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About Us
 Photo courtesy of Chip Simone The Atlanta Photography Group (APG) is an artist-initiated 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization. Read more about benefits of membership HERE |
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2012 - JUNE/JULY/AUGUST CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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06/20/12
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Speaking of Photography with Philip Grossman, 7:30PM
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07/04/12
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No Open Review this month! Happy 4th!
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07/18/12
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Speaking of Photography TBD
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08/01/12
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Open Review, 7:30PM
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08/04/12
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Deadline for Airport Show Entries
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GALLERY ATTENDANTS NEEDED
Please email Polly Barr if you're interested in gallery sitting, or need additional information about available dates. Gallery hours are noon to 4PM, Wednesday through Saturday, in addition to "First Thursdays at Tula" from 6-9PM.
(No experience necessary. The detailed Attendants Guide answers any questions you may have while tending the gallery.)
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Tonight! High Museum of Art
Thursday, June 14th, 7:00PM, Rich Theatre
Join internationally acclaimed documentary photographer Martin Parr for an intimate look at his Picturing the South commission project, Up and Down Peachtree. The evening will begin with a screening of Neal Broffman's new multimedia documentary, which captures Parr in the act of making photographs in and around the city of Atlanta.
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"Charmed" © Valerie Gruner
Show Dates: June 8 - July 27
Juror: William Boling, publisher of Fall Line Press
Outside The Frame is a showcase of photo-based works from forward-thinking photographer-artists. You'll find mixed media, video,
photo-sculptures, installations, light boxes, and conceptual works.
Works that amaze and amuse; that astound and confound. Straight photography is away on vacation during the show.
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Photographers:
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Shannon Davis
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Tom Meiss
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Sid Davis
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Ann E. Moller
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Beau Torres
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Valerie Gruner
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Michael Parvin
| Carole Usdan
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Tonia Hughes
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Ron Rubino
| Bob Walters
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Gregory Javo
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Hugh Williams
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Ted Maloof
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Special Guest Artists:
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Nikita Gale
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Beth Lily
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SPEAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP GROSSMAN
CHERNOBYL: ZONE OF EXCLUSION
Wednesday, June 20th, 7:30PM
  
All images © Philip Grossman
Photographer Philip Grossman shares his photos and experiences from his recent journey to the Chernobyl Nuclear Complex, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. During Philip's four day excursion into the Zone of Exclusion, he was able to gain unfettered access to 30 separate locations, including an abandoned children's summer camp, vehicle graveyards, kindergartens and schools, the interior of the never completed reactors 5 and 6, as well as extremely rare access to the control room of reactor 4, the site of the nuclear catastrophe.
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UPCOMING CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline for Entries: August 4th, 2012Show Dates: October 5th - November 14th, 2012
The Airport Show is a special event showcasing the very best work of APG photographers to be exhibited and promoted during Atlanta Celebrates Photography. The Airport Show will consist of 7 single artist exhibitions in the central atrium of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. There is no theme. Submissions should consist of a minimum of 6 images that work together as a group as well as being strong individual images. Submit up to 12 images on CD.Airport Show Entry Form HERE 
Deadline for Entries: September 15th, 2012
Show Dates: September 28th - November 10th, 2012 Juror: Jane Jackson, Director of the Sir Elton John Photography Collection Juror Jane Jackson would like to see new work taken since 2010. Jane will look for a variety of styles, subjects and techniques to curate a dynamic exhibition showing during Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Submit 2 - 4 framed photographs. Please note: Show opens two weeks after submission! Jane Jackson Selects Entry Form HERE
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ACP Exhibition: Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, "Picturing Georgia"If you'll be traveling through the new international terminal in the next year, be sure to check out the current installation, "Picturing Georgia." APG members are well represented in this exhibition which showcases photography depicting Georgia's geographical diversity. Read more HERE.
 © Jill Ediger
Jill Ediger has a two-page spread in the Portfolio Award Special Issue of B&W Magazine which is currently on newsstands. (Photo was taken at Palais des Papes in Avignon France) |
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| ARE YOU AN APG MEMBER WITH PUBLISHED WORK? Have you received an honor or award lately? We'd love to hear about it! Drop us an email with the details. (We like pictures too! Just send them along in jpeg format.) |
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