Past Events

April 2012

April 5, 2012, 7pm - Intersections in Photography No.6

ACP's Intersections in Photography series features influential photographers presenting their work and addressing a related theme.

The theme for the sixth forum is Picturing Crisis: Engaging the Viewer

Has the proliferation of images of violence and suffering desensitized or overwhelmed us? Do we consume images of suffering with mere intrigue, or with empathy? Three innovative photographers who work across different visual platforms addressing issues of violation and human rights discuss their work and their strategies to engage the viewer in a conversation about crises of our times. (READ MORE)

April 18th, 7pm - Leica and ACP Present An Evening with Peter Turnley

The Icons of Photography No.13 lecture series brings Peter Turnley to Austin held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium on the UT campus.

During the past twenty years, Peter Turnley has covered nearly every major news event of international significance. He has photographed world conflicts in the Balkans (Bosnia), Somalia, Rwanda, South Africa, Chechnya, Haiti, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq (2003), the Gulf War (1991), and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


November 2011

Friday, November 18th, 7pm - An Evening with Henry Horenstein

The Icons of Photography No.12 lecture series brings Henry Horenstein to Austin held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium on the UT campus.

One of the major educators of the past decades, Henry Horenstein came to photography through the study of history and the humanities. He is one of the most important students of such monumental photographers as Minor White, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind and Arthur Siegel, graduating with an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1973.

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October 2011

Thursday, October 6th, 7pm - Intersections in Photography No.4

ACP's Intersections in Photography series features influential photographers presenting their work and addressing a related theme.

The theme of this latest forum is Visions of Family.

The panel for this presentation will be made of up of the following three prominent photographers.

The Intersections in Photography forum series is made possible by the UT Plan II Honors Program and is held at the Joynes Reading Room on the UT campus. We plan one or two IIP presentations per UT semester.

Julie Blackmon's book Domestic Vacations explores what she calls "the conflation of art and life" with images that are "both fictional and autobiographical". Inspired by 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, Blackmon's colorful images of chaotic everyday life include an element of fantasy. Her work has been widely exhibited, and she was selected by American Photo as an Emerging Photographer of 2008 and as one of PDN's prestigious "30".


Cori Pepelnjak's ongoing project JoJo exemplifies her bold and compassionate approach to documentary photography. The project JoJo was awarded first prize in Center's (formerly Santa Fe Center for Photography) 2009 Project Competition. Her work has been exhibited at the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle and IFP in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Dona Schwartz is an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Her photography explores everyday life and culture. Her most recent book, In The Kitchen, was published by Jehrer Verlag in 2009. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Musee de l'Elysee, the George Eastman House, and the Harry Ransom Center.

Since UT students have priority, seating for the public is limited to around 70 and is available on a first come, first seated basis. Friends and members of ACP will have advance notice.

September 2011

Thursday, September 29th, 7pm - An Evening with Linda Connor

The Icons of Photography No.11 lecture series brings Linda Connor to Austin held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium on the UT campus.

Linda Connor's images of India and the Near East put her on the map when the iconic curator John Szarkowski included her in his landmark 1978 exhibition and catalogue, Mirrors and Windows. Thereafter, her works have continued to investigate the transcendent implications of the landscape as well as lives inspired by a reverence to spiritual laws.

Connor has photographed in Mexico, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, and many other nations with her 8x10 camera. Through her exploration of people, their lands and customs she continues to seek out the visual forms of the sacred world.

She taught for many years at the San Francisco Art Institute and has been the recipient of many honors including a 1979 Guggenheim Fellowship and two NEA awards in 1976 and 1988. Her photographs have been included in many collections including those of the Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Victoria & Albert Museum.

Learn more about Linda on the MoCP web site.

To RSVP or purchase tickets for An Evening With Linda Connor, click below.

  

August 2011

Tuesday, August 16th, 6-9pm - The Monthly Review **NEW**

ACP and Sendero members are invited to participate in the inaugural meeting of the informal Monthly Review at Sendero Studio located 2401 East 6th Street #2022 in East Austin.

