Coming Attraction.

FotoWeek is Here!

Last night was the official opening at FotoWeekDC's hub in Georgetown. To mark the occasion, FotoWeek is having a "Night Gallery" show all around the city.

FotoWeek DC and area museums will team up to create an unprecedented, world premiere digital video slide show. During FotoWeek DC's inaugural week-long photography festival, visitors will be treated to a dazzling display of large scale projections of photographs selected from the collections of some of Washington DC's most honored institutions, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Newseum.

It was definitely a cool thing to see, and having our work included was pretty sweet. Photos courtesy of Marie Kwak and used with permission.

("Fleeting" by Katy Ray)

("What do you see" by Max Cook)

(I don't know the title or who this piece is by, but I loved it.)

PixTour.

Not sure where to start for Fotoweek? Just go to your usual diggs!

From the TMS website:

PixTour brings art to the people who are out and about. Take a walk, have a drink and a meal, and see the art of photography in Dupont, Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, 14th Street, Anacostia and more.

PixTour is an informal showing of photography on local walls and windows. PixTour, a project of FotoWeek DC 2008, is showing the work of area photographers at 40 bars, clubs, restaurants, theaters, and shops around DC. The project was organized by Molly Ruppert and the Warehouse, with many photographers suggested by Ten Miles Square.

You can find Ten Miles Square curated shows at the following venues:
Big Bear Cafe -- Cesar Lujan
Wonderland -- Pat Padua
Red Rocks Pizza -- Marie Kwak
Sticky Fingers -- Parikha Solanki Mehta
DC9 -- Jack Whitsitt and Paivi Solonan
Velvet Lounge -- Angela Kleis
Nellie's -- James Calder

Warehouse is also featuring more PixTour at their gallery (with one photo from each photographer who volunteered for the project), along with an exhibit by Byron Peck, famed Washington muralist, with a reception on Friday, November 21, 6 to 10 p.m.

Eleventh.

Today marks the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day-- a celebration of the end of the Great War and a day of remembrance for the 20 million lost in World War One.

In the US, we celebrate Veteran's Day and honor all veterans who have fought to protect our country and others.

Please keep our troops, past and present, in your thoughts today.

Fixation.

Ten Miles Square and The Pink Line Project just announced their next show for the Fotoweek DC festival.

Opening Reception:November 14 from 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Live music by The Jones and DJ Anish

$10 suggested donation

On the Fly will have their cart on site for the hungry

Fight Club1250 9th Street NW
Washington DC 20001
(enter through Blagden Alley on N Street between 9th and 10th Streets)

Photographers:Chris Chen, Tracy Clayton, Max Cook, Steve Goldenberg, Cesar Lujan, Brian Knight, Anthony Smallwood, John Ulaszek, and Joshua Yospyn

These nine photographers each create a narrative with a short series of images, building the viewer a bridge between the image of our Nation’s Capital and the people actually living inside it. Their photographs inspect our city’s subculture and the people who thrive in it, whether it is the pure ecstasy of a public baptism or the discovery of an elusive quiet moment as 18th Street rages nearby. Some create their own scenes, driven by the absurdity or crucial absences in our cityscapes. Others sneak in the backdoor of highly defined alternative lifestyles, finding characters dolled up for primetime, squeezed in the underbelly of the D.C. club scene. What they all have in common is a fixation on the individual in the hands of a much bigger picture.

Tomorrow.

Official.

The finalists in the juried competition for FotoweekDC have been announced. I'm in the running with friends Max, John, and Shawn in the Portrait category. I think it's funny that we all know each other!

Winners won't be announced until the Fotoweek Gala at the NGS on the 22nd. I'll have to miss it, since I'll be in Germany (GERMANY!) visiting friends.

Our pieces will be on display November 15-22 at FotoWeek's central hub at 3338 M Street, NW in Georgetown. I encourage everyone to visit any of the Fotoweek exhibits and shows-- there's so much to see.

TMS: Move Along.

Not only have I been busy with school and a new job, but this past weekend was my first gallery show with Ten Miles Square. Thanks to Heather for putting on a great event! All photos here are by Brian Knight.

Photo by Pat Padua.