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JULY 2010 | EN FOCO'S SUMMER FIESTA : COCKTAIL PARTY FUNDRAISER
Martín Weber, Comunidade Karapoto,
Alagoas, Brazil, 2005.
The Map of Latin American Dreams series.David Gonzalez, Dancers, Mott Haven,
August 1979.
Faces in the Rubble series.
Join us for Summer Fiesta 2010, a cocktail party to benefit En Foco, a non-profit dedicated to cultural diversity in photography. Support artists often overlooked by the mainstream art world.
Bring a friend and share in celebrating En Foco's 35 year legacy! Purchase a limited edition Martín Weber print, bid on prints in the Silent Auction, or purchase prints from the Print Collectors Program.
All the money raised goes towards the cost of having exhibitions, printing a magazine, hosting free workshops, and all of the other great things En Foco does.
En Foco's Summer Fiesta 2010
Wednesday, July 14th, 6-8:30pm
Calumet Photographic: 22 West 22nd St, btwn 5th & 6th Ave, NYC
For more info and a preview of silent auction prints, see En Foco's blog.
SHAREJULY 2010 | STU HORVATH : A VERY LONG YEAR, PHOTOS + STORIES
They Don't Make 'Em Like This Anymore. #11 of A Very Long Year series. Read the story.
Stu Horvath's new custom portfolio site features his A Very Long Year project, in which he posts a single photo each day, accompanied by a story. To allow Stu to easily add images and text to the gallery, we built the site using the beta SugarHill Works Portfolio Updater interface. We're all quite happy with it!
Stu is a Senior Photo Editor at the New York Daily News and has been involved in all aspects of photography for more years than he cares to admit (he remembers the old days of film and darkrooms and the wonderful smell of fixer). In addition to being a photographer, he is also a writer ...Read more... [ Excerpts from bio. ]
Check out A Very Long Year and more at stuhorvath.com! Follow Stu on Twitter @StuHorvath, keyword #photooftheday.
JULY 2010 | NANCY SIESEL : KASHMIR CROSS CULTURE
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Nancy Siesel is one of SugarHill's earliest scan and giclée print clients, as well as a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, former staff photographer for the New York Times, and two-time New York Foundation of the Arts fellowship recipient. The work in her upcoming solo show, Kashmir Cross Culture, was awarded a 2009 grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council.
Kashmir Cross Culture, a landscape and documentary multi-media project, "seeks to create visual connections of a decades long conflict through a collaboration of Nancy Siesel's photography and that of Kashmiri photographer Yasir Iqbal. ...The stunning beauty of the landscape in Kashmir, known as a paradise on earth, is contrasted by the massive, violent protests for independence from India that Kashmiri photojournalists document regularly." [ Excerpts from artist's statement. ]
Nancy Siesel: Kashmir Cross Culture
July 10 - Aug 5, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday, July 10th, 5-8pm
SB D Gallery: 125 East 4th St, NYC
JULY 2010 | JOSH KLATT STEREOGRAPHY : NEW 3D PHOTO + VIDEO SITE
Stereoscopic 3D timelapse video by Josh Klatt.
We recently launched a brand new site for Josh Klatt Stereography! His custom site features 3D photo and video galleries with multiple viewing modes.
Josh works with clients who are exploiting "S-3D" experiences for advertising, education, fashion and entertainment. He also produces a bi-monthly TV show — NYC's only stereoscopic 3D TV show since 2008! Don't forget to click through to his blog for discussion, critique, and celebration of all things stereoscopic 3D, plus a link to get your own free 3D glasses!
Check out Josh's 3D work, plus his 2D photography of NYC scenes and characters at joshklatt.com.
JUNE 2010 | TAN-YA GERRODETTE SHOWS IN IF NOT NOW, WHEN
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SugarHill Works designer Tan-ya Gerrodette has been selected to participate in the juried exhibition If Not Now, When. Presented in conjunction with Still Present Pasts, the show is a call for and consideration of peace, social justice, and non-violent resistance. Congratulations, Tan-ya!
If Not Now, When
June 26 - Sept 25, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 26th, 5:30 - 9:30pm
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
For more info go to cmahawaii.org.
JUNE 2010 | AZUCARERA PRESENTS JAMEL MIMS : MC TINGBUDONG
Azucarera Gallery presents 2008 Fulbright Scholar Jamel Mims' recent series on hip-hop culture in Beijing, China, The Misadventures of MC Tingbudong.
