Press Releases 2008

CONTACT:  Jana Marcus, Marketing & Communications
(831) 479-5744
jamarcus [at] cabrillo.edu

March 27, 2008

CABRILLO PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT PRESENTS STUDENT WORK
IN LARGE, TWO-GALLERY EXHIBIT IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ

Aptos, CA—The Cabrillo College Photography Department presents Lens Flair, the first off-campus gallery exhibition of student works ranging from digital to traditional photographic processes. The large exhibit will be displayed in two downtown Santa Cruz galleries simultaneously: The Mill Gallery and The Dead Cow Gallery. Reception for Lens Flair will be Thursday, April 4 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in both locations concurrently.

Lens Flair will showcase student work ranging from beginning to advanced photographic techniques in both digital and traditional methods. The exhibit celebrates the photographic and artistic excellence of the students, as well as awakening interest in the new photographic facilities of Cabrillo’s Arts Education Classrooms.  Photography will be among the first departments who are currently scheduled to teach in the new facility in fall 2008. The impressive new photographic space includes a complete traditional wet darkroom for black and white and color printing, a lighting studio, and a large digital photography workflow area, where students will learn techniques that take them from camera to computer to printer.  The department also teaches alternative processes and a potpourri of techniques that are available during the school year as well as summer sessions.

The Lens Flair exhibit will be part of the First Friday Art Tour, sponsored by the Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Arts. For a donation of $5 you receive unlimited rides on the Art Tour Bus, which takes you to gallery openings spanning Highway 9 to lower Front Street.  Your $5 also entitles you to a certificate for 10% off the purchase of original art on First Fridays and a host of offers and discounts by participating sponsors.  For more on the Art Tour and the bus schedule go to www.scica.org.

What: Lens Flair: Cabrillo College Photography Department Student Exhibit

When: April 4 - 28, 2008

Where: The Mill Gallery, 131 East Front Street, Santa Cruz
            The Dead Cow Gallery, 1040 River Street, Santa Cruz

Receptions: Friday, April 4, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. at both the Dead Cow & The Mill Galleries, simultaneously

Information: Susan Hoisington,831-479-6131.  Art Tour bus schedule: 831-227-5971

About Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers over 100 academic and career technology programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of proficiency, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Our mission is to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and economic vitality of our diverse community by assisting all students in their quest for lifelong learning and success in an ever-changing world.

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