Whether you are a photographic professional, an aspiring student, or avid amateur, receive constructive peer feedback and critical input for your creative process. Come to show your work or just come to discuss, critique and exchange business cards.

Five presenting photographers for this first session will be chosen for this peer review session on a first-email, first-served basis. Please include a one line description of the work you'll be presenting, the format and your complete contact details. Others are welcome share in the review and to offer constructive criticism.

If you'd like to participate, please email Jon Shapley at jshapley@visitacp.org.

Guidelines

Visit Hot Mamas Cafe next door before the review begins for coffee or other refreshments and bring it with you.

The Monthly Review is open to all ACP members. Members of Sendero Studio may also attend. Become a member to participate in this monthly event.


Tuesday, August 30th, 6-9pm - The Reading Group **NEW**

ACP members are invited to the first meeting of a new monthly program aimed at creating dialogues around theory, criticism and contemporary issues in photographic practice. We call it The Reading Group and it is held at Sendero Studio located 2401 East 6th Street #2022 in East Austin.

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May 2011

Thursday, May 5, 7pm - An Evening with Maggie Taylor and Jerry Uelsmann

The Icons of Photography No.10 lecture series brings a joint presentation by Maggie Taylor and Jerry Uelsmann to Austin. Once again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

Jerry Uelsmann holds a BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technnology -- where he studied with such celebrated photographers as Minor White and Ralph Hatteresley -- as well as joint MA degrees in science and fine arts from Indiana University. He began teaching at the University of Florida in 1960 eventually rising to Professor of Photography and Graduate Research -- a position from which he has only recently retired. He first came to fame in the 1960s and 1970s as a master black-and-white printer who created influential and challenging composite images from multiple camera enlargements. An early recipient of both a Guggenheim Fellowship and an NEA Fellowship, he was also one of the founders of the Society for Photographic Education and has remained one of the most dynamic teachers in the history of the art. His artistic style is unique and inspirational, and, having begun with his first one-person exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1967, he has generated well over 100 individual shows across this country and around the world. He has influenced more than one contemporary generation of photographers while still continuing to create a prodigious amount of new imagery well into the current digital age. Jerry's web site.

Representative of one of the later generations of ethereal artists inspired by Uelsmann and others, Maggie Taylor has produced a significant body of imagery that is uniquely her own. Holding a BA in philosophy from Yale and an MFA from the University of Florida, she first distinguished herself in the field of still life photography. Starting in 1996, however, she began to embrace the newer technologies of the computer and the digital scanner to create resonant and mystical color collages that bear the stamp of her own poetic vision. Her "digital originals" combine scans of found objects and 19th century portraits with her own colored and manipulated accents and backgrounds, resulting in final collages that may combine up to 60 layers or more of imagery. The final images, although often as playful and provocative as that of Uelsmann's art, provide their own challenge and inspiration for each viewer to enjoy. Maggie's web site.

This is a rare opportunity to meet this outstanding artistic couple, to hear how they approach and execute their separate but inspirational visions, and how they continue to bring to vibrant life worlds and dreams that "mean different things to different people [and] make viewers feel or imagine something new."

April 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 7pm - Intersections in Photography No.3

ACP's new Intersections in Photography series features influential photographers presenting their work and addressing a related theme.

The theme of our third forum is "Alternative Processes".

The panel for this presentation will be made of up of the following three prominent photographers.

The Intersections in Photography forum series is made possible by the UT Plan II Honors Program and is held at the Joynes Reading Room on the UT campus. We plan one or two IIP presentations per UT semester.


Jill Skupin Burkholder began working with photography in 1985 and studied both traditional and digital photography, experimenting with various alternative techniques. Her more recent work explores textures and surface dimension with the bromoil and encaustic processes. She learned the bromoil process from Gene Laughter, a photographer who resurrected the technique by studying historical writings and interviewing members of The Bromoil Circle of Great Britain.





