November | December 2003 - Boston Photography Focus

photography events in new england and beyond
EXHIBITIONS
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EDUCATION
MASSACHUSETTS
American Textile History Museum
Runway Madness! The Fashion Photographs of Lucian
Perkins (thru Jan 4). Tue-Fri, 9-4; Sat-Sun, 10-5.
491 Dutton St., Lowell, MA 01854. 978-441-0400.
www.athm.org
Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery
at Springfield Technical Community College
Coming Home: New Images by Keith Sikes (thru
Nov 26). Tue-Fri, 12:30-4:30; Sat, 10-2. 1 Armory
Sq., Springfield, MA, 01102. 413-775-5258.
www.stcc.mass.edu/arts/FineArtsGallery.html
Art Complex Museum at Duxbury
Photoplay: Three Alternative Photographers, Walter
Crump, Susan Haas, and Laura Blacklow (thru Jan 11).
Wed-Sun, 1-4. 189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA 02331.
781-934-6634. www.artcomplex.org
The Art Institute of Boston
Henryk Tomaszewski: Visual Linguist (Nov 13–Jan 26).
Mon-Sat, 9-6; Sun, 12-5. 700 Beacon St., Boston, MA
02215. 617-585-6600. www.aiboston.edu
Bernard Toale Gallery
Preview/Review-New and Recent Works by David
Hilliard, Jocelyn Lee, Abelardo Morrell, Deborah Bright,
Virginia Beaham and Laura McPhee (thru Nov 9);
David Hilliard: New Work (Nov 12-Dec 24). Tue-Sat,
10:30-5:30. 450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA.
617-482-2477. www.bernardtoalegallery.com
Boston Athenaeum
Millennial Boston: 15 Artists Views the City. Works by
Margot Balboni, Walter Crump, Michael David, Steve
Dunwell, Christina Fritsch, Todd Gieg, Eileen Gillespie,
Philip Jones, Eric Lewandowski, Tricia Neumyer,
Wellington Reiter, Peter Scott, Peter Stempel, Peter Vanderwarker,
John Woolf (thru Nov 29). Mon–Fri, 9-5:30;
Sat, 9-4. 10 1/2 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108.
617-227-0270. www.bostonathenaeum.org
Boston Public Library
Venezuelan Fishing Villages “Pescadores” (thru Nov).
BPL, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA
02116. 617-536-5400. www.bpl.org
Davis Museum and Cultural Center
at Wellesley College
Toward One: Printmaking in Germany 1945-1990
(thru Jan 18, 2004). Print Study Corridor (thru Dec 19).
Prints and Photographs from the Museum’s earliest
photography collection, presented in conjunction with
four Wellesley classes. Tue-Sat, 11-5; Sun, 1-5. Wellesley
College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481.
781-283-2051. www.wellesley.edu/DavisMuseum/
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
DeCordova collects gifts from Stephen and Sybil Stone,
including photography (thru Jan 18). Tue-Sun, 11-5.
51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA 01773.
781-259-8355. www.decordova.org
Elysium Mons Gallery
Anna, photography by Leah Zimmerman and In Progress,
photography by Suzanne Shannon (thru Nov 20).
Tue-Thu 6-9; by appt. 38 Harlow St., Worcester, MA
01605. 774-230-4064.
Essex Art Center
10th Annual Juried Show 2003, including Photographs
(thru Dec 12). Tue-Thu, 10-7; Fri, 10-3. 56 Island
St., Lawrence, MA 01840. 978-685-2343.
www.essexartcenter.com
Gallery One at New England School of Photography
The Ruth Spiers Nickse Memorial Photography Exhibit:
A Celebration of Ruth’s Life, Vision, and Talent with
Featured works by her Friends and Colleagues (thru
Dec 5); Workshop Show (Dec 15- Jan 30). Mon-Fri,
9-5. 537 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02210.
