PHOTOcentric 2010

Garrison Art Center announces the opening of the second annual "PHOTOcentric" juried photographic competition and exhibition.

Last year's exhibition exceeded our expectations. Judges Malcolm Daniel, Photography Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC and Alice Rose George, Independent Curator, selected our winning images. This year's jurors are Harvey Stein and Stephen Shore.

Entries for 2010 were up over 30%. Jurors selected from over 1000 images, which will be exhibited at the Garrison Art Center from September 3rd through 26th. The opening reception is September 3 from 6 to 8 PM.

Harvey Stein is an eminent photographer, teacher, lecturer, curator and author based in NYC. He teaches currently at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and the School of Visual Arts (SVA), both in NYC. He has had over 70 solo shows, and his work is in the permanent collections of George Eastman House, Museum of Fine Art Houston, Brooklyn Museum, International Center of Photography, and many more. He is represented by 8 major galleries. He is the Director of Photography at Umbrella Arts Gallery, NYC. He will be present at the opening reception, with books to be signed.

Stephen Shore is the second living photographer to have had a one-man show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He has also had one-man shows at MOMA, International Center of Photography, George Eastman House, and Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf among others. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is widely published and chairs the Photography Department at Bard College.