Events - photography conferences and seminars

Afterimage, Jan-Feb, 2004

ARIZONA

Event: An Evening with Miranda July, January 29, Digital Arts Ranch of Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. 7:30 PM. Miranda July's multimedia performances have been presented globally and her radio performances can be heard regularly on NPR's The Next Big Thing. Join the artist at the Ranch for a screening of her films and a discussion of her work.

Event: The 8th Annual Scottsdale Indian Artists of America show, Feb. 14-15, Scottsdale. North America's greatest living American Indian artists travel from far and wide to be a part of this prestigious annual event. More than 100 artists appear by invitation only based on their history as major award winners and current trend setters. Activities celebrate the foods, music, fashions, cultures, and unique artistic mastery of indigenous North American peoples. The event culminates in a live auction. For more information contact the Arizona Indian Arts Alliance at (480) 377-9366 / www.indianartistsofamerica.com

CALIFORNIA

Event: Photo L.A. 2004, the 13th Annual Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, Jan. 15-18, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The exposition features 80 galleries from the US and Europe exhibiting vintage and contemporary photography and photographic art. For more information contact the Stephen Cohen Gallery, 7358 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, 90036 / (323) 937-5525 / info@StephenCohenGallery.com / www.photola.com

DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA

Event: The Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art presents the eighth annual Festival of Iranian Films, Jan. 9 -Jan. IS, featuring five new works that focus on journeys large and small. (202) 633-0519 / www.asia.si.edu

MAINE

Workshops: Horizons, The New England Craft Program, offers an array of photography workshops in such locales as Massachusetts, Utah, Italy, France, and Ireland. For a catalog contact Horizons, 108-P N. Main St., Sunderland 01375 / (413) 665-0300 / fax 865-4141 / email: horizons@horizons-art.org/ www.horizons-art.org. / www.horizons-art.org.

MICHIGAN

Event: The Urban institute For Contemporary Arts' X Performance Group presents the 12th annual 24 Hour Theatre event, 8 pm Jan. 10th. This energetic performance art event begins on Friday evening, when the writers gather and work through the night to draft their original plans. Saturday morning, actors and directors arrive to begin the staging process. At 8pm Saturday, the public is invited to attend the final performances. For more information contact UICA at (618) 454-7000 / staff@uica.org / www.uica.org.

NEW YORK FATE

Lecture and Screening: Richard Flood, Cheif Curator of the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, MN will be present at Hallwalls in Buffalo for a discussion before the screening of the last parts of Matthew Barney's CREMASTER Cycle, Thursday, Feb. 19 at 8 pm. Without stripping away the mystery, Flood will discuss the artist's use of references to mythology, religion, and Hollywood. He will also provide a context for Barney's work, considering the development of the series from inception to completion. For more information visit www.hallwalls.org.

NEW YORK CITY

Event: AIPAD (The Association of International Art Dealers) has scheduled the annual Photography Show for Feb. 12-15,2004 at The New York Hilton, Midtown, NYC. (202) 986-0105 / email:aipad@ aol.com / www.aipad.com

Event: The Armory Show: The International Fair of New Art, March 12 15, Piers go and 92. Featuring new and experimental works from a variety of galleries around the world. For more information contact the Armory Show Office at (212) 645-6440 / info@thearmoryshow.com / www.thearmoryshow.com.

Event: The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents Dance Films Associations's 32nd Annual Dance on Camera Festival, January 3-25. For program descriptions and credits online visit www.filmlinc.com or www.dancefilmsassn.org / (212) 727-0764 / dfa5@earthlink.net.

Performance: An Electronic Xtravaganza at The Kitchen, March 13, 14 and IS. From French pioneer of "music concrete," Luc Ferrari, to the East Village's underground digital laboratory, Share--Electronic Xtravaganza brings together a (re)mix of generations for a three-day electronic music lest. Artists are encouraged to bring audio and video gear, and take a turn in sharing foes and join in an open jam. (212) 255 5793 / www.thekitchen.org.

NEW JERSEY

Event The New Jersey Film Festival, Spring 2004. Features include a variety of workshops (like introduction to Screenwriting and Professional Audio Results for Film/Video) and a diverse group of films, screening weekly. Filmmakers featured include Gus Van Sant, Nicolas Philibert, Alfred Hitchcock, and Sofia Coppola. Also features the 2004 United States Super 8 Film/Video Festival. For more information contact the film festival at: Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC, 72 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1414 / (732) 932-8482 / NIMAC@aol.com / www.njfilmfest.com.

OHIO

Event: The Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery is proud to offer InterMedia IV, the fourth annual weekend presentation of artist's films, video and live performance, Feb. 6-8. Tentative programming includes a children's animation workshop, a student film festival, Matthew Barney's Cremaster 3, an interactive live performance by the Current Quartet, an avant-music ensemble, and a program of local spoken word artists. For more specific information contact the Gallery at 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, 45202-2517 / (513) 977-4165 / www.cincinnatiarts.org/weston.>