The multimedia exhibition is the result of a year-long study as a social documentarian living in Beijing's hip-hop community. The project is built on living and participating with practitioners of hip hop culture in Beijing, who demonstrate its four pillars of cultural expression: emceeing, break dancing, DJing, and graffiti.
"The artwork sheds light on the process of sub-cultural transmission—challenging a politics of imitation with a politics of conversation. They aren't simply copying what they see in American hip-hop. There is in fact an intercultural dialogue going on, if we only dare to listen." — Jamel Mims, artist. [ Excerpts from press release. ]
Jamel Mims: The Misadventures of MC Tingbudong
June 18 - July 8, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, June 18th, 7-10pm
Azucarera Gallery: 414 W. 145th St (basement), btwn Convent & St Nicholas Aves
For gallery hours, contact nova@azucareranyc.com.
JUNE 2010 | BARTER TOWN : TRADING POST V: JUNETEENTH
The Heather Hart Experience presents the fifth installment of Hart's Trading Post projects, Barter Town. Participants are invited to bring their ideas, services, songs, stories, unwanted goods, canned goods, handmade art, appliances, anything they think may hold value and haggle for something that they want.
Barter Town will have the appearance of a carnival or block party, but run on bartering only — no money allowed. "Vendors" include artist Irvin Morazan with Horseman of the Apocalypse: Famine of the Chocolate Tamales, trading tamales for a verbal exchange based on the Mayan prophesy of 2012, plus many more...
Heather Hart is a 2009 Artist Fellowship recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). This presentation is co-sponsored by Artists & Audiences Exchange, a NYFA public program and Harlem Children's Zone.
Barter Town : Trading Post V: Juneteenth
Saturday, June 19th, 4-7pm
Duarte Square: at crossroads of Canal St, 6th Ave, Grand St, & Sullivan St
Bring something to trade! See complete info on the event page.
MAY 2010 | THAI ARTISTS ALLIANCE PRESENTS SIAMESE CONNECTION
Thai Artists Alliance presents Siamese Connection, a four day multi-disciplinary exhibition. The event will showcase nearly 30 emerging Thai artists based in New York who will be working individually and collaboratively in fine art, design, photography, film and dance.
Program highlights include live music performances and special events daily. Filmmaker Apitchatpong Weerasethakul's recent Palme d'Or win at Cannes is just one indication of the work and talent emerging from Thailand and the Thai diaspora; don't miss this rare opportunity to experience it for yourself!
Thai Artists Alliance: Siamese Connection
May 25 - 28, 2010
Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 25, 7-9pm
Dumbo Arts Center: 30 Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY
For more information and to register for free entry, visit: ThaiArtistsNYC.org.
MAY 2010 | KAREN GARRETT DE LUNA: HEAVENLY BODIES
Karen Garrett de Luna, Heavenly Bodies, Beloved (Chelonia Mydas), 2010
Karen Garrett de Luna's graduate photography show recently opened at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC. The luminescent images in her new Heavenly Bodies series are gorgeous!
An attempt to navigate the landscape of the human body in relationship to the vastness of the night sky, Heavenly Bodies maps the visible to the invisible. These photo collages speak a secret language of symbols and connect the intimate to both the archetypal and the elemental. Unveiling ...see more... [ Excerpt from artist statement. ]
APR 2010 | PAUL KENNEDY PHOTOGRAPHS + FRANCIS CAPE SCULPTURE
Paul Kennedy, Parlor, Southeast CornerFrancis Cape, Blue Piece
This exhibition unites the sculptural and installation work of Francis Cape with photographic projects by Paul Kennedy.
Paul and Francis share overlapping interests in the historical, social and economic spaces of architecture. In their newer works, both artists' work documents a specific location — Paul's family home in East Tennessee, and Francis' current residence in Sullivan County, NY.
Each artist in his own way is provoked to questioning and research by the abject, tragic, and Romantic aspects of architectural decay and destruction. Despite the emotional impact of this destruction, both share a direct, straightforward approach to the material and find these empty places to be very full. [ Excerpts from press release. ]
Paul's recent book, The end of the day, published in 2009, is a collection of these photographs of the old home in Tennessee. SugarHill scanned the original 4x5 negatives for the book, and worked closely with Paul to fine-tune the color to his precise specifications. See more in our News Archive.
