Sofia Richie’s photographer shares unseen wedding photos, and her mother’s dress was incredible

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Will you ever get over Sofia Richie Grainge‘s wedding? Us neither.

In case you need a recap, the 24-year-old It-girl, and daughter of Lionel Richie wed British record executive Elliot Grainge at the luxurious Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the South of France in April this year.

She enlisted the trusty eyes of photography duo Shannen Norman and Emily Blake, (aka Norman & Blake) to capture the wedding. On Monday, they treated us to a slew of brand new unseen images from the wedding, revealing even more exquisite fashion details. And Sofia’s mother Diane Alexander’s dazzling Oscar De La Renta dress is our new favourite obsession.

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Norman and Blake shared a stunning new close up of Diane’s dress

New images gave us a close up of the fashion designer and ex wife of Lionel Richie’s incredible black translucent maxi dress from the label’s pre-fall 2023 collection, adorned with gold sequinned rosettes and accompanied with a showstopping cape of the same design. Dramatic elegance at its finest.

“Co-creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia explore the essence of summer through bold hues, floral emblems and intricate detail similarly found in the wildlife that flourishes during these warmer months,” the brand explains on its website. It also says that the cape gown exudes “an excitement for the many warm months ahead,” proving the glamorous dress is perfect for all year round.

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Sofia posted an image with hers and Elliot’s parents after the wedding

We also got a never-before-seen glimpse of Sofia’s adorable flower girls. They were dressed in white dresses with black statement bows to match her noir bridesmaids dresses. The epitome of monochrome chic.

Norman and Blake shared a new images of Sofia’s flower girls

Though she sported a slew of stylish pre-wedding and honeymoon outfits, it’s undeniable that Sofia’s wedding dresses were the sartorial sirens that stopped the fashion world in its tracks. She unofficially became Chanel’s poster girl of 2023 after she wore not one, but three jawdropping custom gowns designed by Virginie Viard for her big day.

Suffice to say we know exactly where she gets her innately chic fashion sense from. Did somebody say “like mother, like daughter?”

Denver Art Museum’s New Photography Exhibit, Personal Geographies, Invites Us to Slow Down

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Photography

With the ever-increasing pace of modern life and contemporary culture, it is all too easy to overlook the smaller, quieter places in our world. But in the Denver Art Museum’s upcoming photography exhibit Personal Geographies, two contemporary photographers show the importance of slowing down through works that illustrate humanity in rural landscapes.

On view from Sunday, July 30, to February 11, 2024, Personal Geographies presents 32 images by Colorado photographer Trent Davis Bailey alongside nineteen recently acquired photos by Iñupiaq photographer Brian Adams. These two independent artists have deep ties to their heritage, and they utilize their creative practices to capture the environments where they and their relatives are from, as well as to honor the genuine human experiences of the people who live there today.

Makayla Nayokpuk watching her dad, Dennis Davis, operate his drone in Shishmaref, Alaska, from the series I Am Inuit.
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Makayla Nayokpuk watching her dad, Dennis Davis, operate his drone in Shishmaref, Alaska, from the series I Am Inuit.

Brian Adams

Brian Adams is based in Anchorage, Alaska, and travels extensively throughout the state and other circumpolar regions in order to share Inuit life, document native villages and capture the myriad implications of climate change on these sensitive landscapes. This ongoing work makes up his most recent series and book, I AM INUIT, from which several captivating images were borrowed for Personal Geographies. Adams is the co-founder of INDIGENOUS PHOTOGRAPH and The 400 Years Project, extensive photo collectives that seek to advocate for and elevate the voices of Indigenous photographers and storytellers.

“What influences my work the most in Alaska is the people and their connection to the land,” says Adams. “My photography is focused on environmental portraits. When I am making a portrait outdoors, I feel like I have two subjects I am collaborating with: the human in the frame and Alaska, which is its own presence.”

