Through the Lens: Eye of the Beholder opens to large crowd at GPAC

Saturday's reception to open this year's "Through the Lens" photography exhibit at the Garfield Park Arts Center was a pleasing success. This was the Indiana Photographic Society's sixth annual show at the GPAC -- and the second that I have been involved with.

This year's theme was "The Eye of the Beholder," and by all indications, it was the largest-attended opening in the modest history of the show. Club President Tony Carlino said he asked the arts center staff how the attendance compared to other exhibit openings, and they said Saturday's was one of the highest -- if not the highest. We had a nice ambiance this year, thanks to a string quartet from Perry Meridian High School. It easily surpassed my recollection of last year's opening, and I have to say I was even more excited when three of my children and three of my grandchildren showed up -- as did five members of the Indy Meetup Photo Club, the other local photography club I belong to. It made the evening for me.

These photos were taken from the reception; most I grabbed early on, well before the crowd reached high volume. By the time attendance peaked, I was immersed with enjoying visits from family and friends. If any of you read, please know I was very happy to see you -- and grateful you took time out of your day to stop by.

If you missed the opening-night reception, you have plenty of time to see the exhibit. "Through the Lens VI: The Eye of the Beholder" will remain on display through April 15. Admission, always free, is during normal hours of the GPAC (for location, see map on the Photo Potpourri homepage), which are 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. The center is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

And if you're out of town or can't make it otherwise, I posted the pictures I contributed to the show at my page on Facebook, Joe Konz Photography.

 

Through the Lens VI: Eye of the Beholder

This evening, the Indiana Photographic Society will open its sixth annual "Through the Lens" exhibit at the Garfield Park Arts Center in Indianapolis.

This will be my second year of participating in the show; I'm one of more than a dozen club members who are participating this year and have images on display. A week or so ago, I posted at Joe Konz Photography on Facebook a gallery of the four images I'll have in the show. They are from a collection I call "Blues" -- images that either have dominant blue color subject matter or monochromes that have been tinted with blue hues.

By the luck of assignments for hanging spots, my images will be displayed in the hallway immediately outside the main gallery hall. In fact, if you access the hall by using the staircase (instead of the elevator), mine will be the first you'll see at the top of the stairs.

Today's opening will include a reception at the Arts Center from 5 to 7 p.m. All participating photographers will be on hand, refreshments (munchies and beverages) will be available, and music will be provided by the Perry Meridian High School Wind Ensemble. The music was arranged by club member Shelli Layman, who works in the Perry Township School system. Shelli and her daughter, Ashley, also will be participating in the exhibit. Everything -- admission, refreshments, music -- about tonight's reception is free.

After tonight's reception, you can view the exhibit -- also free -- anytime during regular Arts Center hours, which are 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. The center is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.