Jugglers Art Space Inc.

103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD 4006

Caxton Legal Centre Inc. is proud to share an exhibition of work on the issue of elder abuse in our community created by artist Gemma-Rose Turnbull.

The stories explore the personal side of elder abuse, told by people who have sought assistance from the Seniors Legal and Support Service to resolve incidents of physical, psychological, financial abuse or neglect.

Further information: visit Elder Abuse Exhibition

Griffith University Art Gallery (at QCA Southbank)

A touring project of leading international and Australian contemporary photography organised by Perth Institue of Contemporary Art PICA

Australian Artists

Tony Albert, Warwick Baker, Bindi Cole, Christopher Day, Tarryn Gill & Pilar Mata Dupont, Toni Greaves, Petrina Hicks, Alin Huma, Katrin Koenning, David Manley, Jesse Marlow, Tracey Moffat, Justin Spiers, Michelle Tran, Christian Thompson, Michael Ziebarth

United Kingdom Artists

Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Natasha Caruana, Maciej Dakowicz, Melinda Gibson, Leonie Hampton, Rasha Kahil, Seba Kurtis, Trish Morrissey, Laura Pannack, Sarah Pickering, Zhao Renhui, Simon Roberts, Helen Sear, Luke Stephenson, Wassink & Lundgren, Tereza Zelenkova

Further information: visit Griffith University Art Gallery

Photographers are invited to submit works in competition for the 2012 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. The prize promotes contemporary photography and excellence in photo-based work, including all types of analogue and digital photography. Images can be either colour or black and white.

Entrants to the Moran Prize are asked to interpret “Contemporary Life in Australia” with an emphasis on Australians going about their day-to-day lives within their environment.

The judge for the 2012 competition is international photographer and curator Graham Howe, and the entriesare due 21 MAY.

The total prize money to be awarded is $130,000 comprising $110,000 in the Open Section and $20,000 in the Schools Section (under 18). The two sections will be clearly delineated from each other at an exhibition in Sydney from 16th July 2012 till 9th September and a subsequent touring exhibition.

Further information: visit  http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=32

You at your favourite opening!

YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Your assignment topic this week is ‘You at your favourite opening’. Get out to an exhibition opening and take some pix or send us an image with all of the meanings attached to it and beyond. Show us your best photo based on our weekly theme for the Head On Olympus Weekly Photo Competition

THE PRIZE

Every week one winner will receive an Olympus PEN E-PM1 Kit with 14-42mm Lens valued at AUD$600!

Further information: visit https://www.facebook.com/HeadOnPhotoFest?v=app_254553244581393&rest=1

Photos and Story by Yani Clarke

5 May – 3 June 2012

The exhibition celebrates the 60th birthday of the Hellenic Photographic Society (Ελληνική Φωτογραφική Εταιρεία – ΕΦΕ), presenting an anthology of black and white photographs from its archives.

Although these photographs have received international awards and have widely travelled and been displayed within Greece, it is the first time that they have been exhibited outside of Greece. This is due to the collaboration by the Hellenic Photographic Society with the Cultural Committee of the Greek Orthodox Community of St George, South Brisbane. This is the first time that these images will be displayed outside of Greece and will be of the major attractions at this year’s Paniyiri Cultural Week.

The focus of the exhibition ‘Hellas – Hellenes’ that oozes aesthetic quality, is to visually narrate the story of Greeks in their everyday interaction within the landscape, both urban and rural.

Through the photographs of Papayoannou V., Chazavaki K., Chroussaki M., Letsios D. and Petridou K., the viewers can appreciate the involvement of women in Greek society; whereas, images by Davanelos N., Harrisiadis D., Kazazis F., Lykouris J., Mylof P., Nikiforakis M., Papadakis M., Stellas Z., Vasilakakis N. and Ververis A. artfully describe a variety of human activities in different environments.

Expressive portraits from various parts of Greece and from a range of chronological periods are depicted in the photographs of Metzakis M., Andonakaki M., Balafa K., Charissiadi D., Marcoglou G., Koulatsoglou K. and Tselios Ch.

Religion and tradition have been covered by meaningful and emotional images from Meletzis Sp., Tsoullelis Sp., Efstathiadis St. and Tsakos E.

Landscape photography transports the viewer to beautiful locations and evocative landmarks through the images of Broussalis P., Iatropoulos Sp., Nikiforakis P., Kontogiorgis A., Paraskevaydis L., Tousimis D., Tloupas D., Allexandropoulos D., Kioseoglou D., Karayannis E. and Chatziaristidis M.

