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Exhibitions at Light Work:

BLAKE FITCH
Expectations of Adolescence

April 1 – July 18, 2008

Gallery Reception: Thursday, April 10, 5-8pm

Blake Fitch's photographs capture her sister, cousin, and friends as they have grown from children to young adults. Fitch has been able to draw on the autobiographical nature of photography by creating candid and intimate images of her family.

Exhibition details

Blake Fitch's exhibition is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue, Contact Sheet 146. The exhibition catalogue is available as part of our subscription program (online special: $36/year) or may be ordered separately through the Light Work website.

Other exhibitions:

Educating Artists: Photography Programs in Review, featuring photographs by photography students from programs across the country (Hallway Gallery)
As It Happens: Recent Artists-in-Residence at Light Work, featuring photographs by Barry Anderson, Stephen Chalmers, Lucas Foglia, Sonya A. Lawyer, Lisa M. Robinson, Kerry Skarbakka, and Marla Sweeney (Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery at the Schine Student Center)

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Girls in Bathroom, 1997 by Blake Fitch
and installation view

Educating Artists - exhibition, web gallery, lecture

The exhibition Educating Artists: Photography Programs in Review, features images by students from different photography programs. In addition to the juried exhibition at Light Work, an extended selection of work can now be viewed online. The exhibition project was coordinated by Mary Lee Hodgens and John Mannion. Photo professors at programs primarily within Central New York were able to submit work by their students to create a survey of art programs.

A lecture and panel discussion Art School: A Group Crit took place Thursday, April 24 at 5-6pm. Doug DuBois (Syracuse University) will be moderating the session. Guest speakers are Bill Gaskins (Princeton University), Holly Greenberg (Syracuse University), and Sarah McCoubrey (Syracuse University). Funding for the panel discussion was provided through a U.encounter Grant, Division of Student Affairs, Syracuse University.

CNY Pride Families Project

Our warmest thanks go to everybody who participated in this collaboration to make th CNY Pride Family Project possible. This project showcases LGBT families in the Central New York area, using an approach of positive images and first person accounts. This project is a collaboration between the Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center, Light Work, local artist Ellen M. Blalock, and twenty LGBT families in Central New York. The exhibition and publication were made possible through support by a Chancellor's Feinstone Grant for Multicultural Initiatives and a U.Encounter Grant. The first exhibition based on this project was a wonderful success. We are currently looking for additional exhibition venues in the area. Details | Portraits

In April 2008, Light Work/Community Darkrooms received the Foundation Award for Outstanding Departments "in recognition of contributions and leadership in creating a campus community that is inclusive and nurturing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, and staff" as awarded by the LGBT Community at Syracuse University. We humbly accept this recognition and thank the many people who have partnered with us in our efforts to create an environment that celebrates diversity on all levels.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION

COME WORK FOR US: Light Work is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Director. The Assistant Director will work in all areas of Light Work's operation, and the successful candidate will be an individual who understands and champions the organization's commitment to supporting emerging and under recognized mature artists. He/she will possess demonstrated skills and experience in this key area. The position requires the ability to work as part of a team of seven professional staff members, and the proven ability to take initiative, be a creative problem solver, as well as a skilled administrator.

View online application and job description at http://www.sujobopps.com/ (under staff opportunities).
Downloadable description (96k doc)

LIGHT WORK NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: Light Work is still accepting applications for summer interships. Please contact us at info@lightwork.org
LIGHT WORK TOTEBAG: Too much to carry without a good-looking bag in sight? Try Light Work's new totebag ($10). Visit our online store for details.
VISITORS+TOURS: Take a tour of Light Work's state-of-the-art facilities. See tour details online or call 315-443-1300.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM: Apply now, if you are interested in a residency for 2009. The artist stipend for the one-month residency is $4,000. See details for a description of the residency and our facilities.
COMMUNITY DARKROOMS offers classes, workshops, and special teens-only sessions. Please visit the darkroom website for details or call 315-443-2450 for a printed brochure. The darkrooms are also accepting donations of film cameras of any format and make. Please contact us if you have working camera equipment that you would like to donate.

2008 Subscription Offer

Light Work is pleased to announce the 2008 Subscription Program. We invite you to begin or renew your subscription to Contact Sheet, one of the longest-running art photography publications in the world.

Light Work's Fine Print Program for 2008 offers signed original photographs by artists Matt Black, Blake Fitch, and Angelika Rinnhofer. These limited edition prints are available for $275 each. The prints are matted and ready for framing or archival storage. Participate in our Fine Print Program and you will also receive a one-year complimentary subscription to Contact Sheet.

Our Platinum Editions category features an original signed, limited edition platinum print by Hank Willis Thomas. The print is offered exclusively to Contact Sheet subscribers for $450. The edition was produced by renowned platinum printer Sal Lopes, and is printed on 100% rag paper. Hank Willis Thomas created the B®anded series as a result of "an exploration and subsequent appropriation of the language of advertising." His work looks at race, class, and history through advertising, focusing predominantly on the use of the African American male body in advertisements in an exploration of the "familiar."

Benefactors Category: Contributors of $1,000 will receive all three prints in our Print Collectors category (Matt Black, Blake Fitch, and Angelika Rinnhofer), one Platinum Editions print by Hank Willis Thomas, and a signed copy of Lisa M. Robinson's book Snowbound. By selecting to participate in this category you will save $350 on the cost of the prints and book, and receive a one-year subscription to Contact Sheet.

In addition to the prints, the 2008 subscription program features two books: Snowbound by Lisa M. Robinson and Brothel by Zana Briski.

Subscription Details

John Clark Mayden
2008 Artist-in-Residence

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Since 1976, over 300 artists have participated in our Artist-in-Residence Program. Every year, Light Work invites between twelve and fifteen artists to work in our state-of-the-art darkrooms. Light Work provides the artists with an apartment, a $4,000 stipend, ample work space, and generous staff support. Many former Artists-in-Residence return to Light Work regularly to use our Community Darkrooms. Work by former Artists-in-Residence can be found in our Online Permanent Collection.

We are now scheduling residencies for 2009. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Apply by mid July for consideration in the next round of reviews.

Find out more about our A-I-R program and our current artists
See who has participated in the past


	Paul Pearce 2008 Light Work Grant recipient

34th ANNUAL LIGHT WORK GRANTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Congratulations to the 2008 Light Work Grant recipients: Kathy Morris, Paul Pearce, and Nancy Keefe Rhodes.

Light Work is pleased announce the recipients of the 2008 Light Work Grants in Photography. The fellowship includes a $2,000 cash award, an exhibition, and publication in The Light Work Annual. The Light Work Grants in Photography program is a part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to artists working in Central New York. All applicants must reside in one of the following counties: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Tioga, or Tompkins. Full-time students are not eligible.

Grant Information | Light Work Grant History

Light Work's E-Newsletter

Light Work announces new exhibitions, news and special offers in the Light Work e-newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter, please submit your contact information on the information request page.

E-Newsletter #46 (April 4, 2008):
Blake Fitch exhibition Expectations of Adolescence, Contact Sheet 145 arriving soon, job opportunity at Light Work, Artist-in-Residence update

E-Newsletter #45 (March 24, 2008):
CNY Pride Families exhibition featuring photographs by Ellen M. Blalock at Schine Student Center, reception March 26

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