On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 7 pm the Bedford Center for the Arts Photo Group will welcome Jessica Burko as the critiquer for an Image Sharing session on the topic: Creative Blur with Intentional Camera Movement or Open. Moving your camera while the shutter is open is not a new concept in photography, but there has been renewed interest in its use. There are many resources to learn about this technique. Here is one. Explore this technique with this month’s submissions.
Jessica Burko has been an exhibiting artist since 1985 and has displayed work in solo and group shows throughout the United States. She holds a BFA in Fine Art Photography from Rhode Island School of Design, and an MFA in Imaging Arts and Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.
In addition to being a practicing artist, Burko is the Creative Director at the Photographic Resource Center, Cambridge, MA. She is also an independent curator and her professional background includes the position of Gallery Director at Stonehill College from 2000-2006; from 2007-2014 she held the position of Executive Director of the artist collective, Boston Handmade, and from 2016-2019 she was the Marketing Director at Kingston Gallery.
She supports artists in achieving their creative and professional goals through lectures, workshops, and partnerships with organizations such as ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA, Mass MoCA’s Assets for Artists Program, North Adams, MA, and the South Shore Arts Center, Cohasset, MA. jessicaburko.com
BCA meetings are free initially (see below) and open to the public. A meeting link will be sent to the BCA member email list. Non-members wishing to attend either of these presentations as Guests should use the Contact Form on bcaphoto.org; select Guest Attendee under Inquiry Type. Guests are welcome to attend two free meetings, and then should join the Group if they would like to continue.
The BCA program series is supported in part through a grant from the Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.