Photo Awesome

Hey Everybody,

There is going to be a reception on Tuesday, July 15th from 6-8pm for the Carrie Mae Weems exhibition that was created with the help of SCAD students. I will be in town for it and I hope to see a few familiar faces come to check it out. It will take place at the ACA gallery near the high museum.

I interviewed Carl Martin at the Opal Gallery last Friday for Art Relish. See if you can spot the rock star at the opening…

Those of you experiencing the boredom of summer may be inclined to go see some art with friends. If that’s the case for you, then join us for two openings tonight. The first will be at Kiang Gallery, featuring the photography of Lori Waselchuk: “Grace Before Dying: Angola Prison Hospice Project”. The work on their web site looks pretty stunning, imho. As a matter of fact, based on their programming so far, Kiang is looking like a gallery to watch in Atlanta.

The second show we’re heading to is a solo exhibition by our good printmaking buddy, Jay Fox. He will be showing at Genema Gallery, up the road off Peachtree. Let’s go out and show him some support. So here’s the breakdown:

• Meet at Kiang Gallery - 7pm
• Head to Genema Gallery - 7:45pm
• Eat somewhere afterwards

Hey, you all should go to The Opal Gallery on June 20, 6-9 p.m. for the opening of Carl Martin: 1986-2007. Carl taught me color photography sometime in the last century at a lil ol school on up the road a ways. He appears to have maintained his handle on the vernacular Southern image. He’s also a bang up portraitist and an all around good guy.

I’ll be bringing a camera if somebody would like to help with a video interview for Art Relish.

The SCAD photo seniors are having a show entitled Whammy! on June 7th from 7-11pm.  It will take place at Studioplex at 659 Auburn Ave. NE, #149, Atlanta, GA 30312.  Come out for one final farewell!

From what felt like a frenzied weekend of parties and cookouts, I found some time to shoot at Jason Kofke’s “Everything Will Be OK” at Arthouse and PhotoAwesome at Blue Tower. It’s not a bunch of photos but enough to laugh. Beware, I’m all over the pictures. Yes… Check them out before everyone graduates. Who’s gonna do the PhotoAwesome upkeep now?

www.whoiscarla.com

There is a lot going on this week for openings/closing receptions, so I’m putting it in one post so everyone can follow along. If I’m missing anything, add it in the comments and I’ll edit the post.

Thursday May 22
Valentina Vitols - Book Signing at the Latin American Association, 6-8pm.
Process: Photography - Graduate Student photography show at SCAD-ATL. 5th Floor, 7-9pm.

Friday May 23
Sweet Fried - Multi-media works at the Defoor Center, 6-9pm
73% An alternative perspective of watercolors - 290 MLK Drive suite 104, 7-10pm.
Everything Will Be OK - Kofke Preview (for those of us who can’t make it on Saturday evening for his opening), 4pm.

Saturday May 24
PhotoAwesome Exhibition - Blue Tower Gallery, 7-10pm.
Everything Will Be OK - Jason Kofke at Art House, 8-10pm.
404/912 - Collaborative Show at Mint Gallery, 6-9pm.

Tomorrow night is The Fay Gold Gallery’s opening of Photographer Arno Minkkinen, who spoke tonight at SCAD-ATL.  She asked me to do a video of the opening, but I have a previous commitment.  If someone would video the opening, I’ll edit it together.  The opening is from 6 - 8 pm.

Check out the video preview of the Photo Awesome show over at Art Relish.

Yeah that’s right, I can make videos too.

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Jackson Fine Art
Bruce Davidson artist talk Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 11:00am

SOLOMON PROJECTS
Opening Saturday, May 10, 6-8PM

These are extremely important openings!
Please be at at least one of them!

-Steve

“Kissed and Bitten”
Henley Studios, Suite A-109
May 9, 6-9 PM
Come show Audrey support!
280 Elizabeth St NE, Atlanta, GA

Yeah… I took shots at Lee’s opening, Ka-Chunk, on Saturday. I’m still working on the site but I get the few pictures I did take uploaded for him. Here’s the link:

Who Is Carla? Event Photography

Carla

Tonight, Friday May 2:  Mason Murer, Roberto Santo, 7-10pm

Saturday May 3: Ka-Chunk, see below post for details from Lee!

My show that I curated with The Opal Gallery is this Saturday, May 3rd from 6 - 9 pm. Chowoon, Travis, and I are all in the show so please come and support us.

Deborah McClary @ Gallery Stokes, Friday, April 25, 7-10