2009 West Regional Conference and Retreat

•January 25, 2009 • 3 Comments
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Oliver in a tutu ©Catherine Opie

SPE WEST is excited to host Catherine Opie as Keynote Speaker and Robbert Flick as Honored Educator at the West Regional Retreat “Document and Identity”. A different gathering to last year’s conference, the retreat will be held December 4-6,2009 at the Evergreen Conference Center in Oakhurst, CA. Call for image maker presentations (45mins) and faculty development workshop submissions (2hrs) will be from May 1-September 1, 2009. As the conference will focus onprofessional development, registration will be limited to 150 SPE members for an on-site ECCO stay and an additional 50 for an off-site hotel stay. 200 registrants allowed total. Members ONLY will be allowed to register this year. West members will be given an early registration option. Registration starts September ONLINE only. Please visit again soon for full details or become a member to receive the newsletter announcement.

SV97022802 Long Beach Harbor ©Robbert Flick

SV97022802 Long Beach Harbor ©Robbert Flick

THEME: Document and Identity
KEYNOTE:
Catherine Opie
HONORED EDUCATOR:
Robbert Flick
DATE:
December 4-6,2009
LOCATION:
Evergreen Conference Center, Oakhurst, CA
DETAILS:
Call for submissions in May-September, 2009. Image maker presentations (45mins) and Professional Development Workshops (2hrs). Email to Erika.

REGISTRATION: Limited to first 150 SPE members for  on-site ECC stay, addtl 50 can stay off-site. 200 registrants allowed total. Members ONLY allowed to register this year. West members given earliest registration option.Become a Member.

COST to ALL Members: for conference and retreat center: $250 for 2 nights and 5 meals ($200 for early bird registration)
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: two graduate level scholarships to attend will be awarded in lieu of a contest and prizes this year

Registration starts in September and will be ONLINE only.

SPEWEST Regional Conference November 13-16,2008 in San Francisco, CA

•February 3, 2008 • 1 Comment
SPE WEST Tours Alcatraz 11/2008

SPE WEST Tours Alcatraz 11/2008 ©Brian Taylor

Inspiration: action, influence, ideas

Keynote: Alec Soth
Host Insitution: Academy of Art University

The SPE West regional conference in San Francisco was a huge success thanks to our attendees, members, volunteers, reviewers, presenters and sponsors – thank you to all who participated!  Alec Soth queried 33 of his fellow magnum members about advice for emerging photographers in preparation for the SPE West keynote presentation he gave – which was very well received. Read the answers to his queries here.

Upload and share your photos from the weekend on our SPE West flickr group.

In·spi·ra·tion

1. An inspiring or animating action or influence.

2. Something inspired, as an idea.

3. A result of inspired activity.

4. A thing or person that inspires.

5. Theology:

a. A divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.

b. The divine quality of the writings or words of a person so influenced.

6. The drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.

7. The act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.

Society for Photographic Education West Region

•February 1, 2008 • Leave a Comment

The Society for Photographic Education is a non-profit membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight. Through its interdisciplinary programs, services and publications, the Society seeks to promote a broader understanding of the medium in all its forms, and to foster the development of its practice, teaching, scholarship and membership. The west region includes California, Nevada and Hawaii.