Further information: visit Queensland Centre for Photography

2003 marked the first International Photography Awards competition with the winners announced at the first-ever Lucie Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Home of the Golden Globes. This year marks the tenth year anniversary and the Lucie Foundation will be programming a variety of events during Lucie Week to celebrate this landmark achievement. Be a part of this tenth anniversary edition by submitting your best work.

Professional and emerging photographers are invited to compete for a coveted Lucie statue, $20,000 in cash prizes, and the opportunity to be recognized at the Lucie Awards, which returns to Los Angeles for its 10th Anniversary celebration in Octover 2012.

The prizes:

Photography of the year (Professional – $10,000 sponsored by AtEdge)

Discovery of the year (Emerging – $5,000)

Deeper Perspective of the year ($5,000)

Early Bird Deadline (recieve 10% your entry): April 30, 2012

Further information: visit http://www.photoawards.com/en/

The Photographic Society of Queensland (PSQ) will be hosting the convention at the State Library of Queensland situated in South Brisbane’s cultural precinct. Engaging speakers, fun and informative workshops. Tickets on sale now.

If you haven’t secured your tickets yet act fast because the Early Bird rates run out on APRIL 19!
Be sure to get your ticket to the PSQ 2012 Photographic Convention at this great rate and see these great speakers:

Michael Hall

Michael’s fine art work focuses specifically on exploring human impact on the environment. He invests much time and energy on self commissioned projects, projects that engage with compelling and often confronting issues that ultimately affect us all. He is currently undertaking an extensive project to document the causes and effects of our changing climate around the world to improve ecological awareness.

Dean Saffron

Dean’s talk illuminates the link between the power of photography and it ability to cultivate empathy and awareness between the view and the subject.

Nick Meladonis

Having toured the world, Nick will relate his experiences and the influences which the landscape and the people left on him.

Scott Bridle

Scott’s landscapes capture the raw beauty of outback Australia from vantage points seen by few. His portraits breathe empathy for his subjects who seem to be wrought from the tough country in which they live and work.

Lachlan Gardiner

Lachlan is an Australian Photojournalist and Social Documentary photographer who has worked on stories both locally and abroad. His projects vary from critiquing Australia’s horse racing culture, documenting the life of a homeless man in his community, to working with NGO’s in Cambodia.

Sancintya Simpson

Sancintya has had solo exhibitions at Ipswich Art Gallery and the Queensland Centre for Photography, as well as numerous group shows. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Photography, with majors in Photographic Art and Visual Culture at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

Loius Lim

One thing Loius is continually fascinated by is the multifaceted species, human beings. He is currently continuing his studies in Photography Honours Degree.

Further information: visit PSQ 2012 Photography Convention

In Baglung, Nepal, there is only one maternity ward in the entire town, serving over half a million people. More than ten percent of the deaths of women of childbearing age are related to pregnancy and childbirth. Photojournalist Kelly McIllviney tells the story of the joy, pain, and dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Nepal. Her work takes a look at mothers in labor, and the men and women who work every day to keep these mothers women healthy and alive despite difficult circumstances.

As you pass by the permanent marker sign “Welcome Labour Room” on the metal door to the “waiting room,” the pungent smell of antiseptic wash hits your nose as you take in the small, crowded setting. This is the Baglung District Hospital Maternity Ward in the town of Baglung in Western Nepal. The hospital provides the only Maternity Ward services in the district and has the only operating theater, serving over 500,000 people. Maternal Health remains a pressing issue in rural Nepal, where women face many dangers when bringing life into this world.

As the women gathered from all over the district, the staff worked quickly to check on the young lives growing inside them. This is likely the only medical attention these women will receive during their pregnancy, and the nurses fill their short exchange with the women with as much information as possible, covering topics ranging from what food they need to be eating to advising them to avoid lifting heavy materials to informing them of possible complications.

It may seem simple, but in rural Nepal this short exchange can mean the difference between life and death.  According to the 2009 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity study, more than ten percent of the deaths of females of reproductive age were due to maternal causes. In many cases this is because women are unable to access even basic care on time: according to the same study, 40% of deaths occurred at home and 14% in transit to the facility where these deaths were recorded.

Twelve hours away in the capital city of Kathmandu, motherhood still does not come easily. Poverty, lack of facilities, and lack of education leave women weakened and at risk during pregnancy. The Kalimanti clinic provides low cost health care to try to alleviate the overwhelmed city hospitals.