“Izzi and Cece, Hotchkiss, Colorado,” by Trent Davis Bailey.
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“Izzi and Cece, Hotchkiss, Colorado,” by Trent Davis Bailey.

Trent Davis Bailey

Meanwhile, Trent Davis Bailey, who lives in Evergreen, spent many years visiting and revisiting the North Fork Valley in western Colorado after vivid childhood memories of his extended family led him to return with camera in hand. Over time, what started as a simple exploration of place turned into a fulfilling reunion with his relatives and an intimate connection to the community, which resulted in a richly emotive photographic series titled The North Fork. Many of the photographs from that series will be displayed in Personal Geographies; they’ll soon be published as a book along with two essays and a poem.

“I find the interconnectedness of Colorado’s diverse microclimates, waterways, people and animals endlessly fascinating,” says Bailey. “When I take pictures, I seek intimacy and find meaning in human connection. Even if there isn’t a person in the picture, my perception of a place is influenced by human activity.”

Indeed, this relationship between the magnificence of landscape and the human-sized moments within it is a powerful theme seen in both Adams and Bailey’s photography. However, it’s compelling to note how their respective bodies of work have evolved synchronously in two vastly different parts of the country. These two artists are entirely original and distinctive, and Personal Geographies allows us to discover the unique approaches that they each take in order to convey their shared appreciation for nature and humanity.

“Roundabout, Hotchkiss, Colorado,” by Trent Davis Bailey.
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“Roundabout, Hotchkiss, Colorado,” by Trent Davis Bailey.

Trent Davis Bailey

“Because of its descriptive power, photography is very good at witnessing things in the world,” says DAM curator of photography Eric Paddock, who conceived and curated this exhibit in collaboration with curatorial associate Kimberly Roberts. “There’s this thread of photography — and I think it’s manifest in the exhibit here — where the photographer almost disappears, and the photographs just give us the opportunity to look into the world, or out at the world, and to see things that we wouldn’t ordinarily see.”

“I think in the modern world, when we are all more busy than we’d like to be…sometimes you miss those little things that hold a lot of beauty in life,” adds Roberts. “And I think there’s a lot of moments in both Trent’s work and Brian’s work that are the product of that — just kind of a reminder not to miss those little things, even if it’s just capturing that shadow, because that’s where a lot of wonderful things in life lie.

“No matter where you are in the world, if you’re human, there’s certain things that we all do,” she continues. “If you see laundry hanging on a line, you know you’ve got a version of that. I think that relatability, no matter where you are, is important.”

“Fish Camp, Canada,” from the series Ilatka: The Inuit Word for My Relatives.
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“Fish Camp, Canada,” from the series Ilatka: The Inuit Word for My Relatives.

Brian Adams

From appreciating an authentic and intimate view into someone’s life to considering the big picture of climate change in rural populations, in many ways, Personal Geographies asks us to look at, and pay attention to, things normally unseen.

“In a broad sense, these pictures invite us to examine our prevailing cultural values, and whether you agree with what the pictures say or not, I think that’s important to stop and think about,” Paddock concludes. “It’s important to slow down and look. That’s one of the things that I admire about these pictures, and I think that’s one of the things that museums are for.”

Personal Geographies will be on view in the Denver Art Museum’s photography galleries, located on the sixth level of the Martin Building, from July 30, 2023, to February 11, 2024. This exhibit is included with general admission; visit the DAM’s website for more information.

