september 3-14 : 2008 junction arts festival

opening night party : wednesday, september 3, 7-9 p.m.

the juried art exhibition, featuring work by :

bernardo cioppa

"i’m intrigued by the gritty side of life : and what’s grittier, darker than our urban cities, and the people who make the streets their homes? "

"they appear to want to welcome you into their lives, even briefly : "

w. stephen cooper

recently, photographer cooper has also turned his lens toward the relics of more recent times: ghost towns and historic artifacts, preserved by the clean, dry environment of desert regions : 

www.wstephencooper.com

rob doda

do-da (doe – da) n . an eclectic visionary, illusionist, photographer, and artist

www.robdoda.com

martha griffith

"when i did get candy, i would eat everything at once : it was instant gratification : long-term consequences were not on my radar : the chocolate bait series explores these ideas on a number of levels : "

joseph michael

absolutely random camera tosses can be complex : images were created by setting the camera on self-timer and throwing it into the air moments before the shutter was released :

www.josephmichael.ca

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