Invitations 2008 June 19, 2008
| June 19, 2008 Meeting |
| by Richard Nichols |
| Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:00 |
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What: New Digital Image Discussion Group Meeting – 2nd meeting ever!
When: 6:30 P.M. till we are done (you don’t have to be on time). Thursday evening, June 19th (that’s this week!) and every third Thursday of the month from here till eternity. Where: St. Julian’s Episcopal Church Dining Hall, 5400 Stewart’s Mill Road, Douglasville GA 30135 Why: Because people with digital cameras, computers and image manipulation software need a place to meet and show their images and digital videos to an audience, get some feedback and participate in the discussions. Admission is Free. Attached you will find our very first magazine half page of images by DIG members scheduled to be published in the Chapel Hill News & Views on July 1st, 2008. Also attached are an ad and one of the logos created for DIG. The red, green and blue checkerboard is reminiscent of the way digital image sensors capture and record visible radiation (light). Bring up to 15 of your images to show, or bring videos up to 12 minutes in length. We give you the floor for your 10 minutes of fame. At the 10 minute mark, a chime will sound and you have 2 more minutes to wrap it up. A few presentations may last longer depending upon the need and interest of the presenter and group. Images presented before the audience may be submitted for publication consideration. We will also be placing watermarked images in the DIG on-line web album, so if you present your work, with your permission we have ways to get it up online.Don’t have anything you want to show? Come watch and participate in the discussions. Bring a guest if you like. Digital Image Group is dedicated to finding out where you are in your visual arts journey – to give you a place to show your work easily, then motivate and help you to develop your unique vision. Show, Tell, Listen, Learn, Discuss, Collaborate. Bring your images and digital videos on a CD or DVD, jump drive or digital film chip—we have a multi-card reader. We project your work up on the wall. Come see what others are doing with digital cameras, digital video & software and computer graphics. You may also bring prints to show everyone. This month, we have acquired an excellent new video projector, thanks to one of our sponsors. Several people are making plans to show their digital images and multimedia shows. Bring your own popcorn and some for the person sitting next to you . . . DIG is open to people of all ages. Show up for an evening of visual enjoyment and learning. You can project your images, talk about your work a little bit and get some audience discussion going. This is basically an informal image and idea-sharing forum. Bring your camera equipment, laptop computer, photo album, prints—whatever visual arts you are into. Small groups can break up into separate sections of the room and talk about whatever issues are of concern. This is a social group as much as it is an educational one. You will make some new friends with similar interests.It’s O.K. if you haven’t made a decent picture recently . . . our goal is to motivate and stimulate you to start creating again, to find out what moves you inside and go for it. If you have been making images for years then this is a way to display some of your work and teach others about your methods and goals. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced image maker, an artist, an illustrator, graphic designer, amateur or professional photographer, we hope you will join this harmonious group of life-long learners.The concept of the group is very simple, very informal and we will do our best to keep it pleasant and well focused. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to call me at 404-210-5985. If you can’t make it to this month’s meeting, plan to come next month, Thursday, July 17th.We already have several corporate sponsors: Tim Collins, the publisher of the Chapel Hill News & Views is providing magazine space and printing to show our work to an audience of 40,000 and help us attract talented visual artists in this area while we entertain the masses. Gene Spicer of Cartridge World-Lithia Springs provides a number of special services to this group. His company sells some of the best printer cartridges money can buy.Jerry Leath of The Great Frame-Up provides special frame pricing for anyone associated with DIG. The Great Frame-Up does beautiful work. Image Electronic is providing the computer equipment, publicity and labor to make this group successful.An anonymous sponsor is providing the projection equipment. We are open to other corporate sponsorships. This group will be independent of any other arts or photographic organizations so that it can maintain its autonomy and find its own direction. And best of all, our friends at St. Julian’s Episcopal Church are providing us the place to meet. They are excellent and caring citizens in this community.Come join our monthly visual arts celebration! Hope to see you there! Richard |