UofL’s Hite Art Institute and Photographic Archives are presenting major photographic exhibitions this year during the Louisville Photo Biennial Conference.
Gallery X at Schneider Hall Galleries presents 鈥淥n Fruited Plains鈥 Oct. 1-31 in collaboration with the 2015 Society for Photographic 成人直播鈥檚 Midwest Regional Conference in Louisville. The juried exhibition is intended to highlight the environmental and cultural character of the Midwest, with special emphasis on diversity. Work in this exhibition was selected by jury members of SPE鈥檚 Multicultural, Women鈥檚 and LGBTQ caucuses.
鈥淭he concept of the 鈥榲isual story鈥 informed the jurors鈥 selection,鈥 said Chris Reitz, gallery director. 鈥淭hey are images produced by and through the Midwest鈥攊ts people, its landscapes, and its histories鈥攁nd they are images that we are proud to celebrate as part of this year鈥檚 Photo Biennial.鈥
is 7:30-9:30 p.m., Oct. 1, 2300 S. First Street Walk, Belknap Campus.
UofL鈥檚 Cressman Center for the Arts also will present an exhibition Oct. 1-31 by the speakers at this year鈥檚 SPE Conference. 鈥淭hrowing Light/Catching Shadows鈥 explores various historic and contemporary photographic practices, from salt prints to high definition video. The exhibition, curated by UofL professors Mitch Eckert and Mary Carothers, focuses on the conference鈥檚 central theme: the intersection of public and private spaces.
is 6-9 p.m., Oct. 2, 100 E. Main St.
Lastly, UofL鈥檚 Photographic Archive will present 鈥淐ollecting Shadows 鈥撀燱orks by The Calotype Society鈥 Oct. 1-Dec. 18 in the Ekstrom Library.
Invented in 1840 by William Henry Fox Talbot, the calotype is one of the earliest photograph processes. By coating cotton writing paper with silver salts, Talbot was able to freeze fleeting images. In 2010, a group of more than 200 enthusiasts formed to share interests in the culture, history and aesthetic qualities of the paper negative. This is the first exhibition featuring the work of the Calotype Society.
Irish artist Fionnbharr O Suilleabha also will hold a one-day Calotype workshop on Oct. 4 and a two-day workshop Oct. 10 and 11. Contact Laura Hartford at聽lhartford@bellarmine.edu to register.
is 6-8 p.m., Oct. 1, Ekstrom Library, Lower Level, Room 17, Belknap Campus.
For Hite exhibition information, contact Chris Reitz, gallery director, at chris.reitz@louisville.edu. For Photographic Archive exhibition information, contact Elizabeth Reilly,聽curator, at elizabeth.reilly@louisville.edu.