Mum, dad, other: intimate photographs of parents

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Sage Sohier: Bleaching Ritual

Sage Sohier’s mother was a professional model in her younger years, and the mature woman (on the right here, with Sohier herself centre, and sister Laine left) depicted in her photographs still retains a glamour and grace from that time. In her series Witness to Beauty, Sohier recreates memories from childhood of her mother’s beauty routines, planned and performed in collaboration with an affectionate, wry humour

How to support local artists with disabilities at the Folsom Palladio Farmer’s Market

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

July is National Disability Pride Month, and Wednesday marks the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act becoming law in the United States.To celebrate, adults with disabilities are hosting a pop-up shop at the Palladio Folsom Farmer’s Market on Wednesday. This is the first time the artists will be selling their handmade work since before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns.The artists are coming from UCP of Sacramento and Northern California’s adult day program.The non-profit supports over 3,000 children and adults every month with intellectual disabilities. “If you buy anything, you will get the biggest thank you and smile, even if you come to the booth and look at the art,” Megan Laurie, with UCP, told KCRA 3. “What it means to the individuals is honestly that they matter. Sometimes we forget that they matter, but they do. They as an individual are important and they shouldn’t be isolated from society.”Bob, one of the artists, said he is most excited to “just be with people” at the market on Wednesday.Andrew, Bob’s friend, said this will be his first time selling his art.”I am remarkable and I’m truly blessed to be with my friends here, and I want to keep up the good work that I want to do,” he said.You can meet the UCP artists at the Palladio Folsom Farmer’s Market between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26.The will accept cash or Venmo for payment. All sales will go directly to the artists themselves.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —

July is National Disability Pride Month, and Wednesday marks the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act becoming law in the United States.

To celebrate, adults with disabilities are hosting a pop-up shop at the Palladio Folsom Farmer’s Market on Wednesday.

This is the first time the artists will be selling their handmade work since before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns.

The artists are coming from UCP of Sacramento and Northern California’s adult day program.

The non-profit supports over 3,000 children and adults every month with intellectual disabilities.

“If you buy anything, you will get the biggest thank you and smile, even if you come to the booth and look at the art,” Megan Laurie, with UCP, told KCRA 3. “What it means to the individuals is honestly that they matter. Sometimes we forget that they matter, but they do. They as an individual are important and they shouldn’t be isolated from society.”

Bob, one of the artists, said he is most excited to “just be with people” at the market on Wednesday.

Andrew, Bob’s friend, said this will be his first time selling his art.

“I am remarkable and I’m truly blessed to be with my friends here, and I want to keep up the good work that I want to do,” he said.

You can meet the UCP artists at the Palladio Folsom Farmer’s Market between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26.

The will accept cash or Venmo for payment. All sales will go directly to the artists themselves.

Top 10 Native American-Owned Businesses and How to Start One

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Native

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Although it’s not November, which is a Native American heritage month, we strongly believe that we need to pay more attention to native-owned businesses all year round. Statistics say that Native American businesses contribute over $33 billion to the economy of our country. Let’s speak about Native American-owned businesses that deserve our interest and attention. Additionally, we’ll explore ways to get business financing that are available to American Indians.

The 10 Best Native-Owned Businesses We Love

Want to support Indigenous-owned businesses but don’t know where to start? Here are some well-known brands and hidden gems to consider.

1. B. Yellowtail

B. Yellowtail is a Native American-owned company founded by Bethany Yellowtail, who is an award-winning fashion designer and a member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation. The brand specializes in fashion and accessories. It allows individuals to touch wearable art that tells its unique story by reflecting Indigenous heritage.

The brand is proudly owned by Indigenous women. Its mission is to share its unique aesthetic with the like-minded. In a world of Indigenous misappropriation, B. Yellowtail is a sincere voice that stands for fair representation and empowerment through design.

2. Eighth Generation

Eighth Generation is a Native American brand owned by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe that creates authentic Indigenous art. The company’s slogan is “Inspired Natives, not Native-inspired,” which greatly corresponds to what it does. Besides providing 100% Native American made and designed wool blankets, scarfs, fine art, apparel, and jewelry, the brand also contributes to promoting emerging Native American artists.

Each item created by Eighth Generation contains unique cultural elements and introduces us to spellbinding specifics peculiar to a Tribe and Nation. If you’re looking for an inspiring Native American art and lifestyle brand, give it a shot. You can shop through the Eighth Generation website or visit its store in Seattle.

