Title: Breakthrough: An Amateur Photography Revolution
Dates: April 20 - June 16, 2007
Location: The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery (main gallery), San Francisco, CA
The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery presented a multi-faceted exhibition and panel discussion examining the new digital environment that has revolutionized the way photographers shoot, store and share images. Our examination centered on the empowered digital communities fostered by two Bay Area enterprises that are helping to define and push the boundaries of how images live within a virtual ecosystem.
Exhibition
In the South Gallery: JPG Magazine: Community and Opportunity
In partnership with the SFAC Gallery, the JPG Magazine community tackled the theme Breakthrough in a multimedia exhibition that celebrates global participation and exposes the editorial process. Over 4000 amateur photographers worldwide entered their photographs into the juried competition. 25 were chosen to be printed large and exhibited in the Gallery. The remaining images were represented in a wallpaper format. So everyone who entered was in the exhibition! For most this was their first gallery exhibition. An accompanying feature appeared in JPG's May issue.
In the North Gallery: Takes on Flickr
Six leading Bay Area curators explored the expansive Flickr community and emerged with image-sets (10 images for each curator) that reflect unexpected thematic threads and a diverse array of photographic styles.
Curators: Rebeca Bollinger, Heather Champ, Joseph del Pesco, Chuck Mobley, Renny Pritikin, and Terri Whitlock.
Curators: Rebeca Bollinger, Heather Champ, Joseph del Pesco, Chuck Mobley, Renny Pritikin, and Terri Whitlock.
Also featuring Flickr-interactive artist’s projects:
Flickr, a music video by Jonathan Coultan
Flickr Umbrella by Takashi Matsumoto & Sho Hashimoto.
Panel Discussion
Thursday, May 31, 6:00 – 7:30pm, Free
Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library, Lower Level, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
Are we all photographers now? What does it mean to be a "photographer" when there's a camera in every phone and photos can travel the globe with the click of a button? Join this panel of artists and experts for a lively conversation about the art and practice of photography in the brave new digital age.
Moderator: Thom Sempere, Executive Director, PhotoAlliance Panelists: J.D. Beltran, Artist; Caterina Fake, Co- Founder, Flickr; Deanne Fitzmaurice, Photojournalist /Pulitzer Prize recipient, San Francisco Chronicle; Derek Powazek, JPG Cofounder and Social Media Consultant