617-437-1868. www.nesop.com
Griffin Museum of Photography
Jan Staller: A Retrospective (thru Nov 28) and Thomas
McGovern: Hard Boys and Bad Girls (Nov 6-Jan 15)
in Emerging Artist Gallery. Tue-Sun, 12-4. 67 Shore
Rd., Winchester, MA 01890. 781-729-1158.
www.griffinmuseum.org
Lee Gallery
Working Nine to Five: Vintage Photographs of People at
Work by Bourke-White, Hines, Lange, Weegee and others
(thru Nov 5); It’s Snowing!!! Vintage Photographs by
Stieglitz, Strand, Webb, Bisson, Freres, and others
(Nov 12- Dec 31). 19th and 20th Century Photographs
(ongoing). Mon-Fri, 10-5:30. 9 Mount Vernon St.,
2nd Floor, Winchester, MA 01890. 781-729-7445.
www.leegallery.com
Massachusetts College of Art
Photographers, Writers and the American Scene (thru
Dec 13). Mon-Fri, 10-6, Sat, 11-5. David and Sandra
Bakalar Gallery, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA.
617-879-7333. www.massart.edu
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
(MASS MoCA) Fantastic! featuring Gregory Crewdson
(thru Spring 2004); Alain Bubler: Plug in City (thru
Spring 2004). Mon-Sun, 11-5; closed Tue. 87 Marshall
St., North Adams, MA 01247. 413-664-4481.
www.massmoca.org
McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College
Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African-American
Photography Art and Activism (thru Dec 7). Mon-Fri,
11-4; Sat-Sun, 12-5. 140 Commonwealth Ave.,
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. 617-552-8100.
www.bc.edu/arts
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
Off the Beaten Track: Contemporary Mindscapes (thru
Dec 18): Tue-Sun, 10-4:30; Thu, 10-9. Intersection
of Rte. 9 and South Pleasant St., Amherst, MA.
413-542-2335. www.amherst.edu/mead
MIT Museum Main Gallery
Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton;
Holography: The Light Fantastic (ongoing); Knowing
Where to Stand: Photographs by Anne Whiston Spring
(thru Jan 30). Tue-Fri, 10-5; Sat-Sun, 12-5.
265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139.
617-253-4444. web.mit.edu/museum
Panopticon Gallery
Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Photographs by Herb Greene and
Ron Pownall (thru Jan 30). Mon-Fri, 10-6; Sat, 11-5.
435 Moody St., Waltham, MA 02453. 781-647-
0100. www.panopt.com
January/February issue:
November 21, 2003
March/April issue:
February 13, 2004
Peabody Essex Museum
Vanished Kingdoms: The Wuslin, Photographs of Tibet,
Mongolia, and China 1921-25 (Nov 1-Feb 1).
Mon-Sat, 10-5; Sun, 12-5. East India Sq., Salem, MA
01970. 978-745-9500. www.pem.org
Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology
Portraits from China, 1923-1946: Photographers
and their Subjects (thru Mar 15). Mon-Sun, 9-5.
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138.
617-496-0099. www.peabody.harvard.edu
Radiant Light Gallery
Blends: The Surreal Photography of Douglas prince,
Loretta Young-Gauthier, Ed Freeman, Kabe Russell
et al (thru Nov 21). Sat 12-7; first Fri, 5-9. 615
Congress St., Suite 409, Portland, Maine 04101.
207.252.7258. www.radiantlightgallery.com
Robert Klein Gallery
Aaron Siskind and Carl Chiarenza (thru Nov 15);
Gallery Selections (Nov 20-Dec 24). Tue-Fri,
10-5:30; Sat, 11-5. 38 Newbury St., Boston, MA
02116. 617-267-7997. www.robertkleingallery.com
Smith College Museum of Art
Photographing Undomesticated Interiors (thru Jan 4).
Tue-Sat, 10-4; Sun, 12-4. Smith College,
Northampton, MA 01063. 413-585-2760.
www.smith.edu/artmuseum
Song of Myself Gallery
Brad Fowler, Revolving Exhibition of Black and
White Photographs (ongoing) 349 Commercial St.,
Provincetown, MA 02657. 508-487-5736.
www.songofmyself.com
South Shore Art Center
Works on Paper: National Juried Show (Nov 7-Dec 31).
Mon-Sat, 10-4; Sun, 12-4. 119 Ripley Rd., Cohasset,
MA 02025. 781-383-2787. www.ssac.org
The Somerville Museum
Lost Theaters of Somerville (thru Mar). Thu, 2-7;
Fri, 2-5; Sat, 12-5. 1 Westwood Rd., Somerville,
MA 02143. 617-666-9810. www.LostTheaters.org
Tisch Gallery of Tufts University
Rosamond Purcell: Two Rooms (thru Dec 14);
Common Ground: Photographers on the Street (thru
Dec14). Tue-Sat, 12-8; Sun, 12-5. Aidekman Arts
Center, 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA 02155.