3. Beyond Buckskin Boutique

Beyond Buckskin Boutique is a brand that specializes in Native American fashion, clothing, jewelry, and accessories. It works with more than 40 Native American artists and promotes their collections to make them more recognizable to the general public. All artists bring cultural stories to modern fashion by advancing traditional Native American practices and using ancient designs and natural materials.

The brand was launched in 2009 by Jessica R. Metcalfe, who is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Although it all started as an online platform that promotes the first Native original designers, in 2012, the website opened its own online boutique to sell their works and art too. Now its major goal is to share Native American culture with the world through authentic designs.

4. SheNative

SheNative is a leather handbags and accessories brand launched by Cree entrepreneur Devon Fiddler. The brand is aimed at helping women reveal their inner strength and confidence. It creates workplaces for Native people, mostly Indigenous women, helping them to express themselves and achieve their goals. The handbags created by SheNative have a modern look but, at the same time, contain unique cultural motifs, such as feather attachments and fringe tassels.

SheNative also believes that providing a more socially conscious fashion industry will help us change the world for the better by reducing the impacts of non-degradable waste. Thus, you can rest assured you deal with a brand that is committed to sustainability and responsible consumption when purchasing items created by SheNative.

5. NotAbove

NotAbove is a brand founded by Nanibaa Beck, who is a Navajo Nation representative. The brand took its name from the owner’s favorite mispronunciation of her name back in 2007. It creates handcrafted jewelry with a focus on Native indigenous languages.

6. Sḵwálwen Botanicals

Sḵwálwen is a luxury Indigenous brand founded by Leigh Joseph of Squamish First Nation. It creates botanical skin care products and uses traditional Squamish plant knowledge to ensure your skin will get only high-quality, sustainably harvested, and sourced ingredients. If you take a look at its products’ names, you will learn more about the place where this plant knowledge comes from.

7. Michelle Brown

Michelle Brown is a Salt Lake City-based brand named in honor of the Dine designer who launched it. The company sells a diverse selection of premium apparel, bags, and jewelry. Michelle’s creations reflect the extreme contrast between her childhood in the Two Gray Hills Navajo reservation in New Mexico and her career. Michelle is known for partnering with renowned designers like Ralph Lauren and Lane Bryant.

8. Bedré Fine Chocolate

Bedré Fine Chocolate is a local staple that was once a small chocolatier selling its products at Homer Elementary School in Oklahoma. Now it’s a nationally-recognized brand owned by the Chickasaw Nation. It offers a variety of chocolate products, gifts, and receipts. Some of the most popular options include handcrafted chocolate barks, chocolate sauces, and premium dark chocolate coffee blends.

9. TPMOCS

TPMOCS is a brand launched by Maria Running Fisher Jones, who was raised on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana by a single mother. Now Maria raises the question of poverty and helps residents of the Blackfeet community fight against it.

The brand specializes in handcrafted traditional moccasins for kids and babies. Although TPMOCS’s footwear has modern designs, the brand has a strong focus on preserving traditions. Additionally, it allows you to create your own design to better meet your needs. Thus, you can make moccasins look just like you want.

10. Cheekbone Beauty

Cheekbone Beauty is a well-known make-up brand created by Jenn Harper. The brand’s goal is to help Indigenous youth feel represented and seen in the beauty industry, as well as support them and create a safe space for творчества и созидания. And it’s not just words. By donating a portion of its earnings from each purchase, Cheekbone Beauty provides more educational opportunities for Indigenous youth. If you’re looking for sustainable cosmetics products and want to support a Native American-owned business, Cheekbone Beauty seems to be a suitable option.

Financing Options for Indigenous-Owned Businesses

Below are a few options for Native people who want to start a new business or invest in an existing Native American-owned business development.

