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Magnum has a story up about the underground photo studios of the Taliban. Really. Really. Amazing stuff.

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Thursday Evening (tonight) is the MOCA GA ACP Opening Event.  It starts at 6:30pm (with free food), so we will meet either at school or at moca ga (just down the street walking distance).

Friday Evening: Castleberry Hill Art Stroll.  Meet at school at 7pm to carpool.  Liz Darlington has an opening at Krause that we will be going to first.

For the PhotoArts class:

5 images, 72 dpi, 800px longest width, submit to Steve’s class dropbox for PhotoArts.

Due Oct. 4, 2007.

GO!

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Review by Rebecca Stern

On a Thursday night with so many events to choose from in the Atlanta area, I chose to attend the Cannonball Press Lecture entitled, Woodcutology at the Savannah College of Art and Design Printmaking Workshop. I was greeted by a crowd of people eager to listen to a PowerPoint presentation by two men who had been extremely productive for the past week in the workshop. As Richard Gere, department chair of Printmaking, so eloquently stated, “these guys are here to create a stir of creativity.” Hopefully their creativity will provide the impetus for the students to be creative and productive.

These two fun-loving guys are in love with what they do and want to spread the word and inspire others. Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston are the two creators and owners of Cannonball Press, a small, well known press in Brooklyn, New York. In their small space, Martin and Mike, along with many other artists whom they represent, create magnificent woodcut prints. The prints are sold at reasonable prices that the average person can afford, without breaking the bank. The artists at Cannonball Press create work that is political, humorous, entertaining, religious and educational. Their “recipe” for success, appropriate for all artists is, “a down home dish that is tasty hot or cold.”
The lecture, overflowing with people, provided an insight into the philosophical practices of Mike and Martin. Their passion, beliefs, and values provided a solid ground for paving the road for a successful career. Their work and the work of the artists they represent is exciting and their craftsmanship is worth checking out. Also their prices are still a bargain and remarkable when compared to a market in which artwork can be sold for thousands to millions of dollars. They are trying to create a market where artwork is affordable for the commoner. Their works sell for as little as $25.00 and are worth much more than that.

You can find their website and more information at www.cannoballpress.com

This is a notice for everyone interested in going to Art Basel Miami in December. Art Basel Miami will take place December 6-9, as well as Photo Miami and the array of other satellite art fairs. We don’t have a place to stay, and we’re working on it. There is a small chance that we’ll be able to crash for cheap somewhere, but worst-case scenario is we’ll have to find a hotel room either in Miami or a nearby city. I think that might be difficult considering what’s going on and where we’ll be.

So it’s important to make your decision very soon. Essentially, if you’re not sure, we’ll have to say you’re on your own for lodging, as we won’t be able to make additional space for anyone who decides to go at the last minute. We will probably be gone December 5-10, and we’ll be carpooling.

If you know you’re going, without a doubt, for sure, then either leave a comment on this post or e-mail me. So far, I know for sure that Dave Jones, Eric Hancock, Tony Showah and myself are going. I know some of you expressed interest yesterday in the Hub, so please throw your name in if you’ve decided. Thanks!

In case you have forgotten, the first annual Choptober will begin in just five short days. Hoping to build on the rousing success of moustache march, all men and women are encouraged to grow some awesome sideburns or “chops”. So stop shaving now. Only time will tell if we look more or less creepy than we did with the moustaches.

 Some good stuff to enter perhaps:

Shepherd Center

The Deadline is Oct. 5 for submitting work prints, click on the link for specifics.  Julian Cox and Jane Jackson are the jurors and the cost is $25, the theme is “A New Outlook on the World” and the works will be displayed in a hospital.  (So probably nothing ultra-violent or overtly political i.e. Dave Jones)

Silver Eye Fellowship 2007 

The deadline is Oct. 6, the juror is Katherine Ware, Curator of Photographs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  You have to be a member, student memberships are $35.

 

 Enhanced Podcast [43:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s a Sculpture and Printmaking Extravaganza! Those of you who hate long podcasts might want to check back next time. This one is gonna’ blow your mind.

