Photography

Jan. 25 is Deadline for Artists to Apply for Community Grants

January 12, 2010
By Barbara Iverson
Jan. 25 is Deadline for Artists to Apply for Community Grants

The Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) was created in 1987 through funding provided by the Illinois Arts Council Access Program. The goals of CAAP are to discover, nurture and expand Chicago’s multi-ethnic artists and nonprofit arts organizations, and to foster new and emerging individual artists and arts groups by providing grants for professional, artistic...
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Take a Look Around Chicago

January 11, 2010
By Barbara Iverson
Take a Look Around Chicago

Chicagoist has a set of slides, and here are some we liked. Upload your own photos and story about the snow if you like. Related articles by Zemanta Today’s Weather: Excavation (chicagoist.com)
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Shanghai Culture Reflected in Photographs

October 28, 2009
By Brianna Wellen
Shanghai Culture Reflected in Photographs

Shanghai’s disconnect immediately juts out in the form of a disjointed cityscape. The sculpture, created by overlapping photographs done by artist Isidro Blasco, mimics contemporary China overtaking a series of red-roofed homes clustered in the center. Blasco’s piece reflects constant construction and constant growth, from traditional Shanghai to a modernized Shanghai, causing fragmentation of the...
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DIY: Be a Street Photographer

July 7, 2009
By Barbara Iverson

It is summer in the city. Don’t just walk those streets, see them. Here Clay Enos, a veteran photographer demonstrates how to talk to strangers, use your camera, and natural light to get some interesting faces.
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