Modern Landscape B&W Photography Contest Now Open!

Reynolda House and Modern Automotive announce: The Modern B&W Photography Contest. In conjunction with the Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light exhibit (more on this later!) photographers are invited to submit one B&W landscape image to be considered for display during the Adams exhibit.

This is a B&W seascape. It will not be on display, but yours could be!
(c) Ray Pfeiffer

From all entries a Jury will select three (3) finalists and announce their names on April 1st. The selected photographs will be on display April 2 - May 13. The public will vote on the order of First, Second, and Third place. All three finalists will be introduced and winner announced Wednesday, May 18.

For more information and to enter go here. Entries are due by March 10th. so don't delay!

Forum Artists Show At 2016 VAE Gala!

Tonight was the 32nd annual For The Love of Art Auction and Gala and the Photographers Forum was well represented! Both Eric Saunders and Ray Pfeiffer had images up for the silent auction and both did very well, raising over $500! Each artist watched as the bidding time drew to a close as both images were in a bidding war The winner as always, of course was the VAE!

Eric Saunders (L) and Ray Pfeiffer (R) pose in front of Eric's entry to this years VAE Gala

Over 450 people attend this years Gala and a great time was had by all. All proceeds from the event go toward continuing the outstanding programming we all look forward to. We look forward to participating in next years event.

Photographers Forum Exhibit Opens on First Friday!

After months of planning and discussing images, the Forum Exhibit, "Reflections" opened tonight at the VAE to a packed house! There was a lot of discussion about the work and many positive comments overall on the exhibit itself.



Patrons admire the work of the Photographers Forum Members on opening night First Friday


In all, 25 images were selected from the following exhibiting Forum Artists:

Mike Aliff
Christer Berg
Stephen J. Fletcher
John Horwitz
Michael Legett
Tricia McKellar
Scott McRae
Ray Pfeiffer
Rob Randall
Eric Saunders
Teresa Stephens
Richard A. Usanis
Oliver Vest

To learn more about the exhibit go here.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the shows success!

Another Forum Night Out

Thanks to everyone who came out to Pei Wei on a frosty night to enjoy each others company! Once again, a wonderful time was had by all.

Thanks, as always, to our "social director", John for another great location selection. Stay tuned for more inspiration!

Forum Member Scott McRae Now Showing at The Center for Photographic Art

If anyone will be in Carmel, California area before January 9, 2016 be sure to stop in to the Center for Photographic Art and see Scott's image "Under the Clouds" there on display. And prominently displayed it is, greeting visitors as they enter!

Scott McRae's "Under the Clouds" on the left

If you can't get there we have the documentary proof above, but the best thing would be to attend Forum meetings regularly and see great work like Scott's before it even appears on public.

Congratulations to Scott for his work juried into the annual juried exhibition at the Center for Photographic Art!

Fourm Photographers Rock Click! Pop-Up Exhibit!

Once again, Forum photographers make the biggest impression in a photography exhibit. This time it's the Click! Photography Festival Pop-Up exhibit, now up at the Frontier Building in RTP. Forum members, Mike Aliff, Christer Berg, J. Michael Chaney, Michael Liggett, Scott McCrae, Ray Pfeiffer, Teresa Stephens, and Richard Usanis all have work juried into the show.

Crank it again (c) Teresa S. Stephens

And it that weren't enough, two of our members took the top two prizes! Christer Berg won first place for his image "Oasis" (which, if you attend meetings regularly, you've all seen), and Teresa Stephens won second place for her image "Crank it again"

Abstract #2335, Blues II (c) Richard A. Usanis

And speaking of Click!, the festival is now in full swing and with over two weeks to go there's still a lot to see and do. Check out the website for updates, and get out and take in an exhibit or take part in an event.

Congratulations to our winners and everyone who was selected to exhibit!

Donate Now to the Durham Art Guild Creative Mentorship Program!

The Durham Art Guild is now accepting donations for the 2016 Creative Mentorship Program.

The Creative Mentorship Program empowers students to discover and develop their creative voices and artistic skills through 20 weeks of dedicated work with a professional artist at Golden Belt Artist Studios, involvement with the local arts community through monthly field trips and workshops, and a month-long exhibition in Golden Belt's Room 100 Gallery.

 

Our own Jim Lee, back row, second from right.

 

Through this innovative program, students and mentors work together to discover their passions and strengths. They learn to problem solve and think creatively. They share their talents and gifts with the broader community. They have the capacity to broadly envision their future and build a strong network that will support them in achieving their goals. Our own Jim Lee (in the picture above) is a very active member of the mentor group and often describes it as some of the most fulfilling work he does.

The program is a collaborative partnership between Student U and the Durham Art Guild that started in 2013. If you have additional questions about the Creative Mentorship Program or if you would like to support the program in other ways, please contact the Executive Director at gallerydirector@durhamartguild.org.

As artists that live and work in the Triangle this program is a great way to give back to the community that supports us. To learn more, go to the DAG website here.