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The 2010 DeCordova Biennial
Written by David Tames on February 15, 2010
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Not to be out of step with the Biennial trend sweeping through the museum world, the long-running DeCordova Annual has been transformed this year into the new DeCordova Biennial providing a more extensive survey of New England’s contemporary art scene, which will be occurring, as the...  Continue Reading...

20th Annual Pro Video Show
Written by David Tames on February 7, 2010
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If you live in or around the Boston area, it’s time to make plans to attend the 20th Annual Pro Video Show, brought to you by The Camera Company, which will take place March 12-13, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Dedham, Massachusetts. Admission to the show is free. Vendors...  Continue Reading...

What happen(ed) when artists annex(ed) an island?
Written by David Tames on October 16, 2009
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This summer Alice Apley and I were “embedded documentarians” collaborating with mixed-media artist Sharon Haggins Dunn on her installation, Dragonflies and Angel Wings as part of the 2009 Bumpkin Island Art Encampment. An exhibition opens this weekend (part of the Fort Point Open...  Continue Reading...

How does social media figure into the future of documentary film?
Written by David Tames on August 5, 2009
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If you are planning to attend Podcamp Boston 4 this weekend, I invite you to help answer a question that’s been on my mind during a session I will facilitate on Saturday: How does social media figure into the future of documentary film? @ 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. in the Ballroom on Saturday. Podcamp...  Continue Reading...

Herskovits at the heart of blackness
Written by David Tames on July 29, 2009
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This new documentary examines the role of anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits (1895-1963) in American history and asks important questions about the politics of scholarship and knowledge as a social construct. Herskovits, a controversial intellectual who became openly political, introduced...  Continue Reading...

What happens when artists annex an island?
Written by David Tames on July 28, 2009
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The Bumpkin Island Art Encampment, a weekend-long interactive art exhibition, will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday (August 1-2, 2009). Sharon Haggins Dunn, Alice Apley, and yours truly are among the artists participating in the event this year. If you live in the Boston area, consider...  Continue Reading...

Producing the Documentary, a class by Maria Agui Carter, June 22-26, 2009
Written by David Tames on June 14, 2009
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Maria Agui Carter is teaching an excellent course this summer at MassArt: MPFV208-1 Producing the Documentary (runs Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, June 22 through June 26, 2009). You should consider attending this class if you’re planning to direct or produce a serious documentary...  Continue Reading...

Making Media Now 2009: the premiere New England independent film conference
Written by David Tames on April 21, 2009
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Making Media Now 2009 is a full-day conference that will take place on Friday, June 5, 2009 at Bentley University. The event will bring together filmmakers from all over New England with national industry experts for lectures, workshops, and panels confronting the most daunting challenges facing...  Continue Reading...

19th Annual Pro Video Show March 20-21, 2009 in Dedham, Massachusetts
Written by David Tames on February 4, 2009
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The Camera Company’s 19th Annual Pro Video Show, an annual Boston-area gathering that includes a show floor and a variety of demos and seminars of interest to media makers, will take place this year on Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, 2009 at the Dedham Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference...  Continue Reading...

Artist Encampment Photos
Written by David Tames on October 21, 2008
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These are the photos from the recent artist encampment on Bumpkin Island (a Flickr slide show). The Berwick Research Institute joined with the Island Alliance and Studio Soto to present the 2nd Annual Artist Encampment, a "homesteading" experience on Bumpkin Island, Boston Harbor...  Continue Reading...

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