August (Online) Photo Chat Chat | Members Exhibition Edition August 13, 2020 7 - 8 PM Eastern Time FREE It’s the August installment of our series of photographers on photography, Photo Chat Chat!  Join our moderator Julie Williams-Krishnan and our photographers as they discuss their creativity across a broad spectrum of photographic styles and ideas. We are thrilled to present photographers from our  26th Juried Exhibition juried by Alexa Dilworth. The photographers are Sandra Klein, Dennis Geller, Rachel Jessen & Jerry Takigawa. Each artist will be talking about their creative path, and discuss the image that Alexa selected for inclusion in our summer exhibition. Each of these artists received an Honorable Mention for their creativity. Sign up to reserve your space! In the case of a sell out, please contact us at crista (at) griffin museum (dot) org to be placed on the waiting list. We will send a link the night of the event in the case of any openings. If you sign up and decide not to attend please let us know as others are on a waiting list and would like to attend. We don’t chit chat. We Photo Chat Chat!

Images top to Bottom: © Sandra Klein, Eternal Dragonfly © Dennis Geller, Mists of Time © Rachel Jessen, (Henry County) Notes for Michael at a gas station, New London. © Jerry Takigawa, EO 9066

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EVENTS

Lightroom Classic Workflow with Sue Anne Hodges Evening Offering 1 seat available. Morning Offering sold out. Class Sessions Monday evening, 6 – 9 pm Eastern Time September 16 - November 4, 2020 After you’ve made the image, what happens once the image is in your computer is one of the most important steps in your work. Adobe Lightroom will help you get the most out of your images and create an organized workflow. More

Artist Talk: Combining Social Documentary Photography and Community Engagement with John Willis August 16, 2020 7 PM Eastern Time "Historically there are many easily arguable reasons photographers should choose to make work of their own lives rather than tell stories of others. During divisive times, I struggle to find means of acknowledging my place and respecting others. At the same time, I want to learn while broadening my horizons and collaborating with others to build bridges between communities, while still respecting ethical processes and storytelling. This talk will attempt to share my thinking while showing some of the project work I have produced, predominantly from the publication Mni Wiconi, Honoring the Water Protectors and the Ongoing Struggle for Indigenous Sovereignty." - JW More

Willis’ work, “Requiem for the Innocent” and a sampling of the Water Protectors Book will be exhibited at Gallery Kayafas, opening in September. photos © John Willis See Lenscratch Article on John and his publication of Mini Wiconi. See the video “Focus on the Story” in collaboration with Zeke Magazine tackle the debate of “Can an “outsider” tell the story of a people or future?

Katalina Simon is a British/Hungarian photographer whose work centers on the passage of time and cultural memory. Her interest in photography began when, as a child, she was told that taking pictures was not allowed in many public spaces in communist Hungary and she observed how precious photographs were to her family separated by the Iron Curtain. We are thrilled to present an online conversation with Katalina about her exhibition, Land Beyond the Forest, hanging at our Griffin @ WinCam satellite gallery. The Land Beyond the Forest Katalina Simon Artist talk August 20th 7-8 PM Eastern Time FREE Simon’s photography emphasizes her strong connection with history and the mood of the environments she photographs. Her image making is only part of a larger goal of experiencing a place, learning about a new culture or community. Katalina holds a BA in Russian from the University of Bristol in England and is a graduate of the Professional Photography Program at the New York Institute of Photography.  The Land Beyond the Forest is an ongoing series depicting a fading way of life in rural Transylvania. This mountainous and remote region of Eastern Europe is steeped in history and lore. The rugged Carpathian Mountains kept invaders at bay and kept the remote villages isolated from the passage of time. More

We are excited to be showcasing Song for my Father: A Daughter’s (W)Reckoning in our Atelier Gallery at the Griffin in Winchester. We want to bring this beautiful Melanie Walker | Online Artist Talk – Song For My Father August 25, 2020 7PM FREE exhibition to you, and celebrate this meaningful series with an online artist talk with Melanie Walker in the Griffin Zoom Room. Join us on August 25th at 7pm Eastern Time to hear Melanie Walker discuss her work, creativity and this beautiful memento honoring her Father. More

Margaret McCarthy, Nancy Nichols and Dale Niles IN CONVERSATION August 27, 2020 7 - 9 PM Eastern Time FREE This is our second in a series of conversations we have with the talented artists from our Members Exhibition on the walls until the end of August. We are thrilled to present three artists from our  26th Annual Members Exhibition curated by Alexa Dilworth.  Join us for a great conversation between three talented artists, Margaret McCarthy, Nancy Nichols and Dale Niles. Each artist will be talking about their creative path, and discuss the image that Alexa selected for inclusion in our summer exhibition. Each of these artists received an Honorable Mention for their creativity. Images top to Bottom: © Margaret McCarthy, 2020 Women’s March © Nancy Nichols, Self Portrait in Hospital Gown © Dale Niles, Aunt Willies Nursing Cap

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GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Lacus Plasticus Ryan Zoghlin ".....I’ve been sailing off the beaches of Lake Michigan. ... I’ve always loved the shore. As time has marched on, I’ve noticed the increase in plastics on the beach year after year." More

Sequin Fix Lauren Ceike "I never knew that drug bags were drug bags. I see them on the ground everywhere I go.... I always thought they were for craft supplies, hardware, buttons, etc." More

