‘It Caught My Eye’: CCAC to hold reception for photography exhibit this Friday
PHOTO PROVIDED An example of a photo from the exhibit, “Pelican in Flight,” by Fred Bucheit, is shown.
PHOTO PROVIDED An example of a photo from the exhibit, “Market Bags,” by Stacie Bird, is shown.
PHOTO PROVIDED An example of a photo from the exhibit, “Pelican in Flight,” by Fred Bucheit, is shown.
PHOTO PROVIDED An example of a photo from the exhibit, “Market Bags,” by Stacie Bird, is shown.
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LOCK HAVEN -- The Clinton County Arts Council's juried photography show has become an event that many look forward to every year. It not only showcases the work of talented photographers in our area; it also provides an opportunity for visitors to Lock Haven's Station Gallery to view our world in fresh and sometimes surprising ways.
The theme of this year's exhibit is "It Caught My Eye."
Rather than focus on photos taken in a studio setting under controlled conditions, exhibit organizers wanted this time around to feature images taken by surprise or captured on the run.
The photographers whose images appear in the show had a broad array of responses: animals presenting themselves unexpectedly to the camera's view; surprise configurations of color and light; ordinary objects seen from refreshing perspectives; and delightful -- and sometimes biting -- social commentary.
The CCAC invites you to think along with them about ways the world around us, seen on our travels or closer to home, can startle, amuse and astonish.
The exhibit will officially begin with an opening reception at the Station Gallery on Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m.
This year photographer Christopher Miller will be judging the show.
An avid road trip traveler and photography enthusiast, he has been part of the local community since his freshman year at Lock Haven University in 2006. Since that time, Christopher and his wife have logged tens of thousands of miles in their trusty Hyundai Tucson crisscrossing the country. Their personal collection of photography of the national parks and the places in between adorn the walls of their 1910 farm house in Dunnstown.
Inspired by Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange, photography runs deep in Christopher's appreciation of art. A former board member of CCAC, he is currently employed in a marketing manager role at a local university, Marketing and Business Director at Cross Life Ventures, a Lock Haven-based marketing and communications firm founded by his wife, Katelyn, and as a government and education correspondent for The Record newspaper.
Christopher will award the juried prizes for the show at 7 p.m. at Friday's opening, after which he will talk about the decisions he made in his judging.
A People's Choice contest will follow, in which participants will vote for their favorite images. Ribbons for People's Choice will be given out at the end of the night for those photos that receive the most votes.
This year's show will be sponsored once again by Robert C. Gleghorn, President and Principal Agent of the Mountain Top Insurance Agency, Inc.
"We are extremely grateful for Mr. Gleghorn's continuing support for our photo show," said Steve Getz, board member and president of the arts council.
The exhibit is free of charge. The public is invited to attend the reception to see the show, have some refreshments, talk with the photographers, and vote for the images they like best.