Grants for a Native American Business Provided by Indian Affairs

Indian Affairs is a division of the US Department of the Interior that offers grants and programs that are aimed at supporting Native American entrepreneurs. Native Americans who want to start a new business or develop the existing one can consider the following options:

Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) Grant. This annual grant provides financial assistance to tribes and tribal organizations seeking business counseling. With its help, businesses can hire specialists who will help them conduct feasibility studies or business plans on the viability of a business.
National Tribal Broadhead Grant (NTBG). This grant provides technical assistance to tribes and tribal organizations.
Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program (ILGP). ILGP is aimed at helping American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and individuals get loans at reasonable interest rates. It becomes possible due to financial backing from the federal government that reduces the risk to lenders.
Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant (TEDC). This grant helps tribes establish their energy business or enhance the energy capacity of their business.
Indian Business Incubators Program (IBIP). The program supports Native entrepreneurs by providing them with the tools needed to grow their businesses and serve tribal communities more efficiently.
Tribal Tourism Grant Program (TTGP). TTGP’s core goal is to support tribes by provisioning them with additional funding. The funds can be used toward developing tribal tourism businesses.

Options Offered by the Office of Native Americans Affair

The US Small Business Administration’s Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) provides several tools for Native American-owned businesses to help them expand and grow. The office specializes in technical assistance, which includes the following disciplines:

Marketing;
Opportunity development and capture;
Contract management;
Strategic and operational planning;
Financial analysis;
Compliance.

Native American Tribal Loans

Multiple lending companies support small businesses owned by Native Americans, no matter their credit backgrounds. Indigenous people can access guaranteed tribal loans for bad credit at competitive terms and with a few more benefits. For example, Native people usually don’t need to provide collateral or undergo a hard credit check. Additionally, such loans have flexible repayment terms, so you can repay them in affordable monthly installments. For approved applications, the funds can be deposited into an active bank account within one business day.

Additionally, there are options offered by traditional lenders. To access one, you need to meet their minimum credit score requirements. However, loan terms may be more favorable for those Native Americans with good or excellent credit.

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St. Charles Public Library showcases local artist

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Native

In July and August, the St. Charles Public Library is hosting an exhibit by local artist Tessa Koller, a St. Charles native who specializes in multiple mediums.

Her art-making skills led to her earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2008.

Since then, she has pursued painting, abstraction, realistic portraits and landscapes, and visually dynamic acrylic pours. She’s had her work displayed at 116Gallery and many venues in and outside of St. Charles.

One of St. Charles artist Tessa Koller’s acryllic paintings is on display in the Community Artist Gallery at the St. Charles Public Library.
– Courtesy of St. Charles Public Library

In addition to exhibiting locally, Koller has traveled to almost nine countries delivering keynote speeches and showcasing her work.

The story behind her artwork is one to follow and is regularly published in multiple magazines and national health and wellness journals. She was recently published in the international magazine Wellbeing Magazine and manages a blog that draws hundreds of unique subscribers from across the world. Visit www.tessakollerart.com for more details about her triumphant story, her articles and blog, and subscribe to her monthly newsletter.

The St. Charles Public Library has displayed the works of local artists through the Community Artist Gallery program since 1979.
– Courtesy of St. Charles Public Library

Since 1979, the works of local artists have been on display at the St. Charles Public Library through its Community Artist Gallery program. For more information about the gallery and the art that is showcased, or if you would like to feature your work, send an email via www.scpld.org/use-your-library/displays/.

The exhibit can be seen anytime the Library is open: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

The St. Charles Public Library is located at One South Sixth Avenue in St. Charles. For more information, visit scpld.org or call (630) 584-0076, ext. 240.

WVU working towards new lanes in marketing landscape

Jul 26, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

MORGANTOWN — The title sounds probably way too high-falutin … assistant athletic director in charge of digital/creative media.

Mostly, though, Ross Marra, a Bridgeport native and graduate of Bridgeport High, figures the job he just took with West Virginia University is to come up with new, different and entertaining ways of bringing the world into West Virginia athletics through video, photos and social media.

