Bill Jackson has won the Bronze award at this year’s RPS International Print Exhibition with his photograph Mother Of All Mothers. Five images from the same series Biographica have each won a Bronze Award at this years 2010 Epson International Panoramic Photography Awards.
Hello all, Here we are with another update from the committee and apologies from myself for the delay in getting this to you. The committee met on the evening of 24th May 2010 at 7:00pm Rudolf Steiner House. We had ten committee members with five unable to make it – here is a brief summary of that meeting, which I hope you will find interesting and should also help keep you all better informed.
Chairmans report
The focus of my report concerned my desire to open up LIP to its members; making it more assessable, transparent and hopefully even more representative of your wishes. In order to do this I’m starting with on re-writing the LIP constitution (yes for those of you that were unaware of such a thing, it does exist), I plan to produce a first draft which will then circulate around the committee, finally being opened up for members feedback – to be ratified at our next AGM. Also I have made a start on defining the committee structure and their roles, from this I hope to be in a better position to promote vacant roles and to encourage more help and support, in the long-term to create a stronger community spirt across the whole group.
Treasurer’s report
Len reported that the membership continues to grow (currently around 535), approximately a net increase of 10 members per month. Our finances remain stable, with a lot of work being done by all organisers to make sure they break even on LIP activities. Future plans: Len intends to trial new data management software shortly and will be in a postion to report on this at our next meeting in two month’s time. This is the first step in preparing for a future split of the current combined roles of Treasurer and a Membership Secretary. It is envisaged that the Treasurer would be responsible for the overall financial health of LIP, it’s financial security, and bill paying, while the Membership Secretary would oversee and maintain the membership database and the routine collection of funds.
Exhibition report
John reported that this year’s Annual Exhibition is going well, with two selectors confirmed (both non-LIP), gallery confirmed and new web pages on track. Also suggested, the idea of a ‘Blue tack’ event to be held after the main exhibition – the general feeling was to find new ways to see more of the work submitted for the exhibition.
Magazine report
Tiffany updated us on the new-format magazine (fLIP). More than 40 contributors were in the Spring issue with a total of 64 interior pages plus covers, she is hoping to continue with this size (feedback has been very positive). Stockists for the issue included Claire de Rouen Books, Eastside Books (Brick Lane), Whitechapel Gallery Bookshop, Magma Books (Covent Garden), Koenig Books (Charing X), Prospero’s Books (Crouch End) as well as Photographers Gallery. The magazine team are planning to shift print dates forward slightly for the next 2 issues with the goal for next year being to have the magazines launch last week February, June and October. These dates will coincide better with the start of summer, a break during winter holidays, and the LIP Annual Exhibition & Photomonth in Oct/Nov. Tiffany is also looking at different opportunities for the sale of past issues; one of these being the Photomonth Photofair at Spitalfields in October.
Programme report
Elizabeth reported that all workshops for this year have been full and the recently publicised Paul Hill workshop was full within a day with a waiting list of 10. St James Piccadilly is proving to be a popular event space with both the participants and the workshop leaders. Future Plans: The autumn programme will be completed to go into the next edition of Flip along with a review of the events and comments from participants. Because talks are not so well attended we discussed the possibility of moving some of them into satellite group areas and /or setting them up in advance so that their work can be written about in the magazine. Alongside this Lizzie is hoping to set-up events which will be in support the London Village Project. Importantly she does need to recruit another member to help support her team – so please if you have the time, get involved.
Website report
There isn’t much new to report here. Currently the website is functioning well and continues to be updated with new exhibitions and events on approximately a weekly basis. The Showcase interviews are now often produced by Corin Brown. The addition of details and promotion of submissions for the Annual Exhibition is in progress as info is received from John. Programme details are added as received by Lizzie. PayPal payments have been working smoothly.
LIP Project report
The LIP Villages project is progressing well with a team now in place, we look forward to hearing more detail very soon.
I hope this has given you some insight into the work going on. Any feedback or offer of time would be most welcome, and if you have viewpoints or suggestions on these topics or something new please feel free to email me at:
chairman@londonphotography.org.uk
Adrian Capps
Chair
In case you haven’t already seen the news in the spring issue of our magazine, LIP’s Exhibition Organiser John Stead made an announcement that the 22nd Annual Exhibition of London Independent Photography will be held at Proud Gallery (Central), located between Charing Cross and Embankment stations in the heart of London. This new venue offers increased exposure and inspiration which we hope will come as exciting news to members.
