Sacramento State’s university galleries this week will hold an installation event for a sculpture by a local artist who was hit and killed in a crash last year.
Sac State to hold sculpture installation event this week for artist who was killed
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Two-Time PRCA of the Year Photographer Click Thompson Stepped into a Rodeo Arena and Never Looked Back
Click Thompson hails from Virgina where he got his first taste of the western industry. Bull riding and barrel racing was his first look into rodeo and his love for the sport only grew from there.
“I found rodeo one day and fell in love with it. The people were awesome, everyone was just accepting of who I was and me not knowing what I was looking at. My skills were there as a photographer…. and one of my friends [said] ‘hey, come out and we’ll take pictures’ and then [I] got hooked,” Thompson said.
Thompson shot for the PBR before getting his PRCA Photographer Card in 2019. That same year he moved to Texas and his career took off.
“Everyone is special and unique. The thing I’ve always loved about our industry and rodeo in general is just the legacy. Each rodeo has it’s own special story, the Thomas and Mack is just unique to everyone involved. It’s kind of like this timeless gladiator kind of moment,” he said.
Although Thompson was not born and raised on the back of a horse, his fresh eye behind the camera brought a new perspective to his shots. He was able to be creative in a way that allow him to freeze moments in time that others might have over looked. Pushing the limits has resulted in becoming a two-time PRCA Photographer of the Year.
From a desk job at the Department of Defense to a lifestyle where he is on the road for weeks on end, Thompson only had one thing to say.
“There’s just something about it…. Once you get it in your blood, you can’t fight it,” Thompson said.
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Columnist, photographer Mike Lunsford recognized at conference
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Tribune-Star columnist Mike Lunsford was honored in February for his writing and photography skills at the 55th annual Hoosier Outdoor Writers conference at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Lunsford received a total of six “Excellence-in-Craft Awards” for his writing, including four first place awards for his stories, “Jim Nardi and the ‘little things that make the world,’” “Every snake is different,” “A walk with our friend, Scag,” and “A pilgrim at Raccoon Creek.”
“This was no small feat since the judges for the writing portion of the contests represented some of the most accomplished judges we have ever had for the HOW writing contest,” said HOW Executive Director Tom Berg in a news release. “The judges this year included past presidents of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, current and former outdoors editors from newspapers in major cities around the USA, a former editor of Outdoor Life magazine, college professors and communications staffers for government and non-governmental agencies.”
Lunsford also received two awards in the photography division of the contest. His photos in the outdoor scenic (“Pretty as a Picture”) and outdoor recreation (“On the Trail”) categories scored third places.
Lunsford was also awarded the second place prize in the annual “Turn in a Poacher” writing contest, sponsored by the Citizen’s Advisory Board and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for his column, “Why would we not want to protect them?”
The HOW excellence-in-craft awards are sponsored by Toyota Motor Company. The Hoosier Outdoor Writers group was formed in 1969, and members are dedicated media professionals who are interested in the wise use of natural resources in the Hoosier State.
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Flip Through More than 5,000 Pages of This Sprawling 19th-Century Atlas of Natural History
Courtesy of the Biodiversity Heritage Library
In the early 19th century, German naturalist Lorenz Oken quickly established himself as a leader in the Naturphilosophie movement, a current of Idealism, which attempted to comprehend a total view of nature by investigating its theoretical structure—a precursor to the natural sciences as we know them today.
Oken’s seminal work Allgemaine Naturgeschichte Für Alle Stände, or General Natural History For All Classes, was published as a series of seven volumes between 1833 and 1843. At more than 5,000 pages in its entirety, the atlas depicts known species ranging from beetles and fish to birds and ferns. In many cases, insects or plants are shown in various stages of development, like a butterfly displayed alongside its larval and pupal forms.
Containing illustrations engraved and printed by a number of contributors, the vivid portrayals of wildlife and botanicals attempts to classify similar specimens, labeling them with both their common and scientific names and grouping like examples into compartments.
Explore Oken’s entire Allgemaine Naturgeschichte in the Biodiversity Heritage Library’s digital archive, where you can also download tens of thousands individual illustrations. You may also enjoy flipping through an eclectic array of rare Japanese schoolbooks, admiring Elizabeth Gould’s detailed bird illustrations.
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The Wall Street lawyer who quit to make Lego art: ‘It is a job, not a hobby’
Nathan Sawaya’s sculptures have been in galleries around the world – and a Lady Gaga video. He talks about art critics, auditioning to be a ‘master model builder’ and why he has no Lego at home
Bennett Galleries to exhibit ‘The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang’ April 26-28
Photographer May Pang, a former record executive known for her time working for John Lennon and Yoko Ono — and later having a long-term relationship with Lennon — will display photos from Lennon’s infamous “Lost Weekend” at Nashville’s Bennett Galleries April 26-28.
The free exhibit, “The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang,” will showcase the private collection, which includes “candid photos of Lennon in a comfortable, relaxed environment” taken by Pang from 1973-75 in Lennon’s post-Beatles era.
The show will open at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 26, with a reception until 7 p.m. The gallery will also be open from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, with special hours on Sunday, April 28, from noon-4 p.m.
Photographer May Pang with her artwork in 2023.
Pang will be at the gallery throughout the exhibit to meet the public and tell stories behind the photos, some of which will be seen publicly for the first time, with limited edition prints for sale at the gallery.
The exhibit coincides with the 2022 film The Lost Weekend: A Love Story.
Bennett Galleries is located at 2104 Crestmoor Road in Green Hills.
Bennett Galleries to exhibit ‘The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang’ April 26-28
Photographer May Pang, a former record executive known for her time working for John Lennon and Yoko Ono — and later having a long-term relationship with Lennon — will display photos from Lennon’s infamous “Lost Weekend” at Nashville’s Bennett Galleries April 26-28.
The free exhibit, “The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang,” will showcase the private collection, which includes “candid photos of Lennon in a comfortable, relaxed environment” taken by Pang from 1973-75 in Lennon’s post-Beatles era.
The show will open at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 26, with a reception until 7 p.m. The gallery will also be open from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, with special hours on Sunday, April 28, from noon-4 p.m.
Photographer May Pang with her artwork in 2023.
Pang will be at the gallery throughout the exhibit to meet the public and tell stories behind the photos, some of which will be seen publicly for the first time, with limited edition prints for sale at the gallery.
The exhibit coincides with the 2022 film The Lost Weekend: A Love Story.
Bennett Galleries is located at 2104 Crestmoor Road in Green Hills.
