Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Club Meeting - Tuesday 14th MAY

DOORS OPEN AT 7:45PM. MEETING BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 8PM! THE ENTRANCE FEE IS €5

AGENDA FOR OUR MAY 2024 CLUB MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS


Chairpersons Address 

          ∙      Announcements 

          ∙      AOB  


         

Motivation Slideshow

          ∙      Presented by Martin Cooke and Judged by Matthew Gammon

                  The Theme for this Months Motivation was "Abstract" 
                  All entries can be seen here on Flickr 

          ∙     Entries can be uploaded before midnight 11th May via the following links:                                  

                  Beginners - Click here to upload your images for this category

                  Intermediate - Click here to upload your images for this category 

                  Advanced - Click here to upload your images for this category

                

                 Please note: Links may not be available after due date

                 Next Month Motivation: to be announced at next meeting




Tea/Coffee Break: ALSO THIS MONTH DURING OUR BREAK IN THE INTEREST OF CLUB MEMBERS, YOU WERE ASKED TO BRING SOMETHING SMALL AT THE LAST MEETING THATS GOT TO DO WITH PHOTOGRAPHY/CAMERA, THAT YOU MAY HAVE THAT YOU DO NOT REQUIRE/NEED ANYMORE THIS IS NOT A SALE, BUT A GIVE/SWAP WITH OTHER GENEROUS MEMBERS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE GIVING THE RIGHT FOR MEMBERS TO USE THE PHOTOGRAPHY THINGS THAT IS CLOGGING UP THE CUPBOARDS AT HOME AND FEEL OTHER MEMBERS WOULD FIND BETTER USE FOR THEM IN THERE PRACTICE. THIS IS NON-PROFIT BUT A GENEROUS IDEA BY A COUPLE OF MEMBERS....NOTHING EXPENSIVE PLEASE, AS YOU MAY NEED IT AT A LATER DATE
                             

           

After Our Break  

                                    Tonight we have our very own guest speaker Matthew Gammon                 
                               Matthew is a full-time professional visual artist based in Boyle. He is currently a member of Boyle Camera Club since 2012. His work has featured in exhibitions, both here in Ireland and internationally, most                     recently in the Members’ Juried Exhibition of the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California.                                               
In 2017, he was awarded an Associateship of the Irish Photographic Federation, and last year he was made a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Since 2016 he has also been a member of the Graphic Studio Dublin.

His work is held in the Irish State Art Collection and the permanent collections of Roscommon County Council, the Northern Irish Civil Service, the National Library of Ireland, and the British Library.

His talk will focus on his current project, An Dáil Cleite / The Feather Assembly, whilst looking at the distinction process in both the IPF and the RPS; and the Polymer Photogravure technique, his primary method for creating prints.












Reminders

          ∙     Future motivations & events: TBA

          ∙     Please note: Five euro admission paid at the door of each meeting contributes toward 
                  general cost of running our meetings as remaining levy cumulated is funded to  
                  support club and members for future activities and events within the club

          ∙     Members are reminded annual subscriptions are now due renewal for 2024
                  Subscriptions are renewed every January for the following year 2024 
                  New members should fill in a membership form via this website(printer required) or ask a   
                  committee member for a form at any meeting you attend
                  Paid members will be added to the WhatsApp group 
                  (ask for a committee member to be added)
                 
                  Click Here to view membership rates and information including forms
   




         ∙     BOYLE CAMERA CLUB WEEKEND AWAY IS FROM FRIDAY 5th - 7th JULY
                 DESTINATION IS CLOGHANE, COUNTY KERRY, NORTH OF DINGLE 

                INCLUDE YOUR NAME SIMPLY BY TEXTING THE CLUB THROUGH WHATSAPP
                FOLLOWING YOUR BOOKING OF ACCOMMODATION..........MORE INFO TO
                FOLLOW BY TEXTING OR CLUB MEETINGS





         ∙    THE CLUB EXHIBITION RUNS FROM 18th - 27th JULY 2024 IN THE BOYLE TOWN             
                ARTS FESTIVAL
              
               CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION TOWARD MEMBERS
               CLICK HERE TO INCLUDE UP TO FOUR OF YOUR IMAGES IN THE FESTIVAL
                                       Please read the information in the link above before submitting your images 
 
                PHOTOS ARE NOW DUE BY MAY 14TH EITHER VIA DROPBOX OR CLUB MEETING ON A MEMORY STICK               






Meetings are held in: St Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle, F52 N260

We look forward to seeing you all.
As always, new members are very welcome

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