617-627-3518. www.tufts.edu/as/gallery
University Gallery at University
of Massachusetts, Amherst
Aftermath: Images from Ground Zero/Joel Meyerowitz
(thru Dec 12). Tue-Fri, 11-4:30; Sat-Sun, 2-5. Fine
Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, 151 Presidents
Dr., Amherst, MA 01003. 413-545-3670.
www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery
Williams College Museum of Art
Nicole Cohen: My Vie en Rose (ongoing); Group
Faculty Show (thru Dec 14). Tue-Sat, 10-5, Sun,
1-5. 15 Lawrence Hall Dr., Williamstown, MA
02116. 413-597-2429. www.williams.edu/WCMA
Worcester Art Museum
Bill Viola, Video Installation (ongoing); Gift of
Light: Photographs in the Jaos Scholtz Collection
(thru Nov 30). Wed-Sun, 11-5; Thu, 11-8; Sat,
10-5. 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609.
508-799-4406. www.worcesterart.org
ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND
100 Pearl Gallery
Stephen Petergorsky-Photographs (thru Nov 29).
Mon-Fri, 9-8; Sat, 9-3. 100 Pearl St., Hartford,
CT 06103. 860-233-1932.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The Disembodied Spirit (thru Dec. 7). Tue-Sat,
10-5; Sun, 2-5. Walker Bldg., Upper Park Row,
Brunswick, ME 04011. 207-725-3275.
www.academic.bowdoin.edu/artmuseum
Currier Museum of Art
Focus on the Soul: The Photographs of Lotte Jacobi
(thru Jan. 4). Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun 11-5; Thurs.
11-8; Sat 10-5. 201 Myrtle Way, Manchester, NH.
603-669-6144. www.currier.org
Davidson Art Center at the Center for the Arts
at Wesleyan University
Performing Images, Embodying Race: The Orientalized
Body in Early 20th Century U.S. Performance
and Visual Culture (thru Dec 12). Tue-Sun, 12-6,
closed Nov 26-30, special hours Oct 15, 12-8.
22 Church St., Middletown, CT 06459. 860-685-
3355. www.wesleyan.edu/dac
Fine Arts Center Galleries at the University of
Rhode Island
Carl Chiarenza: Selected Works (Nov 4 – Jan 31).
Tue-Fri, 12-4, 7:30-9:30; Sat, Sun 1-4. 105 Upper
College Rd., Suite 1. Kingston, RI 02881.
401-874-2627. www.uri.edu/artgalleries
RISD Museum of Art
Interior Drama: Aaron Siskind’s photographs of
the 1940’s (Nov 14-Jan 25); The New York School:
Aaron Siskind in Context (Nov 7- Jan 25); Aaron
Siskind; From Chicago to Providence 1951-91 (thru Jan
11); Contemporary Photography featuring Uta Barth,
Nan Goldin, Annu Palakuhanathu Matthews, Shimon
Attic, and Francesca Woodman. 224 Benefit St., Providence,
RI 02903. 401-454-6500. www.risd.edu
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Aucocisco Radio: An Audio and Photographic tour
of Portland Harbor by Salt faculty (thru Dec 6).
Mon-Fri, 11:30-4:30. 110 Exchange St., Portland,
ME 04112. 207-761-0660. www.salt.edu
University of Maine Museum of Art
Jonathan Bailey: Seeing Bangor (thru Jan 17).
Tue-Sat, 9-6; Sun, 11-5. Norumbega Hall,
40 Harlow St., Bangor, ME 04401. 207-561-3350.
www.umma.umaine.edu
Yale Center for British Art
Traces of India: Photography, Architecture and the
Politics of Representation (thru Jan 11). Tue-Sat,
10-5; Sun, 12-5. 1080 Chapel St., New Haven,
CT 06520. 203-432-2800. www.yale.edu/ycba
EDUCATION
The Boston Photo Collaborative offers innovative
photography classes for beginner, intermediate,
and advanced levels, amateurs and professionals
in black and white, color, digital and alternative
processes. In addition to these high quality classes,
the Collaborative runs several community-based
youth and senior programs. Darkroom rental is
also available. For more information, please visit
www.bostonphoto.org or call 617-524-7729.
67 Brookside Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
The Cape Cod Photo Workshops offers a wide variety
of courses on photography. For more information
please contact Cape Cod Photo Workshops at 508-
255-6808. P.O. Box 1619, N. Eastham, MA 02651.
