Running and Passing.

I recently had the opportunity to curate an online exhibition for the Add-Art Firefox plugin. The show features the work of participants from My Story photography workshops. The show information will be archived on the Add-Art Site.

Add-Art works in conjunction with the AdBlock Plus Firefox add-on effectively replacing online advertisement with curated art shows. The Add-Art project is lead by Steve Lambert with support provided by NYC’s Eyebeam center and the Rhizome arts community.

The show goes live November 7th and will run through November 21st. If you already running Firefox, installation instructions can be found at http://add-art.org/content/installation-instructions. If you’re not running Firefox, I hope you’re using Chrome, Safari, or Opera, because Internet Explorer is quite clunky.

Last week, I was interviewed by My Story Director Christine Cearnal. The interview is now available as a special feature on My Story’s website. Christine stated she would like to host more photograph related special features, as well as interviews with the participants of My Story workshops. My Story is a great organization and I’m happy to be affiliated with them.  Be on the lookout for more interesting stories and interviews via the My Story blog.

I am currently serving as co-instructor for a 3 week My Story photography workshop at Arbor Glen Housing Development in Portland, OR. It’s great being able to work with excitable, interested participants in a small group setting. I can’t wait to see our final prints.

http://mystoryworkshops.org/news/?p=185

I just completed a fun two weeks as Digital Media Instructor for the My Story Summer Camp. The camp, split into 3 sections, each two weeks in length, was held at New Columbia Housing Development Community Center and the Rosa Parks Boys & Girls Club in North Portland. My section met during the final 2 week period and we worked on developing communication, digital media, and arts skills. The class utilized the Rosa Parks elementary school computer lab and the Boys & Girls Club’s Media Literacy / Arts room. The completed work was shown in a mini-art show and poster prints of the students work will be showcased around the club.

The student photography was done with Holga cameras and Fuji color film. The negatives were scanned and the students utilized Sumo Paint to edit their photos and create alternative digital imagery. Below are selected photographs and creative works.