FESTIVAL OF ARTS OFFERS
FREE PHOTOGRAPHY AND JURYING SEMINAR
ON JANUARY 15, 2008

As a service to south-county communities, the Festival of Arts will conduct a free seminar for artists on how to best photograph artwork effectively for submission to art shows. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Forum Theater on the Festival of Arts grounds at 650 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

The two and one-half hour session will also focus on the Festival of Arts jurying process, how to select digital images for art shows, and how ZAPP™ (an on-line application process where artists will upload their images for submission to the show) works. The Festival of Arts is currently accepting artists' applications for showing in this summer's fine art festival. (Application deadline is February 15, 2008.) The seminar is open to all and highly recommended to anyone applying to the Festival.

Festival of Arts exhibitor and educator Pat Sparkuhl, who's work has won national acclaim, will lead the seminar along with Festival of Arts exhibitor Tom Lamb, an accomplished photographer and instructor at Saddleback College. As project director for the US/China Environmental Fund, Lamb is acutely aware of the importance of quality photographic communication.

“This upcoming seminar is a must for those who are interested in applying to the Festival of Arts exhibit,” presenter Sparkuhl commented. “Included will be organization of the application process, pitfalls in photographing artwork, clear and concise ways of effectively photographing artwork, resources, and to complete the program, a helpful question and answer session.”

Festival of Arts exhibit director Jack Archer said, “It is a free opportunity to address the mysteries of submitting to the Festival exhibit or any art show.”

For more information, please call 949-464-4234 or visit www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org. The Festival of Arts is a non-profit organization whose proceeds go to support the arts in Orange County.