Robb Kendrick is a photographer whose work appears regularly in National Geographic. Kendrick's true passion has become wet plate photography, a historic photo technique used during the mid- 19th century. The tintype photos made with the wet-plate process are each one of a kind as they are all handmade from start to finish. He is also working in daguerrotype, ultra-large format and also combining audio and video with his tintype imagery.


Dan Burkholder was one of the first photographic artists to embrace digital technology in the early 1990s. Melding his unique vision with mastery of both the wet and digital darkrooms. Pioneering the digitally enlarged negative process in 1992, Burkholder has helped open doors for all black and white photographers interested in moving into the new electronic technologies. Dan's landmark book, Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing, has become a standard reference in the digital fine art photography arena.

Since UT students have priority, seating for the public is limited to around 70 and is available on a first come, first seated basis. Friends and members of ACP will have advance notice.

March 2011

Monday, March 21 - Home Page Photo Contest No.5 Opens

Home Page Contest No.5 is our latest contest. To honor some of the famous "street photographers" who have frequented Austin in the past including Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander, the theme for this contest is "Scenes From A City". More ...

Thursday, March 3, 7pm - An Evening with Maggie Steber

The Icons of Photography No.9 lecture series brings Maggie Steber to Austin. Once again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

Born and raised in Texas, Maggie Steber has worked as a documentary photographer in 61 countries. Her longtime work in Haiti received the prestigious Alicia Patterson Foundation Grant and the Ernst Haas Grant. A collection of the Haiti photographs was published in Dancing on Fire: Photographs from Haiti, by Aperture. She was a contract photographer for Newsweek Magazine for 4 years and has worked for several press agencies as well as the Associated Press in New York as a photo editor.

She is a University of Texas graduate in journalism. Her breathtaking list of honors include:

She has exhibited widely throughout the US and the world. Her work appears regularly in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and daily, The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and many other American and European magazines.

Maggie Steber's web site.

February/March 2011

February 26 -- March 2 - Reinventing Your Photographic Storytelling Workshop

Join us for ACP's second workshop. This year we're excited to sponsor a five-day shooting workshop with acclaimed photographer and teacher, Maggie Steber.

How do we compete for the attention of the public in today's cacophony of images? If you wish to make fresh and compelling photographs that tell stories and convey ideas to the public, this workshop is your wake-up call and guidepost.

    

February 2011

Thursday, February 24, 7pm - Intersections in Photography No.2

ACP's new Intersections in Photography series presents influential photographers presenting their work and addressing a related theme.

The theme of our second forum is "The Environment".

The panel for this presentation will be made of up of the following three prominent photographers.

The Intersections in Photography forum series is made possible by the UT Plan II Honors Program and is held at the Joynes Reading Room on the UT campus. There will one or two additional IIP presentations this semester.

Since UT students have priority, seating for the public is limited to around 70 and is available on a first come, first seated basis. Friends and members of ACP will have advance notice.

December 2010

Friday, December 3, 7pm - Slideluck Potshow Austin III

We were pleased to co-sponsor the third Austin Texas appearance of the potluck dinner / slide show extravaganza known as the Slideluck Potshow. This international event combined the neighborly friendliness of a potluck dinner with an exciting audio-visual slide show.

All Slideluck shows feature established photographers (for example, Elliott Erwitt, Bruce Gilden have participated in previous shows; and Magnum Photos photographer and UT professor Eli Reed was part of our first Austin show) but mostly presents work submitted by local artists.

The show has been so successful, ACP is pleased to co-sponsor the annual return engagements of this unique event.

October - November 2010

October 26 - November 27 - Exhibition of Bruce Davidson Prints

In collaboration with Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York City and Austin Center for Photography, the L. Nowlin Gallery will be exhibiting the work of ACP icon Bruce Davidson from October 26 through November 27, 2010.

