— Southlight Salon

Southern Light Festival

January-February, 2012

The Arts Company presents
Southlight Salon’s

Southern Light Photography Exhibit & Festival
The South Through Eight Lenses and a QR Code

Overview:

The Arts Company’s presentation of Southlight Salon’s Southern Light Photography Exhibit and Festival is a Nashville first. Special photography events, expert panel discussions, master class presentations that include a street photography excursion, a juried Portfolio Review that morphs into its own exhibition within an exhibition are all a part of the Salon’s Festival activities.

Schedule of Events & Program Descriptions

Friday Jan. 6 2012 – (5:30-7:00 p.m.) Exhibit Preview
Nashville Arts Magazine Introduces: The Southlight Salon

Paul Polycarpou of Nashville Arts Magazine will host a panel discussion on

the importance of forming an Art Salon in Nashville;
personal insights into the Southern Light photographs,
the rationale of introducing QR Code technology into art making

Wine and snacks served
Free Admission. By Reservation Only.

Saturday Jan. 7th (5:30-8:30 p.m.)
Southern Light Exhibit Opening Reception

Meet the eight photographers
Look, Scan & Enjoy!

Wine and Snacks served
Free Admission

Saturday Jan 14th - Salon Saturday (2:00-4:00 p.m.)

Living Legend of Photography Presentation

How often does an icon of photography show up in your backyard?
Southlight Salon member, Jerry Atnip will introduce a Master of Photography who will present their work, provide insights into the creative process and tell stories behind their famed photographs. Questions & Answers will follow the presentation.

Free Admission

Saturday Jan 28th - Salon Saturday (2:00-4:00 p.m.)

Taking it to the Streets!

Robert McCurley of Southlight Salon will give a presentation on Street Photography including a brief history of the genre, examples of street photography, philosophies and techniques used by the Masters and how to overcome the fear of photographing strangers.

Following the presentation, Southlight Salon Members will take participants on a 2-hr. street photography excursion in Downtown Nashville to apply what they have learned.

Free Admission

Friday Feb 3rd - Collectors' Night (5:30-6:30 p.m.)

The Art of Collecting Photography

Why should you collect photographs? How do you start or add to an art collection? What attracts the connoisseurs of art? Two prominent art collectors will discuss what draws them to photography, what criteria they use to discern something collectable and other insights into the acquisition of photographic art.

Wine and Snacks served
Free Admission. By Reservation Only.

Saturday Feb 4th (10 am. – 8:30 pm.)

Southlight Salon Juried Portfolio Review & Exhibit

Presented by The Arts Company, this portfolio review is a platform for all levels of aspiring and professional photographers to present their body of work to be reviewed and critiqued, and to receive guidance for future artistic and commercial career development. The portfolio review will only accept eight photographers, who will meet with a panel comprised of the Southlight Salon Members and Arts Company owner, Anne Brown. Each attendee will be assigned five one-on-one 20-minute reviews with members of our esteemed panel of photography professionals.

After the formal review process, each attendee will have the opportunity to exhibit their portfolio at The Arts Company that evening to the crowds attending the Nashville Art Crawl.

This is a juried event. There will be a fee of $100 to the eight accepted photographers. Application and submission is free.

Saturday Feb 11th - Salon Saturday (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)

A Film A Poem A Photo

Art inspires Art. You see it all the time in movies inspired by books, in dances choreographed for musicals and in photographs created from live performances. Robert McCurley of Southlight Salon challenged two experienced and very talented Nashville poets, as well as himself, to create original poetry inspired by his photographs in the Southern Light exhibit.

Poets Randy Foster and Amy E. Hall will join Robert in creating a live listening experience guaranteed to provide a unique perspective on one of the most revered historical events of the American South.

Come, listen and be transported to unexpected places in the minds of soldiers and Presidents and discover what lurks in the shadows of battlefields lost long ago to progress and commerce. This will truly be a one-time performance you will not want to miss.

This integration of art forms continues with Southlight Salon’s Art Film Matinee. Presented by the Arts Company and sponsored by the Nashville Film Festival.

One has to believe that sometimes the problem with attending an art film screening is due to simply not knowing which ones are worth seeing. Very careful considerations have been made to assure that this movie is one that shouldn’t be missed.

Admission is free.

Saturday February 18th – (6:00-8:30 p.m.)

Southern Light Photography Exhibition and Festival Closing Celebration

Come and celebrate the Grand Finale of the Festival that broadened the art gallery experience with a photography salon premier, insights and stories from art experts and superstars, guided street photography excursions, a portfolio review turned exhibit, the integration of poetry, film and photography and a little Bar Code that may transform art.

Mingle with the photographers, presenters, gallerist and other Festival attendees over a catered meal and a glass of wine. Come on! Take off your slippers, get out of the house and join us in this wonderful party that celebrates the fact that art is alive and well in the South.

Free Admission. By Reservation Only.

Photos from the Festival

Exhibition of Salon Member Images