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.

Are you ready? (1 Artist, 2 Shows!)

Gestalt I
Human Form Series
Bill Voight
BillVoight.com


Dear Friends in Art,

Are you ready to answer some hard questions--or at least to ponder them?

• Should the human form (nudes) be displayed as artwork?
• What is the difference between the human form as fine art and pornography?
• If an art show causes you to think or to feel uncomfortable, is that automatically good? bad?
• Is a nude show that depicts the female form automatically a feminist show?

If you're ready to contemplate questions like these, you'll want to attend black-and-white photographer Bill Voight's Artist Reception THIS SATURDAY, June 20, 6 - 8 PM, at Black Iris Gallery. We are located on Hwy 63 (River Street) in Spooner, and we have free parking on Oak Street.

Bill's human form series is called Just Between Us: Stories of Form and Figure, and it will hang in a separate room from the main gallery (Suite #1, top of the ramp).

If a nude show is too personal for you, please visit Bill's other show (lower level, ramp area), which showcases his elegant photography of the USS Nimitz. If you are a military buff in general or a United States Navy supporter in particular, this show is a stunning example of some of Bill's best-selling work. See below.

Wave Off
USS Nimitz Series
Bill Voight
BillVoight.com

On Saturday, Bill will be selling framed works ($250 - $400), matted prints ($100 - $225), and greeting cards ($5 each or 6 for $25) of both shows. Bill's prices reflect the high quality, archival materials he uses as well as the extensive labor required to print his fine art images. Even if you can't buy yet, please come in Saturday night to show your support of an artist who is publishing some of the best images I have seen recently. Appetizers and wine available, of course.

Bill's USS Nimitz show also features a coffee table book (hard and soft cover) that allows you to own the entire Nimitz show for less than $80.

See you Saturday for this fabulous art show. Bill will be here to answer questions and to discuss his fine art photography, which he captures on film and develops in his own darkroom.

Don't miss it--but if you do, his works will hang at Black Iris Gallery though August 2.

See you Saturday,
JoAnn

Black Iris Gallery
Hwy 63
Spooner, WI

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