name and the title of the image. b. Projected image presentation c. Presentation of prints or finished photographic artwork d. Presentation of a project you are planning or already executing gggggg Image & Idea Sharing Night When: WEDNESDAYS, July 27 and August 24 at 6:00 PM 2. Presentation on someone else’s photography you respect (historical or contemporary) 3. Presentation on a style or genre of photography 4. A how-to presentation a. Photographic capture technique or approach b. Workshop / demonstration of a photographic process What: Bring a thumb drive or CD to Spectrum with no more than 6 images - jpg, tiff, or psd. The longest dimension 1200 pixels. Name the file with your last name, first initial, and title. c. Practical methods of preparing for exhibiting one’s work d. Computer hardware or software presentation Eager for a discussion (on your terms) of your photographic work or ideas concerning what to do with your work? e. Darkroom methods 5. Panel discussion Where: Spectrum Art Gallery Who: All current, active members Bring no more than 6 pieces (prints, slides, digital display, etc.) that you would like to discuss. Prints can be anything from unmounted works in progress or work ready to hang. Keep in mind the time allotted to you will be established by dividing up 2 hours by the number of members sharing their images. If your work requires something more than what we provide below, you must bring the necessary equipment with you. We supply: easel, tables, laptop computer, digital projector, and screen. 6. Member sponsored guest artist (no Gallery budget) 7. Spectrum invited guest artist (Gallery sponsored) 8. Field workshop The gallery will provide water and cups plus access to our fixed resources; however, any additional refreshments or resources must be provided by the presenter. To reserve a date for your program, please send your idea to: Steve Dzerigian at: info@stevedzerigian.com. Any questions - call Steve at: (559) 442-4868 8 Spectrum Information S.H.A.R.E.S. is now powered by eScrip! Thank you for your support of Spectrum Art Gallery through the S.H.A.R.E.S. program at Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx! On April 1, 2016, your S.H.A.R.E.S. card was replaced with your grocer’s Rewards Card, and supporters needed to register their Rewards through eScrip to continue to benefit the organizations they support. S.H.A.R.E.S. program is very important means for raising funds for the gallery at no cost and/or effort on the part of the participants. Signing up is quick and easy! eScrip works with merchant partners to contribute to groups like ours each time you shop – at no cost to you! 1. Go to www.escrip.com 2. Click on “sign-up” 3. Follow the instructions to register your grocery cards It’s Easy! It’s Free! It’s Powerful! Need help to sign up? No problem! Spectrum Art Gallery can sign you up if you already are enrolled in a rewards program. You can visit us at Spectrum Art Gallery and sign up at the front desk or email the following information to spectrumart@sbcglobal.net: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. First Name Last Name Zip Code Email Address Phone Number or Lucky You/Save Mart Rewards Card Number Once you are enrolled into the program and a supporter of Spectrum Art Gallery, you will receive an email – please be sure to confirm your enrollment by opening the email and clicking the link to your account. Thank you for your continuing support of Spectrum Art Gallery! gggggg Spectrum Art Gallery’s Traveling Shows 1. Fresno City Hall Spectrum Art Gallery’s traveling show has been accepted into the Fresno City Hall art exhibitions for the month of August. This is a great way to get your work out into the public since the traffic coming through city hall is huge. We have been assigned both floors and there is ample opportunity for all members to get to show their very best that you can create. To assemble a cohesive show, gallery standards need to be met. As a reminder that is neutral frames, and white mat boards. Black mat boards will be accepted in rare cases where white won’t work. Uni-frames do not meet gallery standards and the Fresno Art Council won’t accept them. Uni-frames are the ones that come assembled and have only spring clips on the back to hold the art work and cable. These frames are not reliable and can easily fall off the wall. Also Fresno Arts Council requires coated cable on the back of the frames. This is due to damage done by uncoated cables on city hall’s wall in the past. Consideration of appropriateness should be taken by the artist to meet approval by the Fresno Art Council. Fresno City Hall is a public facility and not a gallery, therefore, graphic nudity and profanity is not acceptable. Deadline Sunday, July 10th 5 PM Please place your prints (limit to up to four pieces) in the cabinet in the storage room at Spectrum Art Gallery. If you are late for any reason please do not bring them in to Spectrum, but contact Jim Curnyn (559 435 5532 Cell: 559 312 4527 cell; mjcurnyn@comcast.net jimcurnynphotography.com) to ensure they get properly registered so as to not miss the show. 1. The Big Fresno Fair Spectrum Art Gallery is scheduled to exhibit our artwork at The Big Fresno Fair for the month of October. Please deliver one or two ready to install, framed photographs to the “Traveling Show” wooden cabinet (with doors) in the archive room, no earlier than August 15th and no later than September 11th. You must properly clearly identify your photographs submitted to the Big Fresno Fair. Deadline Sunday, September 11th 5 PM 1. Gallery Standards - Please follow gallery standards when framing your art: neutral frames (uni-frames not accepted), wire, and gallery standard mat boards. 2. Frames no larger than 20”x 30” 3. Information required: • Title of work • Name of artist • Medium • Year • Price or NFS if not for sale. We need this information to make the label. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Gary Christiansen <garylc9@gmail.com> 9 Sitting Schedule Hours Upcoming Exhibitions Contact Juergen Vespermann to sign up! 2016 juergen.vespermann@sbcglobal.net or 431-0850 Pat Rhames & Jonathan Rollins September 1 - September 25 Auction Exhibition September 29 - October 29 Paul Mullins November 3 - November 27 Melinda Downing December 1 - December 31 ArtHop Thursdays: Fridays: Saturdays and Sundays: 5:00 - 8:00 PM 5:00 - 8:00 PM First Sitter 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Second Sitter 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 2017 New Members’ Exhibition January 5 - January 29 Avigdar Adams & Rich Berrett February 2 - February 26 “Women’s Work” Invitational Group Show (Rogue ) March 2 - April 2 Helen Gigliotti & Phyliss Irwin April 6 - April 30 Rebecca Caraveo & Zana Frownfelter May 4 - May 28 Franka Gabler June 1 - July 2 Mark Bosch & Greg Hubbard July 6 - July 30 Neil Chowdhury & Craig Beal Lyssa Bird & Richard Mann August 3 - September 3 Auction Exhibition Spectrum Art Gallery Board President: Jesse Merrell jessemerrell78@gmail.com Vice-President: Linda Knight lindak559@gmail.com Treasurer: David Meyer dclmeyer@gmail.com Secretary: Travis Rockett travisrockett1@gmail.com Members at Large: Robert Cochran rccartist@yahoo.com Dan Dunham dandunham123@msn.com October 5 - October 28 Franka Gabler franka@frankagabler.com Steve Dzerigian & Sally Stallings November 2 - December 3 Andrew Holden dr_holden@yahoo.com Martin Nunez & Juergen Vespermann December 7 - December 31 Patrick Rhames rhamesphotography@gmail.com September 7 - October 1 Spectrum Art Gallery To schedule an exhibit you must be current with your gallery dues and if you are a service member, you have to have fulfilled your service. Please contact Spectrum Gallery’s Curator, Steve Dzerigian at: info@stevedzerigian.com 608 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno In the Tower District 559-266-0691 Thursday 12:30 – 5:00 PM, Friday 12:30 - 8:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm www.spectrumphotogallery.org 10
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