We interviewed a ton of people, mostly at the opening of the Elementals Printmaking Show at Blue Tower Gallery last night. However, we open with a conversation with Sculpture Chair Susan Krause at the Sculpture Student Meet and Greet a few days ago. Then we follow with the printmaking show interviews:

• Printmaking Student Jay Fox
• Savannah Printmaking Professor Debora Oden along with two of her students
• Photo Students Robert Gill & Andrew Brodhead
• Heidi & Steve Aishman
• SCAD-Atlanta Printmaking Professor Robert Brown
  and last but not least…
• Martin Mazorra from Cannonball Press

I’m not including the track times because this is an m4a file… that means you can jump ahead within the track. Enjoy!

Download Podcast No. 3

For those interested in the music, here’s what we used:

• Hackensaw Boys - Ruby Pearl
• Trio Huasteco Caimanes de Tamuin - El Gusto (Son Huesteco Tradicional)
• Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Green Peppers
• Ennio Morricone - A Silhoutte of Doom
• Tomoyasu Hotei - “Battle Without Honor or Humanity”
• Radiohead - Life in a Glass House

So here is what i saw please tell me what you think…a bit more complete then the first one…

Jena

The big printmaking show tonight at Blue Tower Gallery is gonna’ be great. That’s why you’re going to meet us at the school to go… why? Because you need a code to get in the gate. We’re carpooling. It runs 7pm-12am, but we’ll be meeting at the school around 7:45pm.

Any questions, call me or leave a comment here.

And here’s the code and directions to the gallery: Blue Tower Gallery

Now we can color correct our images in this brand new color viewing station.

To understand the importance of viewing stations read this.

What an experience!  but anyway here are a few

Jena shots

My friend, Noah just published a novel called “The Art Thief.” Here’s what he says:

My first novel, The Art Thief, is in stores now. You can find it in any Barnes & Noble, near the front of the store, in the New Arrivals section.

If it interests you to grab a copy, please do, and tell your friends and family. The sales in the first month are the most important, so it would be incredibly helpful, if you are interested.

I also have a book tour Oct 1-12. Go to www.noahcharney.com and you can find the whole tour schedule.

There’s also a video review of the novel at http://www.elladrondearte.com/

Hello All,

Just a little reminder for you all! Today Sept. 20 is the launch party for the new Atlanta student newspaper, The Connector, as well as for SCAD Atlanta Radio Station. It is going to be from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at The Hub. There will be free ice cream and free Art Supplies! Also, there is going to be an art contest and SCAD student performances (awesome ones) and SCAD-Atlanta Radio DJs will be playing some fine tunes. Take a break this afternoon and attend! See you all there!

This lecture sounds very interesting. Hope to see you all there.

Wednesday, September 19, 7 pm
Richard H. Rich Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center
Co-sponsored by the High Museum of Art
This event is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.

Christian Marclay is a prominent artist and musician whose work explores the space between visual art and audio cultures, transforming music and sound into visible, physical form through performance, collage, sculpture, installation, photography, and video. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear this fascinating artist who, over the last 30 years, has produced a remarkable body of work exploring the gap between what we hear and what we see.

Born in California in 1955, Marclay was raised in Switzerland and now lives in New York and London. His work has been featured in recent solo exhibitions at: Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2006; Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2005; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 2004; Tate Modern, London, 2004; UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 2003; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 2001. It has also been included in numerous important group exhibitions such as Playlist, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2004, SITE Santa Fe, 2003, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2001. Marclay is represented by Paula Cooper Gallery in New York and White Cube in London.

Hey guys,

For those surfing photoawesome.com and just clicking around on stuff, check out my newest editorial at www.allhiphop.com. It’s about the current Jena 6 situation in Louisiana.

Jena 6 and Hip-Hop: How Long Will it Last?

It’s not monumental but it’s definitely political. Read the comments below. Some of them make you wonder about the English language all together. Mine is wonderful.

Rich asked me to post two upcoming Printmaking Department events. This Thursday (click to see a larger image with more details):

And this Saturday, we’ll have to make this one of our gallery stops: