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CPA Meeting Updates

Wednesday, January 8th - 7:00 -
In-person - Herb Young Community Center

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January 22nd - 7:00

tbd Zoom

From the President:

On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors, HAPPY NEW YEAR! We look forward to another rewarding year of photography in the knowledge that we are blessed with a strong organization both financially and in terms of talent. The exhibitions last fall have been outstanding, and the Cary Arts Center Members Exhibit will be up until the 27th of January. We have two major events on the calendar for spring: the annual digital show and an exhibit at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex. In February, we write our annual grant application to the Town of Cary, providing us with operating funds for the next fiscal year, which begins in July. Cary has been very generous to us over the past several years, and we do provide opportunities for residents to partake in CPA events and exhibits. I hope you had a safe and happy holiday season and had some time to get outside and create some images. This time of year is my favorite for light because the sun stays very low in the sky and creates more interesting shadows and contrasts. It may be cold, but the light can be very rewarding. Happy hunting and see you on 8 January.

Henry Rinne, President

Cary Photographic Artists is pleased to announce the CPA Members Show hanging at the Cary Arts Center until January 27th. You can view digital images on this website.

Thanks again to all who entered the annual Members Exhibit, currently hanging at the Cary Arts Center. As always, it is a very strong show that demonstrates the strength and talent of the CPA membership. Congratulations to two members—Mike Weitzman and Irene Kuo who sold images. A reminder to all those with images hanging to pick up their work on January 27th . An email with specifics on time for pick up will be out shortly. Hoping for a prosperous and healthy 2025 for all. Don and Jo, Exhibit Co-Chairs

Wednesday, January 11th
In-Person - 7:00-9:00
Elizabeth “Lee” Miller & Gordon Parks
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Will Robinson

Herb Young Community Center

Wednesday, September 11

Lewis Katz
Fundamentals of Digital Printing

In line with our continuing series on noteworthy photographers, Will Robinson will present - Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, fashion model who became a World War II photojournalist and Gordon Parks - Half Past Autumn, national touring exhibition and documentary.

Current Interest in Lee has come from the critically acclaimed 2023 biopic Lee (streaming on Hulu) starring Kate Winslet. Lee was a fashion model in New York in the 1920s before going to Paris where she became a fashion and fine arts photographer. With the outbreak of World War II she embarked on a new career in photojournalism as a war photographer for Vogue. Her work provided an eyewitness account of the casualties of war. Miller's work was specific and surrealist, often a combination of journalism and art.

In 1998 the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. opened an exhibition “Half Past Autumn - The Art of Gordon Parks” . In 1999 the exhibit made a national tour that included the Detroit Institute of Arts. Will was able to purchase an exhibition portfolio which included 20 slides from the 200 images of the exhibition. In 2000 a 1 hr 31 min documentary (Masters of Photography) with the same name as the exhibit was released. The contents of the portfolio will be shared during Will's presentation.

Wednesday, January 22nd

tbd - Zoom only