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Project Exhibition: Eco Anxiety and Photography Now

Nov 14, 2024 – May 11, 2025

Photo by Leslie Gleim, First Place Winner, from their project Life on the Land

Project Exhibition: Eco Anxiety and Photography Now explores projects that observe our complicated relationships with nature, as well as the shifts and transformations the natural world is undergoing as a result of climate disasters and calamities.

Top Prize Winners

First PlaceLeslie Gleim
Second PlaceEric B. Hanson
Third PlaceMark Armbruster

Honorable Mentions

Marcie Begleiter, Jennifer McKinnon Richman, and DM Witman

Juror

Victoria Gerard, Deputy Director at the Laguna Art Museum

Opening Reception (Virtual)

Thursday, November 14th, 2024, 6-7pm online via Zoom. RSVP HERE

Online Project Galleries

Leslie Gleim – First Place
Eric B. Hanson – Second Place
Mark Armbruster – Third Place
Marcie Begleiter – Honorable Mention
Jennifer McKinnon Richman – Honorable Mention
DM Witman – Honorable Mention

Exhibition Run Dates

November 14th, 2024 – May 11th, 2025 (Virtual)


About

The American Psychology Association (APA) describes eco-anxiety as “the chronic fear of environmental cataclysm that comes from observing the seemingly irrevocable impact of climate change and the associated concern for one’s future and that of next generations.” Between guilt about our carbon footprint and varying degrees of existential dread, we all grapple with the short- and long-term effects of climate change and our relationships with nature.

Project Exhibition: Eco Anxiety and Photography Now explores projects that observe our complicated relationships with nature, as well as the shifts and transformations the natural world is undergoing as a result of climate disasters and calamities.


The Juror

Victoria Gerard is a proven leader with over 17 years of experience in museum management, operations, program and exhibition development, and research. Her expertise is supported by an in-depth understanding of marketing, brand management, development, administration and finance gained through progressive work experience and academic success. She currently serves as Deputy Director at the Laguna Art Museum where she is working to reactivate and transform California’s oldest museum post-pandemic.

Throughout her career Victoria has organized a diverse schedule of special exhibitions by establishing partnerships with museums and organizations around the world, overseen work related to museums’ permanent collections, and built partnerships with parents, schools, and adult service organizations to offer a range of virtual and onsite learning opportunities that expanded the cultural knowledge and understanding of people of all ages while also responding to critical community needs. She is most proud of the fact that her leadership supported the Bowers Museum through the COVID-19 pandemic as she built a virtual museum from the ground up. Her hobbies include traveling the world, reading novels, giggling over life’s discoveries with her kiddo, and experimenting with gluten free and allergy friendly cuisine.


Juror Statement

(To Come)


Features

Project Exhibition: Eco Anxiety and Photography Now will feature:

  • Opening Reception – Thursday, November 14th, 2024, 6-7pm online via Zoom. RSVP HERE

Price Sheet and Instructions for Purchasing Artwork

Download/view price sheet (to come).

Interested in purchasing artwork? Please email info@lacphoto.org and a representative will contact you ASAP.  Thank you!