PHOTOGS Competition PUBLIC VOTE & Exhibition Opening

PHOTOGS Press Release

Greetings!

For immediate release,

CONTACT:

Standing Rock Cultural Arts
257 N Water St
Kent OH 44240
330.673.4970
www.standingrock.net for updates
info@standingrock.net for inquiries
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WHO: Standing Rock Cultural Arts presents…

WHAT: PHOTOGS Amateur Photography Exhibition
-Photographs chosen from our recent competition
-People’s Choice Award chosen by visitors who cast a ballot at the exhibition
on July 2nd. Voting closes at 9pm, Saturday, July 2nd.
-Exhibition Reception and Public Voting coincides with The Heritage Festival in Downtown Kent

WHEN: Reception 7:30-10:00pm.
-PEOPLE’S CHOICE ONE-DAY VOTING/OPENING EXHIBITION of Juried Show takes place Heritage Day, July 2, 2011. GALLERY OPEN at 11am.
-Exhibition shows through July 30, 2011 (voting will only be held on July 2, 2011)

WHERE: The North Water Street Gallery, 257 N Water St, Downtown Kent

GALLERY HOURS: Thursday-Saturday, 1-5pm. Or by appointment at 330-673-4970.

GOAL: To showcase and support talented amateur photographers both locally and nationwide in a photography exhibit (and potentially in an exhibition calendar), as well as to potentially raise money for SRCA arts programming

SPECIFICS: Some photography will be available for sale! Entries will be exhibited. People's Choice will determine top 3 award winners via poll form available upon entrance at the gallery during Heritage Fest (July 2, 2011).

JUDGES:

DEBRA-LYNN HOOK, a graduate of Louisiana University’s School of Journalism, is a journalist and syndicated family-life columnist, whose writing has been recognized by a number of organizations including the Institute of Southern Studies. Debra-Lynn is also a mostly self-taught photographer who began her career at age 19, shooting Shriners for their annual yearbooks. She honed her craft with a scattering of photojournalism classes and then by working for more than a decade alongside seasoned photojournalists. Debra-Lynn, who applies her skills to wedding, family, and senior portraiture, as well as landscapes and stills, appreciates photos that capture the moment, that evoke emotional response and that point to a direct relationship between photographer and subject. Her work has been exhibited in various Kent venues, most recently Taco Tonto’s. Debra-Lynn's web site is www.debralynnhook.com.

CASS MAYFIELD and her husband Bob are the owners of McKay Bricker Framing & Black Squirrel Gallery & Gifts in downtown Kent. They offer quality custom matting and framing and regularly exhibit work from the local area. They are both Certified Picture Framers (CPF) & Members of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA). Cass has been framing for over 27 years and Bob for 34 years. They also offer an array of Kent and Black Squirrel art and items in a beautiful gallery setting that adjoins the Kent State University School of Art Downtown Gallery. Their most recent project is the Art Bus Benefit, a benefit to take Kent’s fifth graders to the art museum, taking place April 15, 2011 at the gallery. The McKay Bricker Framing & Black Squirrel Gallery & Gifts can be found at www.McKayBricker.com.

TINA PUCKETT is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry, who also enjoys amateur photography ranging from nature, landscape, and abstract to event photography and portraits. She won a People's Choice award with The Wilderness Center's 2010 Fotofest Nature Photography Contest and appeared in the art anthology "Stark Arthology" as a juried choice that same year. Her photography has been exhibited in The Canton Museum of Art's "Stark Arthology" Launch Exhibition (2010), at McKay Bricker Framing & Black Squirrel Gallery for the 2010 River Day Photography Exhibition, and during benefit exhibitions at the North Water Street Gallery.

CHERYL A. TOWNSEND has been exhibiting her works for over 10 years with numerous solo and group exhibits as well as book, CD and magazine covers and is often featured in both print and web-based journals. Her work has most recently been on display at Summit ArtSpace in Akron and Studio 2091 in Cuyahoga Falls. Her photography leans to the metaphorical side. Minimalistic and secretive, she seeks overlooked angles and textured forms, vibrant displays of discarded beauty and grains. Looking for the tree in the forest, she focuses further on the patterns in the bark. She has always sought the secrets in life, preferring to view it though her camera's lens. Her work can be viewed at http://aroundkent.net/Cheryl_Townsend.php.

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Standing Rock Cultural Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We always welcome and appreciate sponsors to help cover expenses for our art and educational activities. We now also offer reasonably-priced memberships to assist in the cause. Membership fees, benefits, and forms are available on our website. Donations and memberships are tax deductible.

Checks payable to:

SRCA
257 N. Water St.
Kent, OH 44240

Thank you to our current sponsors: The Ohio Arts Council, The City of Kent, The Henry V. and Frances W. Christenson Foundation, The Home Savings Bank, The Hall-Green Insurance Agency, Woodsy's Music, Kent Parks and Recreation, City Bank Antiques, Wild Goat Cafe, Taco Tantos, Ray's Place, Main Street Kent, Edwin George Cherokee, Burris of The Universe, and The Sylvia Coogan Memorial Foundation.

Thank you also to our current members: Daiv Whaley, Andrea and Rick Stahl and Family, Ken Robinson, Bill and Shirley Mars, Vicki and Joe Bocchicchio, and Lisa Coffman..

Thank you for supporting the Arts!

For information: http://www.standingrock.net/
Contact: info@standingrock.net
Phone: 330-673-4970

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