----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Roberts" <droberts@xxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 3:38 PM Subject: Re: Pass the Camera Project Thank you, Don. Let's see how things shape up. Marilyn > Marilyn, I commend you for trying to keep this alive and coming closer > to its promise. While I hardly considered my photo on Raphael the > Missing to be "art" I would certainly contribute a print and brief > statement. I suspect that not all participants will be accommodating. > Good luck and keep us informed of your progress and needs. > Don > > Marilyn wrote: > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Don Roberts" <droberts@xxxxxxxx> > >To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > ><photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 5:08 AM > >Subject: Re: Google - Image Search > > > > > >It still may be a "great project," Don. I'd love to have a show featuring > >the Pass the Camera project, but I would need some help from the > >participants. > > > >There is a wonderful project in Lancaster, California. For lack of a better > >term, I'll call it a mini revitilaztion project. A local strip mall is > >being converted into an "art place." Art lessons are being offered, a > >vintage record shop is soon opening, there will be rooms for performances of > >all kinds and there is a gallery. (Some of Andy's work will be our > >"Announcing the Opening of . . ." show. I'll keep everyone posted as to > >this event.) > > > >I'd love to have a show featuring the Pass the Camera project. So far, > >this is just a thought, but the more I think about it, the more excited I > >become. I can see each Pass the Camera's contributor having their print > >displayed, along with an "artist's statement," (perhaps having a small copy > >of the print and the statement of each photographer mounted together for > >display) and information about the project. > > > >I'd need a copy (4X6? 5X7?) of each print along with the photographer's > >statement, permission to display the work, and a business card of each > >photographer in case someone wanted information about purchasing a print, > >from each of you. The print and statement should be able to fit in - say - > >an 8 X 10 or 11 X 14 mat. > > > >For participating photographers, this would be an opportunity to have your > >Pass the Camera work displayed and the project shown and explained to the > >public; for those who abhor strip malls, this is an opportunity to be part > >of changing a strip mall into something exciting and wonderful; for > >residents of Lancaster, it's an opportunity to see a "First Show Ever," of > >the project. A win-win proposition for all. > > > >I'd love to hear comments, thoughts and suggestions. > > > >Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > -- > ============================================================ > Don Roberts * Bittersweet Productions * Iowa City, IA > * * > And the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, > but is it Art?". -- Rudyard Kipling > ============================================================ > > > >