L. Nowlin Gallery strives to provide a unique space to expose photographers who want to present their work in a gallery setting. As one of the few photography galleries in Austin, it houses a wide array of genres, focusing on black and white; fine art; documentary; and photography-based hand made collage.

Following in the footsteps of the gallery's exhibition of work by Elliott Erwitt last year, the L. Nowlin Gallery continues to be a strong supporter of ACP.

November 2010

Sunday, November 7, midnight - Home Page Photo Contest No.4 Entries Close

Home Page Contest No.4 is our latest contest. The contest theme is "The Good Life". The winners will appear in the home page slide show beginning November 27th. More...

November 2010

Thursday, November 18, 7pm - Intersections in Photography Forum

ACP's new Intersections in Photography series presents influential photographers presenting their work and addressing a related theme.

The theme of the inaugural forum is "Growing Up in Texas".

The panel for this presentation will be made of up of the following four Texas photographers.

Click here for more information on the artists.

The IIP forum series is made possible by the UT Plan II Honors Program and will be held at the Joynes Reading Room on the UT campus. We plan on two to three IIP presentations per semester beginning in 2011.

Since UT students have priority, seating for the public is limited to around 70 and is available on a first come, first seated basis. Friends and members of ACP will have advance notice.

October 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 7pm - An Evening with Bruce Davidson

The Icons of Photography No.8 lecture series brings Bruce Davidson to Austin.

Born in 1933, Bruce Davidson began taking photos when he was ten years old. By the time he was 25 he was already a full member of the Magnum Photo agency. The author of eighteen books, including a three-volume retrospective published by Steidl in 2010, Bruce Davidson has produced some of photography's greatest photo essays. In the late 60's Bruce photographed a single block in East Harlem with a 4x5 camera and from that work published the seminal photo book, East 100th Street, which was also curated as an exhibit for the Museum of Modern Art by John Szarkowski.

Bruce is also recognized for his dramatic color work in New York's subways, his historic documentation of the civil rights movement and a number of poignant photo essays that span the globe and capture some of the 20th centuries most important events. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts grants and is also an award winning filmmaker.

An article about Bruce recently appeared in the New York Times Style magazine. Some more interesting reading here. This quotation comes from the article:

""Photography has always been my textbook, my encyclopedia, my bible. I didn't read Shakespeare, but I've photographed kings. It's a way of life, and a way to life, also."
-- Bruce Davidson

Bruce is still actively photographing and lives in New York with his wife, Emily.

Bruce Davidson's Magnum Photos web site.

Bruce comes to Austin after the release of an incredible three volume set of his photographs titled Outside Inside.We hope to have copies of this collection for sale on the night of the lecture but you might make sure you have a copy for Bruce to sign by buying your copy at Amazon.com..

Buying Outside Inside from Amazon via the link above or the image to the right helps support ACP.

Thursday, October 28, 7pm - Fundraising Dinner with Bruce Davidson

Although Bruce Davidson's lecture sold out in record time, there is still a chance to spend the evening of Thursday, October 28th with this legendary photographer during his first visit to Austin in years.

September 2010

Thursday, September 23, 7pm - An Evening with Laura Letinsky

The Icons of Photography No.7 lecture series brings Laura Letinsky to Austin.

Laura Letinsky's work has been exhibited at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography; Casino Luxembourg; Galerie m Bochum, Germany; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Nederlands Foto Institute; and The Renaissance Society, Chicago. Collections include the Art Institute of Chicago; J.P. Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Grants include the Richard Driehaus Foundation, Illinois Arts Council, Anonymous Was A Woman Foundation, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, and Canada and Manitoba Arts Council.

Her publications include After All, Damiani Publishers (2010), Now, Again, Galerie Kusseneers (2005), Hardly More Than Ever, The Renaissance Society (2004), Blink, Phaidon Press (2002), and Venus Inferred, University of Chicago Press (2000). Laura is represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York.

