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UVP Hosts Thursday ‘Eyeslicer’ Screening and Conversation with Professor Kelly Gallagher
Light Work’s Urban Video Project is hosting a screening of “Marlin said to me: ‘Maria, don’t worry, it’s just a movie,’” a feature-length episode of the TV show “The Eyeslicer,” and a post-screening conversation on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 5:30…
Special Screening of ‘Knives and Skin’ by Award-Winning Director Jennifer Reeder to Be Held Nov. 7
Where is Carolyn Harper? The coming of age thriller “Knives and Skin” (trailer) by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Reeder will be presented by Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:30–8 p.m. The free indoor screening will…
Light Work Announces Recipients of 45th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work announces its 45th annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The 2019 recipients are Trevor Clement, Lali Khalid and Reka Reisinger. The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work’s ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement…
Light Work Presents ‘Nicola Lo Calzo: Bundles Of Wood’
Light Work presents “Bundles of Wood,” a solo exhibition by Italian photographer Nicola Lo Calzo, which documents the rich local history of the Underground Railroad in Central New York. Since 2010, Lo Calzo has traversed Atlantic coastal areas to research…
Light Work Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has honored Light Work with a $100,000 multi-year programming grant. Distributed over the next two years, these funds will support Light Work’s renowned residency and exhibition programs, offering support and visibility to…
Light Work Director Shane Lavalette Awarded Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Shane Lavalette, photographer, independent publisher and director of Light Work, is one of 111 artists, along with 12 organizations, to be awarded $3.168 million in funding from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation in its 2018-19 grant cycle. The foundation’s average grant to…
UVP Presents ‘Culture Capture: Terminal Addition’ from the New Red Order
Light Work’s Urban Video Project presents “Culture Capture: Terminal Addition” by the New Red Order (NRO), an Indigenous artist collective. The NRO’s core contributors are Adam Khalil (Ojibway), Zack Khalil (Ojibway) and Jackson Polys (Tlingit), and they use video and…
Light Work Presents ‘Robert Benjamin: River Walking’
Light Work presents Robert Benjamin’s “River Walking,” a solo exhibition of photographs and poems spanning four decades, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery through July 27. The opening reception will be held on Friday, March 22, from 5-7 p.m., featuring…
Light Work Awarded $35,000 NEA Art Works Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that Light Work is one of 1,000 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Light Work will receive $35,000 for its Artist-in-Residence Program and production of “Contact…
Light Work Presents ‘Rodrigo Valenzuela: American Type’
Light Work presents “Rodrigo Valenzuela: American Type,” a solo exhibition on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery through March 1. The opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 5-7 p.m., features a gallery talk with Rodrigo Valenzuela at 6…