HARVEY STEIN: CONEY ISLAND 40 YEARS OPENING

I am happy to tell you about Harvey Stein's photo exhibition hosted by Alan Klotz Gallery that will occur in Chelsea, NYC July 7-August 19, 2011. The opening is on July 7th from 6- 8 pm.

If you don't already know Harvey Stein I'd like to introduce you to his work.  Mr. Stein is one of the nicest and most talented portrait photographers in NYC. I took a book publishing class with him at the International Center of Photography in 2007 and learned a great deal about promoting my photography via a publication. I have created some mock up books for my photo project titled The Museum of Messages, but I have yet to publish anything

I plan on going to Mr. Stein's photo opening tomorrow night. I hope to see you there.

Have a nice day!

Don't Quit Your Day Job - Photo Opening at

HASTED KRAEUTLER is pleased to announce DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB, photographs by gallery owners. The exhibition is a lighthearted indulgence in the fantasy of "what might have been" for these lovers of photography had they not decided to pursue their day jobs. DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB is equally a celebration of the gallery owners' careers and contributions to contemporary art and photography, highlighting the origins in creating photography and art that led them to own galleries in the first place. While no one story is true of all the participants in this exhibition, many of them have practiced photography before and during their current careers as gallerists, while others moved from creating to representing photography, commercially, many years ago (and hardly ever looked back). In all cases, however, HASTED KRAEUTLER is honored to host the work of its colleagues in the business.

The artists are DEBORAH BELL, KIM BOURUS, BRIAN CLAMP, DAVID FAHEY, ZACH FEUER, MICHAEL FOLEY, JEFFREY FRAENKEL, JESSICA FREDERICKS, SARAH HASTED, STEVEN KASHER, ALAN KLOTZ, JOSEPH KRAEUTLER, PETER MACGILL, LAURENCE MILLER, ROBERT MANN, JANET RUSSEK, JACK SHAINMAN, ROSE SHOSHANA, RICK WESTER and SASHA WOLF.

While some of the photographs are on loan for exhibition only, most are for sale. The proceeds will be donated to Lotus House Women's Shelter, a quiet enclave in the heart of one of Miami's poorest neighborhoods.

For more information, please contact HASTED KRAEUTLER at 212-627-0006 or info@hastedkraeutler.com.

The exhibition will be on view from July 7 to August 19, 2011. Please join us for a reception for the artists on Thursday, July 7, 5 - 8 p.m.

New Photo by Helena V. Supporting Our Environment

Last week I lit and photographed the above orange purse in front of one of my photos from The Museum of Messages . 

In post production I added the green to expand the frame, added water coming out of the spout and set the type that says "be ("kind" is in the original photo) to our environment". You can see the original back drop photo (behind the purse) at http://themuseumofmessages.com/

Kickstarter helps people (like you!) fund creative projects.

I was introduced to http://www.kickstarter.com/ through PDN (Photo District News) magazine.

Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.

Currently I am working on submitting The Museum of Messages to Kickstarter in order to gain funding so I can continue to share people's written thoughts with the public.

The Museum of Messages + acurator.com Blog

Today I received an email from Julie Grahame, founder of acurator.com, letting me know that she posted a few photos from The Museum of Messages onto her blog. =)

Since I have been designing, photographing and assisting professional photographers I have had little time to work on The Museum of Messages . If you visit that homepage you will get some free hugs.

Free Hugs in NYC - Photo Of The Week

This summer I was headed to Governor's Island off the tip of Battery Park in NYC to go to a 1920's Jazz Fest. While waiting for a friend in Union Square I saw this dude holding up a sign that said "Free Hugs". I laughed, pulled my camera out and captured this message that made me feel really good because I was having a bad day. I hope it will have the same effect on you. If you'd like to see the photo a bit bigger click on The Museum of Messages link.

35th Anniversary International Women Only Photography Call for Entry

More Info here http://bit.ly/bhtPOb

Application Deadline: September 30, 2010

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 - Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Reception: June 1, 2011, 6:00 a

Soho Photo
15 White Street
New York NY 10013
212-410-3865

Details: To celebrate our 35th anniversary, PWP invites ALL WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS - NON-MEMBERS AND MEMBERS, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL to submit entries. Jurors Elinor Carucci and Stephen Perloff award $3000 in prizes and the Grand Prize image will appear on the cover of IMPRINTS Magazine Fall/Winter issue.

AWARDS:
Winners will be selected from four categories. Submissions may be made to more than one category, and there is no limit to the number of images submitted. The categories are:

People
Places
Nature
Abstract

Selected images will be seen by an international audience of collectors, curators, art consultants and others who appreciate fine art photography. These images, as well as 20 Jurors’ Selections, will be exhibited in a two-week group show at New York’s Soho Photo gallery from June 1 – June 14, 2011 and in on online exhibition on the PWP website for six months, November 15, 2010 – May 15, 2011. An additional 30 images selected for Honorable Mention will also be included in the PWP online Exhibition.
• Grand Prize: One photographer will receive $600 and have their image on the cover of IMPRINTS Magazine 2010 Fall/Winter issue. IMPRINTS Magazine, the official publication of PWP, is published in hard copy and online editions. The image will be in the Soho Photo gallery show and the PWP online exhibition.
• First Prizes: 4 photographers (one in each category) will receive $300 and their selected image will appear in the Fall/Winter issue of IMPRINTS Magazine. Their image will be in the Soho Photo gallery show and PWP online exhibition.
• Second Prizes: 4 photographers (one in each category) will receive $200 and their image will appear in IMPRINTS Fall/Winter issue. Their image will be in the Soho Photo gallery show and PWP online exhibition.
• Third Prizes: 4 photographers (one in each category) will receive $100 and their image will appear in the Fall/Winter issue of IMPRINTS. Their image will be exhibited in the Soho Photo gallery show and PWP online exhibition.
• Jurors’ Selections: 20 additional images will be included in the New York City group exhibition and the PWP online exhibition.
• Honorable Mention: 37 additional images will be included in the PWP online gallery exhibition.

Any questions, email open.calls@pwponline.org

Heartstorming Ideas By Ian Summers

Ian Summers, a creative coach, co-creates an environment where people are safe to bring what they love and what matters to come into being. Recently he wrote about my photo fine art concept The Museum of Messages and I thought to share his post with you. If you would like to have some creative guidance I would recommend chatting with Ian. If interested in contacting him you may find his number and email at this link.

Think About The Future

Last spring I was walking out of my apartment building by Gramercy Park in NYC and came across this message on a post office box. I think this verbal expression is relevant for the times we are currently living in as I hear that many people are going through transitional periods in their lives whether it be in a career, an environment, a relationship, etc. This is a time of change! Do you agree? I have added this image to The Museum of Messages online gallery.

The 911 Memorial Museum + The Museum of Messages

Today I received an email from Meghan Walsh, a public affairs employee at the 911 Memorial Museum in downtown NYC, telling me that she has posted some of the photos I shot at Ground Zero in 2006 on their blog.

You may see that post at this link:

http://blog.national911memorial.org/?p=2609

These photos are part of The Museum of Messages, a photo concept that I am currently building. If you'd like to learn more about this online museum, you may at this link:

http://themuseumofmessages.com/a.statement.html

Create Change

Did I forget to tell you that Discreet Messages is now branded as The Museum of Messages? Helena V's goal is to create an online presence of people's visual thoughts and share them with the world. People write what they are thinking for a reason. They want to be heard. Visit http://themuseumofmessages.com/ to see more. What do you think?