His arrival signifies another step into the branding effort that is going on throughout the Big 12 under the philosophies put forth by its commissioner Brett Yormark as the league changes its image and focus to create a young, hipper following of fans.

And so it was, as his first week on the job came to an end and he reached for a towel to dry off those feet he now had gotten wet, Marra was asked to explain how he sees his role in presenting and promoting WVU athletics, especially at a difficult point in their history.

“I’m a sports person and a sports fan who learned creative media,” he said. “It helps me understand the game and anticipate plays as far as shooting it. As the landscape of college athletics evolved over time, that brought in creativeness.”

No longer was the game the only focus. Yes, ESPN and Fox and whichever of the thousand or so streaming networks would be handling the game, was in charge of getting the word out. Now WVU had control over it, too, through its website and social media accounts and the approach could be far more creative than in the past.

As long as WVU has been involved in athletics, as many tales as have been told, Marra would be looking for new ones.

“There’s always stories to be told, powerful stories to be told,” he stressed.

The art of storytelling was evolving rapidly.

“It’s definitely keeping our departments on their toes. The equipment evolves, social media evolves.

“It’s hard to always be in that creative mindset. It’s hard to be always thinking of new ways to cover the teams, but it’s so much fun to be there covering the games.”

Marra plans to try and find new approaches to old stories.

“Over the past couple of years (at Wake Forest) I was in charge of cinematic game recaps,” he said. “The way I view that is when you set out to do a cinematic game recap there’s so much game coverage from ESPN or whatever network you are playing on that you don’t go there. My sole focus and outlook on that is to showcase the angles the viewers aren’t going to see on TV; to tell the story from a completely different angle.”

That could be miking up players or coaches, new perspectives, new views. He wants to have things like a camera in the student section, views from behind the bench with a different kind of lens than the TV cameras have, locker room stories, interpersonal stories.

“You can tell them the story within the game with less focus on the final score,” he said. “There are multiple stories that take place within the game as far as different player storylines and things like what’s going on in the players’ lives.

“It’s being always out there, always ready to capture different moments. You never know what you are going to use. We try to report on as much as we can,” he added.

His background as a WVU fan tells him the passionate fan base is an asset for him.

“That’s an extreme help. For 25 years of my life I have a part of that fan base. It’s fun to create for passionate fans. As someone who has been a part of it, I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of what WVU fans want to see; what they are most passionate about. Also the historic clips that resonate with fans.”

What Marra does is not to be confused with an unbiased reporting approach. His job, he says, is more to market WVU athletics than anything else.

“Whatever it takes to showcase WVU and its athletes in its best light, that’s the business I’m in,” he said.

But what he is selling is real.

“You are selling the fan experience …. not just selling it but enhancing it for those in attendance and to share and convey that fan experience to those who weren’t in attendance; whether they be WVU fans across the globe or just general fans who want to become WVU fans.”

Marra was very much a typical Mountaineer fan as he grew up.

“For as long as I can remember, way young, I was a fan,” he said. “I came to West Virginia football and basketball games. That’s just what you did. That was a way of life. That was my childhood. Everything revolved around WVU.”

That’s posters and T-shirts and hats.

“I remember coming to the men’s basketball game when they beat UCLA in the Coliseum. I remember both of the College GameDay visits, LSU and TCU. I remember squeezing 30 people into 11 seats at the LSU game.”

But there is one game that stands out in his memory.

“I went to the Oklahoma game at the Coliseum with my dad when it was Jevon Carter against Trae Young. That was the loudest I ever heard the Coliseum,” he said.

Marra was born and raised in Bridgeport, went to Bridgeport High and was a part of their 2014, 20015 and 2016 state championship teams as a left fielder.

Always he was, like nearly everyone he knew, a rabid WVU fan.

He opted, though, to attend South Carolina.

“When I got out of high school, I knew I wanted to go south for college,” Marra explained of his leaving home to attend South Carolina. “That was always the plan and when I toured the school I fell in love with it and had a fantastic four years there.”