The Land Beyond the Forest Katalina Simon Exhibition "The Land Beyond the Forest is an ongoing series depicting a fading way of life in rural Transylvania. This mountainous and remote region of Eastern Europe is steeped in history and lore..." More

Image © Leslie Jean-Bart 26th Juried Exhibition July 18 - August 30, 2020 The sixty photographers that will participate in the 26th Juried Exhibition are: Terry Barczak, Ken Beckles, Anne Berry, Jen Bilodeau, Christa Blackwood, Sally Bousquet, Cody Bratt, Judy Brown, Annette Burke, Jo Ann Chaus, Sarah Christianson, Richard Cohen, Cathy Cone, Margo Cooper, Benjamin Dimmitt, Yvette Marie Dostani, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Madge Evers, Nicholas Fedak II, Fehmida Chipty, Dennis Geller, Carol Glauber, Kylie Harrigan, Bootsy Holler, Leslie Jean-Bart, Rachel Jessen, Paul Johnson, Loli Kantor, BK Kelley, Lee Kilpatrick, Sandra Klein, David Kulik, Eric Kunsman, Molly Lamb, Jeff Larason, JK Lavin, Rhonda Lopez, Margaret McCarthy, Lisa McCord, Yvette Meltzer, Nancy Nichols, Dale Niles, George Nobechi, Scott Offen, Karen Olson, David Oxton, Astrid Reischwitz, Eleonora Ronconi, Susan Rosenberg Jones, Claudia Ruiz Gustafson, Sara J. Winston, Geralyn Shukwit, Aline Smithson, Neelakantan Sunder, Jerry Takigawa, JP Terlizzi, Sandra Chen Weinstein, Bruce Wilson, Caren Winnall and Dianne Yudelson. Awards $1,500 Arthur Griffin Legacy Award Leslie Jean-Bart $1000 Griffin Award Astrid Reischwitz We have produced a catalog $500 Richards Family Trust Award Bruce Wilson $100 Honorable Mentions (10) Ken Beckles Christa Blackwood Cody Bratt Dennis Geller Rachel Jessen Margaret McCarthy Nancy Nichols Dale Niles Eleonora Ronconi Jerry Takigawa We awarded 4 solo exhibitions that will take place next June and July 2021. Vicky Stromee and Stefanie Timmerman Vaune Trachtman and Jacqueline Walters We awarded 1 Director’s prize that will result in a catalog and exhibition. Sarah Schorr . We produced an online exhibition from photographs not chosen by the juror and it will run on Instagram as well. It will also run on a computer in the gallery during the exhibition.  We awarded a Member in Focus. Nancy A. Scherl We will award one Purchase Prize that will be chosen before the exhibition closes.

"These images have been in the making for over 50 years, representing a posthumous collaboration with my father More Song for my Father: A Daughter’s (W)Reckoning Melanie Walker July 18 - August 30, 2020 and an investigation of the materiality and impermanence of the photographic object. The film emulsion has been subjected to fluctuations in temperature and moisture now barely clinging to the base it’s transparent substrate." - MW

© Mara Zaslove (left) © Bill Chapman (right) More Reception (Rescheduled): Primary Source Exhibition (Virtual) August 23, 2020 5 - 6 PM Primary Sources are documents that were created by witnesses or first recorders of events. We’ve come to expect that photographs are reliable and reveal the truth about moments in time. It has been said that photographs do not lie, however we all know they can. Join us and the 67 exhibiting photographers in the ether to celebrate the long awaited reception.

ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

BUY A BRICK PROGRAM

The Buy a Brick Program is back at the Griffin due to popular demand by our audience. Once we have accumulated enough orders we will process a bulk order of engraved bricks to be placed into the Griffin's walkway that leads to the Winchester Rotary Terrace. There's plenty of room and we welcome your tribute inscriptions.

Are you interested in sponsoring our programs and events. Ads in our newsletter? Give our executive director a call. We have closed our gallery in SoWa as well as our gallery in Stoneham in order to focus on keeping our public safe. This year the Photoville FENCE, Griffin Museum and the Winchester Cultural District bring the Photoville Fence to Winchester. We are grateful for our supporting partners: the Griffin Foundation, The Massachusetts Cultural Council, Winchester Cultural Council, Mary McKenna and Associates, Winchester High School, The John and Mary Educational Foundation and the Town of Winchester. Come visit. Print out the map and artist locations before you come. Or stop by the Griffin to pick up a postcard located outside. Take time out of your day to see the install video! Check out our varied photo offerings on our Blog on our website. We are preparing for a photography auction that will happen in late September. A few examples of the work that will be featured in the auction will be work by photographers Shelby Lee Adams, Elsa Dorfman, Harold Feinstein, Fran Forman, David Levinthal, Rania Matar, Olivia Parker, Harvey Stein, Joyce Tenneson, George Tice, Ernest Withers, Bradford Washburn and Bill Wegman. Our sincere gratitude to the photographers and collectors who are supporting the Griffin Museum of photography through this auction. A full list of auction items will be available in the coming weeks. Exhibitions coming in September 2020 are the Photography Atelier 32, Nancy Baron's Palm Springs Modern Dogs at Home and Rick Ashley's Cani di Roma. They will be featured in the Main Gallery, Griffin Gallery and Atelier Gallery beginning September 5th. Shelby Meyerhoff's Zoomorphics will be featured at our Gallery at WInCam beginning September 28, 2020. We are still working on the details of our next exhibit at Lafayette City Center Passageway.

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