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Enter one 16×20 mounted print. Frank will critique each print and award the
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Link to the article in Wicked Local, by Cassie Norton
Belmont, Mass. – In the midst of the digital age, photography is changing. More people have access to cameras and the means to take thousands of photographs at one time. Stored on computers, those photos can be shared online with family and friends around the world.

But there are still artists who use film, and those who choose to display their artwork the old-fashioned way. Into that breech steps the Griffin Museum with a collaborative approach to sharing art with the public.

Based in Winchester, the museum was founded in 1992 to provide a forum for the exhibition of both historic and contemporary photography. Director Paula Tognarelli recently announced the creation of a satellite gallery in Belmont, at Digital Silver Imaging.

Dubbed “the Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging,” the gallery is a collaboration that “helps make all the parties involved stronger,” Tognarelli said.

“We are the only lab in New England that is doing true black-and-white printing from digital files,” owner Eric Luden said.

The premier opening exhibit of The Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging! Behind the scenes as the photographs are being put on the wall.

Eric Luden, owner of DSI & Meg Birnbaum, artist.

Meredith Mulcahy, Associate Director of Griffin Museum, hard at work.

Meg hard at work.

Beautifully framed photographs, ready to hang.

Meg, Eric & Meredith, hard at work?

Digital Silver Imaging was one of the sponsors at the 4th annual Griffin Focus Awards in Winchester, MA. The Focus awards honor those individuals who have been instrumental in increasing the awareness of the photographic arts among the general public.

Lifetime Achievement Award – Eliane Laffont, exec editor Hachette Filipacchi
Scribe Award – Russell Hart, Executive editor of American Photo
New England Beacon – Rosalind Smith, freelance photographic writer
Rising Star Award – Bob Haggart, founder of APhotoEditor.com
Spotlight Award – Steve Hoffman & Jim Toya-Brown of Modern Postcard

Paula Tognarelli, the executive direct at the Griffin, introduced Lou Jones as the MC for the evening. The event was well attended and people were commenting on the vibrancy and support within our photographic community. I look forward to working closely with the Griffin on the coming months as we open our Griffin satellite location at DSI.

For the second year DSI & Ava Art are proud to sponsor the Boston Photographic Resource Center’s annual portfolio review. We will be exhibiting work and have information about our silver gelatin prints. Visit us before or after your review!

We are please to invite everyone to the opening of Meg Birnbaum’s exhibit at our gallery on Friday, May 22, 6 – 8 PM. The Griffin Museum @ Digital Silver Imaging Gallery is located at 11 Brighton St in Belmont, MA.

DSI, in conjunction with the Griffin Museum, opens its new gallery space with Meg’s work from 14 regional fairs in New England, ranging from small 4H events to huge expositions.

Photographing the fairs using basic, plastic cameras and black and white film Meg says “I purposely wanted to lose sharp detail and instead capture a fleeting moment, a broad stroke, the distillation of the experience in the hope of capturing iconic imagery.”

Many of the fairs visited were more than 100 years old, yet she began to wonder about the future of farm animals and farm life. “The future of these summer fairs may rely on a shift away from agriculture to entertainment…mostly food, specifically fried food,” she says. “Fried Oreos, fried cheesecake. `We’ll fry anything’ one sign read.’’