Past Programs

First Annual Griffin Museum Focus Awards

Left to right Focus award winners Anne Tucker, Barbara Hitchcock,
and Brian Clamp

Left to Right; Bill Hunt, Leonard Nimoy, David Levinthal, Blake Fitch, Anne Tucker, Barbara Hitchcock and Brian Clamp

The first annual Griffin Museum Focus Awards were presented on June 8, 2006. Recognizing the work of those who are not photographers but who have been instrumental in building greater awareness of the photographic arts in the general public, the Focus Awards were presented in three categories: The Life Time Achievement award, given to an individual whose ongoing commitment to photography has created far reaching impact; the Rising Star award given to an emerging force that the international photographic community is watching with great enthusiasm; and the New England Beacon, recognizing a local individual whose work brings prominence to the local photographic scene. Presenting this year’s awards were actor and photographer Leonard Nimoy, Bill Hunt of the Hasted Hunt Gallery in New York, and photographer David Levinthal.

The 2006 Griffin Museum Focus Award Winners were:

Focus Award for Lifetime Achievement - Anne Wilkes Tucker, Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Focus Award Rising Star - Brian Clamp, owner of ClampArt in New York, NY.
New England Beacon Award - Barbara Hitchcock, Cultural Affairs Director at Polaroid Corporation and curator of the Polaroid collection.

Portfolio Review Day

Anne Tucker reviews photographer Margo Cooper’s portfolio	Photographers receive feedback and advice

The Griffin Portfolio Review Day offered photographers a unique opportunity to have their work reviewed by leading curators, collectors, gallery owners, and other photography professionals committed to mid- career and emerging talent. More than 30 photographers attended and received valuable critiques of their work. Reviewers included: Anne Wilkes Tucker, Curator of Photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Brian Clamp, owner, ClampArt, New York, NY; Barbara Hitchcock, curator of the Polaroid collection; Paula Gillen, Photography Editor New Yorker Magazine, New York, NY; Blake Fitch, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography; Nick Capasso, Curator of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park; Robert Klein, owner Robert Klein Gallery, Boston; Tony Decaneas, Panoptican Gallery (Boston/ Waltham, MA); Deborah Martin Kao, Curator of The Fogg Art Museum at Harvard, Cambridge, MA; Clint Willour, Executive Director and Curator, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas; Paul Turnbull, Director and Exhibitions Curator at the Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography, Turners Falls, MA; Vincent Cianni, photographer and dealer. Gus Kayafas, owner of Palm Press, Concord, MA; Diana Gaston, Associate Curator of the Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, Boston MA; Frank Yamrus, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Leonard Nimoy kicks off Intimate Evening Series

Leonard Nimoy greets guests

On June 10, 2006 we kicked off the first in our Intimate Evening Series with a very special guest, actor and photographer Leonard Nimoy. The evening began with Mr. Nimoy sharing stories and the evolution of his photography, and was followed by a cocktail reception where guests were able to speak with the artist one-on-one. The Intimate Evening Series will continue this fall. Please check our programs listings for more details.

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