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Robert J. Parks Library unveils sculpture
OSCODA – Dozens of supporters of the Robert J. Parks Library gathered early Saturday afternoon for the long awaited unveiling of the statue created by the graduating cohort of students
Capture the Essence of Ohio’s Hocking Hills in This Photography Contest
Amateur and professional photographers alike are invited to traverse Ohio’s Hocking Hills region — just a two-and-half-hour drive from Cincinnati — and snap its essence in a fun photo contest this May.
The “Picture Hocking Hills” photo contest will be held Friday-Saturday, May 17-18 with an awards ceremony on Sunday, May 19. Any photos being submitted to the contest must be shot between 2 p.m. May 17 and 2 p.m. May 18. The contest will be limited to just 70 photographers, who will need to register at explorehockinghills.com. Registration is $50 and on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Organizers say this is meant to be a fun and lighthearted contest. There will be $100 prizes for the best photo in each category for each division, as well as a grand prize of $500 for the Best in Show overall photo.
Each photographer can submit up to three photos in any category, and a panel of expert judges will select both an amateur and a professional photographer winner in each of the four categories: Landscape, People, Flora and Fauna and Wild Card (a photo that doesn’t fit any of the other three categories). Scoring will be based on how each photo captures the essence of Hocking Hills, as well as its emotional appeal and impact, composition, originality and technical quality. Light editing is allowed.
Photos may be taken in Hocking County, as well as contiguous counties, including Athens, Perry, Vinton and Fairfield. If you’re taking photos of any people, you must also include a signed photo release form for each photo with people who can be easily identified. Photos of people without a signed form will be disqualified.
Organizers also want to remind photographers to stay on all trails, to leave no trace, to not pick or damage wild plants and to respect the space of wild animals.
All contest photos will need to be uploaded as JPEGs. If you need help uploading them, Wi-Fi and staff assistance will be available at the Logan Theater on Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The awards ceremony will be Sunday, May 19 at the Logan Theater at 2 p.m. for contestants and one guest each.
For all the official rules or to register, visit explorehockinghills.com.
Watercolor, bas relief, printmaking this weekend at the Gilley
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Vintage Pianos Transformed Into Sweeping Phoenix Sculptures
These extraordinary phoenix sculptures are sentimental pieces for families who have fond memories of playing their old piano with a long lost loved one.
Fusion 5 set to show paintings, quits and sculptures in new show
Exhibit of the five artists’ work opens April 6 with a reception and runs at The Gallery at L.E. Shore in Thornbury to May 1
Francine LeClercq Stitches Thousands of Pixels from Digital Surveillance Footage in Meticulous Embroideries
“Bike,” cross-stitch embroidery, 24 x 48 inches. All images © Francine LeClercq, shared with permission
Analogous to pixels, the tight grid of cross-stitch serves as a fitting canvas for translating digital footage to a handcrafted form. New York City-based artist Francine LeClercq’s embroideries of surveillance imagery capture the tell-tale date and time stamps and grainy black-and-white pictures in intricately detailed, monochrome compositions.
Embroidery has long been linked to domesticity, usually created at home for the home as embellished handkerchiefs, tablecloths, wall decorations, or gifts. Cross-stitch is often associated with samplers, which makers—historically women—would create to demonstrate their needlework skill by stitching motifs like the alphabet, figures, their own names, and decorative borders.
LeClercq abruptly challenges this affiliation with comfort and home by using imagery from CCTV cameras, measures that businesses and law enforcement—and increasingly homeowners—employ under the guise of crime reduction.The artist is fascinated by the pervasive monitoring that is ostensibly marketed as a security measure, yet instills its own brand of anxiety or hyper-awareness.
Through hand-stitched scenes that portray wide-angle overviews of city streets, LeClerqc captures innocuous instances of people crossing the street or standing next to a parked car. She often weaves long threads throughout the composition that imitate the crackled pattern of a frozen video feed. Tens of thousands of stitches go into each piece, distilling 1/24-second clips into meticulously crafted meditations on society’s growing obsession with observation.
Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.
Detail of “Bike”
“DC8,” cross-stitch embroidery, 24 x 48 inches
Detail of “DC8”
“SIKKEMA,” cross-stitch embroidery, 24 x 48 inches
Detail of “SIKKEMA”
Detail of “SIKKEMA”
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Hocking Hills invites photographers for photo contest in May
LOGAN, Ohio (WSYX) — With Central Ohio about to be coated in spring colors, Hocking Hills is calling on community members with a love for photography to come shoot their shot.
The Picture Hocking Hills photography contest is an opportunity for amateur and professional photographers alike to capture the springtime essence of the state park.
The contest kicks off on May 17, and participants have until 2 p.m. on May 18 to take the best photo they can in the park, whether its of hikers, foliage, wildlife, and more. An awards ceremony will take place on May 19th at the Logan Theater, and cash prizes are available for winners.
Participants must stay on designated trails and not cause damage to the surrounding environment. and any photos of hikers must come with a signed photo release in order to be eligible. Light editing is permitted, though the photo’s original character and scope must be retained.
You can register to enter the contest online here. Registration is $50 and is limited to up to 70 participants who may each submit up to three photos.
Officials say while cash prizes are on the line, the contest is meant to be lighthearted and fun for all.
Bird Photography Presentation
The Photography Club of Long Island (PCLI) is hosting a presentation on Bird Photography by the North Shore Audubon Society on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lapham Room at the Port Washington Public Library and is open to the public.
The presentation will highlight local Long Island birds and the upcoming migration of summer birds coming to our area. Four members of North Shore Audubon will share their excellent bird photos and discuss their technical approach to getting great bird images.
Guest speakers for the evening include:
• Eric Titcomb got into birding and photography about 16 years ago when on a family trip out west he noticed that the birds were different from the ones he saw in New York. Eric says, “traveling to different parts of the world with my wife Judy is my passion, and bird photography is the cherry on top.
• Jennifer Wilson-Pines has loved birds since age 10 when her parents put up a bird feeder. She has been active with the North Shore Audubon Society since 1997 as Conservation Chair, field trip leader, newsletter editor, and past president.
• Ashley Pichon officially started birding in March of 2022, with the North Shore Audubon Society. She bought her camera around the same time and began learning bird photography alongside traditional birding. Both quickly became an obsession.
• Peggy Maslow upgraded her camera gear so she could photograph shore birds that she needed help identifying. For several years she did shorebird surveys at Jones Beach West End. Peggy loves taking bird photos, especially of unusual or rare birds or when birds are singing or in interesting poses. Peggy is a board member of North Shore Audubon, Chair of the Education committee and a past President. Nikon Coolpix p950.
Established in 1952, the North Shore Audubon Society area comprises most of Northern Nassau County. Meetings and walks are open to the public and all levels of birders are welcome. North Shore Audubon works to further conservation of natural resources and to educate the community. The North Shore Audubon Society is one of seven Audubon Societies on Long Island and also belongs to AudubonNY and The National Audubon Society.
The Photography Club of Long Island, formerly known as the Port Washington Camera Club, was founded in 1975 and hosts free monthly programs at the Port Washington Public Library as a community service from September through June each year.
For more information, please visit www.pcliphoto.org. The Photography club of Long Island is a 501©(3) arts education organization.
—Submitted by the
Photography Club of Long Island
