Upcoming, interesting, local: in the mix...


© June Bisantz

June Bisantz is featured in a show called Commentary/Herself along with Jennifer Knaus and Rachel Siporin at the Brickbottom Gallery, 1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA from May 28-June 27. There is an opening reception Sunday, May 31 from 3-5 pm. Bisantz's work is thought provoking, and often humorous. (Check out her website to see the very cool things she's done with public utility signage and billboards.) 

Chalk Walk Danbury Saturday, May 30 10 am-2pm on the Danbury, CT Green. "Participants turn the sidewalks of CityCenter Danbury into an artistic walkway." If you feel like participating and drawing out in the sun on Sat, check it out. There will be some live music, and music from WXCI radio. 

The Connecticut Film Festival comes to Danbury June 2-7. "6 days and nights of film, music, interactive & screenwriting, 140 films, 70 bands, 100 workshops, panels & keynotes, and lots of industry networking & parties." Last year we went to several films and events. I have yet to peruse the schedule. If there's anything photography or art-related, or just plain too cool to go unmentioned, I'll be sure to post it.

If you're coming to our little city for any event, and want a few insider restaurant suggestions, please feel free to drop a line...

~Lys


Ben Larrabee exhibiting on Nantucket, show opens May 23







"Lily, Nantucket, 2007" © Ben Larrabee


Ben Larrabee's fine art portraits will be exhibited at The Sconset Cafe on 8 Main St. in Siasconset on Nantucket Island from May 23 to September 22, 2009. Larrabee's portraits capture a rare, relaxed intimacy in the families he photographs. He considers his purpose "to reveal those fleeting, yet memorable glimpses of life we take for granted, moments every family has but rarely sees revealed in photographs."













photographs of exhibition
at Sconset Cafe
© Ben Larrabee 2009


~Lys

The New York Times: LENS

If you have not seen this new blog on the New York Times website it is worth a visit. LENS is the photojournalism blog of The New York Times, visual and multimedia reporting — photographs, videos and slide shows. A showcase for New York Times photographers, it also highlights work of other newspapers, magazines and news and picture agencies; in print, in books, in galleries, in museums and on the internet.

Bobby Grossman at Mina Gallery in NYC

Client Bobby Grossman's photographs documenting the late 70s/early 80s TV Party/punk/avant garde art crowd will be on display at Mina Gallery in NYC. The opening is this Thursday, May 14 from 7-10 pm. The gallery is located at 32A Cooper Square, NYC.

From the gallery: "Grossman had the privilege to witness the late Factory and disco days as they melted into the new wave punk explosion, and these photos tell the story ; From Fred Hughes, Bianca Jagger and Andy Warhol to William Burroughs, Deborah Harry, Jean Michel Basquiat, Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party and everything in between. He was ‘Bobby
on the spot’."

Bobby's got both traditional and digital prints in the show. I'm not entirely sure if they're all black and white, but one of the highlights (among many cool shots of the era's hipsters) is an enlarged digitally printed b/w contact sheet of Andy Warhol eating cornflakes. The repitition-with-movement and numbered heavy black border suggest a film-on-paper.

Just an aside re: the gallery--Mina is a fashion + art gallery that opened last year and features not only wall art but art/couture garments. It's a sister to the nearby Albright Fashion Library, which rents clothing for red carpet events, and both are owned by former stylist Irene Albright.

~Lys

Just a few snaps from the opening, all photos © Lys











Bobby Grossman













Art of the Northeast opens at Silvermine this Friday

This Friday, May 8, there will be an artists' reception at the Silvermine Gallery for the Art of the Northeast 60th Annual juried competition. It will be 6-9 pm, with awards given at 8 pm. We know our fine art printing clients Edith Borax-Morrison and Nancy Lasar have work in the show, among others. The show will be on display until June 5. Silvermine Guild Arts Center is located at 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan.

~Lys

Upcoming Exhibitions: "Mannequins" from Harrison Judd and "Musings" from Karen Neems






"Veiled" Paris 2005
© Harrison Judd

Harrison Judd's exhibition, "Mannequins: Paris, New York, Milan", May 1-21 at the WindhamArts Collaborative in Willimantic will have an opening reception on May 8 from 5-7 pm. Judd has been photographing mannequins for many years in locations near and far.

