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Why I Gave: Jillian Munyon
"Everyone I know that has attended the Workshops has had such a wonderful experience and were really able to make their artistic voice much stronger. It is a pleasure to help
out."
- Jillian Munyon
Professional Certificate Photography '05
Why I Gave: Zsuzsi Matolcsy
Maine Media College has been a life altering experience for me as an artist as well as a photography educator. The faculty in the MFA program and the instructors I studied with in the summer workshop programs I found to be dedicated and committed in developing each student's unique personal vision. The college and workshop's high level of energy and compassion for the medium were infectious. The skills that I learned at Maine Media continue as a guide for me in making new discoveries in my own work as a photographer.
- Zsuzsi Matolcsy
Maine Media College Alum 2008
Why I Gave: Jeanne Reilly
I started taking classes at the Workshops in 1992 in order to bring a broadcast and film sensibility to my productions and fresh thinking to my work. Almost immediately, I was hooked: I’ve been back every year since, first as a student, and now as an instructor.
The Maine Media Workshops are very special to me. I’m so grateful for the rich experiences I had as a student and continue to have while teaching here. Most of all, I consider myself very fortunate to play a role in something
so creative, evolving and inspiring!
- Jeanne Reilly
Corporate Video Producer/Director at Kraft Food
Maine Media Workshop Faculty
Why I Gave: Shawn Morgan
There is no other place in the world like the Maine Media Workshops, its unique combination of location, staff, and creative energy forge a truly exceptional experience unlike any other in our industry. I’m absolutely committed to helping the Workshops financially. I would encourage others to support our industry through consistent and regular contributions to the Maine Media Workshops. We all own a piece of making our industry better and the Workshops is the way to do it!'
- Shawn Morgan
Producer, Intel Studios, Alum 2008
Why I Gave: Elizabeth Cecil
"I gave because being involved with the Workshops really changed the course of my life. The program gave me the tools and the confidence to move forward in my career as a photographer, and I want that to be available to others who might be seeking a life and/or career in the arts."
- Elizabeth Cecil
Professional Certificate in Photography Alum '06
Workshops Photo Faculty
Tim Whelan Reviews Tillman Crane's "Odin Stone"
It is rare that everything about a book is right. Odin Stone by Tillman Crane is one of those books. The title is drawn from a stone of the Orkney Islands knocked down in 1814. The eight-foot tall stone had a hole near the bottom that infants were passed thru as a blessing. Oaths, deals, and marriages were made there, and it is a symbol of the myth, magic, and mystery of the Orkney Islands. From Tillman's strong cover image of a standing stone, to his final image of a bus stop, the book reveals some of these mysteries and shows his love of these islands.
The plates in the book are sensitively printed in quadtone by Meridian Printing on acid-free paper. Eloquent classic design choices are made throughout by Harrah Lord, at Yellow House Studio.
What makes a great photography book beyond having hundreds of decisions all come together, are great images that work together to become something more. The forty-eight images in Odin Stone were edited from 2,400 5x12 inch negatives. Tillman's masterfully printed
platinum-palladium prints show many facets of life, both modern and ancient on the Orkney Islands: a hand woven tapestry, drying fish, crofts, stones, and fields.
There are only 500 copies of Odin Stone available, all individually signed and numbered. A limited edition with your choice of print is available as well. Sample images and an order form can be found at www.tillmancrane.com.
-Tim Whelan
This is one in a series of book reviews that Tim Whelan is contributing to the newsletter. Timothy Whelan Photographic Books & Prints has been a fixture in the harbor town of Rockport, Maine for many years. Workshops students and instructors schedule their visits to Tim's shop just as they plan their flights to Maine. While away from campus, you can contact Tim at 207-236-4795.
Gartel Releases New Animated Multimedia Video
Laurence Gartel, considered the “father” of the digital art movement for over thirty years, has gone back to his original computer systems at the Experimental Television Centre in New York to produce a this new multimedia piece. Using early analog systems of 35 years ago, which pre-date the personal computer but are still operational, Laurence was able to integrate them with today’s technology, using “old machines” to create new work.
The video is part of a larger installation that will be shown at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris in 2009 and at the Robert Rauschenberg Museum in January 2010. Laurence stated in a recent interview, “Now that everyone in the world has a computer, what are they doing to move the electronic aesthetic to new levels? Most are just repeating steps that were taken ages ago. Art has to be in the work or otherwise it is just another rolling billboard at the mall.”
Ferrari is another harmonic Gartel creation. Laurence brings his digital imaging genius to the piece and adds his autobiographical imagery. “Since I was a boy, I had a fascination with fast cars,” says Gartel, “I liked them for their speed. Today, I like them for their sleek beauty: A motorcar that is sensual.”
Laurence has designed two new workshops for our expanding multimedia program: The Documentary Blog , February 8 – 14, and Video Fusion, Mar 29 – April 4. Yes, he’s leaving Miami in February traveling to Maine – he’s looking forward to seeing the campus in winter!
For more information about the Ferrari installation this week in Miami, email info@danielazoulaygallery.com. To read more about Laurence’s work, you can visit his website: www.gartelmuseum.com
Call for Entries: Review Santa Fe
Hosted by Center, formerly known as the Santa Fe Center for Photography, Review Santa Fe is a juried portfolio review event for photographers who have created a significant project or series and are seeking wider recognition.
During the event, June 4 – 6, 2009, up to 100 photographers meet with esteemed curators, editors, art directors, publishers, gallery and agency reps, and alternative market professionals. Photographers receive at least 9 portfolio reviews, inclusion in a special photographers listing, a night of portfolio viewing open to the public, and more.
Applications are being accepted now, with a deadline of January 23, 2009. Center also holds two competitions in conjunction with the review event: the Project Competition, honoring a documentary project or fine-art series, and the Singular Image, recognizing outstanding individual photographs. For competition details, including jurors for each competition, visit Center’s website.
Founded in 1994, Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that honors, supports and provides opportunity for gifted and committed photographers.
Maine Media Hosts Free Teachers Workshop
The Workshops recently invited K-12 teachers in Maine, interested in using photography and video in their classroom curriculum, to participate in a two-day workshop on visual storytelling. This week we welcomed 27 teachers from across the State and across educational backgrounds to our Rockport campus.
“Cameras in the Classroom” is a program for teachers who want to learn ways to create stories with stills or video, and explore methods for sharing these techniques with their students. Participants choose photography or video classes at either beginning or intermediate levels. The workshop includes lecture and hand-on lab work, culminating in a completed project to share in a peer review session. The Farnsworth Art Museum in nearby Rockland, Maine collaborated on the event and provided an afternoon session at the museum with Farnsworth Education Director, Roger Dell.
The teachers’ workshop was offered free of charge thanks to area sponsors The First Bancorp, Elm Street Printing & Graphics Inc., and Graffam Bros. Seafood Market. The program was designed by Maine Media College MFA Faculty, Charlotte Dixon, and Workshops Education Director, Elizabeth Greenberg.
“Our doors are always open to the Maine educational community,” says Greenberg, “from campus class tours and evening faculty talks, to visits by our instructors to area schools. We plan to make this the first in a new series of workshops for Maine educators.”