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Tease: Sunday Afternoon Salon May

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:19 GMT

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Sunday Afternoon Salon will be held May 19 (beginning at 2PM) at the Flaming Chicken Studio, 4927 Silabert Ave., Charlotte 28205 (directions: go East on Monroe, cross Wendover, turn right on Commodore, left on Silabert). For more information call 704.804.7467.

Tease: Annuale Winners

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:26:50 GMT

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Light Factory Sixth Juried Annuale winners have been announced!

Our Juror, Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson, President & CEO of the Mint Museum of Art, had the daunting task of sifting through 110 entries before selecting the six finalists. Since Dr. Jameson was not told where any of the entrants were from, it is exciting to see that North Carolina (and the South) has dominated the field.

Congratulations to our winners:

Rachel E. Andrews (Denver, NC)

Timothy McCoy (Cumming, GA)

Laura Williams (Chapel Hill, NC)

Mitchell Kearney (Charlotte, NC)

Susan Alta Martin (Cullowhee, NC)

Jessica Naples (Columbus, OH)

Sixth Juried Annuale

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:50:57 GMT

Monday, May 28, 2013 through Sunday, September 15, 2013
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1 from 6-8PM

The Light Factory Sixth Juried Annuale winners have been announced!

Our Juror, Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson, President & CEO of the Mint Museum of Art, had the daunting task of sifting through 110 entries before selecting the six finalists. Since Dr. Jameson was not told where any of the entrants were from, it is exciting to see that North Carolina (and the South) has dominated the field.

Congratulations to our winners:

Rachel E. Andrews (Denver, NC)
Timothy McCoy (Cumming, GA)
Laura Williams (Chapel Hill, NC)
Mitchell Kearney (Charlotte, NC)
Susan Alta Martin (Cullowhee, NC)
Jessica Naples (Columbus, OH)

Please check our website in a few days, as we will be adding a few examples of the winning photographs.

Tease: Sunday Afternoon Salon April

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:54:24 GMT

Thursday, April 18, 2013

The April Sunday Afternoon Salon will be held this Sunday, April 21 at FABO, 2820 Selwyn Ave. Charlotte, NC. The Salon begins at 2PM. For directions and more information, call or 704.804.7467 (on Sunday, call FABO @ (704) 900-2430).

Tease: Sunday Afternoon Salon March

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:10:41 GMT

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The March Sunday Afternoon Salon will be held this Sunday, March 17 at FABO, 2820 Selwyn Ave. Charlotte, NC. The Salon begins at 2PM. For directions and more information, call or 704.333.9755.

Wired (Student Art Exchange)

jcrickenberger@lightfactory.org (Jen Crickenberger) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:22:18 GMT

Charlotte’s youth today faces an evolving universe of communication and technology. With the explosion of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Skype and other social media outlets, hours are spent in front of the computer or chatting with the world through a hand-held device. Information spreads rapidly and reaches the greater population with influence and immediacy. Technology is used every day, in the classroom, at home, to navigate, to research and to connect friends and family across miles and time zones. Technology keeps the world in constant connectivity.

Students at Rocky River High School and Renaissance School at Olympic High School were invited to explore technology as it relates to their personal lives through layered photographic collages and experimental film narratives. The work produced displays insight into the powerful role technology and the internet play in the daily experience of Charlotte’s teens.

Special thanks to The Light Factory’s teaching artists Dorne Pentes and Jennifer Crickenberger; to Mike Realon and Kelli Rembert at Renaissance Olympic; and to Andrew Vinson at Rocky River High School. The Light Factory also wishes to express gratitude to the ASC and NCAC.

Connected There but Not Always Here

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:03:20 GMT

Social Networking and the Power of Image

Exhibition Dates:
Monday, January 28 - Sunday, May 19, 2013
The Light Factory's Knight Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 6-8pm

Social networking has become an important part of many people’s lives. The internet has opened the door for anyone to meet and connect with millions of people. It also gives us the opportunity to gather and share first-hand information about anything and everything. Although most of us have been taught that we shouldn’t say anything that we didn’t want printed in a national newspaper, people continue to send their personal information into cyberspace without any idea of what might happen to it. Connected There but Not Always Here examines the effect technology has had on human relationships through the most fashionable networking outlets: facebook, blogging, twitter, and interactive video.

Connected There but Not Always Here features the work of Dina Litovsky, Gabriela Herman, Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman, and Celine Latulipe, Berto Gonzalez, and Annabel Manning.
(Image: Dina Litovsky)

Tease: Sunday Afternoon Salon January

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:40:50 GMT

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The January Sunday Afternoon Salon will be held this Sunday, January 20 at FABO, 2820 Selwyn Ave. Charlotte, NC. The Salon begins at 2PM. For directions and more information, call 704.804.7467.

Tease: Tuesday, January 15, 2013

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:39:06 GMT

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Here at The Light Factory, we’re getting things finalized for our Sixth Juried Annuale. To get everyone warmed up for our event, why not check out what CENTER, the photography organization in Santa Fe, NM, has to offer:

CENTER’s Annual Call for Entries for the Choice Awards, Project Grants and Review Santa Fe is currently under way. Enter to receive a monetary award, an exhibition, and admittance to the world-renowned portfolio review program where 1/3 of the participants receive scholarships.

Deadline is January 23, 2013. For more information, go to www.visitcenter.org/callforentries/overview

Tease: Sunday afternoon salon, December

dasma@lightfactory.org (Dina Asma) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:51:33 GMT

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The December Salon (the annual “Holiday Party Salon”) will be held Saturday, December 22 (please note change of date) beginning at 2PM at the home of Rob Singh-Latulipe, 13629 Porter Creek Road, Charlotte, NC. For more information and directions, call 704.804.7467.