New York’s Pratt Institute has named NOPA member Stephen Hilger, currently the director of photography at Tulane University and an assistant professor at its Uptown New Orleans campus since 2008, as its new Photography Department chair. His appointment in the Pratt School of Art and Design will begin July 1. “Professor Hilger brings a wealth of academic experience and… Read More »Tulane’s Hilger named photography director at Pratt Institute

A new exhibit of work from several photographers with New Orleans ties, “Beheld,” will open this Saturday, June 9, at the HomeSpace Gallery in the Crescent City’s St. Roch neighborhood. An opening event will begin at 6 p.m. The work features work from artists including NOPA members Muffin Bernstein, Judy Sherrod and Vanessa Brown (with… Read More »‘Beheld’ photo exhibit opens June 9 at HomeSpace Gallery

A retrospective exhibit of past work, combined with a presentation of new work, from NOPA member and New Orleans artist Jan Gilbert, “30 Years / 30 Blocks,” will open Saturday, June 9 at The Front, an artist-run collective and art gallery in the Crescent City’s Bywater neighborhood. An opening reception will be held at the… Read More »Partial retrospective of Jan Gilbert work opens at The Front

A new collaborative work by New Orleans photographer and NOPA member Josephine Sacabo and poet Dalt Wonk is available for pre-order through Luna Press. The book, “Nocturnes,” is the first published by Luna. The elaborately designed “Nocturnes” brings together a series of black and white photos by Sacabo with a series of poems by Wonk, her husband.… Read More »NOPA’s Sacabo and poet Wonk collaborate on ‘Nocturnes’

The Photo Review, a critical journal of photography, is seeking entrants for its 2012 Photo Review Photography Competition. The deadline for entry is Friday, June 15. Peter Barberie, Curator of Photographs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will serve as juror for this, the journal’s 28th annual competition. The winning entries will be published in… Read More »Photo Review seeks entrants for 28th annual competition

The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) is pleased to announce its offering of its annual $5,000 Clarence John Laughlin Award to recognize and reward a fine art photographer who is creating or has completed a significant body of photographic work. The application deadline is Friday, July 20. The award grants one $5,000 prize annually to a… Read More »NOPA Seeking Entrants for $5000 Clarence John Laughlin Award

Houston, Texas’ Museum of Fine Arts is seeking submissions for its Gift of Gift of 2012, or GoGo , competition, an annual contest aimed at getting the work of non-established, or emerging, photographers into the museum’s permanent collection. The deadline for entry is Friday, May 18. Submission is free of charge, and open to any… Read More »Entry is free for Houston museum’s emerging photographer contest

A multi-media group exhibit, “Structure for Landscape: Exploring the Built Environment,” will open at the HomeSpace Gallery of New Orleans on Saturday, May 12. It will feature the work of seven visual artists, including two photographers, as well as two architects and a sound artist. An opening reception will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday.… Read More »Multi-media group exhibit opens at HomeSpace on Saturday