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Looking for Art Opportunities?

Are you looking to enter your photographs and/or other artwork in a Juried Art Exhibition or an art contest? If so, check out A Singular Creation. The website is a useful resource for art…in every format, including links to upcoming Juried Exhibits, contests, and also links to Art Shows, Artists and their galleries, and even fairs and festivals.

I stumbled upon the website while searching for upcoming Juried Art Exhibits, and was pleased with the content it offers.

Photography at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian Photography Initiative has several upcoming exhibits planned during 2007.  The themes range from nature,  public schools,  portraits, space, photojournalism, and so much more.

Why not check out their site,  if you are planning on traveling to Washington DC, during 2007.

Afghan Women Unveiled

Under the Veil, a photography exhibit, is currently on display at California State University, Bakersfield’s Todd Madigan Gallery, through March 10.  All 25 of the photographs were taken by anonymous Afghani women, who risked their lives to bring the issue of violence against Afghani women to the forefront.

This exhibit first appeared in New York City, in 2002,
If you are in the area, I am sure this is an exhibit that is not to be missed.  To read more, visit this link.

The Streets of New York Photography Exhibit

The Streets of New York: American Photographs From The Collection 1938-1958

This upcoming Exhibit of 70 photographs will be on display at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, from September 17, 2006-January 15, 2007.

Works of renowned photographers Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Sid Grossman, William Klein, and others, are included in this exciting display. The Exhibit documents the streets of New York, for two decades…and includes images of children, passengers on subways, bars, urban violence, and so many poignant images of life at the time.

It is a must see…in my opinion…and I will be sure to travel to Washington DC…in order to see the collection of works on display.

For more information

Journey Out of Darkness: American Heroes in Hitler’s POW Camps

Journey Out of Darkness: American Heroes in Hitler’s POW Camps

If you are in Lexington, please visit The National Heritage Museum in Lexington, and see this Exhibit, by Jorg Meyer, which displays portrait photographs of nineteen men, former Prisoners of War (POWs), in Europe, during WWII. Along with the “larger than life” photographs, there are biographies regarding the individuals whose portraits are on display in the Exhibit.

As of this writing, three of the former POWs have died.