As Tony Caridi says, though, there’s always a West Virginia connection.

Marra got involved with creative media while he was there.

“I spent three years working with Frank Martin and Andy Assaley, who is now director of basketball operations at Clemson,” Marra said. “They were both with Huggins at Cincinnati and Kansas State, as well.”

As a student and working with the athletic department and basketball team, it was a different seat for Marra than being a WVU fan at home.

“It was a different feeling,” he admitted. “It’s a different perspective when you are part of the team and part of the university. That was the first time I got a taste of that.”

After South Carolina he moved on to work at Wake Forest.

“I went as men’s basketball producer off my work at South Carolina. I did that for one year, then was given the opportunity to take over the creative department there. The past two years I was involved in growing that department and building it into one of the premier creative departments in the country.

As big a Mountaineer fan as Marra was, he missed maybe the greatest game of his lifetime when the Mountaineers went double overtime at Cleveland State to score a 111-105 victory over the No. 5-ranked Demon Deacons.

“I walked into the office the first day and there was a 2004-05 Wake Forest basketball poster above my desk with all the guys’ signatures on it,” Marra said. “Funny thing is, at home I have a basketball with all the West Virginia players signed on it.”

It was a nice way to be welcomed to his new job, especially since the game was the last collegiate game for Chris Paul, the Wake star who went to become one of the greats ever to play in the NBA, and it gave Marra a story he could tell to anyone who listened at Wake Forest.

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Photography Style Experiments May Reveal Your Niche

Jul 25, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Torrens University

Connecting with industry is one of Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University Australia’s proudest philosophy, we live for those connections and securing opportunities for our students to have access to these real work experiences. Putting their skills into practice with hands-on experience on a client brief.

It’s even better when an alumna is the client. Lou Thomas, a communication design graduate and now Communications Design Manager for Optical Dispenser Australia, knows all too well the importance of having that real work experience during your studies. The brief was, “To grow and develop an image library for Optical Dispenser Australia to use for event promotions and social media engagement.”

The broadness of the brief and shoot focus meant that students each got to experiment across a range of photography styles, which included everything from event photography, product shots, portrait, editorial and image classification practice.

Student Work Credit: Yara Mike

Learning to create an image library

Starting with the end in mind was essential for this brief. For any photographer assigned to a client job, it’s pivotal to understand who the client is and how the images will be used. Optical Dispensers Australia is an association for the Optical Dispensers and their Affiliates community. They have built a network of leading optometrist service providers including the likes of Bayley Nelson and George & Matilda Eyecare and the International Opticians Association. All of whom need access to a range of quality images to promote their services and products.

Skills needed as an Event Photographer

Some of the Diploma of Photography and Photo Imaging students were able to attend Optical Dispensers Australia’s conference and workshops to experience first-hand how to shoot a live event.

During this onsite experience, Photography course students were able to put into practice their learnings on framing, lighting, angles, and incorporating visuals which reflect the client’s brand.

Student Work Credit: Ken Spain

The importance of lighting in product shoots

When it comes to photographing products, it’s a stand-alone “model”. For example, optical products have reflective areas which are challenging for photographers when on shoot. The students used the skills they have learnt from their course to combat this challenge and wowed the team at Optical Dispenser Australia of their new image gallery.

Student Work Credit: Ken Spain

Student Work Credit: Sanni Mattson

How Photography students benefit from a live brief

The opportunities for our design students are endless, our Industry and Partnerships team at Torrens University live and breathe Design and Creative Technology. They nurture these relationships to bring these internships and live briefs into the classrooms and want to see each of our students succeed before entering the real work.

These opportunities allow students to explore their creativity, technical skills and software to create their end product. These experiences may lead to new career opportunities where you can only imagine.

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Washington State History Museum Announces In the Spirit Exhibit Winners

Jul 25, 2023 By Admin in Native

Earlier this week, the Washington State History Museum debuted the 18th iteration of its In the Spirit Contemporary Native Arts Exhibition — and today, the organization shared which artists among the crop received awards from a specially chosen jury.