Francis Cape & Paul Kennedy
April 17 - May 30, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 17, 5-7pm
Callicoon Fine Arts: 27 Lower Main Street, Callicoon, NY
APR 2010 | CHUCK KELTON: RUN FROM VIEW, NEW PHOTOGRAPHS
I Can See Right Through It, 2010. Gold-toned silver gelatin print, 16x20 inches.
Chuck Kelton, master black and white printer, is owner of Kelton Labs, a first-class darkroom known for outstanding b/w services. We're proud that Chuck trusts SugarHill Works to meet his clients' scanning needs.
The exhibition Run From View represents the newest photographic explorations of Chuck Kelton. Drawn from autobiographical experiences, the work celebrates the chaos and fragmentation of life. Kelton constructs abstracted images which become narratives saturated with metaphorical structure. Inspired visually by landscapes, these images tend to be more mythological than temporal. Each photograph will be executed as editions of three, with the prints within each edition having slight variations. [ Excerpt from press release. ]
Chuck Kelton: Run From View
April 16 - May 17, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, April 16, 6-9pm
Causey Contemporary: 92 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn
APR 2010 | CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY IN HAWAIʻI 2010
Tan-ya Gerrodette, Citrus
Contemporary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2010, the 2nd Annual Statewide Survey Exhibition, features a photo by Tan-ya Gerrodette, graphic designer at SugarHill Works. The show is sponsored by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Pacific New Media and was juried by Jerry Omo and David Ulrich.
This group show offers artists who use photographic processes a venue for exhibiting work and provides a snapshot of the state of the art of photography in Hawai'i.
Contemporary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2010
April 2 - April 30, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, April 2, 6-9pm
South Street Gallery: 627 South Street, Kaka'ako, Honolulu
MAR 2010 | FRANCES TULK-HART: SHY SUNDAY, PHOTOGRAPHS
Frances Tulk-Hart, Shy Sunday, 2010
Frances Tulk-Hart, originally from London, has worked in NYC for over a decade as a fashion stylist for high-profile magazines. Since she decided to start shooting as well, Frances often ends up being both stylist and photographer on the set.
Frances started bringing her negatives to us for custom scans and prints shortly after we founded SugarHill Works, and we've enjoyed getting to know her photographic work for a couple years now.
"Shy Sunday is a collection of photographs taken over a few years capturing people and places in their moments of solitude. The subjects often seem unaware of the camera, allowing us a glimpse of their natural unguarded emotions. There is a sense of shy contentment, with many of the photos capturing a sleepy secret bashfulness. In stark contrast to this warmth is the solitude felt in the landscapes which offers a much lonelier experience, one that leaves the viewer feeling quietly melancholy..." [ Excerpt from artist's statement. ]
Frances Tulk-Hart: SHY SUNDAY
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 24th, 7-10pm
Soho Grand: 310 West Broadway
MAR 2010 | CLYMENZA HAWKINS: STANDING IN THE GAP, AT AZUCARERA
Clymenza Hawkins, images from The Underground Forest and the Chrysalis Collection
We first discovered Clymenza Hawkins' work at the Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour (HOAST) last fall, and were immediately captivated by the lovely images. We like how she combines painting with collage and photomontage, draws inspiration from mythology, faerie/folktales and music, and blends cross cultural references with a modern spin. Scanning her original artworks is a real treat!
See new pieces by Clymenza in a show at Azucarera, an artist run gallery in the historic Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem, NYC (right around the corner from SugarHill Works!). In celebration of Black History Month and Women's History Month, this show also features work by Sandra Lee Jamison, Sheila Storm and Ingrid Sturgis.
Standing in the Gap: Black Women Artists Take the Spotlight
Closing Reception: Friday, March 19th, 7-9pm
Azucarera Gallery: 414 W. 145th St (basement), btwn Convent & St Nicholas Aves
For gallery hours, contact info@azucareranyc.com.
FEB 2010 | NICOLE BAKER FASHIONS HANDCRAFTED IN NYC
Nicole Baker, Cherries in the Snow coat + design inspiration sketch, 2010
Nicole Baker's fashion designs, Handcrafted in New York, have been selected to debut at the Quarterly Art Soiree, where Webster Hall's multi-leveled caverns will be transformed into a gallery for a day. Established and emerging artists' work of all genres will be on exhibition beginning at 9am. A portion of proceeds from this inaugural event will go to Orphans International WorldWide.