I found what his artist's statement had to say interesting, particularly about mannequins being "both messengers of popular culture and receptacles of our projections". The latter seems particularly true: the mannequins often seem caught in moments of emotion, as we relate our own feelings to their plastic expressions, however tender or blank.

WindhamArts is located at 866 Main St. Willimantic, CT.







"Miriam"
© Karen Neems

This weekend, client Karen V. Neems' exhibit, "Musings" opens at the Mayor's Gallery in Stamford, CT. There will be an opening reception Thursday, May 14 5-7:30 pm. A percentage of sales will be donated to the Sexual Assault Crisis and Education Center.

Featured along with her paintings, collages and mixed media pieces are photographs from her "Unmade Bed" series, for which we made the archival prints. Neems captures the play of light on tumbles of bedding and clothes. From her artists' statement: "As I take these forms (the unmade beds) a step further, I have used the abstract folds of the bed sheets as a muse to lead the viewer to another place." Instead of focusing on the disorganization, we are invited to see the unmade beds as another form of artistic expression.

The Mayor's Gallery is located at Government Center 10th Floor, 888 Washington Blvd. in downtown Stamford. There is a parking garage right next to the building.

~Lys

"Fly" with Banjie Getsinger Nicholas









"Parrot Presides"
© Banjie Getsinger Nicholas


This weekend marks the opening of Banjie Getsinger Nicholas' exhibition "Fly" at the Clement Art Gallery, 201 Broadway, Troy, NY. There will be a reception Friday April 24 from 6-9pm. The exhibit will showcase Nicholas' works in egg tempera. Her medium fits her subject matter--birds and nests figure very prominently in her work, and in addition to being a nationally recognized tempera artist, she is a certified wild bird rehabilitator.

Also, a reminder that this Sunday, April 26 is the opening for the Camera Works exhibition in Ridgefield, CT, for any who are interested. See post below.

~Lys

It's Opening Season

Now that Spring is truly, truly about to arrive (I hope) in spirit rather than in name only, I can make it to more gallery shows and openings. I'm looking forward to scoping out nooks and crannies in the Connecticut and New York arts scenes that I haven't previously explored.

To that end, I'd like to encourage anyone for whom we do printing (both digital and traditional) to send announcements my way lysbeth[at]ctphoto.com, and I will do my best to post information on the blog. If I pop out to an opening, let me know if it's ok if I put a small pic on the site.











In the news here, the co-owners of Connecticut Photographics and Still River Editions, Catherine Vanaria and Mark Savoia, have both been accepted into the 2d Annual Camera Works Juried Exhibition (Juror: Nat Trotman) at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. Catherine's piece is a 20x24 print from her recent 8x10 camera portrait series. Mark's piece is a stylized landscape. Both are black and white.

2d Annual Camera Works
April 26-May 22
Opening Reception Sunday, April 26 3-5 pm
34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT

Today looking for links, I re-remembered that a friend of mine co-authors a blog called Connecticut Art Scene, and thought I'd share that with you as well. It's a good way to keep track of the many things going on outside of my immediate local area, but still driveable. I'll post more things like that as I come across them.

Also, a few days ago I finally had a chance to visit the Gallery on Main St. in Bethel, CT. I had been hibernating for so long, I hadn't realized it was there until very recently. It shows an interesting mix of local/regional and national artists (including Barbara Morgan and Pete Turner), and both color and black and white work. I enjoyed talking with the co-owner Rory Pszenitzki, and suggest stopping in to look around.

Thanks for reading ~ Lys

NPR Story on Eddie Adams: Vietnam

We just discovered that NPR did a story on Eddie Adams: Vietnam last week. The website features a text-based story, slideshow, and audio feature by Margot Adler, along with audio from Hal Buell and Peter Arnett, who give their perspective on Adams' work as fellow journalists and contemporaries. There is also a little bit of audio from the Adams' documentary An Unlikely Weapon.

Eddie Adams: Vietnam was published in March by Umbrage Books and is also an exhibit on view at Umbrage Gallery in Brooklyn on view until April 30.

In case you missed them, our earlier posts about the book party and opening can be found here and our post about our involvement in the book and exhibit can be found here.

