Well done Matthew - AIPF distinction

Congratulations to club member Matthew Gammon who was awarded his Associateship at the recent IPF Meeting in Carlow. Matthew is the first member to gain the AIPF within the club. His panel was based on his recent successful solo exhibition 'Beauty in the Commonplace'. The successful panel and panel statement can be seen below. Well done Matthew!

Panel Statement:

This panel is a selection of works from my recent exhibition, Beauty in the Commonplace. The works in the exhibition represent my own unique interpretation of structure, line and form in both the natural and man-made landscapes that surround our everyday life. These particular fifteen works focus on man-made structures. Through the abstraction of what I believe to be the essential elements in what I see around me, I have attempted to capture and interpret the innate beauty to be found in what can become, through habit, the commonplace and everyday.

All the works are hand printed by myself using the photo intaglio printmaking process which allows me to create prints that best express my artistic vision. Through the use of modern technology in the form of both digital photography and photopolymer plates, I am able to retain the intimate links between photography and printmaking, whilst pushing the boundaries of what can be created in this modern reincarnation of the photogravure process.

Review of Club Meeting - Tuesday 12th September

The meeting opened with the chairpersons address by John Walshe which can be seen here. 

BAF Exhibition & Charity Donation.
The Boyle Camera Club, 10th annual photographic exhibition, in association with the Boyle Arts Festival proved to be successful again this year. The Club are delighted to be able to make a donation of €400 from the proceeds of exhibition sales, to the Touch Ireland Shannonside Group.

Boyle Summer Show
Congratulations to Catherine Mullarkey on winning the Boyle Camera Club Perpetual Cup at this year's Boyle Summer Show. The theme this year was 'Flowers' and her winning photo can be seen below.

Catherine Mullarkey receiving the Boyle Camera Club Perpetual Cup

Fit for a Bride - Catherine Mullarkey

Weekend Away

The Club's Annual Weekend Away took place last weekend, with club members visiting Ballycastle and the north Antrim coast. A great weekend was had by all who travelled. Photos of the trip will be collected and posted on the club's Flickr shortly.

BCC members enjoying the annual weekend away

Motivation
The monthly motivation was presented  by Joe Kennedy. and judged by Martina Morris. The theme was 'Flowers' and the entries can be viewed here. Next month's motivation theme is 'Travel'. Entries should be received by midnight on Tuesday 3rd October. Links to enter will be on the forum.

Group Sessions 

After the tea break, members displayed and discussed their work on both the Typology projects and the Alphabet projects. Well done to all who took part in the projects. The results on display were excellent, with very interesting and creative submissions.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 10th October at 8pm, in St. Josephs Resource Centre, Boyle. New members are always welcome.

Agenda - Club Meeting - Tue 12 September

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

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

• Chairperson's Address;
• Review of the Boyle Arts Festival exhibition & Boyle Summer Show.
• Presentation of Charity Cheque from proceeds of Boyle Arts Festival exhibition.
• Motivation theme for October.
• AOB

• Motivation Slideshow - Presented by Joe Kennedy and judged by Martina Morris. The theme for this month's Motivation was 'Flowers''. Entries will be posted here on Flickr.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Group Sessions - Members are asked to bring their project work to the meeting. This is for both the Typology project and the Alphabet project.

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