African-American Photographers Honored at 9th Annual Lucie Awards

The Lucie Awards is the annual gala ceremony that celebrates master photographers and their contributions to the field of photography. Honorees are determined each year by the Lucie Awards Advisory Board, and pre-announced.

So basically, the Lucie Awards is like the Academy Awards for the photography industry.

At this year's 9th Annual Lucie Awards held on October 24th in NYC, it was great to see two African-American photographers honored. The 2011 honorees of note are:

Dawoud Bey for Achievement in Portraiture

Eli Reed for Achievement in Documentary Photography Award

Also honored was the Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki for Achievement in Fine Art.

Congratulations!

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Giving Away 2 Free Copies of the Fall 2011 Issue of SPE's Exposure Journal

To celebrate the publication of my portfolio profile on UK photographer Marcia Michael in the Fall 2011 issue of exposure (the journal of the Society for Photographic Education) I'm giving away 2 free copies to the first 2 readers who contact me via Twitter.

This issue also features:

• Todd Hido and Elaine O'Neil in conversation
• Interview with artist Ann Hamilton
• A review of The Mexican Suitcase: The Rediscovered Spanish Civil War Negatives of Capa, Chim and Taro
• Nine Audio Photo Assignments by Gregory Halpern and Jason Fulford
• and more...

Come and get them!


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24th Carroll Harris Simms Black Art Competition and Exhibit

The African American Museum is the only one of its kind in the Southwestern Region devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It has one of the largest African American Folk Art collections in the United States.

Black artists across the nation compete for awards in the categories of Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography and Mixed Media. Winning artwork entries in the various categories have become part of the African American Museum's permanent collection.

The Competition is named in recognition of Mr. Simms' outstanding contribution to art and art education. He joined the faculty of Texas Southern University (formerly Texas State University for Negro's) in 1950 and was co-founder of the art department. Professor Simms served on the faculty until 1987.

Simms developed a unique program of ceramics and sculpture at the University. The body of Terra Cotta Shrine sculptures created by Professor Simms' students represents a distinct contribution to the evolution of Twentieth Century African American sculpture.

Deadline October 22, 2011 - get more info and download the entry from the African American Museum website.

Read Caroll Harris Simms' obituary in the Houston Chronicle for more info about this artist, author, professor and key figure in African American Art History.  

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