2nd Annual Photo Show at Black Iris Gallery in Spooner

Members of the Northern Lights Camera Club (NLCC), which meets monthly in Spooner, Wisconsin, will showcase their latest works at the Second Annual Photo Exhibit on Saturday, August 8, 2009, 5 - 8 PM, at an Artist Reception.

The public is invited to meet the exhibitors, enjoy and buy quality photography, and share appetizers and beverages at the event, which is hosted by Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing on Hwy 63 in downtown Spooner.

The show will hang until Saturday, September 12. All framed photographs, matted prints, and greeting cards are available for sale by the photographers themselves. The photo shown here, called Walk with Me, was taken by Anna Merritt, owner of Misty Pine Photography in Gordon, Wisconsin at Copper Falls State Park near Mellen, Wisconsin.

“After the success of last year’s show, the leadership team felt it was important to keep the Club’s creative momentum going,” says JoAnn Martin, owner of the Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing and a business sponsor of the Club. “They decided an annual Photo Show would be a great way to do that, and I’m honored that Black Iris Gallery can be a part of it.”

“This year’s show includes several new members to the club,” adds Barb Ray, a photographer from Birchwood, Wisconsin. “Our members range from portrait and wedding photographers to those who shoot street scenes, architecture, wildlife, nudes, and still lifes. Everyone is welcome,” explains Ray. “From beginners to professionals.”

On Saturday, August 8, from 5 - 8 PM, you can meet the photographers in person at the show’s Opening Reception. You’ll also learn about the Northern Lights Camera Club and its mission while enjoying the freshest works by the most talented photographers in the area.

The Gallery’s summer hours are Monday – Saturday, 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Enjoy free parking on Oak Street. For more information about the show, please call 715-635-4548 or visit http://www.blackirisframing.com/ and click “Art Shows.” See you Saturday, August 8, at Black Iris Gallery in Spooner.

Photo Show Extended!

Hi, everyone!

I have good news. If you haven't seen the Northern Lights Camera Club's 1st Annual Photo Exhibit here at Black Iris Gallery, now is the time. Due to such positive reviews, the show has been extended and will hang until at least mid-October.

Below is more information for you. It's an excerpt of a press release the regional newspapers received today. All the juicy details are here!

Blue Heron
Barb Ray, Birchwood, WI

"This show is amazingly good,” says JoAnn Martin, owner of Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing in Spooner. "The members of the local Camera Club have a lot to be proud of.”

The show is the Northern Lights Camera Club’s first public exhibit. “What you’ll notice as you come down the ramp [below Kegler’s Pub & Pin],” continues Martin, “is that all of the photographers are local, and all of their work is stunning. I couldn’t be happier with this show,” says Martin, smiling and pausing to point out her favorite photograph.

“Look at this blue heron!” she says, obviously taken with it. “I’ve asked Barb Ray, who took this picture, to print a larger size for me [you can too]. I’m buying it from her so I can frame it and hang it at home—I can’t take my eyes off it.”

Opening night
Sept 6, 2008

Most images are in color, but professional photographer Bill Voight of Hayward works strictly in black and white, and strictly on film. “I have my own dark room and hand-develop my own silver gelatin prints,” says Voight. “This way I always control my finished product.” You’ll be drawn to Voight’s images, which show his eye for detail and his heart for humanity. Most recently Voight’s work hung at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California, in a show titled USS Nimitz: Tiger Cruise. Voight’s one-man show chronicled his time as an artist and a writer on board the aircraft carrier of the same name.

Another professional photographer in the Camera Club, David Herrick of Spooner, has three images in the local Photo Exhibit. Herrick is exhibiting his current body of work at the state’s Department of Administration Building in Madison. Titled Wisconsin’s Skies, Trees and Earth, this show is juried and runs now through October 20, 2008. David’s work is said to “capture Wisconsin’s beauty through its landscapes, flora, fauna and historical structures.” For more, go here: http://arts.state.wi.us/static/DOAlobby.htm

Hosted by the Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing, the Photo Exhibit has received such good reviews that it will hang at least until mid-October. All works are available for sale by the artists.

“The local photographers have done an excellent job of capturing the beauty of northwest Wisconsin,” adds Martin. “If you haven’t seen the Photo Show yet, now is the time.”

In addition to framed pieces, club members also have matted prints, unmatted prints, and greeting cards for sale. The Black Iris Gallery & Custom Framing is located on Hwy 63 in Spooner, at 410 North River Street (free parking on Oak Street). Fall hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. For more information, please visit www.blackirisframing.com or call 715-635-4548.

Hope to see you at the Show!

JoAnn