CRITICAL MASS 2010 UPDATE RE-UPDATE

Alright... the initial batch of invitations has been extended to jurors for CM2010 and the response has been immediately overwhelming. We're at 147 as of this morning, but more keep coming in daily. The goal is to get 'er up over 200. The updated updated list is right over here:



We'll be updating the list regularly and dealing with any questions and info right here. Questions/suggestions? bring 'em on. Get ready and stay tuned...

Finally!

The Critical Mass 2008 Books have finally made it through the long and harrowing journey and are making their way into the world! A huge congratulations to Céline Clanet, Andy Freeberg, and Priya Kambli for making such stunning and celebrated work. Also, a huge thanks and pat on the back to Laura Moya, our Executive Director, for the countless hours spent ensuring that these books were something that we can all be proud of.




If you were a participant in Critical Mass 2008, you should be receiving your books soon!

more knowledge to make your life better

© Blake Andrews

The Aperture Portfolio Prize is open for business.


Will Steacy's "Down these Mean Streets" opens this week at Michael Mazzeo. It's also the featured June Podcast at Daylight. For those paying attention, you might also notice that all three of these key players, and the work in question, were participants in CRITICAL MASS 2009.


The Exhibition Lab is hosting portfolio reviews on June 27th. Registration is open now.


rosemary cuts down the carcinogens


Issue #15 of Fraction Magazine, Familiar Landscapes, is tearing up the bandwidth and features work by numerous photolucida participants, including our local superstar buddy Blake Andrews as well as Geoffrey Ellis, Jane Tam, Melanie McWhorter, and blogostar Joerg Colberg among others. Congratulations to all! Keep it coming...

Rare Visions of Rural North Korea

© Liu Yuan

Rare Visions of Rural North Korea, photographs by Liu Yuan, curated by Taj Forer, and produced by Yan Li and the Beijing High Noon Art and Culture Center

Review Santa Fe's Portfolio Viewing

© Hollis Bennett

If you're within a 500 mile radius of Santa Fe, you should definitely swing over to CENTER for their Portfolio Viewing Friday evening from 5:30 - 8:00. The Viewing coincides with Review Santa Fe, their three-day juried portfolio review featuring 100 photographers and loads of great reviewers. So many of our previous Reviews and CM participants, not to mention Reviewers will be there. Sounds like a blast. Of course if you can't make it in person, you can check out the work of the selected photographers here.

if you know these things, your life will be better

© Justin James Reed

Justin James Reed has got limited edition books, prints, & a show

there's Book Power at 23 Sandy

never approach a raccoon!

a one-year master class with Marc Prust and Lars Boering is being offered through Noorderlicht

previous Photolucida participants Susan Burnstine, Christina Seely, Brad Temkin, Michael Itkoff (juror), and myself (remember, I'm not only the president, I'm also a client), have been selected to travel to China with High Noon Culture in order to make photographs in the areas of Daqing and Tangsan. Congratulations to... us, I guess. Any travel tips from those who've been there?

photo-eye's magazine has a great review of Dona Schwartz's In the Kitchen by Aline Smithson

if you get lost, you're only seven steps away from staying alive

"Permanent Impermance" opens June 11th at the Washington Project for the Arts in Washington DC. Curated by Lerissa Leclair, the show features work by Christopher Colville, Todd Hido, Doug + Mike Starn, Kate MacDonnell, Curtis Mann, and previous Review and CM participant David Maisel.

The only thing better than a great show is when someone notices. The Boston Globe recently reviewed a show at PRC that featured many previous photolucida participants: Charles Rozier, Jackie Bates, and Mary Parisi, among others.

Brad Carlile's got a solo show going up at De Santos gallery in Houston (opens on the 5th)

collect.give has just released a new print by CM participant Lacey Terrell

the deadline for the f award has been extended to June 7th

you're not alone

Re:current: New work by Sonja Thomsen, just came down at the Dean Jensen gallery in Milwaukee. Hmm... sorry, I guess your life would have been even better if I'd have posted about that one last week.

and last, but not least:

Tonight, you can have a drink with me at Alejandro Cartagena's and Christine Osinski's talks at Blue Sky Gallery at 6:30 pm. In honor of the occasion, our good friend Lady Gaga has written a special song to honor our CM2009 Book Award Winner:



And tomorrow, you can have a drink with me at Wendy Given's opening at Wieden & Kennedy's gallery.



***** this just in: the Hellenic Centre for Photography is issuing an invitation to artists wishing to participate in the exhibition program of the Athens Photo Festival 10, whose central theme is Interfaces. Deadline is July 18th. More info here.

IT'S TIME AGAIN!

Critical Mass 2010 will open for registration July 1st! Right now we're in the process of making lists and inviting jurors. WHO DO YOU WANT US TO INVITE? With over 200 jurors, chances are they might already be included, but by all means, if there's someone you want us to invite, let us know.