VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

FotoFest announces a new exhibition of work from around the world, International Discoveries III. Opening Thursday, October 27, 2011 and continuing through December 22, 2011, International Discoveries III features the work of 12 international artists from eight countries and the United States, the exhibition is the third in a series created by FotoFest to showcase outstanding new contemporary talent discovered by FotoFest’s curators at photography events across the world.

Opening Reception with artists: Thursday, October 27, 2011, 6-9pm. Saturday Matinee Artist Talk: Saturday, October 29 at 2pm (Julia Curtin, Kyu Ho Kim, Marcia Michale and Dana Popa). Location: FotoFest Headquarters | 1113 Vine Street.

The works in the exhibit present color digital images and black and white film-based photography. The faces of young U.S. Marines in Afghanistan. The elegant boulevardiers of the Congo. Memories of an Argentine family and the experiences of young Romanian women. The spectacular construction of the new Hoover dam bypass. The delicacy of the Uruguayan countryside. Portraits of an Afro-British family. The sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Young people from Russia. Ancient statues of Buddha carved into the stones of Korea. These are all images from International Discoveries III.

“This exhibit showcases an international network of events, like FotoFest, dedicated to exposing new work and new talent and connecting artists to opportunities across borders“ says FotoFest Senior Curator Wendy Watriss. “The emergence, growth and interconnection of non-profit photography festivals and commercial trade fairs across the world have made it possible for artists to move around and curators to find new work all over the world.”

Featured artists:

Julia Curtin (U.K.)
Jose Diniz (Brazil)
Francesco Giusti (Italy)
Kyu-Ho Kim (Korea)
Marcia Michael (U.K.)
Liliana Molero (Uruguay)
Louie Palu (U.S.)
Dana Popa (Romania)
Jamey Stilling (U.S.)
Lorena Guillen Vaschetti (Argentina)
Ryu Tea Yeo (Korea)
Oleg Videnen (Russia)

Pictured:  Louie Palu, U.S. Marine Cpl. Phillip Pepper, age 22, Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan, 2008.