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ART GALLERYfine art photography

March/April 2019

Important Dates for March

Thursday, March 7 5:00 - 8:00 PM

ArtHop & Artist Reception - Steve DzerigianFriday, March 15 7:00 PM

Friday Photography Live: Randy Vaughn-Dotta - Alternative Smart Phone Photography Techniques Friday, March 22 7:00 PM

Friday Photography Live: Steve Dzerigian - Discussion and Book LaunchTuesday March 19 6:00 pm

* 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting Thursday March 21 6:00 pm

* Image and Idea SharingTuesday, March 28 6:00 PM

* Board Meeting

Important Dates for April

Thursday April 4 5:00 - 8:00 PM

ArtHop Reception - Helen Gigliotti & Art Serabian Sunday April 7 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Annual Membership MeetingTuesday April 16 6:00 pm

* 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting

Friday, April 12 7:00 PM

Friday Photography Live: Presentations by Helen Gigliotti and Art Serabian Thursday, April 18 6:00 pm

* Image and Idea Sharing Thursday, April 25 5:45 pm

* Board Meeting

Steve Dzerigian TRAIL OF STONES: My Path in Photography

Book Launch Exhibition March 7 - 31

March will feature “TRAIL OF STONES: My Path in Photography”, Book Launch Exhibition by Steve Dzerigian.

ArtHop & Artist Reception: March 7, 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

Friday Photography Live, March 22, 7:00 PM: Discussion and Book Launch - sponsored by Dan & Peggy Dunklee of A Book Barn.

Helen Gigliotti “Iran: As I Saw It”Art Serabian ““Insight”

April 4 - 28

April will feature a two-person exhibition by Helen Gigliotti and Art Serabian.

ArtHop Reception: April 4, 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

Friday Photography Live, April 12, 7:00 PM: Presentations by Helen Gigliotti and Art Serabian. Helen will present a brief slide show on Iran.

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Steve Dzerigian - Piedra, California, April, 1975

* These events are open to Active Members only. Other events are open to all.

Helen Gigliotti - Hanging Out at Khaju Bridge, Isfahan

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Steve Dzerigian “TRAIL OF STONES: My Path in Photography”

Book Launch Exhibition March 7 - 31

STEVE DZERIGIAN began using a camera in his youth, exploring the nearby landscape. Photography became a means for interacting with the world, for discovery and communication; pursuing and teaching the medium became his life’s work. He instructed field workshops for the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension from 1977 through

2007. From 1984 to 1990, he was an assistant instructor and one-time director for The Ansel Adams Gallery Photography Workshop in Yosemite. In 2002, he served as a co-coordinator for the “Ansel Adams Centennial Symposium in Yosemite: Edges and Intersections, The

Evolution of Change.” Devoted to facilitating art and education in Central California for the last forty-five years, Dzerigian has served as a curator, juror, and consultant for many exhibitions, competitions, and media events. In addition, he taught photography full-time at Fresno City College. In 1980, he gathered charter members to create the local Spectrum Art Gallery, one of the longest running, nonprofit cooperative galleries in the United States. In numerous one-person and group exhibitions, as well as publications, Steve Dzerigian’s works have been seen throughout the country.

Steve Dzerigian - Snowstorm, Monument Valley, 1976

Steve Dzerigian - Las Capuchinas, (The Singing Room), Antigua, Guatemala, 1997

Steve Dzerigian - Cross Section, Fresno, California, 1991

Steve Dzerigian - Rock Alignment, California Desert, 1996

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Tim Hill, head of imprint New York Graphic Society Books and the founder of Contemporary Photographer and Audience magazines says:

“TRAIL OF STONES: My Path in Photography is an extraordinary narrative by a superb photographer. Steve Dzerigian has taught photography for many years, touching the lives of over five thousand students. His is a journey with which any creative person and lover of photography will identify. This unique book is a remarkable combination of exultation, intuition, and struggle in search of the subtle, the profound, the unusual, and the spiritual. Dzerigian has been guided by contemporary life and that of ancient cultures. A split and fallen tree, an alignment of rocks, or a creamy white, pillared basement in Guatemala are all spiritual self-portraits.