The exhibit annually encompasses a collection of works by Native American artists. The 2023 exhibit features 36 pieces from 26 selected creators. Those who won awards were selected by a panel of rotating jury members consisting of Native artists or subject experts, a release from the organization said.

“We do our best to choose works that represent a highlight of the year’s pieces entered, but we take into consideration how the piece could be used in future exhibitions and whether or not the artist is already represented in the collection among other factors,” co-curators Todd Clark and Dr. Danica Sterud Miller, who also selected this year’s Purchase Prize winner, said in a joint statement. “We believe this year’s selection checked all of those boxes.”

The winners were, per the release:

Carly Feddersen (Colville Confederated Tribes) — Best in Show for her woven waxed linen pictorial basket “Coyote and the Monster Who Ate Everyone.”

Timothy O’Connell III (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe) — Spirit of the Northwest Award for his formline landscape painting “ʔəsxʷənáʔwəs skʷáči ʔaʔ cə cácu (cloudy day at the beach).”

Denise Emerson (Skokomish Enrolled and Navajo) — Honoring the Ancestors Award for her painted design “Skokomish People of the River Basket.”

Alison Bremner (Tlingit) — Honoring Innovation Award and Purchase Prize Award for her Beanie Baby “Millennium Dreams” beadwork.

To put on the exhibit, the museum every year works closely with a Native advisory committee to plan the exhibit and the accompanying In the Spirit Arts Market & Northwest Native Festival (which will be held this year from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 12), the release said.

The In the Spirit exhibit will continue through Sept. 24. Get tickets here.

Amherst board OKs permit for photography, events venue in Gladstone

Jul 25, 2023 By Admin in Photography

The owner of a Gladstone home has received the Amherst County Board of Supervisors’ zoning approval to operate a photography venue and special event place for weddings, tea parties and similar uses.

The board approved a special exception permit during its July 18 meeting for Phyllis Maire, the applicant, to operate the venue at her property at 2409 Riverville Road. The site of just more than 80 acres zoned Agricultural Residential, A-1, has two single-family dwellings and the surrounding area is generally agricultural-zoned property with a single house to the southeast, a CXS yard to the east and vacant land to the north and west, according to county officials.

Maire will not have special events on the lot across from the railroad tracks, according to Tyler Creasy, director of community development.

“Any events over 75 people will require a parking attendant,” Creasy said.

Maire said she bought her beautiful farmhouse property in 2017.

“We fixed it up and we’re really making it our haven and we just thought we want to share this beautiful property with everyone with this spacious 81 acres,” Maire said. “The things we’ve done to it to enhance it — we just felt like we wanted to share with other people.”

The permit includes a condition that guests at events are required to park on Maire’s property and not on neighboring lots or on any right-of-way outside the site unless given written permission.

Maire expressed excitement for the home’s use as an events venue during a public hearing.

“I love to serve people,” Maire said. “It’s a passion of mine. I love hosting so I want to do the tea parties and smaller events such as weddings and reunions, any type of small gatherings like that.”

Supervisor Claudia Tucker said she appreciates residents who take older homes with character, pour time and passion into fixing them up and sharing them with people, telling Maire: “Bless you.” Tucker also said she appreciates Maire’s willingness to work with the county on the railroad issue and not holding events near that land.

Carol Frazier, a local resident, said she supports Maire’s plan and will offer her help any way possible.

“I think this is a wonderful idea,” Frazier said. “It’s a wonderful place — beautiful.”

Kathy Blanchard, a neighbor of Maire, also supported the event venue.

“I’ve been a recipient of her hospitality,” Blanchard said. “She’s got a neighbor that’s all about it and I would love to be a part of helping her make good use of the property. It’s beautiful and I’m just all for it.”

Justin Faulconer,

(434) 473-2607

jfaulconer@newsadvance.com

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