Art Opening & Talks: IMPACT Photography Exhibition at North Fork Arts Center
October 24 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
IMPACT, the inaugural juried photography exhibition at the North Fork Arts Center, opens Saturday, October 24, at 211 Front Street, Greenport. Over 460 images were entered into the show by 176 local East End artists, and 100 were selected by a blind jury process to be hung. Opening day features two panel discussions with leading photographers and editors, followed by a public reception.
2–3 PM Through the Juror’s Eye: Selecting the Winning Photographs
Why does one image rise above hundreds of others? Experienced photographers, editors and jurors explore why certain images command our attention and remain in our memory.
• Amnon Bar-Tur Photographer, photojournalist and co-founder of the international BarTur Photo Award
• Jim Willse Former editor of the New York Daily News and The Star-Ledger; 1999 National Press Foundation Editor of the Year
• Harvey Stein Photographer, educator and author of 10 photography books
3–4 PM On Assignment: Celebrity Photography
Iconic celebrity photographers discuss their careers and adventures on assignment.
• Guerin Blask Celebrity portrait photographer featured in TIME, Billboard and The New York Times
• Macall Polay Film and TV stills photographer: Game of Thrones, A Complete Unknown, The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Deborah Feingold Photographer behind iconic portraits of Madonna, Brooke Shields and Barack Obama
4–6 PM Opening Reception
Meet the artists and see the 100 selected works, evaluated solely on the merit of the image.
“It’s exciting to bring IMPACT to the community through the North Fork Arts Center,” said organizer Paul Henry. “This is exactly what an arts center should be.”
IMPACT is organized by Paul Henry and Jeremy Garretson on behalf of a group of North Fork photographers and artists, in partnership with North Fork Arts Center.
WHEN Saturday, October 24, 2–6 PM. On view through November 22.
WHERE North Fork Arts Center Gallery, 211 Front Street, Greenport, NY 11944
ADMISSION Free and open to the public
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