Trail of Stones: My Path in Photography is a visual autobiography into the realm of “seeing,” and how an artist not only captures a photograph, but what is going on inside his head.”

Steve Dzerigian - Annie Leibovitz, Yosemite Valley, 1987

Steve Dzerigian - Rogier Gregoire and Ansel Adams, 1981

Steve Dzerigian - Orchestrated Light Painting of Double Arch, 2004

Steve Dzerigian - Spiral Way, 2004

Steve Dzerigian - Self-Portrait with Zoomorphic Form, Arches National Park, Utah, 1995

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Helen Gigliotti “Iran: As I Saw It”April 4 - 28

In April 2018, ten of us traveled to Iran as “goodwill ambassadors of peace, one tourist at a time”. We embarked on this trip with a sense of adventure and with a modicum of anxiety but determined to assess the nature of the Iranian people and their culture, to experience remnants of their past great civilizations and to chronicle the current financial/political pressures bound to affect future decision-making as this great Islamic country struggles with its place in the world.

This ancient country boasts 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites from Persepolis to the capital city of Tehran. These sites consist of ornate mosques, great salt deserts, citadels and bazaars of the Great Silk Road, the Qanat network of water canals, Persian Gardens with underground water channels leading to lavish palaces, and so many more magnificent monuments of the past. The colorful mosaic-tiled buildings with their brilliant calligraphy are stunning to observe and photograph.

Armed with my trusted Canon camera and for my own remembrance, I wandered the streets, villages, markets and monumental structures. The current exhibit of color images captures a small fraction of my many impressions. The brief slide show for Friday Photography Live (April 12, 7 pm) which accompanies this print exhibit expands on these impressions. Please join me for it all!

I am a long-time member of Spectrum Art Gallery and have been photographing “forever”. But only after retirement from teaching (Biochemistry) and administrative duties at Fresno State have I been able to devote time and energy to photography classes, workshops and self-study, especially those encompassing the color digital format. All my RAW images are processed using the tools of Adobe Photoshop and printed in my own studio. I can be reached by email at helenjg1@gmail.com. or through my website at http://www.helengigliotti.com.

Helen Gigliotti - Hijab-wearing Schoolgirls on Field Trip

Helen Gigliotti - Visiting Jameh Mosque,Yazd

Helen Gigliotti - Visitor to Masjed-e Jame Mosque. Isfahan

Helen Gigliotti - Muslim Holy Man in Black Turban

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Art Serabian ““Insight”April 4 - 28

Art Serabian is a Fresno native whose career spanned 34 years serving public education in a variety of capacities from high school math teacher to central office administrator. While Art has used a film camera most of his adult life, his photography was composed mostly of snap shots with an occasional “artistic” attempt. It wasn’t until he retired that he had time to learn and truly grow as an artist photographer.

Art enjoys photographing a variety of subjects including landscapes, urban scenes, architecture, creative images, and still life. He creates both color and monochrome print images and truly enjoys taking a photographic concept from capture, through digital processing, printing, and finally matting for display.

Exhibitions are a real source of joy for Art because they provide a unique opportunity to connect with visitors and savor their responses. Photography is deeply personal and

Art Serabian - San Simeon Calm

a self-fulfilling proposition for him – it is all about the story the image conveys. Regardless of the path one takes, he feels if an image resonates and speaks to a viewer, that is a good thing - a fringe benefit of his effort.

“Insight” is a collection of images that provide a glimpse into who Art is, and how he views the world. While the prints cover a wide range of subject matter and techniques, it’s felt they have a common theme of style and vision that will engage the viewer, and perhaps take them on a journey that will intersect that of the artist.

Art Serabian - Courthouse Bench and Window

Art Serabian - Oak Leaf Wheel

Art Serabian - Yosemite Falls in Setting Sun

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You are invited on April 12th at 7:00 PM for Friday Photography Live presentations by Art Serabian and Helen

Gigliotti.

