Exhibition Opening Night

The Boyle Camera Club, 10th annual photographic exhibition, in association with the Boyle Arts Festival

Boyle Camera Club Committee would like to thank everyone that came along to the official opening of our annual exhibition yesterday and made it such an enjoyable evening.

A special thank you to local landscape photographer Ciaran McHugh, who was our guest speaker, and gave a very interesting talk on the important role of Camera Clubs in Photography and also spoke generously about the photos on display. Thank you also to Darren Purcell and Tony Murphy at Visionary Studios who printed the images, to Kennedy Framing for the fine job they did presenting the work, to the library staff for accommodating the exhibition and to Boyle Arts Festival for all their cooperation and assistance. 

The exhibition is housed in Boyle Library in King House, and consists of 28 images by club members. Framed prints are for sale at €60 and unframed prints are €25 with proceeds being donated to Touch Ireland Shannonside Group. The club also have a raffle where the prize is a framed print of your choice. The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 6pm and runs until 29th July. 

We welcome everyone to come and visit the exhibition for themselves, we look forward to seeing you there.

More photos from the evening are here.

Boyle Camera Club - 10th Annual Exhibition - in association with Boyle Arts Festival

We will be launching our 10th annual photographic exhibition at Boyle Library, on this Thursday night at 7pm. This Boyle Camera Club exhibition is in association with the Boyle Arts Festival, and will be opened by renowned local landscape photographer Ciaran McHugh. There will be 28 images on display, taken by club members, covering a broad range of photographic subject matter. Framed and unframed prints are for sale with proceeds being donated to Touch Ireland Shannonside Group. The club also have a raffle where the prize is a framed print of your choice. The exhibition runs until 30th July.

Founded in 2007, Boyle Camera Club is one of the most active and innovative clubs west of the Shannon and were the Irish Photographic Federation National Shield Winners in 2013. Members have attained citations and numerous national awards for their work in recent years.

Open to new members from beginners to advanced, we meet the second Tuesday of each month at St. Joseph's Resource Centre in Boyle. Presently on Summer Holidays, our next meeting is on Tuesday 12th September. We look forward to seeing you!

July Meeting Review

July's meeting was the last before the summer break - there will be no meeting in August.

Pick 'n' Mix Challenge

This month we held a  'Pick 'n' Mix' challenge which was a variation on the normal monthly motivation format.  Members were asked to take a photo on a theme they suggested, and a photo on a theme they picked at random from other members suggestions. Joe Kennedy presented the entries and there was a review and discussion afterwards. The challenge was popular among members and will be run again in the near future.

Speaker - Matthew Gammon 

After the tea break we were delighted to have our own Matthew Gammon give a very interesting presentation on his photography and his recent solo exhibition 'Beauty in the Commonplace'. He described his photography journey so far, which only began in 2012, and also gave an insight into the traditional intaglio printmaking technique he used in his exhibition. We would like to thank Matthew for an excellent presentation and congratulate him on his fine exhibition. 

Matthew Gammon discussing the intaglio printmaking technique

Members are also reminded of the following:

• Projects - Projects should be ready for displaying at the September meeting.
• Weekend away - those who are going on the weekend away to Ballycastle in September are asked to pay the full amount, €45, in advance of the trip.
• Motivation - The motivation theme for September's meeting is 'Flowers'. 
• Boyle Summer Show - Members are encouraged to enter the Boyle Summer Show photography competitions. details can be seen here.

Boyle Arts Festival Exhibition 2017 

The opening night of the  Boyle Camera Club's 10th annual exhibition 2017, in association with the Boyle Arts Festival, is on Thursday 20th July at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. More details to follow.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 12th September at 8pm, in St. Josephs Resource Centre, Boyle. New members are always welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Agenda - Club Meeting - Tuesday 11th July

Door opens at 7.45pm. Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!

The Agenda for our July meeting this Tuesday night is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address;
• Update on the weekend away to Antrim Coastline in September.
• Update on the Boyle Arts Festival exhibition.
• Motivation for July & August.
• AOB

• Motivation Slideshow - This month, in a variation on the normal monthly motivation format, Joe Kennedy will present our 'Pick 'n' Mix' challenge. There will be review and discussion afterwards.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Speaker - Matthew Gammon – Our very own Matthew Gammon will discuss his recent successful exhibition Beauty in the Commonplace. The exhibition brings together works produced by him over the last three years and features a number of photographic prints created using the traditional intaglio printmaking technique. His work explores through abstraction, the innate beauty to be found in the structures and patterns of the everyday and commonplace. 

Members should note:

• Tuesdays meeting will be the last chance to sign up for the weekend away to Antrim Coastline in September.
• Any money due for the Boyle Arts Festival exhibition should be paid at Tuesdays meeting or by Paypal. Also exhibitors will be expected to sit at the exhibition for 2 hours during the festival - a Rota will be circulated at the meeting.

Meetings are held in St Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle. We look forward to seeing you all. As always, new members are very welcome