Laura is a professor at the University of Chicago, Department of Visual Arts. She was born in Winnipeg, Canada. She received a BFA from the University of Manitoba in 1986 and her MFA from Yale University School of Art in 1991. A Laura Letinsky image gallery.

Sunday, September 12, 5:30pm - Private Viewing of Gernsheim Collection

This is a members only event. Become a member today and join us.

Through special arrangement with our friends at Harry Ransom Center on the University of Texas campus, we are pleased to offer a two-hour private viewing for ACP members only of the new exhibition of the Gernsheim Collection. This comes just two days after the exhibition's formal opening on September 10th.

The Gernsheim Collection, acquired by Harry Ransom Center in 1963, is one of the most significant collections of photography in the world, It includes the The First Photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras (circa 1826) by Joseph Nicephore Niepce.. The collection is without a doubt one of the true treasures of photography -- and it's right here in Austin.

Our members will be welcomed in the exhibition space for two hours beginning at 5:30pm on Sunday, September 12th. The private viewing will be presided over by Roy Flukinger. Roy is curator at Harry Ranson Center, the driving force behind the exhibition catalog (the cover of which is pictured above), and a member of the ACP Board of Trustees..

Beverages will be provided and Roy will present a brief introduction to the exhibition and will be available for questions.

This is a relaxed, informal get-together. JUST COME AS YOU ARE.

If you are not an ACP member, join by midnight September 10th so you can attend this once in a lifetime event. See this amazing collection with other ACP members -- and enjoy the other benefits of being an ACP member -- including free admission to Icons of Photography No.7 with Laura Letinsky (Sept 23) and No.8 with Bruce Davidson (Oct 27) coming just weeks later.

May 2010

Friday, May 28, 7pm - An Evening with Abelardo Morell

The Icons of Photography No.6 lecture series brings Abelardo Morell to Austin. Once again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

Abelardo Morell sees more clearly and more deeply than most artists of his generation because he realizes that the surface of the visible world is merely the start of the processes of observation and introspection. His complex photography may begin with both tools of earlier centuries and technologies from throughout the history of the medium, but his vision is fully modern and works to both build upon and challenge the present parameters of the art.

Morell's photographs have been collected and shown in many galleries and museums. His works can be found in institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Some of his many publications include A Camera in a Room (1995), A Book on Books (2002), Camera Obscura (2004), and his retrospective compilation, Abelardo Morell (2005).

Abelardo Morell's web site.

April 2010

Friday, April 23, 7pm - Exhibition, Music, and Good Eats at Caffe Medici

ACP will showcase work produced by participants attending Magnum Photos' photographer David Alan Harvey's workshop that took place during SXSW 2010.

We hope to share with you some of the same intensity and sensory saturation that our workshop participants experienced.

Come tap your foot to the music of "cosmic folk" artist Trey Brown, enjoy some party refreshments, and see some great photography from the week of SXSW curated by David Alan Harvey himself.

Art Week Austin's web site. For more on our event, click here.

Monday, April 19, midnight - Home Page Photo Contest No.3 Contest Closed

Home Page Contest No.3 is our latest contest and our first with a theme. Since 2010 is the second year for ACP, the theme the contest is "Two".

March 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 7pm - An Evening with David Alan Harvey

The Icons of Photography No.5 lecture series brings David Alan Harvey to Austin. Once again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

At age twelve, Virginia native David Alan Harvey purchased a used Leica with newspaper route money and began photographing his family and neighborhood.

In 1966, when he was twenty, Harvey lived with and photographed a black family in Norfolk, Va., producing his first book, Tell It Like It Is. Since then, David has shot over forty essays for National Geographic Magazine and his work has appeared in many magazines, anthologies, and exhibitions. He has published two major books, Cuba and Divided Soul, both based on his extensive work of the Spanish cultural migration into the Americas.

His latest book Living Proof documents David's intense journey into the world of hip-hop culture. David joined Magnum Photos in 1993. He currently lives in New York. In the winter of 2008, David and a committed group of photographers launched Burn Magazine as a new online photographic journal for emerging photographers. View the journal here.

