amanda rivkin, photographer

Exhibition – GU Student Exhibition “Multiple Perspectives”

DATE: 11/6/2010 – 11/13/2010
WHEN: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
WHERE: Georgetown University Art Afficianados
Walsh Building 2F, 36th & Prospect NW
Washington, DC 20057

Hours:
5:00pm-7:00pm

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DESCRIPTION:

Our exhibition is a collection of thirty digital photographs submitted by undergraduate and graduate students at Georgetown University. The theme is “Multiple Perspectives.” Whose perspective are you representing? We are challenging photographers to interpret this theme either narratively or technically. The three photographs that will published in the Georgetown University Literary Magazine, The Anthem, will be announced at the reception.

Exhibit open daily from 5:00 pm to 7 pm
Opening reception Saturday, November 6th from 5-7

COST: Free

Newsletter went out yesterday afternoon:

Greetings!

I would like to announce a holiday print sale of a select series of 17 prints for $75 each. Every print is from a 6 x 10 inch file and is printed on 8 x 10 inch paper and students who order from a .edu e-mail account receive a discounted price of $50.

The holiday print sale is to fundraise for my upcoming trip to Hungary to cover the aftermath of the alumina industrial accident in Ajka that sent toxic red sludge pouring into neighboring villages when an industrial reservoir ruptured.

VIEW THE 17 PRINTS FOR $75
to order: send a request that specifies which print and includes your name and mailing address to amanda.rivkin@gmail.com.

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Two of my fellow Sarah Lawrence alums, Samantha Hinds and Adam Whitney Nichols, launched Fortnight Journal an online literary journal of art, prose and contemporary culture.

VIEW SLOVENSKO FOR FORTNIGHT JOURNAL
to see my first of six contributions.

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The New York Times Lens Blog “Turning Point” series concluded last week after showcasing interviews, original work and photographs both classical and obscure that have served as a source of inspiration for 13 young emerging photojournalists. In alphabetical order, I thank them and Lens blog editor Jim Estrin and contributor Kerri MacDonald for their efforts on this 13-week collaboration that began last spring. They are:

Mustafah Abdulaziz
Robert Caplin
Matt Eich
Maja Hitij
Kirsten Luce
Aga Luczakowska
Justin Maxon
Ayman Oghanna
Ed Ou
Yana Paskova
Amanda Rivkin
Newsha Tavakolian
Peter van Agtmael

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Last but not least, the Georgetown Student Exhibit at FotoWeek DC opens this Saturday from 5-7pm. The exhibit is on view at Walsh Building 2F, 36th & Prospect NW in Georgetown, Washington DC from November 6-13. I will have work from Azerbaijan included in the exhibit.

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Thank you very much for your ongoing interest in my work.

Sincerely,

Amanda Rivkin
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amanda rivkin, photographer
www.amandarivkin.com

currently in new york city.

fri nov 5, 2010, 8pm-11pm
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW

space is limited
Admission is $45 and benefits FotoWeek DC,
a 501(c) (3) nonprofit.

FotoWeek DC is supported in part by the DC Commission
on the Arts and Humanities.

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From James Wellford, International Photo Editor at Newsweek:

PROJECTIONS OF REALITY FEATURED AT FOTOWEEK DC
Documentary work projected as part of the NightGallery program

On Saturday November 6th from 6-11pm, Projections of Reality showcases the work of nine photographers who challenge the conventions of visual narrative on the exterior of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Projections of Reality, launched earlier this year in Moscow, is a pioneering touring exhibition platform for the most provocative visual storytelling being produced today. The show introduces new work at each new venue.

For NightGallery DC, Projections of Reality presents an eclectic selection of work by artists who share an intensely creative instinct for compelling stories:

Jan Banning’s portraits of mid-level bureaucrats in eight different countries; Benjamin Lowy’s moving landscapes of torn, unstable places around the globe; issues of water scarcity by Balazs Gardi; blindness by Stefano de Luigi; interrogations in the Ukraine by Donald Weber; Thomas Dworzak’s images of found Taliban portraits; Tim Hetherington’s enigmatic visions of sleeping soldiers on Afghanistan’s front line; the disastrous BP oil spill by Christopher Morris; and finally the monumental work on separation walls in conflict challenged parts of the world by Kai Wiedenhoefer.

“Photographs are windows to our world and in profound ways allow us to cross emotional thresholds and enter and share the spaces, conditions, and lives of others. Each series is a world unto itself, each possessing its own urgency. We hope these images will provoke a vigorous dialogue among viewers as they engage with the issues reflected within” – says the show’s curator James Wellford.

More about the project: www.projectionsofreality.org

The Corcoran evening projection is open to the public.

In addition to the Corcoran, the Projections of Reality will be shown at Dupont Circle and Satellite Central (M Street – Georgetown). Check out the schedule at: www.fotoweekdc.org

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I will also have work from Azerbaijan and my work this summer covering the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, “Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom,” will be exhibited as part of the Georgetown University Second Annual Student Exhibit from November 6-13.

“Please come to our opening reception on Saturday, November 6th from 5-7″

Georgetown University Student Exhibit: Multiple Perspectives at FotoWeek DC, November 6-13, 2010
Georgetown University Walsh Building at 36th Street and Prospect Streets in Georgetown, Washington DC
featuring “Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom” by Amanda Rivkin

“Please come to our opening reception on Saturday, November 6th from 5-7″

“Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom” is part of a larger project on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline traversing Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey that is supported by a Young Explorers Grant from the National Geographic Society.

fotoweek dc
washington post going out guide

By campus e-mail:

Call for Digital Submissions for Fotoweek DC!
Sponsored by: GU Arts Aficionados
Details: Fotoweek DC is a city-wide festival of photography between November 6-13. Art Aficionados will host a Second Annual Student Exhibition in Walsh [located at 36th Street and Prospect in Georgetown]. There is not only the chance to be exhibited, but also to be published in The Anthem! Theme: “Multiple Perspectives” Whose perspective are you representing? We are challenging photographers to step out and not only represent their perspective. This is meant to be open-ended and interpretive. If you interpret it narratively or technically, all the better! We want a variety of submissions and are excited to see your creativity! Submissions must be digital and be the biggest possible pixel dimensions or in their original dimensions to make sure that they can be reproduced and printed. Email submissions to guartaficionados@gmail.com. Include in submission your name, school and graduation year, and title. Explanations about the work are optional. In the subject line, put your name and “Fotoweek DC Submission.”
For more info: guartaficionados@gmail.com
FotoWeek DC: www.fotoweekdc.org

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I just submitted 16 images, “Azerbaijan and the Second Oil Boom,” from my work over the summer photographing along the 1,100-mile Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline route in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey with the support of a Young Explorers Grant from the National Geographic Society. National Geographic is among the sponsors of FotoWeek DC.