Photography Events on 11 June & 13 June!

Several interesting upcoming events for LALOP photographers and others:
1. On June 11 at the Annenberg Space for Photography, Helen K. Garber who joined us at LALOP AT THE PIER, is presenting her project: Urban Noir/ LA-NY - a series inspired by the visual elements of film noir, the language of pulp fiction and the rhythm of bebop jazz, the presentation to be accompanied by a live performance by television and film composer John Beasley's original score of Urban Noir.



2. At Gallery Skart at Minarc where the Group LA show is about to close, this is what's coming in, opening on Saturday 13 June. Check more info at http://www.galleryskart.com







3. Great lecture at the Getty on Paul Outerbridge in the morning of Saturday, 13 June by Graham Howe. Check info at http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/outerbridge_course.html
plus an extra event to sign up for: a free Point-of-View Artist Talk by photographer Reece Vogel at 2:30pm.

Dream Street

Doug McCulloh has photographed "Dream Street" now for several years. His exhibition of photographs is up at the Riverside Art Museum until June 13th and the book, DREAM STREET is now out on Heyday Press.

Now, see this strongly worded opEd by Doug in the LA Times this past Sunday where he connects his work to our deeply troubled financial era. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mccullogh31-2009may31,0,1592600.story

You will see pics from the project there as well. Also check Doug's other work in LALOPblog posts from April 21st and before.

ALWAYS MORE WITH DOUG:
Continuing and rising notice for "Sight Unseen," the exhibition curated by Doug and currently up at UCRiverside of works by blind photographers (through 29 August):
Time Magazine
A Time.com photo gallery
A BBC TV worldwide segment
An NPR (Offramp) radio piece

Sara Jane Boyers Blogspot

LALOP photographer, Sara Jane Boyers, has started a blog - actually up for a while - SARA JANE BOYERS ALOUD. She has been ruminating about websites and also recently posted images of Salinas' Chinatown, where the police had to escort her through.

Now and Upcoming for our LALOP photographers

1. Aline Smithson is being published on two websites/journals right now:
http://www.flakphoto.com/archives/6333_1646490288/330448
Go to Flak Photo Features (ReviewSanta Fe 2009) and click on her name OR look for the Photo of the Day for June 1! It is just beautiful!

http://www.fstopmagazine.com/Smithson.html for Aline's article on April's Photolucida reviews in Portland.

2. Check out Larry Brownstein's blog for his most recent wedding images. larrybrownstein.bigfolioblog.com

3. The closing party of the Group/LA show, curated by Helen K. Garber, and featuring several of us is this weekend,

Host:	groupLA

Date:	Sunday, June 7, 2009
Time:	3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:	MINARC / GALLERY SKART
Street:	2324 Michigan Ave
City/Town:	Santa Monica, CA

Phone:	3109988899
	art@galleryskart.com

Busy, Busy LALOP Photographers

1. Well, always Doug McCulloh. With his eight (8!!!!) shows, here's what's going on now:

The Blind Photography show: the media is swarming. Check out: A 12 minute piece -- "Blind Photography" for NPR: KPCC's Offramp and an article posted on Time.com, "The Art and Heart of Blind Photographers."

On May 30, perhaps we'll all mosey down to Riverside for Dream Street Inaugural Exhibition
Riverside Art Museum, California for Doug's Artist's Reception and Book Signing: Saturday May 30, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
(April 27 - June 13)

2. Ann Mitchell also sends in the following: "The first showing of my American Triptychs will be held at Gallery 478 this June in San Pedro. The Artist's Reception will be part of San Pedro's 1st Thursday Art Galleries and Studios Art Walk, June 4th from 6-9pm. Gallery 478: 478 W. 7th Street, San Pedro 310-732-2150 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

American Triptych started in 2005 as a previous project (Val Verde) was ending. I would drive to Montecito on the 126 highway, which connects the 5 fwy with the 101 fwy. This route cuts through the farmlands of Santa Paula and Piru and until the recent urban sprawl you could imagine you were in the California of the 1960's - all orange trees and sleepy towns. Piru is where the project started, but Cabazon, Indio and the wind farms of the east 10 fwy soon joined it. The imagery is about a uniquely American vernacular, our visual history and language. In each town I've tried to create one image, which captures what I feel that town is about - or maybe, what it used to be about.

Pier Show Closed

We had a great run at the Santa Monica Pier. Lots of visitors!

Our thanks to the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation for asking us to join their Centennial Celebration. We look forward to doing something with you again!

In the interim, check out their ongoing activities.

Our thanks as well to the inaugural Month of Photography LA for including us in their exhibition schedule. We loved all of your activities and also look forward to next year.

Cindy Bendat has two photographs at the Annenberg Community Beach House
Art Opening --Inaugural Photography Exhibit-- at the new Annenberg Community Beach House
May 14th 6-8 p.m.
The exhibit will be up through September 30, 2009
Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Highway
Santa Monica, CA 90402