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Friends of APG
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Our Supporters
The Lubo Fund
The Massey Charitable Trust
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Newsletter Archive
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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. Stop by the gallery to learn more about APG's offerings. In addition to regular gallery hours....
1st Saturday of each month: an APG Board Member will be in the gallery from 12:00-4:00 to answer questions, hear your ideas, or to just get acquainted. 
3rd Saturday of each month: Fall Line Press will be in the gallery from 12:00 - 4:00. Stop by to check out their extensive offerings!
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2013 - SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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09/14/13
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Deadline for Barbara Griffin Selects
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09/18/13
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SOP with Sheila Pree Bright; 7:30pm
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09/27/13
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Barbara Griffin Selects Opening; 7:30pm
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10/02/13
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Open Critique with Chip Simone
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GALLERY ATTENDANTS
DATES NEEDED: September (sat)14, (th)26, (sat)28
Please email Polly Barr if you're interested in gallery sitting. Gallery hours are noon to 4PM, Wednesday through Saturday.
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........CALL FOR ENTRIES........
Barbara Griffin, Senior Vice President, Image Management
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: SEPTEMBER 14, 4:00PM
Show Dates: 9/27 - 11/09/13
Opening: Sept. 27, 7:30 - 9:30pm; Juror Talk: Sept. 28, 11:00am
Entry Form HERE and Online Payment Option HERE
Barbara Griffin will look for a variety of styles, subjects and techniques
to curate this dynamic show for APG!
APG - MOCA/GA PRINT PURCHASE PROGRAM
In conjunction with SELECTS, two artists may have their work included in the permanent collection of the MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF GEORGIA. Through the generous gift of Virginia Twinam Smith, two $500.00 purchase awards are available for this program. Annette Cone-Skelton, President/CEO/Director of MOCA GA, will review the photos selected by Ms. Griffin during the APG Selects Exhibition. If Ms. Cone-Skelton would like to acquire works for the Museum's permanent collection, she has the option to include two artists. APG will then purchase the work from the artists and donate them to MOCA. To be eligible you must enter and have your work selected for the exhibition.
Submit 2 to 4 FRAMED photographs for review. Photographers selected for this show will have their work exhibited in the APG Gallery. Their names will be listed on the APG website along with an optional link to their web site, and promoted during Atlanta Celebrates Photography, an annual citywide highlight of photography. This is a great opportunity for first time entrants as well as experienced photographers. Show opens two weeks after submission!
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SPEAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SHEILA PREE BRIGHT
Sheila Pree Bright will lecture about the evolutions of the Young Americans series on the David T. Howard School by using the urban landscapes to connect with communities. This is a kick-off for Bright's 1960 Who street exhibition, which launches in October during the celebration of the Atlanta Student Movement exhibition at the Robert W. Woodruff Atlanta Library; Atlanta University Center and part of Elevate 2013, a public art experience produced by the City of Atlanta, Office of Cultural Affairs. This new series and campaign is inspired by the civil rights movement and activists such as, Lonnie King and Herman Russell, who are alumni of the Howard School and will appear in the street art project. Bright states, "The goal of the series is to show youth that all people faced bullies and overcame struggles. The intent of the street art campaign is to unite generations and inspire communities to create positive solutions for social change." Read the full press release here.
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The Airport Show is a special exhibition of APG photographers to
be exhibited and promoted during Atlanta Celebrates Photography.
Airport Atrium Show: September 5 - November 13, 2013
APG Gallery: November 20 - November 30, 2013
Catalog Signing and Sale: November 23, 2-4 pm
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........CALL FOR ENTRIES........
Juror: Karen Irvine
Curator and Associate Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago. Ms. Irvine has organized over forty exhibitions of contemporary photography at the MoCP and other venues.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: NOVEMBER 2, 4:00PM
Show Dates: December 13, 2013 - February 01, 2014 Entry Form HERE APG/HMA $2,500 PRINT PURCHASE AWARD
In conjunction with PORTFOLIO, ONE artist may have their work included in the permanent collection of the HIGH MUSEUM OF ART ATLANTA.
Brett Abbott, HMA Curator of Photography, will review the photos selected by Ms. Irvine. If Mr. Abbott would like to acquire work for the Museum's permanent collection, APG will purchase the work from the artist and donate them to HMA. To be eligible, you must enter and have your work selected for the exhibition.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity for emerging and mid-career artists to have their work reviewed by museum curators, with the possibility of being collected by a major art institution.
PORTFOLIO will feature a body of work from each of the six to eight artists selected. We are looking for strong, cohesive bodies of work. The exhibit is open to any style, subject, or method that can be accommodated in our gallery. While there is no theme, images submitted should represent a single project, idea, story or vision. An artist statement and brief bio are strongly encouraged. Artists selected
will be listed by name and promoted on the APG website along with a link to their site.
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APG has a new email address specifically for enews and tumblr... news.apg@gmail.com. The new address will stay permanently in the header at the top of the newsletter, so just click on the link if you'd like to share some news!
*Due to space limitations, we're only listing published work in the newsletters. We'll mention other news and member solo exhibitions on our new tumblr account. So head on over to tumblr now, and check us out. Then follow us, so you won't miss a post!
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