The Curators Comes to RICPA!

What a joy to co-curate this exhibit with my friend and colleague David DeMelim @daviddemelim ! Curator (noun): An Artist Partially Hidden will be coming to the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts @riphotoarts July 18-August 9. Featuring the work of: Emily Belz, Jessica Burko @jessicaburko , Erin Carey @negativejoy , Frances Jakubek @franciepants , David DeMelim, and Francine Weiss @franciee_pants , this exhibit brings together NEW WORK by regional curators who spend much of their time working to promote the work of others. Join us on Thursday July 18th, 5-8pm at the reception in Providence.

Excited to Jury the 4th Annual Spotlight Member Exhibit at Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts!

Five photographs to tell a story or present a unified idea… One entry, One price 

This Member exhibition provides that rare opportunity to show a collection or series of images to tell a story or present a unified idea. Whether you have a personal story, or a set of images with a unifying theme, this juried call is your chance to exhibit your project.  This Call provides an opportunity to share a small body of work, and is a great opportunity to launch a new body of work, without the expense of mounting a solo exhibition.  Entry includes the opportunity to have the work entered reviewed by the juror in a live (via Zoom) open group review session. 

https://www.riphotocenter.org/call-for-entries-fourth-annual-juried-spotlight-member-exhibition/

Upcoming Artist Talk at Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts

I’m excited to be among the artists of Behind the Lens 2023: Everything is Different or Six Degrees— Brooke Hammerle, Fruma Markowitz, Shelby Meyerhoff, Laurie Peek & Jean Schnell — at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts. Join us On Tuesday February 28th at 630pm for an online artist talk to learn more about each of our work and process. Pre-registration for the talk is required by following this link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpc--vqDgpGNCUwZPQ9mPFCR9MBidRRZiE

At the opening reception for Everything is Different or Six Degrees… at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Art with curator David DeMelim.

Editing and Sequencing Workshop at the Griffin Museum of photography May 2023

Please join more for an immersive dive in to editing and sequencing your photographic series.

Saturday May 6, Sunday May 7 and Saturday May 13 2023 (3 sessions)

Workshop Description:

Photographers are regularly faced with editing and sequencing their work whether for portfolio, exhibition, website, juried show submission, or grant proposal. In this workshop we will look at the art of evaluating photographs and arranging them in a meaningful way for presentation. Beginning with the work of other photographers, we will examine the question of what makes a strong photograph, both as a single image and within a group. Next we will turn our attention to your photographs, sharing, editing, and sequencing them as a group. Students
should arrive with a group of 15-35 printed photographs they would like workshopped.

Follow this link to register:

https://griffinmuseum.org/event/editing-and-sequencing-workshop-with-emily-belz/

Our Choice, Our Voice at Gallery Kayafas

I’m proud to be participating in this important event organized by Arlette Kayafas. This exhibit is a pop-up event comprised of protest posters tacked to the gallery walls. In response to the overturning of Roe, Arlette Kayafas wanted to bring our community together to make our voices heard and raise money for Planned Parenthood. The exhibit is up August 8-13, 2022. Image below is an in process picture of the cyanotype I made for the event.

https://www.gallerykayafas.com/our-choice-our-voice

Atelier at the Griffin Museum of Photography Fall 2022

I’m honored to be teaching the daytime section of the Atelier at the Griffin Museum of Photography beginning in September 2022! My fabulous colleague, Jennifer McClure, is teaching the online, evening section.

The Griffin writes, “The Griffin Museum is pleased to continue its legacy of fostering creative growth with the Photography Atelier, now in its 37th session.

We are excited to expand the program to meet the needs of the next generation of photographic artists into a 9-month intensive program offered once a year, and culminating in an exhibition at the Griffin Museum at the end of the class.

This portfolio and project building course will inspire students to take new approaches to their photography practice and help guide students in finding concepts and approaches they would like to develop into a longer-term project.  Supportive dialog between the instructor and student is the basis of honing the work.

The course includes all of the steps to bring a series of photographic work to readiness for a gallery exhibition. This includes writing for photography, sequencing work for presentation, printing and framing options.

Other topics: Marketing your work via social media and preparing for next steps such as portfolio reviews. Guest Lecturers will present special topics.

The classes will meet weekly from mid-September to mid-December, breaking for the holiday season in December. Starting in January, the class will meet bi-weekly through mid-May.

For more information: https://griffinmuseum.org/event/photography-atelier-37-with-emily-belz-sept-2022-may-2023-daytime-in-person/

Integrated Cycles at the Arlington Center for the Arts

It was my pleasure to collaborate with the Arlington Center for the Arts to curate the exhibit Integrated Cycles: Artists Respond to Our Changing Earth. The show brings together the work of five artists— Richard Alan Cohen, Cedric Harper, Shelby Meyerhoff, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, and Stefanie Timmermann— exploring environmental themes through a range of media. The show runs from March 3-June 9, 2022 with an opening reception on Thursday March 10th from 6-730PM. Come join us and see the amazing and thought provoking work!

https://www.acarts.org/current-shows

Aspect Initiative at the Danforth Museum

5 Years of Aspect Initiative at the Danforth Museum, March 26th- June 5th, 2022

Thank you Steven Duede and Jessica Roscio for creating this wonderful exhibition! I’m so pleased to be showing a new work in this group exhibition.

In 2016 artist Steven Duede created the online platform Aspect Initiative to showcase contemporary photography. This exhibit moves the works from the screen to the Museum walls, bringing the artists together in one space, and highlighting and celebrating recent work.

Opening reception: Saturday March 26th, 6-8PM­­­­­

https://danforth.framingham.edu/see-art/

https://www.aspectinitiative.com/

Stitches in Time at RICPA

Over the moon to share that an exhibit I curated— Stitches in Time— will be at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Art from February 17 through March 11, 2022. The exhibit features the work of 5 amazing women artists— Becky Behar, Coco McCabe, Michelle Peterson, Gail Samuelson, and Erin Sweeney. Huge thanks to RICPA Gallery Director David DeMelim for making this all possible. Check out the link to learn more and consider joining us at the opening reception on February 17th!

https://www.riphotocenter.org/stitches-in-time-a-curated-exhibition/

New England Portfolio Reviews

I love reviewing for the New England Portfolio Reviews, and it’s an honor to be doing so again this year. Co-hosted by the Griffin Museum of Photography and the Photographic Resource Center, Boston, the reviews are a fabulous opportunity to meet with industry professionals and gain valuable feedback and insight on your work. Consider joining us! The review weekend is March 11-13 online. More information can be found by following this link:

https://griffinmuseum.org/event/nepr0322reviews/

Call and Response at Newport Art Museum

I’m thrilled to share that I will be exhibiting at the Newport Art Museum this winter/spring 2022. The show, Call and Response, is a unique opportunity to make an original piece in response to work(s) in the Museum’s permanent collection. To learn more about the exhibit click here:

https://newportartmuseum.org/exhibitions/call-response-2022/

And consider joining us for the opening reception on Friday February 11th 5-7pm.

Huge thanks to curator Francine Weiss for inviting me to be a part of this incredible exhibition.