I’m excited to share that my image “Stepfather” has been chosen for inclusion in Buckham Gallery’s upcoming national juried exhibition: Snap, juried by Darryl Baird.

Snap Exhibition
Juror: Darryl Baird
December 13, 2024 – January 11, 2025 at Buckham Gallery, Flint MI.

Buckham Gallery
121 W 2nd Street
Flint, MI 48502

 

The Call

Today more than ever we are surrounded by images vying for our attention. From slow process image captures beginning in 1826 to today’s HD photo bursts, we are using and evolving the photographic processes to capture every moment. At one time photographs formed evidence of a person, place, or thing caught in time. Now artists have the ability to manipulate the medium to create new or never before experienced moments through manipulated photography.

Our cultural moods dictate different photographic trains of thought, slang, and views on art. So whether you are a “Take a picture it will last longer”, “Pics or it didn’t happen”, or formally trained artist of Fine Art photography, this call is for you. All photographic processes are encouraged, including traditional wet processes, digital, and manipulated photographs. The Snap exhibition will be a survey of contemporary photography at a time when anything goes.

Originally from Dallas, Texas, Juror Darryl Baird has a fifty-year(+) career as a photographer and educator. His initial education was at the United States Naval School of Photography in Pensacola, Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Broadcast-Film Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Later, after two decades in a commercial photography career, he spent two years in a doctoral program in Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas-Dallas, and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in Photography at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. His first series in graduate school earned a purchase by the MFAH in Houston Texas through curator of photography, Anne Tucker. He started and taught graphic design and photography programs at the University of Michigan-Flint, . Later, he led the department as chair for a critical transition to combine the disciplines into the Communication and Visual Arts program. Darryl retired as Professor of Art (Emeritus) in 2019 and moved to the Oregon coast the next year.

While residing in Flint, he joined Buckham Gallery in 1999 and curated and exhibited over the next 20 years. He served as board president for six years, and was a board member for an additional 3 year term. He currently works across a wide spectrum of techniques and media, from large format (8×10) using vintage 19th century optics printing with antiquarian processes, to high-resolution digital images, frequently using the same vintage optics. His work is included in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Art in Houston Texas, the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, and numerous notable private collections.

Founded in 1984, Buckham Fine Arts Project | Buckham Gallery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the vision to support and nurture artists, build community and inclusivity, while challenging our audience to engage with contemporary art in new ways. In commitment to our vision to support artists, Buckham Gallery will provide a stipend of $50 to each artist selected for this exhibition to aid in shipping costs. We acknowledge this may not cover all costs associated with the shipment and return of artwork.

Snap Exhibition will be held December 13, 2024 – January 11, 2025 at Buckham Gallery, Flint MI.

Snap Call-for-Entry (closed)