Nicole will unveil a sampling of women's formal outerwear for spring in a runway show at 9:30pm. "Inspired by the 1940's, ballet theatre, and classic fairy tales, my coats evoke a time forgotten, when women dressed up to go everywhere, of vintage fabrics and ladylike touches that pay homage to the dying art of couture. Often this means starting with a vintage shape or garment and transforming it into a wearable and relevant piece for today." [ Excerpts from press release. ]
Custom orders may be placed following the show, or by contacting Nicole via her soon-to-be-launched custom website, thevisiontrain.com.
Nicole Baker Runway Show
Sunday, February 28th, 9:30pm
Webster Hall, Main Floor - Marlin Room: E 11th St (btwn 3rd and 4th Aves)
$10-$15 at the door. See the Quarterly Art Soiree poster for more info.
FEB 2010 | HELPING HANDS NORAMISE IS MOBILIZING IN HAITI
Rosedanie Cadet, Cornmeal and rice at market, Limbé, Haiti, 2009
Rosedanie Cadet founded Helping Hands Noramise, a service program focused on rebuilding issues and sustainable development in Limbé, Haiti, as a response to the urgent need for sustainable food production and jobs.
The Limbé Project will provide jobs, education, and community resources, with the goal of creating a micro-development model that multiple towns can apply to build interdependent and sustainable local industries in the region.
Rosedanie moved from Haiti to Brooklyn as a little child. After traveling the world, she decided it was time to return to Haiti. Just one week after returning from a trip there, the earthquake hit, sparking even more urgency for her work.
She quickly mobilized a network of volunteers to assist Helping Hands Noramise in starting work on the ground in Haiti. SugarHill Works is happy to help out by donating a website and web support, enabling Noramise to spread the word about the project and to accept donations online.
Join us in supporting Helping Hands Noramise; your funds go directly to the local communities in Haiti and every donation helps!
Visit noramise.org for more information, and please share the link to your friends.
FEB 2010 | ERIN BANTA PHOTOGRAPHS AMERICA: THEMES AND DREAMS
Erin Banta, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2009
Erin Banta's upcoming photography exhibit, America: Themes and Dreams, opens this month in the same gallery space where we showed one of her images in the SugarHill Client Works group show last spring. We see this as a good sign!
Erin is an artist working in traditional film photography and ceramics, and is also a master color printer. We've had the good fortune to work with her for several years, both in the darkroom and in the design and build of her new portfolio site. See more stunning photographs at the recently relaunched erinbanta.com.
Erin Banta: America: Themes and Dreams
Feb 23 - Mar 6, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb 25, 5-8pm
New Century Artists: 530 W 25th St, Suite 406, NYC
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am-6pm
FEB 2010 | LIVIA CORONA: TWO MILLION HOMES FOR MEXICO
Livia Corona, Two Million Homes for Mexico, 2009
Livia Corona's photography series Two Million Homes for Mexico won a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship. This project focuses on the surge of mass-scale neighborhood developments in Mexico, exploring their role in the ongoing transformation of the ecological, social and cultural landscape of the nation. [Excerpt from Guggenheim Fellows bio.]
JAN 2010 | HELP HAITI THROUGH GLOBAL RELIEF NOW
SugarHill Works is proud to help the grassroots organization Global Relief Now (GRN) by donating a website and web support. Through their new site, GRN is able to accept donations online to raise funds for disaster relief in Haiti, as well as provide information about their organization.
Tan-ya met GRN co-founder Dion Wells in the cement bucket brigade while volunteering with a tsunami reconstruction project in Thailand in 2006. Dion had previously spent over 6 months doing disaster relief work in Thailand in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 tsunami on Phi Phi island. He was part of a team whose efforts earned them a Time Magazine Heroes of Asia award in 2005.
Global Relief Now hopes to bring the same effectiveness to Haiti, with 100% of donations going directly to assisting Haitians with relief efforts. Please visit globalreliefnow.org for more information and to donate.
JAN 2010 | P-STAR RISING FILM SCREENING AT TRIBECA CINEMAS
P-Star Rising is an award-winning documentary directed by Gabriel Noble, produced by Marjan Tehrani and edited by David Abelson. The film tells the story of Priscilla Diaz, a 9-year-old hip-hop artist who came to fame performing in Harlem, with her single dad as her manager.
After premiering at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, P-Star Rising has been on tour, winning awards at festivals around the world. The film returns to NYC with a screening at the Tribeca Cinemas Doc Series, and then will air on PBS Independent Lens on February 9th at 10pm.