David Alan Harvey's web site.

Tuesday, March 16, 7pm through Sunday, March 21, 12 noon
The Photographic Essay, A Workshop with David Alan Harvey

As one of the most buzzed about cities in America, Austin offers a diverse array of opportunities to explore your photographic potential. At no time is the buzz thicker than during SXSW, the world-renowned music festival showcasing nearly 2,000 bands from around the globe. Beyond SXSW and the city's rich musical heritage, you can explore themes involving pristine natural resources, booming urban development, cultural diversity, a vibrant arts scene, the historical downtown, the state's government seat, and the list goes on.

These are just a few starter ideas but this workshop is less about Austin and more about you. We are very excited to bring you this incredible opportunity to discover and pursue your photographic authorship alongside one of the world's premier photography instructors, Magnum Photos' Minister of Education, David Alan Harvey.

For more on the workshop, click here.

November 2009

Saturday, November 21, 7pm - Slideluck Potshow Austin II

This is the confirmed date for the return of last year's smash hit. This year's Slideluck Potshow Austin II will be part of E.A.S.T., the popular East Austin studio tour event.

ACP is an official co-sponsor again this year.

Slideluck Potshow is a New York City-based, non-profit arts organization that provides an opportunity for artists and arts-appreciators to gather around food, friends, and artwork for an unforgettable night. This event, which began in a Seattle backyard eight years ago and regularly draws crowds of a thousand people in NYC, returns to Austin for the second year. Last year's event drew 400+ attendees.

The 2009 East Austin Studio Tour (E.A.S.T.) is a nine day event, spanning 2 weekends. This year's tour will take place from Saturday, November 14th through Sunday, November 22nd. The focus of E.A.S.T. will remain on artist studios in east Austin which will be open during the two weekends November 14th - 15th and November 21st - 22nd.

E.A.S.T. will also include three other elements: exhibition spaces like art galleries and theater performance venues, happenings coordinated specifically for E.A.S.T. and programs such as: Slideluck Potshow Austin II, workshops, lectures, and panel discussions. These other components will take place throughout the nine days of the tour.

Friday, November 20, 7pm - An Evening with Lauren Greenfield

The Icons of Photography No.4 lecture brings Lauren Greenfield to Austin. Once again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

Photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield has garnered critical acclaim documenting modern youth culture, examining pervasive phenomena from eating disorders and the obsession with body image, to the extreme effects of consumerism. Author of the groundbreaking books Fast Forward, Girl Culture, and Thin, Greenfield was named by American Photo as one of the 25 most influential photographers working today. Her work appears regularly in The New York Times Magazine, Sunday Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek and Fortune, and is in many museum collections including the Getty , the Los Angeles County Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Greenfield directed and produced her first feature-length film, THIN (HBO, 2006), about the treatment of eating disorders. THIN premiered at Sundance, won Best Documentary at the London International Film Festival, and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Direction. Her new film, kids + money (HBO, 2008), was selected for Sundance, and won numerous international awards.

Lauren Greenfields's web site.

Lauren is sponsored by .

October 2009

Wednesday, October 24th - Home Page Photo Contest No.2 Winners Announced The winners of the Home Page Photo Contest No.2 were announced today. The three winning and two honorable mention photographs were inserted in the home page slide show rotation. Submissions for the upcoming Home Page Photo Contest No.3 will be open soon. More...

September 2009

Thursday/Friday, September 24 & 25th, 7pm - Two Evenings with Elliott Erwitt

The Icons of Photography No.3 lecture brings Elliott Erwitt to Austin. Elliott will be making a two night appearance in Austin at the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

We are pleased to continue our lecture series with a very special presentation by a true icon of filmmaking, commercial and fine art photography.

A producer of numerous films and television programs, Elliott has actively worked for magazine, industrial, and advertising clients since beginning his career in 1949. He is perhaps best known for the many fine art photography books and exhibitions he has created.

