ETSU Photo News

© Amanda Musick Current ETSU student Amanda Musick  has one of her photographs included in a show at Smith Andersen North Gallery in San Anselmo, California. The exhibition,   Fauna , was curated by the one and only William Wegman   and runs from October 25 to November 20, 2014. Amanda's photograph was one of only 50 selected from over 2,000 entries. You can check out all the selected works online at the Photo Alliance website   here . Amanda was able to fly out and attend the opening with the assistance of an Undergraduate Travel Grant through the ETSU Honors College. This is a really great resource open to any undergraduate student who needs to travel to present professional work. If anyone has a similar situation in the future, you can find the application requirements here . 

© Megan King ETSU Alum Megan King (BFA 2013) continues to draw attention for her  Hispanic Appalachia series, this time with a feature on Politico.com. Click here to see the spread.

© Shawne Brown ETSU Alumni Shawne Brown (MFA 2008), Melissa Stallard (BFA 2003) and John Hathaway (MFA 2012) have all been shortlisted for the FotoFilmic '14 competition which highlights work from emerging and unknown photo talents who are dedicated to the use of film. 30 shortlisted artists are included in an online exhibition that can be seen here  as well as physical exhibitions in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Additionally, Shawne Brown was selected in the top ten of the competition and will be participating in a third exhibition in NYC in 2015. You can follow Brown on Instagram (@cshawnebrown) as he takes over the @Fotofilmic feed this Sunday, November 16-22, 2014. 

For any student interested in attending next year's SPE conference in New Orleans they are currently accepting scholarship applications until November 1, 2014. The conference will be held March 12-15, 2015 and will feature an incredible lineup of guest speakers including  Chris Jordan , Hank Willis Thomas and Rebecca Solnit . Click here for more information about how and what to submit.

 © Stacy Kranitz Photographer Stacy Kranitz   will be coming to ETSU as a visiting artist on October 21st and 22nd, 2014. Her visit will include a panel discussion at the Reece Museum on Tuesday the 21st at 5:30pm and a public lecture on her work Wednesday the 22nd at 6:00pm in Ball Hall Auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public.

9th Annual Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition Wellington B. Gray Gallery East Carolina University January 22 to February 20, 2015 Submission Deadline: November 1, 2014 Fee: Up to 4 works - $25 Juror: Burk Uzzle Awards: Five $1,000 prizes given Download prospectus here .

SPA Treatment: Student Photography Association Group Exhibition October 1st to October 23rd, 2014 Opening Reception: Friday October 3rd, 6-8pm Tipton Gallery 126 Spring St.  Johnson City, Tennessee Drop Off Work (ready to hang) at Tipton Gallery: Sunday, September 28th 9am to 2pm Installation of Exhibition: Sunday, September 28th through Monday September 29th De-installation of Exhibition and Pick Up Work: Friday, October 24th 3-5pm and Saturday, October 25th 9am-2pm