ASMP/APA BAR NIGHT

The local ASMP and APA chapters are joining together to start a monthly social gathering. The events are open to anyone who is interested, whether or not they’re a member of either organization. We will be providing appetizers and snacks. The goal of this new effort is encourage the photographic community to get together over a casual drink or two. Please spread the word and encourage friends and colleagues to join us.

Many thanks in advance to Dodd Camera (www.doddcamera.com) for
providing the appetizers and snacks.

Where: Cleo’s,
2048 W Armitage Ave,
Chicago, IL

When:Wednesday, October 14th, 7pm to 9pm

Cost: $0!
Appetizers are on us and drinks are on you (and 20% off)

Contact:
ASMP Assistants and Associates Committee Chair Marc Altman (marc@marcaltman.com ) or APA Midwest Chapter President Megan (apamidwest@gmail.com) with any questions or to RSVP.

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY CAAAP!!!

If you're around the south side today come join the Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers for a kick-off reception celebrating our 10th year anniversary.
The "Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers: A Ten Year Retrospective" exhibition will honor the founders of our organization and celebrate the creation of "The Journey: The Next 100 Years." "The Journey" is a definitive exhibit/collection of photographs that documented life in Chicago's African American community at the turn of the century. (OH, BTW I am featured in this book BTW.)

The celebration includes an exhibit of CAAAP photographers' latest work and copies of the coffee table
book "The Journey: The Next 100 Years" will be available for purchase and signing.

I have been apart of CAAAP for many years and have made some great friends, and learned so much about photography through the membership. So I am very excited to be apart CAAAP.

Hopefully I will see you today.

Oh, and refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

The 2009 "Recession Proof" Art Festival

Happy February!
I'm excited that February is here. I have to write my goals out for this month, but as usual they will most likely have something to do with fitness and photography. I have a show coming up!
I'm excited about. My friend and director Gary Schultz invited me to particiapate in the 2009 Recession Proof Art Festival. Its a art festival with different emerging artists coming together to help raise funds for Gary's new film "Who Is Jude?"

"Who is Jude?" Film Synopsis (taken from the website):
JUDE, a lonely anti-social tech geek, and his only friend, his pet turtle BRONSON, are faced with a catastrophic situation beyond the walls of their tiny garden apartment. With no electricity and no form of communication to the outside world, JUDE is warned about a possible terrorist-attack taking place outside his home by the woman that lives above him, IRIS with whom he is infatuated. Are these occurrences the plot of some sick joke? Or is Jude's world really coming to an end?

So anyway I am in the festival and if you are around on Saturday you should totally stop by and say hi! I will be showing about 5-6 pieces of my work.
I'm excited about it.
Here are details about the event:
Sinnerman Productions with GMS Films
Present
The 2009 "Recession Proof" Art Festival

Saturday February 7th,
6:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
@ "THE SPOT", 4437 N Broadway
*$10 donation is required for admission and is tax-deductible.

Join us for an evening showcasing emerging artist from Chicago. As they exhibit various art forms: Visual arts, Music, and film.

So fight the recession and support the arts as we raise funds for the upcoming GMS film production "JUDE". The economy is beyond lousy and it's time to start the turn-around so all donations made at The 2009 "Recession Proof" Art Fest are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. "JUDE" is a legal 501(c)(3) Not For Profit Film, so all donations are... tax deductible.

Act quickly, People who make a $10 donation before February 7th at the WHOISJUDE.COM website receive admission to The 2009 "Recession Proof" Art Fest and will be entered in our special "Bail-Out" raffle, where you could win some pretty cool prizes; Movie Tickets, Hour long Massage Therapy Sessions, a $25 Best Buy gift-card, free drink tickets, and just added a....... PALM TREO 755 PDA CELL PHONE.

*Must Be 21 and over to enter.

For more info please email us at whoisjude@gmail.com or visit our websites at:
www.whoisjude.blogspot.com
www.whoisjude.com
www.gmsfilms.com
www.myspace.com/whoisjude
JUDE facebook fan page

CALLING ALL STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS

Hey! All Student Photographers. I wanted to let you know about an event coming up that you may want to check out.
Its a portfolio review with the ASMP. Get some feedback on your work.
It's Nov 10 from 5:00pm-7:30pm at Columbia College Chicago
If you are intersted in checking out make sure that you email Caroline Juhlin at cjuhlin@colum.edu
Being that I am now on the board of the Chicago Midwest ASMP. I will begin to post different things our chapter has going on.

Have a wonderful day!

The Passage: I'm speaking on a panel

February 19th, Tuesday, Northwestern University's School of Journalism will host CAAAP's "PASSAGE: Chicago Streets to African Roads" lecture and the exhibition of "The Passage," at the McCormick Tribune Center on the Evanston Campus.
I, along with CAAAP Photographers Louis Byrd, David Trotman-Wilkins, Worson Robinson and James Holley.
For more information about the Chicago Alliance of African American Photographer, check out the website here