PWP President, Madeline Ring. Photo © Susan Raab

Volume 4 | Issue 10 | June 2010

Greetings from the Board

The PWP Annual Meeting is this week and we look forward to seeing everyone there for Elections, The President and Treasurer’s Reports, Show and Tell and Pass the Mike.

This has been a wonderful year – both the Board of Directors and the various committees have been extremely active and much has been accomplished.  We truly believe PWP has turned a corner.  With great expectations of things to come, next year should be a great year as well.

The Board

Announcing the 2010-2011 Board of Directors

2009 – 2010 for PWP has been a wonderful year – Many thanks to Janice Wood Wetzel and Jackie Neale Chadwick for their contributions to PWP as they complete their term of service on the board.

We are looking forward to another great year with our new board – please welcome them and offer  all the support you can

The Board

OFFICERS

President – Maddi Ring
Vice President – Beth Portnoi Shaw
Secretary – Mary Newman
Treasurer – Adele Epstein

DIRECTORS

Archivist – Catherine Kirkpatrick
Development – Terry Berenson
Exhibitions – Katie Mantell
Membership – Patricia Gilman
Outreach – Karen Smul
Programs – Ruth Gitto
Publications – Trish Mayo
Volunteers – Sandy Alpert

EXHIBITIONS

AMERICANA

PWP and the Exhibitions Committee would like to congratulate the members who participated in the Americana exhibit, and thank the Americana committee and MH Art & Framing for putting together such a wonderful show.

OBJECTS OF AFFECTION

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 – Friday, August 13th, 2010

Mark you calendars for the Objects of Affection Opening Reception
WednesdayJuly 28, 2010 from 6-9PM

The Gallery at Calumet Photo
22 West 22nd Street
2nd Floor New York NY 10010
212-989-8500
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The Exhibitions Committee has a number of future projects in the works and always welcomes PWP member volunteers. It is a great way to learn about jurying and curating as well as forging great friendships within the organization. Contact Katie Mantell if you are interested at exhibitions@pwponline.org

PWP NEWSLETTER SPONSORSHIP

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2010 ANNUAL MEETING – 6:15PM JUNE 2

Our Annual Meeting of Membership will be Wednesday June 2rd at 6:15 pm. Officers will report on activities and financial status of the organization, and annual elections will be held.  If you cannot attend, please make sure that your proxy is submitted.

Order of business:
A.    Roll call/proof of notice of meeting or waiver of notice
B.    Reading/Approval of minutes of preceding meeting
C.    Report of Officers
D.    Election of Inspectors of Election
E.     Election of Directors
F.     Unfinished business

Please make every effort to attend this important meeting.

FIRST PWP INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL

Professional Women Photographers is sponsoring our first International Open Call in honor of our 35th Anniversary.  There will be an exhibition in a New York City gallery as well as an online gallery for selected images.  The results of the competition will be featured in  2010-2011 issues of Imprints.

Terry Berenson and Patricia Gilman are heading the committee to create the event and have  Stephen Perloff and Elinor Carucci as jurors.  This is a great PWP activity and should be very exciting to work on. If you are interested please contact Terry at terry.berenson@gmail.com or Patricia at patriciagilman@gmail.com.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

This year our Community Service Committee partnered with Women In Need, Inc. (WIN), providing both photography and mentoring services for this non-profit organization. On Monday, June 7th, 2010, Women In Need will be holding its “Volunteers Providing Help and Hope” reception at Baruch College. The reception will honor all volunteers who have helped WIN throughout the year, including the members of PWP’s Community Service Committee. Photographs taken by CSC members will be on display.

Our Community Service Committee has partnered, over the past several years, with non profit organizations in New York City providing pro bono photographic services at events.  PWP CSC  provides the partner organization with an image library of its events as well as display prints for special exhibitions, galas and receptions.  PWP gives back to the community and our members gain experience in doing event photography while having their work displayed at these events.

In addition, the CSC has started a small mentoring program using photography as a way of introducing the art form and means of expression to needy children.  If you would like to join PWP in this great committee please contact Karen Smul at outreach@pwponline.org

2010 – 2011 MONTHLY MEETINGS

SAME TIME – SAME PLACE

The PWP Monthly meeting will be held next year on the first Wednesday of the month at St. Paul’s Church on West 59th Street, as we have done this year.

PLEASE NOTE – because the first Wednesday in September is before Labor day and the second is in conflict with the Jewish Holidays our September meeting will be WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

We plan another exciting year of guest lecturers and programs so please mark your calendars and make the PWP meeting a priority.

CURTAIN RAISERS

Each month the PWP meeting opens with a curtain raiser – a PWP member who has the opportunity to show 10 images to the group.  It is a lot of fun and a great way to get your images “out there” with our members and guests as the audience. Our Program Director Ruth Gitto is looking for member curtain raisers for the months of October, November, February and March.  Contact Ruth at programs@pwponline.org

PWP ARCHIVES

Our Archivist Catherine Kirkpatrick continues to uncover more interesting items from the PWP Archives.  For detailed information on some interesting “Cards and Letters: a Snapshot” have a look at the latest edition of the blog at
http://www.pwponline.org/blog/2010/05/21/cards-and-letters-a-snapshot/

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Sincerely,

The Board
Professional Women Photographers