"... a skilled computer technician..."

Photoshop at it's best. Click here.

MIT is open.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has open courseware --- the detailed contents of over 1900 courses are online and available for free. Click here and begin your unofficial minor in something else from MIT.

The British love Picasso...

A great story on stolen art, including stats (always a plus!), from Hyperallergic. Click here.

Sometimes "wrong" is much more compelling

78 Photography Rules for Complete Idiots.

Seriously, some of the wrong images are so much better.

Photo Shoot-Kiehle Gallery-Sean Smuda

Monday, Nov. 2 at 2:30 pm, Sean Smuda -- website -- will be doing a photo shoot in the Kiehle Gallery for a new work in his ongoing Dreams and Allegories series.

He is looking for participants willing to wear hunter’s outfits and become part of the work. You will need to bring your own outfits, - blaze orange or camouflage is OK. Basically his idea is to have hunters represent art patrons positioned in relation to his Blueprint series as he climbs a ladder with a declining Dow Jones chart around his neck.

If you would be interested in participating, please let know Prof. Bill Gorcica (wagorcica@stcloudstate.edu) know so that he can keep a tally of the number of people and give more information.

Getting your work out there...

...when it is ready. How and where it could go.

A great post on Conscientious with information from Mary Virigina Swanson - photo consultant extraordinaire. You can download and print two PDFs and read them... offline. Gasp!

Digital Craftmanship... or Craftpersonship

Check out the most recent post on DLK Collection regarding craft and the digital right here.

Kiehle Gallery - Photography Exhibiton

Butterfly wheel, Soaring heart, No pollution
archival pigment print, 24"x36", 2008

Sean Smuda
Blueprints & Dreams
Sept. 30 - Oct. 30, 2009
Artist Talk: Wed. Oct. 7 @ 3:00pm

Complete info here.

So You Want to Major in Art, Music, Dance, Writing or Theatre,
But Then What?

This free panel discussion is intending for all high school and college students interested in exploring a career as a professional artist and/or arts administrator. Parents of students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Date: Sunday, October 4, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: MCAD, 2501 Stevens Ave. Minneapolis
Registration: Free, but attendees should pre-register online at www.springboardforthearts.org

Parents want to guide their children toward college and career choices that will be rewarding. Sometimes parents and students are steered away from careers in the arts because of the common misconception that one cannot make a living as an artist. This workshop will help both students and parents better understand the options and how best to plan for and support a decision to pursue an education and a life in the arts- visual, theatrical, musical, design, literary, performance - our panel of local working artists in a variety of disciplines will talk about their career in the arts and answer your questions.

If you have questions, please contact nikki@springboardforthearts.org

The Quick and the Dead

Less than two weeks left to see this must-see show at the Walker Art Center. Don't miss it!

SPE Midwest Regional Conference in Minneapolis

Get involved with the Society for Photographic Education! The Midwest Regional Conference will be in Minneapolis this year -- Oct. 29-31. The Art Institutes International Minnesota is hosting the conference in alliance with University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Check the Midwest SPE website for conference details and information. There are lots of ways to get involved -- become a student volunteer at the conference, participate in portfolio reviews or just go and listen to the artist talks.

DARKROOM = OPEN

The darkroom is now open for general use! Many things have changed since the spring - make sure you take notice of the new signage and chemical mixing. If you have any questions contact Peter!

Summer's over...

Seeing is not believing anymore. A great article about the malleability of an image in today's digital culture.

"Ball of Light"

New clouds found in Iowa

All the info is here.

headwaters to delta and the route between

headwaters to delta and the route between