Bemused, amused, a muse

callahan eleanor and barbara?There is currently an exhibit of works by the late Harry Callahan, whose photos I love, at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. This would be nice enough information on its own, but Brink knows you’re probably not around Atlanta to get to it. So, I recommend reading this touching story in the Times, about Callahan’s muse, his wife Eleanor, and how much they accomplished together. I also love that she uses the phrase, “heavens to Betsy!”

Any cute photographers looking for a muse? I am a sentimental romantic, afterall.

With a little help from friends

adam2.jpgFor the past two years, four friends from the New England School of Photography in Boston have been building The Exposure Project, a group of photogs looking to reach out to other emerging artists within the photography and art community.

After graduation, Ben Alper, Anastasia Cazabon, Adam Marcinek and Eric Watts were getting frustrated with the gallery system. Marcinek said it’s tough to break in without having a recognizable name or years of experience.

?Galleries are becoming more and more business-like,” Marcinek said. “They are going to show what they can sell. It?s a fact of life.?

So the members of the group took matters into their own hands, organizing exhibitions, posting work on their Web site and publishing a book every six months. The book ? the first of which came out in November ? will be made up of their work, as well as a featured artist’s work. The next one is scheduled for release at the end of May.

Marcinek said the artwork they feature is not limited to one style.

“We want to show a broad range of work. There?s no right or wrong. We?re not looking for a certain style or look. It could be portraits, it could be anything ? as long as we all dig it, essentially.”

They have the right idea: build a community of artists in which everyone is responsible for the other. The project also provides a comfortable space for critique with friends. And, hey, it’s tough being an artist, so having a strong group of like-minded folks is just what you need to grow as an artist and get your work out there.