A Light Exists in Spring is the title of an Emily Dickinson poem. It is also the title of our exciting PhotoCarmel exhibition in the Marjorie Evans Gallery at the Sunset Center in Carmel! This exhibition will feature works by the Center for Photographic Art’s incredible team of artists who also happen to be volunteers, trustees, and staff members at our organization. They are not just talented photographers, but also devoted members of our community. This group of nearly 50 local artists pursues a variety of photographic media, but one of the things that unites them is their vision and their love of the landscape, of light, of change, of the glorious medium of photography. This exhibition’s title references the season of hope. Spring, with its magical light, its promise of renewal, flora and fauna alike emerge, the days grow longer, there is a shift in the air!
A Light Exists in Spring, like many of Emily Dickinson’s poems, explores the ephemeral nature of beauty and the human experience. It captures a specific moment in spring, when a unique light and color appear in fields. This sensory experience is both fleeting and profound, leaving a lasting impression on the observer. And this exhibition, curated by the Center for Photographic Art’s executive director, Ann Jastrab, will also leave a lasting impression on visitors to the Marjorie Evans Gallery. From early historical photographic processes like platinum palladium printing and cyanotypes to contemporary digital photography to mixed media photography, this show will have something for everyone, lovers of the handmade print, lovers of light, lovers of the wonders of nature and spring. It will be a chance to highlight the best of us, when we slow down and listen to the earth’s heartbeat, and also our own.
Featured artists:
Debra Achen, Mary Aiu, James Atherton, Janet Beaty, Lauren Brown, Ron Brown, Andrew Chasin, Ginger Chih, Charles Clarke, David Clarkson, Marty Cohen, Matt Connors, Tony DeVarco, Stan Dunlap, Allyson Ely, David Fagan, Dani Foster, Eduardo Fujii, Sylvia Gardner, Anna Mae Gazo, Helaine Glick, Lillie Grossman, Arvian Heidir, Noelle Hetz, Tom Hierl, Jacki Horton, Susan Hyde Greene, Robert Kastigar, Domini Kelly, Susan Kingsley, Maria Isabel LeBlanc, Jeanne Marino, Ruben Martin, Simona Martin, Phil Miller, Carolyn Moore, Rick Murai, Rinské Perkins, Maria Prince, Huve Rivas, Michelle Robertson, Robin Robinson, Lesha Rodriguez, Jacque Rupp, Dennis Segers, Nancy Sevier, Jerry Takigawa, Patrice Taylor, Jacqui Turner, Robert Watt, Jan Watten, Gregg Weissman, Janet Whitchurch, Frank Yamrus, Jonas Yip.