Congratulations to Cynthia Fleury, Holly Kuchera & Linda Taylor on being accepted to the 2011 Edina Art Center Members’ Juried Art Exhibition. Former member Don Clay also received an acceptance.

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This year, Crosstown stepped up and sponsored an award for the best piece of photography in the show. The judges deliberated and chose “Tsunami Wake” by Lorelee Wederstrom. Geoffrey Kuchera was on hand to present the award to Lorelee at the opening on Thursday night. Congratulations!

Edina Art Center Members’ Juried Art Exhibition – Crosstown Camera Club Photography Award presented to Lorelee Wederstrom (far left) for her work “Tsunami Wake” (displayed above her)

The judges, Donovan Palmquist & Brian Lewis spent some time in chosing the best out of the 267 entries (photography, painting, ceramics, and more!) to get the show down to 140 Acceptances.

The exhibit will remain on display until October 26th, 2011. Be sure to stop by and check it out!

ARTISTS WANTED

The Edina Art Center is looking for artists to participate in the following shows and events. Please call 952-903-5780 for more information.

Submissions for the Members’ Juried Show
Eligibility. The Members’ Juried Show is open to all members of the Edina Art Center. Works accepted into previous EAC Juried Shows are not eligible. (Crosstown Camera Club members in good standing are considered members of the Edina Art Center)

Media. You many enter an unlimited number of works in any media. Enter actual work — no slides.

Medium Conditions . All two-dimensional artwork must be framed, including wrapped canvas, and ready to hang with wire. Watercolor, pastels and photographs must be under glass or Plexiglas. Artwork must be original. Copies of published photos are not acceptable. Work done in the classroom must be executed solely by the student.

Size . Maximum size of two-dimensional work is 40 inches in any direction. Sculptural and ceramic work must fit through a three-foot-by-seven-foot door and weigh less than 150 pounds.

Entry Fees . Entry fee is $10 per entry or $25 for three entries, payable to the Edina Art Center. Include total payment with registration form. Entry fee is non-refundable.

Delivery of Artwork . Each entry must have an identification label attached to the back upper left-hand corner or to the base of three-dimensional work.

Insurance . Every reasonable care will be taken in handling work submitted, but no responsibility is assumed by the Edina Art Center for loss or damage. Artists desiring to insure their works must make their own arrangements.

Sales . Sales of artwork will be handled by the Edina Art Center for a 35 percent commission. If work is not for sale, mark “NFS” on the entry form, but note value.

Judging . Entries will be judged and displayed without regard to media groups. All entries will be displayed and the best work in the judges’ opinion, regardless of medium, will be shown in the Foss Gallery. The Edina Art Center, however, reserves the right to reject any work based on suitability.

Awards . Up to $750 in cash awards will be given to selected winners, including the Betsy Bryant Pottery Award for outstanding ceramic work.

Peer Award . Each entrant will receive a ballot to select their first and second choice for the best piece in the show from among all entries. The winner will receive a ribbon, $75, and the winning piece will be displayed in the gallery. Ballots are due Oct. 13.

Important Dates:

• Entry forms and fees due Wednesday, Sept. 7 by 8 p.m
• Artwork drop off Monday, Sept. 19th between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Artists’ Reception Thursday, Sept. 29 will be held 5 to 8 p.m., with a critique at 6 p.m.
• Artwork can be picked up either Friday, Sept. 23 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m for work not appearing in the show, or after the conclusion of the show on Thursday, Oct. 27,9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For entry form and information, go to pages 18-19 of  Spring-Summer Class Schedule .

International Competition!

The Minneapolis – St. Paul Print Circuit is a 6 show, 4 division exhibition circuit. Last year around 1,800 images were entered from people all over the world. This is a great opportunity to see local work judged against some of the finest photography in the world, in addition to a impressive display of images during the two days of judging. Members are invited to attend judging days as either volunteers or observers.

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The church is located on the north frontage road of state highway 36 about 1.5 miles east of I-694. Take highway 36 east from I-694 to Demontreville Road, exit north (left) on to the frontage road and then immediately east (right) up the frontage road about 1/3 mile. The church is on your left (north side) and has parking in the rear.

Judging Dates/Times:

January 15th and 22nd (Saturdays) start time = 9AM.

Crosstown Camera Club will be judging January 22nd.

COLOR Class A (max size – 16×20 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 6 Judges Choice medals
• 1 Camera Council medal for Best Ice, Water or Snow

MONOCHROME Class A (max size – 16×20 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 6 Judges Choice medals
• 1 Camera Council “Mark Kempenich” medal for Best Portrait

MONOCHROME Class B and COLOR Class B (max size – 8 1/2 x 12 including mounts)

• 1 PSA Gold Best of Show medal
• 3 Judges Choice medals

The sponsors of this International Exhibition of Photography have been awarded Recognition by PSA, the World’s largest patron of International photographic exhibitions. Acceptances received by PSA members in approved sections of this exhibition are eligible for PSA Star Ratings, listing in the worldwide PSA Who’s Who of photography, and credited toward the PSA Distinctions PPSA and EPSA. PSA is a non profit organization promoting the advancement of photography in all its forms to novice, amateur and professional photographers worldwide.