We worked with the film's editor, David Abelson, last year, designing a new logo, business cards and website for his business, Sweet Cuts Editorial. We had fun coming up with graphic ideas to go with the word play "sweet" + "cuts", and adding texture for a gritty analog style. The result was a balance of humor and straightforwardness, a lot like Dave himself.
P-Star Rising, screening with director and P-Star
Monday, Jan 25th, 7:30pm
Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, NYC
Join Dave and the crew afterwards for drinks at the Tribeca Cinemas bar.
JAN 2010 | HEATHER HART IN SKOWHEGAN ALUMNI SHOW
Heather Hart, untitled, drawings and photos
This upcoming exhibit at 92YTribeca features works from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture's 1999-2008 classes. Skowhegan is an intensive 9-week summer residency program for emerging visual artists.
Heather Hart is an active artist working with installation and performance as a means of engaging viewers with her work. Her pieces often use humor and re-contextualization of objects to question social identities.
Heather's custom portfolio website was one of SugarHill's first sites, and we still love it! We're glad that she uses the site as an online archive to upload photo documentation of her site-specific pieces and performances. A personal favorite is her Uzi Coozies installation.
Skowhegan at 92YTribeca: An Alumni Exhibition
Jan 21 - Mar 7, 2010
Reception: Thursday, Jan 21st, 6-8pm
92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC
For more info, see the event page on Facebook.
JAN 2010 | GELATERIA CLASSICA™ EXHIBIT AT FRANCHISE EXPO SOUTH
Site currently under development by SugarHill Works.
Gelateria Classica™ is a new gelato café franchise, serving tasty Italian gelato, soon to be expanding into the US. Look for the flagship store opening in NYC in 2010!
If you're wintering in Florida, head over to the Franchise Expo South trade show to check out the Gelateria Classica™ exhibit. Visit the friendly Italians in Booth #621 for samples of some of the most delectable gelato ever!
Franchise Expo South
January 15th-17th, 2010
Miami Beach Convention Center
JAN 2010 | PLUM JEWELRY BY NICOLE ROWARS IS NOW ONLINE
Wedding Bump Ring, in gold, Plum Collection. Photo by Halle Hutcherson.
We're excited to announce the New Years' launch of Plumstore, our latest custom portfolio site and online store!
Plum by Nicole Rowars is a fresh collection of designer jewelry featuring unique pieces in precious metals. Nicole's designs are fashioned using yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, or silver, and accented with diamonds and semi-precious stones.
Nicole collaborated closely with Tan-ya, our graphic designer extraordinaire, throughout the process of designing Plum's new logo, business card, and website. The site is designed around stunning photos of the jewelry taken by Halle Hutcherson. The textured metal backgrounds make a foundation for layers of translucent overlays.
Plumstore.com features customized online shopping, making the Plum collection available for purchase beyond the metro area, just in time for Valentine's Day!
JAN 2010 | HAPPY NEW YEAR! + SUGARHILL WORKS PRINT SPECIALS
2010 will be our 4th year in business, and we're anticipating our best year yet! We recently celebrated SugarHill Works' official 3rd birthday by offering print specials. We've decided to extend this offer through the month of January!
Happy New Year!
With SugarHill's reputation for top-quality scans, naturally our long-term plans include expanding our digital printing services. Now is a great time to try our giclée prints, with a 10% discount on 11x14 and 16x20 prints. Plus, you can order a free 8x10 test print with any scanning job!
SugarHill Works was born a little over three years ago, when the four of us joined forces to start a creative company that emphasizes customized service and distinctive work. We're proud of what we do, and we're thrilled that your feedback shows what a difference some personal attention and extra effort can make!
We look forward to planning more events like the SugarHill Client Works art show and growing our services in the years to come. We'd especially like to thank our clients, without whom this birthday, and many more, would not be possible.
Thank you!
— Ciel, Dan, Jenny, Tan-ya
2009 | HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR : SUGARHILL NEWS ARCHIVE
Since we started the SugarHill News page in April 2009, we've seen all kinds of outstanding art and noteworthy achievements!
To browse the work of the many talented artists previously featured, visit our archived news page here.
These images were created for the 2009 SugarHill Client Works art show, on the theme of "elephants & candy". Ciel Mahoney, Earthly Delights; Dan Weisser, Untitled; Tan-ya Gerrodette, Shark's Cove; Jenny Burgos, Sugar Packet.