Spectrum InformationMembers Showcase Digital Display

Schedule and Procedures

Dennis Krug graciously volunteered to take on Digital Display Coordinator duties from Randy Vaughn-Dotta. Thank you both for your service!

All active Spectrum Gallery members may submit 4 digital image files to be exhibited on the Digital Display frame in the Member’s Space whether or not they are currently exhibiting in the Main Gallery or in the Member’s Space.

The Digital Display is updated 4 times a year as shown in the graphic below. Active members may submit 4 new images every quarter or allow their current images to roll over into the next exhibit at each quarterly deadline.

Please email your 4 digital jpeg image files to Dennis Krug at woogie23@gmail.com by the submission deadline in the table shown below.

If your images are received by the deadline they will be exhibited. If they arrive late they will be saved for the following quarter.

Standard rectangular or square formatted jpeg images must be at least 800 pixels tall. Images taller than 800 pixels tall are also OK.

Horizontal panoramic jpeg image files must be at least 1,500 pixels wide. Images wider than 1,500 pixels are also OK.

Vertical panoramic jpeg image files must be at least 800 pixels tall. Images taller than 800 pixels are also OK.

Art Serabian - Tufa King

Helen Gigliotti - Restoration at Atigh Jame Mosque.Yazd

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A Note from the President

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope amidst the turmoil of current events that each of you is able to find the creative fire and make truly wonderful art.

It will be a busy year for SPECTRUM ART GALLERY as we make plans and celebrate our Fortieth Anniversary. Please find a way to participate. Contact any of the board members with any ideas or questions you might have. With everyone’s help it will surely be a wonderful and festive occasion.

On the topic of volunteerism, some of the sitters we have been counting on to keep the gallery open are no longer available, so we need members to step up and help. We also need extra sitters and helpers because the Rogue Festival will be taking place during the month of March. And, by the way, (also during March), I am so looking forward to the solo exhibit that coincides with the book-launch of “Trail of Stones” the long awaited monograph of Steve Dzerigian.

I am reaching out to the membership and asking if anyone has surveillance equipment that they would like to donate to the gallery. Based on situations that have made sitters uncomfortable, even fearful, the board has agreed that having video surveillance would be a good idea.

Our annual Members Meeting will be held on April 7, 2019. Please attend. We will be holding elections for some seats on the Board of Directors. If you are interested, please let us know.

The Board just approved “The Alternative Process Photography Workshop Series”. This is a great opportunity for individuals to learn and participate, so spread the word.

We are always open to suggestions about possible grants and other fundraising opportunities, so if you have ideas or know of anything, please pass on to one of the board members. One possibility for fundraising would be to print Fortieth Anniversary T-shirts. If you have a good idea or design for a T-shirt, please contact me or share with any of the board members.

In closing, I came across these wonderful quotes by Iris Murdock while reading Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings.

Great art is able to display and discuss the central area of our reality, our actual consciousness, in a more exact way than science or even philosophy can.

Great art, then… inspires truthfulness and humility.

Ed Gillum, Presidentpresident@spectrumphotogallery.org

Curator’s Corner

Unusual weather tends to lend towards amazing photographs – and we’ve had a bunch of strange weather lately! Don’t let the rain discourage you from seeing the world. If nothing else, take up an indoor project, focus on smaller objects or details, and hone those macro skills. Or if you are so inclined, brave the weather and capture some great views in the changing light. The world is full of opportunities to create art; you just need to be there!

While you are out in the world, be sure to stop in to Spectrum Art Gallery for some inspiration and to support your fellow members. In March, we have a treat! Steve Dzerigian brings us a collection of his works to launch his book, “Trail of Stones: My Path in Photography.” These images span a lifetime of works from an extraordinary photographer, and must be seen to truly appreciate the impact of the work. Steve will also be having a discussion and book launch party on Friday, March 22 – you won’t want to miss this!

