MPC in the News
See where the Mpls Photo Center has been mentioned in local magazines and on the internet.
Mary Abbe Star Tibune Review: The PortraitAugust 2012
Mary Abbe StarTribune Review: The Portrait
Out of 1,600 portraits submitted by artists from around the world, guest juror Andrea Mellard picked 75 for "The Portrait: Up Close and Personal," a vividly engaging show on view through Aug. 19 at the Mpls Photo Center. As exhibition curator at the AMOA-Arthouse, a contemporary art museum in Austin, Texas, Mellard brought a well-trained eye and a generous spirit to her task.
Her choices range from crisp black-and-white street shots to contemporary color experiments. There are even a few antique processes, including a collodion ambrotype and an albumen print. Everything is meticulously printed and simply framed, factors that help to smooth out a jumble of sizes ranging from notebook to 3 feet square.
Learn more at mplsphotocenter.com
Minnesota MonthlyApril 2012
Michael Crouser: A Mid-Career Retrospective
Photographer Michael Crouser, a Minnesota native, makes beautiful images out of some of the world’s most rugged traditions: bullfighting, for example, or the cowboy life out West. Arriving from the Leica Gallery in New York, this exhibition showcases his range of subjects and the exquisite use of light and shadow that runs through them. Learn more at mplsphotocenter.com
Downtown JournalJanuary 2012
Layne Kennedy and His iPhone Exhibit
Kennedy has a collection of his iPhone shots on display at the Mpls Photo Center called “The Art of iPhone.” The photos showcase slices of life all over the country and throughout Minnesota, including the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota and a crooked barn in the southeastern corner of the state.
MN Daily ArticleJanuary 2012
Layne Kennedy: Photograph Different
The wide availability of smartphones has brought increasingly higher quality cameras to the masses and allowed people to take pictures more spontaneously and edit them on the fly. What does this mean for professional photographers? Does the rise of the eight-megapixel iPhone and Instagram marginalize their craft? Or can a photographer explore the new possibilities these tools provide?
Mpls Photo at Northern Sparks FestivalJune 2011
Northern Spark: a nuit blanche
This year, the Mpls Photo Center is part of the Northern Spark is a new MN Festival modeled on a nuit blanche or “white night” festival—a dusk to dawn participatory art event along the Mississippi and surrounding areas. It will take place the evening of June 4 (sunset 8:55 pm) till the morning of June 5, 2011 (sunrise 5:28 am). MPC@ Norhern Sparks Festival
Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper and OnlineMarch 2011
Woman as Photographer: Documenting Life as a Woman
Mary Abbe Reviews Current Exhibit Online: "Woman as Photographer: Documenting Life As A Woman".
Mpls Magazine Article March 2011
Stephanie Xenos' Article About MPC's Current Exhibit
Stephanie Xenos writes about Mpls Photo Center's current exhibit, "Woman as Photographer: Documenting Life As A Woman", in Print and Online.
Minneapolis Star Tribune NewspaperJanuary 2011
Mary Abbe Review "Urban View - Rural Sight."
Online @ www.startribune.com
MNArtists.orgAugust 2010
Camille LeFevre reviews MPC's exhibit "Perceptual Opponents
Father and Son: Balthazar and Christian Korab." Online @ mnartists.org
Minnesota Public RadioJuly 2010
MPR's Marianne Combs Reviews MPC's New Exhibit
MPR's Marianne Combs reviews MPC's new exhibit "Stars of India: Its People & Places" by photographer Robi Chakraborty. Online @ minnesota.publicradio.org
Minneapolis Star Tribune NewspaperMay 2010
Mary Abbe Writes a Poignant Critique
Mary Abbe writes a poignant critique of the Center's Landscape Call for Entry, "The most distinctive pictures are marked by a strong personal vision and techniques that go beyond documentation to inject psychological tension or convey a mood." Online @ www.startribune.com
Minneapolis Star Tribune NewspaperJanuary 2010
Mary Abbe Review MPC's Hugely Successful Portraits Exhibit
Mary Abbe writes about Mpls Photo Center's hugely successful portraits competition and exhibit. Online @ www.startribune.com
Minnesota Public RadioNovember 2009
MPR's Marianne Combs Writes About MPC
MPR's Marianne Combs writes about how MPC is providing a new home for photographers in the Midwest, while promoting its mission of nurturing, educating and strengthening the local photography scene.
Online @ minnesota.publicradio.org
Midwest Daily PlanetNovember 2009
Sheila Regan Writes About Pinhole Photography
Sheila Regan writes about pinhole photography and the recent meeting of the League of Upper Midwest Pinholers at the Mpls Photography Center. Online @ TCDailyPlanet.net
Mpls St. Paul MagazineDecember 2008
Stephanie Xenos New MPC "Building Community"
Stephanie Xenos writes about the Mpls Photo Center "staying local and building community." Center Founder and Director Orin Rutchick is photographed. Online @ MSPMag.com
Minnesota MonthlyNovember 2007
Tim Gihring on the Mpls Photo Coop, Now Mpls Photo Center
Tim Gihring discusses the Mpls Photo Co-Op, now a part of the Mpls Photo Center, serves as both a commercial center for photography and exhibit center. Online @ MinnesotaMonthly.com
MN Daily ArticleNovember -0001
Layne Kennedy: Photograph Different
Kennedy has a collection of his iPhone shots on display at the Mpls Photo Center called “The Art of iPhone.” The photos showcase slices of life all over the country and throughout Minnesota, including the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota and a crooked barn in the southeastern corner of the state.