Center for Photography at Woodstock offers
the Woodstock Photography Workshops including
vision, landscape, still life, photojournalism, fine
printing, alternative processes, portfolio review, professional
development, figure, portrait, editorial and
fine art. For more information, please visit www.cpw.org,
email info@cpw.org or call at 845-679-6337.
59 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498.
The Essex Art Center offers classes in all artistic
media, including photography. For more information,
please visit www.essexartcenter.com or call 978-
685-2343. 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA 01840.
Horizons to Go Travel Programs offers classes
in all artistic media, including photography. For
more information, please visit www.horizons-art.com
or call 413- 549-2900. Horizons to Go!, P.O.
Box 2206, Amherst, MA 01004.
The Maine Photographic Workshops offers a large
variety of Photography workshops. The MPW
is a year-round college and learning center for
filmmakers, photographers, actors, writers, digital
artists and creative professionals. They offer 250
one-week workshops and master classes. Within
MPW, Rockport College came into existence in
1996 and now offers an Associate of Arts degree,
a Master of Fine Arts degree and a one-year Professional
Certificate program. For more information,
please visit www.theworkshops.com or call
1-877-577-7700. 2 Central Street, PO Box 200,
Rockport, ME 04856.
Nubar Alexanian facilitates Photography Critique
Groups for working professionals, teachers, and
other serious photographers who wish to expand
or rekindle a personal vision and/or take the next
step in their work. Groups meet once a month for
10 months.For more information please contact
Millicent Harvey at mhphoto1@comcast.net
Peters Valley Craft Center offers a wide variety
of 2-5 day workshops in photography. Courses
range from photographing 2-D and 3-D work;
printing cyanotypes, platinums, and palladiums;
darkroom alchemy; still life and environmental
portraiture; pinhole photography; self-promotion;
and hand-painted B&W photography. For more
information and workshop catalogues, please visit
www.pvcrafts.org or call 973-948-5200. 19 Kuhn
Road, Layton, New Jersey 07851.
The Santa Fe Workshops is committed to providing
a nurturing, positive, challenging, and experiential
photographic and digital environment in which
image-makers of all skill levels, ages, and nationalities
can explore and achieve their potential. The Santa Fe
Workshops is a vital, year-round educational center.
From beginners to working professional photographers,
they become immersed in a supportive environment
that nourishes technical mastery, daring play,
and creative expression. For more information, please
visit www.santafeworkshops.com or call 505-983-1400.
P.O. Box 9916, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
John Sexton Photo Workshops offers a wide variety
of courses on photography. For more information,
please visit www.johnsexton.com. 291 Los Agrinemsors,
Carmel Valley, CA, 93924.
Snow Farm, The New England Craft Program
offers classes in all artistic media, including photography.
For more information please visit www.snow
farm-art.org, or call at 413-268-3101. 5 Clary Road,
Williamsburg, MA 01096.
South Shore Art Center offers classes in all artistic
media, including photography. For more information,
please visit www.ssac.org or call 781-383-2964. 119
Ripley Rd., Cohasset, MA 02025.
ENTRIES/OPPORTUNITIES
The Cambridge Art Association (Cambridge,
MA) announces a call for entries for its National
Prize Show to be exhibited May 3- June 24, 2004.
The juror will be Bob Fitzpatrick, Director of the
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL. Eleven
prizes will be awarded including the Best of Show
Award of $2000 and ten other awards. Only slides
will be accepted (no videos). The deadline for
submissions is January 23, 2004. For a prospectus
send a SASE to the Cambridge Art Association,
located at 25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA
02138, email cambridgeart@cambridgeart.org,
or visit www.cambridgeart.org
The Print Center (Philadelphia, PA) announces a call
for entries open to all photographic artists. The juror
will be Darsie Alexander, Curator of Prints, Drawings
and Photographs at the Baltimore Museum
of Art. Up to $2,000 in purchase awards, for the
Print Center’s permanent collection up to $3,000
in cash, materials, and purchase awards selected
by the juror and individual donors, as well as
two awards granting a solo exhibition at The Print
Center. Entries must be postmarked by November
15, 2003. The exhibition, Prospects, 78th Annual
International Competition: Photography, will run
April 24-June 26, 2004. The Print Center is located
at 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia. PA 19103,
email info@printcenter.org, or www.printcenter.org.
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