[alt-photo] Re: new MFA program in alt!

[francis schanberger]

Actually her name is Christine. Less one syllable. My error. In one project
she is working with images of Lincoln (in 3 color gum) with different phases
of the moon obscuring his face.

-francis

On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>wrote:

> Cool.
> I was bringing my assistant with me, a great student named Pennie Allsop
> who does incredible gum prints though she'd never feel that way, but it
> didn't work. I have never met Kevin but he emailed and volunteered.  I
> assume he will be the one, but I know they go through a selection process
> first so perhaps Christina will be it.  Oh no, two Christinas in one room...
>
> Since I am already off topic I wanted to offer concern to those in Iceland
> and Europe who are unable to travel because of the ash.  My sister has been
> stuck in London for 4 days now (wouldn't that just be tough I say with
> sarcasm).  I actually have an Icelandic student believe it or not..
>
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
>
> On Apr 18, 2010, at 7:57 AM, francis schanberger wrote:
>
> > No, not Kevin. Maybe I got her summer assistantship mixed up. She was
> > applying to a couple. Her name is Christina Zuercher.
> >
> > -francis
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> No way!  Kevin Logghe is your student!  TOO small world.
> >> Chris
> >>
> >> Christina Z. Anderson
> >> christinaZanderson.com
> >>
> >> On Apr 18, 2010, at 7:44 AM, francis schanberger wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hey Chris!
> >>>
> >>> I'll forward this to some of my students one of whom may be helping you
> >> out
> >>> this summer in Pennland.
> >>>
> >>> -francis
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Dear All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am really excited about this.  As we all know, alt is fairly
> >>>>> underrepresented in contemporary photography.  One friend said at
> Photo
> >>>>> Fest, for instance, you could practically count on two hands the
> number
> >> of
> >>>>> alt people in the crowd of hundreds if not thousands.  Same with such
> >>>>> publications as Humble Arts, or Critical Mass, or whatnot. Alt is
> >> fairly
> >>>>> niche. I mean, a certain amount of that is a good thing--that it
> isn't
> >>>>> mainstream, but nevertheless, when photo programs start talking about
> >> the
> >>>>> fetishism of the object that is the photograph when too much
> attention
> >> is
> >>>>> paid to process blah blah blah you begin to feel like you should be
> >> listed
> >>>>> in the DSM IV.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well, I just found out today from a former student of mine that
> >>>>> Christopher James, dean,  is starting an MFA at the Art Institute of
> >> Boston
> >>>>> that has an emphasis in alt!  It will not start until all the
> paperwork
> >> is
> >>>>> in place, projected date of Sept. 2011, but I am really pleased to
> hear
> >> this
> >>>>> and thought you'd all appreciate this, too.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Chris
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Christina Z. Anderson
> >>>>> christinaZanderson.com
> >>>>>
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