As before, the exhibition will run for the last two weeks in October, and submissions will close around end of August. Updates and more information will be circulated to members by email and available on the website shortly.
For many years we have exhibited at Cottons Atrium and during this time have grown steadily both in the number of members entering and also the level of work shown. The LIP committee has considered ways to improve the Annual Exhibition, and after looking at potential new venues decided to make this move to a professional gallery space.
www.proud.co.uk
Contact John Stead at exhibitions@londonphotography.org.uk
We are excited to announce that the Spring 2010 ‘Communication’ issue of the magazine for London Independent Photography arrives this week!
This will be the thickest issue ever produced by LIP, with 64 inside pages featuring contributions from more than 40 members. With an all-new look, title and format, it’s certain to be a surprise when it arrives. More details to come!
Hello, The LIP committee met on the evening of 2nd February 7:00pm at Rudolf Steiner House. We had twelve committee members with only four unable to come along. As this was our first meeting since the AGM back in October there was no single point of business but the normal format of updates – here is a brief summary of that meeting, which I hope you will find interesting and should also help keep you all better informed.
Treasurer’s report
Len reported that he has been looking into revised quotes from insurers with the aim to improve LIPs public liability cover from £2m to £5m; this includes cover for all LIP exhibitions, satellite group meetings; courses and workshops. Membership is still growing fast, although this is lovely to hear it does raise some administrative problems because of this Len is looking into new database software to help manage it better in the future.
Exhibition report
John started his report by explaining some of the challenges experienced at last year’s exhibition, with respect to the venue. Since then he has visited two new galleries with the view to change venues for this year’s exhibition. Details of which were passed around the committee, both of these carried a higher cost to LIP than Cottons but it was agreed that this cost would be worthwhile; with a show of hands John was asked to proceed, was passed unanimously. We will keep you updated and lets all keep our fingers crossed that it goes to plan – this would be a very exciting move for LIP.
Magazine report
Another area that is going through change is our magazine, under a new editor, Tiffany. She reported that after a long process to find a new name for the magazine one was ready to be put forward; after a short discussion the committee agreed that this was a good title (I will not give it away now, some of you will already have guessed the rest will have to wait). It was also reported that there will be a new size and again this was agreed. Tim is also putting in a lot of work trying to find new outlets for our magazine for the future, plus there is talk of having a stall at Photomonth held at Spitalfields (this would also help promote our exhibition which is held at the same time).
LIP Project report
We were happy to welcome John Levett to the meeting, to update us on the LIP Project (for those who did not attend the AGM, LIP is working on a group wide project which is still in its infancy). We read through a document that outlined the sort of questions people had asked when discussing the project. This was then talked over by the committee – it was felt that a clear and concise statement was needed along with a ‘hook’ to crystalise in the photographers’ minds the raisons d’être of the project. It was agreed that our next step will be to produce an artistic statement and to form an initial team, consisting of a voice for the project, organiser, fund raiser and communications person. The committee will arrange a brainstorming meeting very soon to come up with a mission statement.
Programme report
Elizabeth reported that two more workshops were now live in the website and is looking into a possible ‘Digital Stories’ workshop as a follow up to Daniel Meadows’ talk in January. Other points raised: the need for a Portable PA System for LIP (this I am looking into but if anyone has any advice please get in-touch) and the need to attract more female speakers for talks and workshops.
I hope this has given you some insight into the work going on. Any feedback or offer of time would be most welcome, and if you have viewpoints or suggestions on these topics or something new please feel free to email me at:
chairman@londonphotography.org.uk
Adrian Capps
Chair
Two new events for March have just been added to our programme. Click through the links for full details and to register online.
Greg Lucas: Photography as Speculative Journalism (Talk)
Wednesday, 3rd March at 7.30pm
The Art of Photography with Yoke Matze (Workshop)
Saturday 20th March from 10am-4.30pm
Also there are a few spaces remaining for this April workshop:
Introduction to Large Format Photography with Nick Lockett
Saturday 24th April, 10.30am-4.30pm