I am pleased that Leslie was the winner of the “Wilson Library” print offered in my 2014 holiday raffle!

Leslie and I first met when I photographed her as a bride. Over the years,as her two sons grew up,we got together regularly to capture images of their childhood and youth. Today both of Leslie’s sons are undergraduates at UNC-CH. 

I’m happy that the Wilson Library print will be in the home of a Carolina family.

Thanks to everyone who entered the 2014 holiday raffle.

I look forward to keeping in touch in 2015,and hope you will consider entering next year’s holiday raffle.

PhotoVision:Selections from a Decade of Collecting was on view at The Ackland Art Museum from September 2014 through January 4,2015. The exhibition of about 150 photographs were acquired by the Museum over the last ten years. The photographs span the entire history of photography, and represent a wide variety of techniques.

In the final hour of PhotoVision at the Museum, Amanda Hughes (Ackland Director of External Affairs) and I lead a tour of the exhibition’s highlights. Amanda and I talked about our own perspectives on the works of art, and also encouraged the audience members to join the conversation.

I enjoyed being part of this event celebrating a remarkable exhibition, and am very grateful to the Ackland and Amanda for including me.

I just wanted to thank everyone that stopped in Thursday night for the Dreams and Visions event.

We were so pleased with the attendance that I am thinking of making this an annual occurrence!

If you saw something that caught your eye,the prints will be hanging on my walls for the next two weeks.

Please contact me directly or email Cindy Campbell at cincam@aol.com to arrange an appointment. If you were unable to attend,please feel free to contact me as well. The “Carolina Collection”will be available and it makes a nice holiday gift for alums or Chapel Hill locals.

Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to show my work.

Catharine

Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands  is a celebration of the work and vision of local North Carolina women artists. This event was hosted by Top of the Hill last Friday. Sales from the annual exhibit benefit Chapel Hill’s Compass Center for Women and Families.

It was a lovely evening with many pieces in a variety of mediums. In addition to the exhibition and reception, there was a live auction and raffle with refreshments.

This is the third year that I have participated in the Compass fundraiser and it is always a lot of fun.

The reception allowed attendees to purchase mini masterpieces anonymously for $50 each. It was inspiring to see the myriad of  miniature works from talented, mostly local, artists. It was also good to catch up with friends.

This year I submitted miniatures of Gateway and Flight, two of my newer mixed media collage works.

I have been experimenting with larger versions of the mixed media collage this year so it was fun to find the details in the images that would make them a good fit for the miniature size.

One of the larger images (like the one shown below) is currently on display at Through This Lens Gallery in downtown Durham.

I will be having a show at Through This Lens in October, which will include my collage works and photomontage. More details will go out about this exhibit toward the end of Summer.

As I contemplated my 2013 Raffle image, the University of North Carolina’s Hill Hall quickly moved to the forefront. My dad was a professor in the UNC Music Department for more than 30 years and I spent many hours at Hill Hall as a child with my family.

To enter the raffle for a chance to win a signed,limited edition print of ‘Hark the Sound’(pictured right), visit the “Contact”  page of my website and complete the form in the comments section,including the words “Hark the Sound”in your message. Entries will be accepted through January 31st.

In 1907, Andrew Carnegie funded construction of the building. In its early years,  Hill Hall served as the University’s first library and notably hosted the Carolina Playmakers when novelist Thomas Wolfe was a member.

In 1930, renovations funded by John Sprunt Hill were completed, including the addition of an auditorium and the purchase of an impressive organ.  The Department of Music moved in and has been housed there ever since.

The Kenan Trust, a longtime friend and donor to the University and its music department, is contributing $5 million toward another renovation of Hill Hall. The auditorium will be updated in style and acoustics,  along with updates to the once-grand rotunda and the rooms around the auditorium.

Though the renovations will not start until 2015,  I am already eager to see Hill Hall reclaim its original glory.

Year in Review:

This year kicked off with a workshop in Santa Barbara,  CA,  with Kamil Vojnar on collage techniques,  which spurred a new direction in my work. I also attended a workshop closer to home that focused on platinum printing and digital negatives with Sandy King.

In March,  I gave an artist talk at Through This Lens in Durham to conclude a solo exhibit of my photomontage and mixed media collage works. The following month,  my photomontage was highlighted in a “Spotlight”  article in the April edition of Black &White magazine.

My work also appeared this year at The Light Factory in Charlotte, NC, Bill Hester Gallery in Santa Fe, NM,  PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, VT, and Lee Hansley Gallery in Raleigh, NC.

I continue to appreciate your support as I explore new ways of expressing my vision. There are already exciting things taking shape for the coming year that I look forward to sharing with you. 

"Hark the Sound" by William Starr Myers,1897.