En Foco e-News
AUGUST 2008
In This Issue
Photo Expo in NYC
Exhibition Opportunity
New Touring Gallery Show
A Not-to-Miss Workshop
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Monmouth Museum Juried  Show
NEW DEADLINE:
August 11


Seeking work that demonstrates the breadth and diversity
of expression in contemporary photography.

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REMINDER:
Puerto York, by Christopher Lopez
Photo by Christopher Lopez
Borough President's Art Gallery,
Bronx County Bldg (Courthouse),
851 Grand Concourse, 3rd Fl
Bronx, NY 10451


Through August 27

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info click here
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Manhattan Community Arts Fund

DEADLINE: September 23
MCAF seeks to provide small grants for arts projects and local artists serving Manhattan communities. Grants, ranging from $750 to $5,000, are awarded to individual artists or non-profit organizations

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Greetings!

You are cordially invited to our latest Touring Gallery exhibition opening this Wednesday, featuring the work by emerging photographer Arlette Landestoy.

Read on, and mark your calendars with our upcoming events!
If you're in NYC, don't forget to enjoy Summer Streets - a 7 mile car-free route from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street on August 9, 15 & 23: NYC.gov/summerstreets

Best Wishes,

Miriam, Marisol, Janine, Daniel
The En Foco Team
En Foco's Touring Gallery Presents:
Weekend Vistors to Inwood Park

photographs by Arlette Landestoy


Arlette Landestoy
Meet the Artist Reception:

Wednesday, August 6, 6-8pm

Exhibit Dates: August 5 - October 31

Location: Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
[at Briggs Avenue] Bronx, NY

CLICK HERE for details & directions

"Landestoy revels in the playfulness of her Dominican people, exploring with a growing sense of pride who they are by documenting their social interactions.  Through that process, she begins to reclaim what was lost in her youth. " -Ricky Flores

Photo: Arlette Landestoy, Cooling Off

WHAT WOULDN'T YOU GIVE FOR QUALITY TIME?

REGISTER NOW for one-on-one portfolio reviews with leading curators and editors on
Saturday, September 13, 2008, 10-5pm

Portfolio ReviewTreat yourself to a unique opportunity to have your work reviewed in a supportive and affordable environment. Reviewers can advise about opportunities and/or provide guidance on career development.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED (limited space)

Click HERE for details

Participating curators (as of August 1):
  • Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Jersey City Museum
  • Kalia Brooks, Studio Museum in Harlem
  • Mary Ann Fahey, Umbrella Arts Gallery
  • Elizabeth Ferrer, Rotunda Gallery
  • Hannah Frieser, Light Work
  • Elvis Fuentes, El Museo del Barrio
  • Michelle Graham, Getty Images
  • Charles Guice, Charles Guice Contemporary
  • Lisa Henry, Independent Curator
  • Stella Kramer, Photography Consultant
  • Joanna Lehan, Aperture
  • Edwin Ramoran, ALJIRA Center for Contemporary Art
  • Elizabeth Shank, Silverstein Gallery
  • Deborah Willis, Curator, Historian
Location: Calumet Photographic, New York, NY
Cost: $100 for Members, $145 for Non-Members

BUY NOW, seating is limited!

Photo: Marisol Diaz
En Foco's Touring Gallery and Umbrella Arts present:

FLAG,
photographs by Lauri Lyons

portrait of man with U.S. flag, by Lauri LyonsReception:
September 11th, 6-8pm


Location:
Umbrella Arts + Projects

317 East 9th Street
New York, NY

Exhibit Dates:
Sept 11 - Oct 11, 2008

For more details click here


Photo by Lauri Lyons.

SAVE THE DATE
for Art Off The Main: The African, Caribbean and Latin American Art Fair

Visit En Foco's booth, and see the *New* print unveiling for our Print Collectors Program!!

Art Off the MainOctober 2-5, 2008

Location: Metropolitan Pavilion
10 West 19th Street, NYC
For more info click here

En Foco is a non-profit organization that nurtures and supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of diverse cultures, primarily U.S. residents of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and the Pacific. Founded in 1974, it introduces artists to local communities and national audiences, creating a cultural synergy with the public, curators and arts professionals through exhibitions, publications, workshops and events.
Programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Bronx Council on the Arts, the NALAC Fund for the Arts with the Ford Foundation and JP Morgan Chase, Daniele Agostino De Rossi Foundation, Lowepro, Bogen, Fuji Film, Modernage Custom Digital Labs, Casa de Vinos, WNYC.org, members, subscribers and friends.