The only photo lab left in the world for Kodachrome opened it’s last bottle of blue die and is in it’s final processing run. Dwayne’s Photo of Parsons, Kansas will shut down this last processor today, with the final roll being the owner’s, marking the official end of a 75 year run for Kodachrome and for many the end of an era.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/us/30film.html

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Enter the Contest

Meeting Date:  September 16, 2010 – 6:30 PM

Meeting Location: Christ Presbyterian Church

Digital Salon: “Macro” — Close-up photography (1:1 or closer) with limited depth of field. Find small details of larger objects to create abstract looking images, or maybe you want to take pictures of creepy crawlies like spiders and beetles or maybe close ups of flowers. More info: http://www.photography-basics.com/2007/06/what-is-macro-photography/

Program: Steve Bye – Shooting Tethered with Lightroom 3
Shooting with your digital camera tethered to your computer via USB is a simple way to see your results immediately on a display much larger than the LCD on the back of your camera. Steve will demonstrate how easy it is to do with Lightroom 3.

Steve had a film darkroom many years ago but shut it down when it became too much work to set up and take down each time he wanted to use it. Digital photography rekindled his interest in photography. He is especially interested in inkjet printing. Steve is a Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop and teaches Photoshop, Lightroom, and digital photography at the Minneapolis Photo Center.

The deadline for submitting work for the Edina Art Center’s Juried Art Show was recently extended to Wednesday, September 15. All members of Crosstown Camera Club are also automatically members of the Edina Art Center. So think about entering something.

“26th Annual Members’ Juried Art Exhibition” features artwork created by Edina Art Center members of all levels, from beginning to professional.

Exhibit Information:
26th-Annual Members’ Juried Art Exhibition
Opening Date: Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010
Closing Date: Oct. 27, 2010

Featured Artists: Members of the Edina Art Center
Artists’ Media: Drawing, Painting, Pottery, Photography, Mixed Media
Opening Reception Date: Sept. 30, 2010
Reception Hours: 5-8 p.m. — Judges’ critique at 6 p.m.
Will Artists be present? Yes

Call the art center at 952-903-5780 for more information.

Meeting Date: June 17, 2010 – 6:30 PM

RSVP required! to: Mark Karney

Meeting Location: Warehouse Winery — 6415 Cambridge Street, Minneapolis, MN

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“Best of the Best”

Banquet and social time followed by awards presentation:

Points are accumulated throughout the competition year (September through May) and the three top scorers in each of the divisions (Monochrome Prints, Color Prints, Digital Images) are recognized during this special evening.

The “Competitor of the Year” is awarded to the person with the highest accumulated score overall score in all divisions. “Rookie Competitor of the Year” is awarded to a first-year member with the highest accumulated score overall in all divisions.

In addition to other special awards, judge’s awards are given based on the end-of-year judge(s) impressions of images that received an Acceptance (points = 8, 9 or 10) throughout the year.

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Our final meeting will be on the same night we normally would meet (Thursday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m.), but at a wine tasting warehouse. Instead of a photography presenter we are going to taste 7 different wines (more if the owner gets his whites done on time) and eat grilled brats. This will be our first brat/wine/photo judging party. The club will provide the brats and condiments, the wine tasting will be covered by a small fee, you can purchase wines directly from the owner that night at a substantial discount and the venue should be perfect for our year end judging. You will not want to miss this year end meeting, period.

We are not being charged for use of the space and the club dues will provide the brats and condiments. We will have a small charge for the tasting ($8-10), but the final figure is dependent upon the number of persons in attendance. We can have up to 90 people attend. Since we have about 45-50 members, each member can bring one guest and we’ll be ok. We really can’t accommodate more without incurring greater fees for the tasting, which means the meeting is only open to the first 90 who RSVP. To make sure we can plan this out I will need to know how many people wish to attend. You will not be charged if you end up not attending, but your early response will help me get a headcount to plan the event (food, wine, chairs). Therefore, I would ask that you e-mail me at Mark Karney within the next week to let me know if you intend to show up, and if so, whether you will bring a guest. If you don’t RSVP and we meet our quota, you will not be able to attend.

– Mark Karney

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The Interclub Competition is only open to the TCACCC clubs and their members.

Individual Entries to Interclub:

For the individual entries the procedure and rules are mostly the same as last year except that there will be no slide categories.  Slides may be scanned to submit as digital images.  Each member may enter up to four images in each category (Color Print, Monochrome Print, Digital Creative, Digital Nature and Digital Realistic). Please read the rules below for your entries!

Closing date is February 14, 2010.

Rules and entry forms – Individual Competition:

• Rules (PDF or Word)
• Entry Form (PDF or Word)
• Extra Print Labels (PDF or Word)
• Entry Drop-off Locations (PDF or Word)

Crosstown Camera Club members also may drop off their entries at the Edina Art Center in the same location prints are placed for club competitions, but in the folder marked “Interclub Competition”. If you are using the EAC as your drop-off location, please drop your entries off before noon on Saturday February 13th as the EAC closes early on Saturdays and is not open on Sundays.