Off-site backups

There are now several online backup services that are offering unlimited amounts of data storage. Backing up to an external hard drive or CD/DVDs is a great first step but you have to make sure you also store copies of your data (yes, all those gigabytes of digital images) off-site, just in case of fire, water damage, lightning, theft, and other stressful things, like hard drive failure. Carbonite offers unlimited backups for $55 a year and gives you the connivence to access any of those files from anywhere in the world through a web browser. Mozy offers backup packages starting at $5 per month.

Remember, its not IF your computer or hard drive will fail, its WHEN. Been there - done that, it is not a good feeling.

Still River Editions acquires new wide format printer

Still River Editions has acquired the new Epson 9900 wide format printer that uses Epson's latest UltraChrome HDR (high dynamic range) archival inks. Initial testing and calibration show a extraordinary gamut and color vibrancy not seen in any previous models. Check back here soon for more feedback as we prepare this printer for everyday production.

UPDATE: Well it has been over 60 days of use and I am extremely happy with the results and functions of this printer. The print speed is amazing, it makes me even more efficient then ever! *MS*

The Annenberg Space for Photography to Open in Century City, California in 2009

The Annenberg Foundation, one of the nation’s largest private family foundations, announced today plans to open a new community space dedicated to both digital images and print photography in Los Angeles, California.
The Annenberg Space for Photography will open in spring 2009 at 2000 Avenue of the Stars. Located on the former site of the Shubert Theatre, the Photography Space will be a 10,000 square foot facility which will feature a state-of-the-art digital projection gallery along with a traditional print exhibit area. The combination of these galleries will enable the Annenberg Space for Photography to show an unprecedented number of images to the general public in a dynamic environment. General admission to the Annenberg Space for Photography will be free.

Eddie Adams: Vietnam, opening and book signing

There was an overwhelming turnout for the recent Eddie Adams: Vietnam exhibition and book signing by his wife and author Alyssa Adams at the Umbrage Gallery in Brooklyn. Here are a few photos provided by Bill Eppridge.


Jay Maisel, Nick Ut, Alyssa Adams, John Filo © Photo by Bill Eppridge

The Pulitzer winning Eddie Adams photograph © Photo by Bill Eppridge

Harry Koundakjian, Mark Savoia © Photo by Bill Eppridge

Pete Hamill, Alyssa Adams, Cindy Lou Adkins © Photo by Bill Eppridge
Cindy Lou Adkins, August Adams, Jay Maisel © Photo by Bill Eppridge

Jay Colton, Bobby Baker Burrows © Photo by Bill Eppridge

Bill Eppridge honored by PMDA in Las Vegas

Photographer Bill Eppridge was recently honored by the Photoimaging Manufactures and Distributors Association (PMDA) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. For the awards dinner Still River Editions did 18 large (32"x46") prints of some of his most known images for all to see. I spoke to Bill and he may be the only person ever to go to Las Vegas and not lose one cent in the casinos, his trick, don't play. Congratulations Mr. Eppridge!
Photo courtesy of Bill Eppridge © 2009

The AIPAD Photography Show

One of the most important international photography events, The AIPAD Photography Show New York, will be presented by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) from March 26-29, 2009. More than 70 of the world's leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum quality work by contemporary, modern and 19th century masters at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street and Park Avenue in New York City. The 29th edition of the show will open with a Gala Preview on March 25 to benefit the John Szarkowski Fund, an endowment for photography acquisitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The show is the longest running and foremost exhibition of fine art photography.

Photo Workshops debut in Connecticut

CT Media/Photography Institute is now offering photo workshops for the summer 2009. Located in their brand new facilities on the campus of Tunxis Community College in Farmington, the inaugural workshops will be held from July 5 – August 1 and will offer intense one-week courses with a unique “workflow” format. Taught by 26 of the leading digital photography and computer masters, classes will focus on the “total experience” of digital photography. Joint teaching sessions provide interrelated instruction in digital photography, lighting, digital manipulation, and digital printing.

How archival is an inkjet print?

There is a new kid on the block testing inkjet papers and ink to see how archival/fade resistant inkjet prints really can be. Aadenburg Imaging & Archives has some results posted and provides an alternative to the designated father of permanence testing, Wilhelm Imaging Research . They test targets printed by professional printers (including Still River Editions) and put them through some extreme conditions. The website allows access to many of the reports without needing to join ($). Good website to keep returning to as more results are posted.