Re: No APIS in the US this year -- Platypus instead

Thanks so much- sounds like a wonderful idea to get together and share ideas and learn something.
Hope to see you next year- if we have some idea as to when...
Susan
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Richard Sullivan
  To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
  Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 9:43 AM
  Subject: RE: No APIS in the US this year -- Platypus instead

  The location of APIS is still to be determined as the Santa Fe Convention Center is being rebuilt. It got delayed a bit when they found some Indian bones but the cultural issues were ironed out nicely so it is back on track but won't be finished in time for APIS. A typical agenda is two days of lecture/demonstrations with print showings and other events. We've had presentations such as:

  The Getty Conservation Institute has done on different years presentations on Niepce's first photograph and Willis' patents on platinum,

  A session on Brazilian photographic history,

  A session on Chemograms from a Maori person from New Zealand,

  Terry King did a demo on printing in gold last year,

  Art Chaklis has done sessions on his ongoing investigations of the Fresson process,

  Dr Alschuler did a presentation proposing that the Lumiere Autochrome process was possible a rip off of the relatively unknown Mannechrome process.

  These just samples of the variety of people and subjects presented and as you can see they run the gamut from a basic presentation on a little known process to a full blown academic presentation. I did a survey of hand last year and over half the attendees taught at the college level.

  The program is targeted to advanced workers in process photography but almost everything is accessible to beginners. We shy away from what might be thought of as introductory presentations. A couple of sessions last year on sensitometry and the digital negatives did overwhelm some with the numbers but most found it exciting.

  By the way, PLATYPUS -- Platinum Printers Yearly Party Under the Stars - was originally a backyard evening barbecue with print showing. That was nearly a quarter of a century ago! My son Dana says the first one was in 1983 not 1984 as I had posted. It is now biannual as having Platypus and APIS in the same year is a bit much. Melody has a pretty good collection of platypi that people have donated over the years.

  Ask more questions if you have them

  --Dick

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  From: Susan Huber [mailto:shuber@ssisland.com]
  Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 6:12 AM
  To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
  Subject: Re: No APIS in the US this year -- Platypus instead

  IHello Richard,

  When and where will the next APIS? It will be in Santa Fe- but; where ans what is a typical agenda?

  Thanks,

  Susan

    ----- Original Message -----

    From: Richard Sullivan

    To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca

    Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:10 AM

    Subject: No APIS in the US this year -- Platypus instead

    Apis is only every 2 years in the US. The even numbered years it is in the UK and this tear at Oxford University. Next summer (2007) it will be here in Santa Fe. This summer (2006) is our semiannual Platypus Party which Bostick & Sullivan has been having since 1984. It is an informal gathering of photographic printmakers. It is being held on July 2nd and all are invited. Call Bostick & Sullivan at 505-474-0890 for details.

    --Dick Sullivan

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    From: Hellena Cleary [mailto:hellena@hncleary.plus.com]
    Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 1:29 PM
    To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
    Subject: APIS 2006

    Could someone send me some more concrete information about APIS offlist. Is it possible to go only for one day? Hellena
Received on 06/10/06-07:38:50 AM Z