Archive for May 17th, 2011

Window display grant opportunity

May 17, 2011

Windows deadline extended for chashama newsletter subscribers!

Deadline: May 23, 5pm!  To get the extra week, just let us know that you receive our newsletter (writing ‘newsletter’ on the corner of your application is just fine).

One of our most unique programs, we invite proposal submissions from artists who wish to work in one of our window the spaces for free. Selected participants are given marketing, technical and administrative support, and may also receive a small stipend. chashama also provides an opportunity to rent a Windows space at subsidized weekly and monthly rates. Either way you approach it, each Windows installation proves to be a vital component of every artist’s creative process, providing a unique platform for presentation and displaying their work to new audiences.

Our street-level windows are located in some of NYC’s most highly visible locations and their accessibility, and the various projects displayed within, reach a countless number of passers-by, often fascinating many who linger and sometimes participate in the unusual presentations.

Download the application at http://www.chashama.info/files/chashama_windows_application.pdf

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NYTimes story on war togs journeys & tribulations

May 17, 2011

This has been a grievous season for the tight-knit tribe of combat photographers. For The Times, the sorrow began last October, when a land mine exploded under Joao Silva while he was shooting pictures of an American patrol near Kandahar, Afghanistan, destroying both of his legs and shredding his intestinal tract. This spring, three other photographers working for The Times — Jehad Nga, Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario — were among the numerous journalists who disappeared into the custody of Libyan state thugs, where they were beaten and terrorized before we could negotiate their release. The darkness deepened by several hues last month when two admired lensmen — Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros — were killed while embedded with Libya’s hapless rebel militia.

NYTimes link

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