Showing in April we have Helen Gigliotti, who is presenting “Iran: As I Saw It.” Wandering the streets in Iran, Helen captured many images of the places, people, and the culture in Iran. Helen’s images bring to us a world far different from our own, but so much the same. Be prepared to see the many colors and patterns while you journey to Iran in these detailed images from Helen.

Also showing in April is “Insight” by Art Serabian. This collection of images draw the viewer into the scene, and we are immediately taken on a journey of inspired works that are connected to each other through the mind’s eye of the artist. To tie it all together, be sure to attend the Friday Photography Live on April 12th and meet the artists while they discuss their work.

We have several Traveling Show opportunities coming up this year, so be prepared! We will be exhibiting again at Fresno City Hall, and we will also be showing at the Big Fresno Fair! Due to the success of our last time, we will also be exhibiting at the historic Coke Hallowell Ranch House at the San Joaquin River Center. This show will be for four months! Be sure to respond to the call in the next e-announcements coming up!

If you are flying out of Fresno Yosemite International Airport, be sure to check out the two exhibition spaces from Spectrum Art Gallery at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport! The exhibition changes every four months, and will have an upstairs group show in the “Spectrum Sky Gallery” and a downstairs featured artist in the “Wing Gallery.” We are currently featuring John Moses – Be sure to see what he

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Spectrum InformationFriday Photography Live

Where: Spectrum Art Gallery, 608 E. Olive Ave., FresnoWho: Open to the public - Admission free

Almost every month Spectrum hosts a program open to the public, led and administered by one or more of our members. We encourage you to offer a program featuring your work or topic of greatest interest to you. To reserve a date for your program, please send your idea to: Steve Dzerigian at: info@stevedzerigian.com. Any questions - call Steve at: (559) 442-4868. Below are March and April presentations:

Alternative Smart Phone Photography Techniques

Friday, March 15, 2019 at 7:00 PMPRESENTER: Randy Vaughn-Dotta

You are invited Friday, March 15th at 7 PM for a special presentation by Randy Vaughn-Dotta on Alternative Smart Phone Photography Techniques. Using his Apple iPhone 6S as the example camera, he will demonstrate alternative techniques that he has used to create interesting still photographs while violently shaking the camera and extra-long panoramic images while holding the camera perfectly still. Please bring your smart phones and practice these techniques as he shows and discusses them. In addition to demonstrating the techniques he’ll be showing sample images he has created using these techniques.

Book Launch Celebration “Trail of Stone: My Path in Photography”

Friday, March 22, 2019 at 7:00 PMPRESENTER: Steve Dzerigian

You are invited Friday, March 22nd at 7 PM for the book launch celebration linked to his exhibition on view March 7-31, 2019. Steve will give a brief introduction at 7 pm.

Gallery main space exhibitors presentations

Friday, April 12, 2019 at 7:00 PMPRESENTERS: Art Serabian and Helen Gigliotti

You are invited Friday, April 12th at 7 PM for presentations by Art Serabian and Helen Gigliotti - whose works will be in our current, main space exhibition. Helen will present a brief slide show on Iran.

has presented, along with our other members works, the next time you take a flight.

Are you interested in an exhibition in the Main Space of the Gallery? We are still filling openings in 2020 and 2021 will be opening soon. Reservations are based on priority. As always, waiting list spots are always available. Wait-listed persons can fill open spots as well as be first to add to the next calendar year. If you are interested in showing your work at Spectrum, please submit an email request to Jesse Merrell, Curator, and request the sign-up form. Please note, you will not be added to the exhibition list until you have submitted the sign-up form, your information has been verified, and the exhibition requirements have been satisfied. The sign-up form contains all the details. It will be your responsibility to ensure you remain a member of Spectrum Art Gallery and in good standing until your exhibition is completed.

