You are invited to a gallery exhibit of images from the PSNWA member competition ‘Beat the Heat.’
We all know about the Summer heat in the Ozarks and there are many ways to Beat the Heat other than just staying indoors. Is it at the local lake or river or maybe by the water sprinkler. PSNWA were challenged to find and photograph images that best shown the theme ‘Beat the Heat.’
Join us for a gallery reception with images by Tom Sisemore. Tom first became interested in photography while taking pictures of his children playing sports nearly 50 years ago. “I enjoy being out in nature and watching what goes on around me,” said Tom. “God makes the picture; I just try not to mess it up.”
Tom makes the hard-to-get images look easy. His pictures are a favorite and followed by many on the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas Nature Photographers Facebook group.
Don’t stay in the background, get up and show face
Cause in this crazy world, we all have our place*
You are invited to a gallery reception. Photography is full of diverse genera’s, styles, and interests. The Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas strives to promote that diversity in the art and science of photography throughout the region. This diversity of interests can be seen in an exhibit of work by the all-volunteer PSNWA Board of Directors.
* Excerpt from Diversity a Conner Dixon POEM
Sa je pa wé, ké pa santi” consists of work photojournalist Bob Coleman made in 2011 and 2012 while in Bombardopolis, Haiti, with a mission group from St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Rogers, AR.
“It’s not easy to put into words the emotions one is confronted with while working in the midst of the wonderful people and extreme poverty of Haiti. Fortunately for me, I don’t have to. As a photographer, it is my job/calling to translate those emotions into images. If I’ve done my job, the viewer will be touched in a real way. There is a Haitian proverb, ‘Sa je pa wé, ké pa santi,’ which means ‘What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t feel.’ The pictures in this exhibition are among my favorites from my time in Bombardopolis. It is my hope that when you look at them, your eyes will see and your heart will feel some of what mine did when I made these images.”
The exhibition reception is June 9th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the PSNWA Gallery and Studios located at 126 W. Emma Ave., in downtown Springdale. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Photos from the Water’s Edge Competition
Artists in this Exhbition:
Jay Stout
Bob Shaw
Terry Dushan
Tim Johnson
Jeremy TenHaken
Bill Petrunich
Hugh Maddox
Janie Blanchard
Jay McDonald
Nikki Lockett
The reception will be on May 12 from 6-8pm
Light refreshements and beverages will be served
Cover photo by Nikki Lockett