The photographers in the exhibition work with a variety of techniques, some using, strictly analog, that is traditional wet darkroom techniques, others using purely digital approaches and still, others who employ hybrid analog/digital approaches. Despite these different technical approaches, the exhibition is unified by a group of artists who make visually compelling images drawing from a depth of poetic imagination.
Participating artists include, Julie Clark, Ricardo Febré, Nicole Jean Hill, Vaughn Hutchins, Suk Choo Kim, Ellen Land-Weber, John Mahony and William Pierson.
The exhibition opens as the western chapter of the Society for Photographic Education, holds its annual conference this year in Humboldt County, co-hosted by Humboldt State University and where a number of the exhibiting artists will be present and participating. Information about the conference programs can be found on line at www.west.spenational.org/conference.
The exhibition is curated and produced by Humboldt State University students enrolled in the university’s Museum and Gallery Practices Certificate Program.
A reception for the artists will be held at HSU First Street Gallery on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. during Eureka’s monthly Arts Alive! event. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. and is located at 422 First Street Eureka, California. Admission is free. Those planning group tours are encouraged to call ahead. For more information call 707-443-6363. To learn more, visit www.humboldt.edu/first/exhibition.html.