Questions? Feel free to contact Jesse Merrell at curator@spectrumphotogallery.org

Phone: (559) 512-0457

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Annual Membership Meeting

When: Sunday, April 7th, 4-7 pmWhere: Spectrum Art Gallery, 608 E. Olive Ave., Fresno

Who: Spectrum members

Please join us for our Annual Membership Meeting, scheduled for Sunday, April 7th 2019 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. We will once again invite you to our “famous” annual potluck in which everybody brings a delightful dish. We will also have wine, courtesy of Constellation Brands and Mission Bell Winery. After a bit of socializing, we will have a quick meeting to review our annual items - voting on the new board positions, an important financial update, and the presentation of Distinguished Service Awards - and then back to the fun!

At the end there will be a special prize drawing for those members in attendance. This is sure to be an outstanding time– bring a guest!

We look forward to seeing you the meeting!

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Spectrum at Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Last Fall, we were excited to connect with the Fresno Yosemite International Airport and have secured two separate exhibition spaces at that venue. This is a great opportunity to showcase our organization in a public art venue and a fantastic way to get exposure for our members. Over 1.5 million passengers have moved through our airport since 2016 providing many opportunities for the public to view the art work of Spectrum members.

Heading toward the terminal gates, there are lounging areas filled with new furniture and surrounded by visual art. Several exhibition spaces are available, one of which showcases a single member of Spectrum Art Gallery. The “Spectrum Wing Gallery”, as it is named, is placed in a well-lit area where passengers can relax and view the art pieces.

Heading upstairs toward the upper gates, there is a long, curved wall. This wall is titled the “Spectrum Sky Gallery” and will house a rotating theme-based group-showing of Spectrum Art Gallery members. The beautiful skylight and the vaulted ceiling create an amazing space where the works of our members can be viewed and appreciated.

All exhibitions will hang for approximately four months with the first call having been responded to in the last quarter. Stay tuned for calls to be placed in future e-announcements for both theme-based group showings and featured member portfolios for space in the Spectrum Wing Gallery. In each case, a prospectus will provide directions for submitting works for consideration.

Please contact Jesse Merrell at curator@spectrumphotogallery.org, should you have any questions.

Spectrum Information

Fresno Yosemite International Airport - Art and Cultural Displays

Fresno Yosemite International Airport - Spectrum Sky Gallery Fresno Yosemite International Airport - Spectrum Wing Gallery

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Spectrum Information

Submitting Information for the Focus Newsletter and Publicity

The deadline for submitting items for the 2019 May/June issue of the Focus is April 10, 2019.

If you have an upcoming Spectrum exhibition, you will receive instructions from the Curator, Jesse. Merrell a few months prior to your exhibit. Please e-mail your text in a Word document including dates and times for receptions, biography, inspiration for the show, the show title and any other pertinent information to: submissions@spectrumphotogallery.org.

If you would like to update your exhibit information or write an expanded article for Focus, please contact:

Franka Gabler: franka@frankagabler.comTravis Rockett: travisrockett1@gmail.com

(Franka and Travis alternate as Focus co-editors). Travis is also taking care of press releases/publicity for Spectrum exhibits), until a new volunteer steps forward.

Jennifer Franklin: jentwo@gmail.com(Jennifer uses the information to update Spectrum website).

Paola Staeblein: inspiringdevas@gmail.com(Paola is publicizing Spectrum exhibit/events on social media).

Images must be 1200 pixels in the longest dimension. Please include several horizontal and vertical images to allow for layout choices. File names must include your name and the title of the image. Please also create the following composite images to include photo(s) and exhibit info:

- Facebook Event cover photo dimensions: 1200 (W) x 675 (H) pixels

- Spectrum’s Facebook Page cover photo dimensions 851 (W) x 315 (H) pixels.

Please include brief exhibit info in the composite image: name, exhibit title, date/time of ArtHop, and dates/times for reception and/or Friday Photography Live, if applicable. It is recommended to leave a half-inch border, so important info is not cropped out. For a two or more person exhibit, please include a representative image for each artist. The composite images will be used to promote your exhibit/events on Facebook.

Spectrum members are also encouraged to submit other pertinent information for publicity - such as if they have an exhibit or a presentation at a different venue. Such info will be included under “Out & About in the Art World” column in Focus, and also shared with the Spectrum Facebook Members Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/spectrumartgallery/).

