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This month at ViewPoint Gallery
 
August Newsletter

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Monthly Print Review

The next print review will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at ViewPoint Gallery.



Print reviews are open to the public! Bring your prints (any size, framed or not) for a review led by a Member. If you've ever wondered what others think of your work but were too shy to ask or always received the dreaded "It's nice" response, this is your opportunity. We hope to see you there!
 

Photography Courses

ViewPoint member Eric Boutilier-Brown provides a range of educational services through the Gallery. Each course is directed towards a specific level of photographer (Green for Introductory, Purple for Intermediate, and Red for Advanced) as detailed in the course information.

Fall 2016

Become a Member

We have several levels of membership suitable for emerging to established photographers. Members have the opportunity to sell cards and prints through the Gallery with no sales commission, and at some levels participate in monthly exhibitions. Members also have access to a 24" wide Epson photo printer, scanner, and a mat cutter.

Check out the guidelines and membership benefits on our website.


 

Become a Friend

ViewPoint Gallery is not government-subsidized. It is run entirely by volunteers and members. Our free public programming, monthly exhibits, and gallery space are supported entirely by members’ monthly fees and donations. For a small annual fee you could be a key supporter of ViewPoint with special access to our programs and services.

As a Friend, you will receive invitations to all Gallery events, invitations to certain members-only events, and recognition, if desired, on our Friends of ViewPoint wall.

Visit our website for more information; you can also download the Friend of ViewPoint Gallery form and make your donation on PayPal.
 

Visit Us

ViewPoint Gallery
1272 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 1Y5
Canada
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Hours 
Thursday - Sunday:
12pm -  5pm

902.420.0854
info@viewpointgallery.ca
www.viewpointgallery.ca



 
Inspiring,

Engaging,

Educating &

Promoting

the Art of

Photography
Exposure Time II
A PhotoWorkshops.ca Group Guest Exhibition

Exhibition Running: September 1 - October 2, 2016
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 1, 2016, 6 - 8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, September 11, 2pm

Open to the public • Free to attend


 
Exposure Time II is the second biannual exhibition of work by photographers who have taken courses or workshops through PhotoWorkshops.ca. This year, the submissions to the exhibition were selected around the theme "Something Old, Something New". PhotoWorkshops.ca offers a series of evening courses throughout the year at ViewPoint Gallery.
 
Third Thursday Series
Patterns of Nature 
Michael Clutson

Thursday, September 15, 7pm
Open to the public • Free to attend

On Thursday, September 15, Halifax photographer Michael Clutson will present Patterns of Nature, presenting one of his numerous bodies of work.
 
Photographer of the Month
2016 International Photo Competition 

The ViewPoint International Photography Competition is an annual call for submissions to photographers around the world for an opportunity to exhibit work for one month at ViewPoint Gallery. This month, we are pleased to feature Sheraz Aziz Baloch. His print titled Children of Lahore will be on display and offered for sale during the month of September.



Sheraz Aziz Baloch got his first camera at age 14 and began experimenting with photography in his hometown of Karachi, Pakistan. In 2009, to attend university, he moved to China where he currently resides, and this is where he takes most of his photographs. After finishing his bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 2013, he concentrated more on his photography, keeping the process simple, focusing on his favourite style of street photography. He is inspired by classic photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Ragu Rai, Josef Koudelka, and Martin Parr. Mostly drawn to humans and their relation to their surroundings, he finds inspiration in photographing the daily lives of people living in urban jungles to show their stories and expressions. Children of Lahore was taken in September 2015 when he was visiting the city. He dedicates the picture to the victims of Lahore bombings which happened on Easter earlier this year.
  
2016 Fall Photography Courses
 
Unleash your inner vision! Since 2001, ViewPoint member Eric Boutilier-Brown has provided a broad range of seminars, workshops, and courses focused on providing photographers with the skills and information they need to mover their work to the next level. Eric has announced his fall 2016 schedule. Check out PhotoWorkshops.ca or click on the links below for more information about the courses he is offering this fall through ViewPoint Gallery.

     - Fall Photo 101
     - The Extended Portrait
     - Black & White Photography
     - Creative Photography
     - Night & Low Light Photography

 
Member News
 
ViewPoint member Eric Boutilier-Brown made Irish news! On August 11, Eric woke to learn that a feature article about his work in Ireland was published that morning in Dublin, in The Irish Sun newspaper. Below is an image of how the article appears in the paper. The title of the article (Eireann no Bra) is a play on words, as Éirinn go Brách translates as Ireland forever! You can check out the online publication of the article which features uncropped versions of some of the images printed in the paper. The following morning, an Irish radio station contacted Eric, and he had a live interview with Anton Savage.You can play back the interview by visiting the Listen Back on TodayFM.com. - fast forward to 5:55 minutes (after the weather news).










ViewPoint Raffle! ViewPoint member Curtis Steele has donated a framed print for this quarter's raffle with proceeds going towards the gallery's new large format printer. The draw date is October 6, 2016 and will be made live at October's Opening Reception. Stop into the gallery today to buy your ticket(s)! Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20.

License No.: AGD-104145-16
 
5 Minutes with a ViewPoint Member
An Interview with Allan Neilsen
by Madison Bragg

This month our summer Gallery Assistant, Madison Bragg, sat down for a chat with Allan Neilsen. Please see an excerpt from the interview below.

Madison: Your biography on the ViewPoint website tells us that you began a new chapter in your career when you began studying Miksang photography. Can you tell me more about what that is and how it influences your work?

Allan: I came upon it by accident in my doctor’s office, I saw these photographs which were like none I had ever seen before and I asked about them, she said they were something called Miksang and said that if I was interested I should pursue it at the Shambhala Centre, which I did. Essentially it’s a form of Buddhist practice, a meditation with the camera, if you will, that emphasizes being present, being here, and not being distracted by all that is around us; not having our vision shaped by the general cultural framework given to us by Life Magazine or National Geographic, advertisements, post cards etc. You kind of wander --  looking, becoming more aware of your surroundings. And if something stops you, if it engages you, then try to capture its equivalent as a photograph.  .

Madison: Would you say the way you choose to find a photograph is not deliberate, but the way you choose to photograph is deliberate?
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To see the answer to this question and the rest of the interview, please click here. To see past interviews, please visit our website.
 
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