A member of Magnum Photos since 1953, his one man shows have appeared in the MOMA, Chicago Art Institute, the Smithsonian, and countless other museums and galleries aroound the world.

Elliott's legendary ability to capture irony and humor in his photographs, is most memorable perhaps in his beloved series of dogs and their owners.

Following each lecture, there will be a chance to meet the photographer during a book and poster signing event. Light snacks and cash bar will be offered at this time. Numerous book titles including his newly published Elliott Erwitt's Rome and The Art of Andre S. Solidor will be on sale at the museum bookstore.

Elliott will be presenting identical lectures on both evenings. We at ACP are deeply honored to be able to bring him to Austin.

June 2009

Thursday, June 4, 7pm - An Evening with Alec Soth

The Icons of Photography No.2 lecture brings Alec Soth to Austin. Again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.

Alec Soth is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a recipient of several major fellowships, and was awarded the 2003 Santa Fe Prize for Photography. His work is represented in major public and private collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Soth's photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His first monograph, Sleeping by the Mississippi, was published in 2004 to critical acclaim. He is a member of Magnum Photos. Alec Soth's web site.

April 2009

Thursday, April 30, 7pm - Watch Texas Monthly Talks with Mary Ellen Mark

Watch the Texas Monthly Talks interview with Mary Ellen Mark Thursday, April 30, at 7pm on KLRU-TV in Austin. You can also watch online. The show airs at different times in other Texas cities -- find the complete schedule here.

Wednesday, April 15 - Home Page Photo Contest No.1 Winners Announced
The winners of ACP Home Page Photo Contest No.1 were announced today and three winning and two honorable mention photographs were placed in the home page slide show rotation. Submissions for the upcoming Home Page Photo Contest No.2 will be open soon. More...

March 2009

Thursday, March 12, noon - Texas Monthly Talks with Mary Ellen Mark
In conjunction with ACP, Evan Smith will be interviewing Mark Ellen Mark for KLRU-TV's Texas Monthly Talks series.

The taping is open to the public but you must RSVP. For more, click here to see the KLRU announcement.

Thursday, March 12, 7pm - An Evening with Mary Ellen Mark
This is the kick-off for the 2009 Icons of Photography lecture series which is the cornerstone of ACP entry into the Austin arts scene. ACP is proud to bring Mary Ellen Mark to Austin for this exciting event.

From Mary Ellen's web site: "Mary Ellen Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books, exhibitions and editorial magazine work. She is a contributing photographer to The New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair."

With seventeen books and numerous awards to her credit, Mary Ellen Mark will discuss some of her most iconic work and her lifetime contribution to photography. Following the lecture, several of her books will be available for purchase. There will be a book signing period and a chance to meet the photographer.

For more, click here to see our newsletter First Exposure.

February 2009

Thursday, February 5, 7pm - I Can See for Miles and Miles at AMOA
ACP is pleased to have co-sponsored the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) exhibition of the renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado.

On this evening, AMOA held a panel discussion entitled I Can See for Mile and Miles with three prize-winning documentary photographers and photojournalism professors who discussed their careers and what photographs reveal about society, conflict, and change.

New ACP Board member Donna DeCesare, ACP Advisory Board member Eli Reed, and Dennis Darling participated in this informative presentation and fielded questions before closing.

Representatives of ACP were present to introduce our organization and answer questions before and after the main event.

November 2008

Friday, November 21, 7pm - Slideluck Potshow Austin
We were pleased to co-sponsor the first ever Texas appearance of the potluck dinner / slide show extravaganza known as the Slideluck Potshow. This international event combined the neighborly friendliness of a potluck dinner with an exciting audio-visual slide show.

All Slideluck shows feature established photographers (for example, Elliott Erwitt, Bruce Gilden have participated in previous shows; and Eli Reed was part of our Austin show) but mostly presents work submitted by local artists.

The show was so successful, look for ACP to co-sponsor annual return engagement(s) of this unique event.

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