© Lorikay Stone

Women in Focus: Without Borders

Featuring work by: Various Artists

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 2 to Fri, Oct 23 2009

An exhibit by members of Atlanta-based Women In Focus www.womeninfocus.us, a non-profit group founded in 1993 to support and promote the photographic arts. The group meets the need for a formal network of women photographers who can assist in each others' professional and artistic growth. Women In Focus has become a thriving organization whose diverse membership includes photographic artists ranging from beginners to seasoned professionals, all brought together by their passion for photography.

Featuring work by Women in Focus.�

: Fri, Oct 2, 7pm - 9pm

Stuart McClean Gallery
684 John Wesley Dobbs
Suite A-1
Atlanta, GA 30312  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri: 12pm - 6pm
Sat: 10am - 3pm
p: (404) 420-1320
web: http://www.womeninfocus.us
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/325
ACP Listing #: 076

© Gabriella Oviedo

Juxtaposed Generations: Images From Behind & In Front of the Lens

Featuring work by: David Foster, Gabriella Oviedo

: Thu, Oct 8, 5:30pm - 8pm

Exhibition: Thu, Oct 8 to Sun, Oct 18 2009

Juxtaposed Generations: Images From Behind & In Front of the Lens

Gabriella Oviedo’s intimate images of her grandmother displays the vulnerability and often unseen angle that aging generally yields, while David Foster captures Ms. Oviedo using shadows and light to demonstrate how nature and the youthful form can be interwoven to create new landscapes. This juxtaposition of different styles of photography and generations lends a unique perspective on the cultural biases associated with beauty and aging in an honest and engaging manner.

Danneman's
466 Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30312  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 6:30am - 10pm
Sat: 7am - 11pm
Sun: 7am - 10pm
p: (404) 380-1393
web: http://dannemans.com/wordpress/
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/313
ACP Listing #: 089

© Blake Williams

Wishes

Featuring work by: Robin Bernat, Blake Williams

Film Screening: Sat, Oct 10 to Sun, Oct 11 2009

Saturday and Sunday nights at 8 pm.

“Wishes” is a collaborative film by Blake Williams and Robin Bernat. Sumptuous imagery combined with Argentine tango music and dance become vehicles to explore a universal subconscious desire for wish fulfillment. Shot in high-definition digital video, Bernat, poet Alice Lovelace, bandoneon player Osvaldo Barrios and Julian Ingram perform a wistful narrative about lost love and an illusive reunion. “Wishes” includes the participation of the Tango Junkies. Directed by Blake Williams.

Screening in conjunction with i45: The Galleries of Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, and Little Five.

whitespace
814 Edgewood Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30307  [map: Google Maps]
hours: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11am - 5pm
p: (404) 688-1892
web: http://www.whitespace814.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/252
ACP Listing #: 111

© Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel: Images from the Black Belt of the American South

Featuring work by: Jerry Siegel

: Fri, Oct 16, 7pm - 10pm

Please join us for a reception with the artist on Friday, October 16, 7-10pm. Jerry Siegel: Images from the Black Belt of the American South

Exhibition: Fri, Sep 11 to Thu, Dec 31 2009

Jerry Siegel: Images from the Black Belt of the American South

Photographer Jerry Siegel documents the Black Belt region of the American South with an unflinching gaze. From decaying urban areas to backwater diners and pool halls, Siegel exposes the cultural values of a region characterized by extreme poverty, rural exodus, and community pride. His determined eye reveals unexpected depths in his subjects, inviting viewers to ‘come and set a spell’ in the company of his images. With compassion and without haste, he captures the essence and extremes of the American South.

Exhibition in conjunction with i45: The Galleries of Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, and Little Five.

Artist Lecture: Sat, Oct 17, 11am - 12pm

Gallery Talk with Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel discusses Images from the Black Belt of the American South.

Barbara Archer Gallery
280 Elizabeth Street
Suite A012
Atlanta, GA 30307  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 523-1845
web: http://www.barbaraarcher.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/212
ACP Listing #: 126

© Sally Heller

IN THE THICKET OF IT

Featuring work by: Sally Heller

Exhibition: Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Nov 21 2009

Installation artist and photographer, Sally Heller, will create a landscape based on a thicket of trees. Made out of consumer detritus, low end products we use and discard, this landscape will examine the idea of density and how it relates to mass market culture. The thicket, composed of synthetic materials, reveals the glut of consumer waste while emptier spaces reveal nature's lingering frailty and impermanence.

With this installation is a series of photographs based on previous installations. Resembling abstract paintings, these works capture the energy of the installations yet have their own identities; the images are taken in mirrored mylar which distorts and alters their reality.

Exhibition in conjunction with i45: The Galleries of Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, and Little Five.

: Fri, Oct 16, 7pm - 10pm

whitespace
814 Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307  [map: Google Maps]
p: (404) 688-1892
web: http://www.whitespace814.com
permalink: http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/216
ACP Listing #: 125