If you are on Facebook, please “like” the Spectrum Art Gallery

page (https://www.facebook.com/spectrumgallery/) and share the gallery events. The Spectrum Facebook page promotes the gallery events and other photography-related topics.

To receive the Gallery event reminders, other interesting photography-related information or exhibits, please join Spectrum Facebook Members Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/spectrumartgallery/).

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Image & Idea Sharing Night

When: THURSDAYS, March 15, April 20 at 6:00 PMWhere: Spectrum Art GalleryWho: All current, active membersEager for a discussion (on your terms) of your photographic work or ideas concerning what to do with your work?

Please join us for a sharing of images and ideas at Spectrum Gallery.

Bring no more than 6 pieces (prints, slides, digital display, etc.) that you would like to discuss. Prints can be anything from unmounted works in progress or work ready to hang.

Keep in mind the time allotted to you will be established by dividing up 2 hours by the number of members sharing their images.

If your work requires something more than what we provide below, you must bring the necessary equipment with you.

We supply: easel, tables, laptop computer, digital projector, and screen.

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Solicitation for Surveillance Equipment Donation

We are seeking donation of surveillance equipment to install in the gallery. If you have used or new equipment in working condition, and you wish to donate it to Spectrum Art Gallery, please contact gallery President, Ed Gillum: president@spectrumphotogallery.org.

A tax deductible receipt can be provided upon request to the donor.

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Spectrum Art Gallery608 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno

In the Tower District559-266-0691

Thursday: 12:30 – 5:00 PM

Arthop Thursday (1st Thursday of the month):

12:30 - 8:00 PM

Friday 12:30 - 8:00 PM Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 PM

www.spectrumphotogallery.org

Sitting Schedule Hours

ArtHop Thursdays: 5:00 - 8:00 PM Fridays: 5:00 - 8:00 PMSaturdays & Sundays: First Sitter 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Second Sitter 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Contact Juergen Vespermann to sign up for weekend sitting: juergen.vespermann@sbcglobal.net or 559-431-0850

Spectrum Art Gallery Board

President: Edward Gillum president@spectrumphotogallery.org Vice-President: John Moses jwmoses@comcast.net Treasurer: Jesse Merrell treasurer@spectrumphotogallery.org Secretary: Travis Rockett travisrockett1@gmail.com

Members at Large: Steve Dzerigian info@stevedzerigian.com

Jennifer Franklin jentwo@gmail.com

Franka Gabler franka@frankagabler.com

Donna Hopson dgh0883@hotmail.com

Patrick Rhames rhamesphotography@gmail.com

To schedule an exhibit you must be current with your gallery dues and if you are a service member,

you have to have fulfilled your service. Please contact Spectrum Art Gallery’s curator,

Jesse Merrell at: curator@spectrumphotogallery.org

Daniel Brubaker May 2 - June 2

Joseph Hawkins & Newton Seiden

June 6 - 30

Franka Gabler July 4 - 28

Exhibition Invitational August 1 - September 1

New Member’s Show September 5 - 29

Guest Artist - Michael Frye

October 3 - 26

Edward Gillum October 31 - December 1

Cell Phone Photography Show

December 5 - 29

2019

Thursdays & Fridays: First Sitter 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Second Sitter 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Contact John Moses to sign up for weekday sitting: jwmoses@comcast.net or 559- 960-7032

Alice Ramirez & Patrick Rhames

January 4 - 28

TBA February 21 - 25

Auction Exhibition (Rogue )

March 1 - April 1

TBA April 5 - 29

TBA May 3 - June 3

TBA June 7 - July 1

Guest Artist - Photo Contest

July 5 - 29

Jesse Merrell & Travis Rockett

August 2 - September 2

Richard Harrison September 6 - 30

Member’s Show October 5 - 27

Jan Flanagan & Dennis Krug

November 1 - December 1

Lensless Photography Group Show

December 6 - 30

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