Impressions Gallery are offering an invite to you and a guest to attend their special Christmas event for collecting photography on Thursday 3 December from 6pm to 8pm.
They’ll be launching the latest limited edition photographs in their imPRINT series, a covetable collection of signed works by artists who’ve recently exhibited at Impressions. Priced at £250, this is your chance to buy gorgeous artworks by new stars at significantly lower prices than usual – but to start you off, they’re offering the prize of a £100 voucher to put towards your first purchase!
Guest speaker Laura Noble, director of Diemar Noble Gallery in London and a recognised collecting expert, will offer insights and inspiration, guiding you through the dos and don’ts of buying contemporary photography. She’ll also be signing copies of her beautiful book, The Art of Collecting Photography, with a complimentary copy for our lucky winner.
As if this wasn’t enough, you’ll also be able to view Impressions’ latest exhibition, Subterrania by Fiona Crisp, and be treated to festive drinks and nibbles.
If you want to be in with a chance to win this fantastic prize please tell us the name of your favourite photographer in the comment box below. Plus everyone who enters the competition will also receive an invitation to the event so its definately worth a go!
Please be sure to read our terms and conditions which you are deemed to have accepted by entering! Winners will be picked by random so why not give it a go! Closing date: 27th November 2009.
Image Credit: © Liza Dracup
And the winner is Dan Caldon! Congratulations you will be receiving an email from us shortly. And just so everyone else doesn’t feel left out don’t forget you are all invited to go along to the event and console yourself in a festive drink and some nibbles!
Great to hear about this selling show!
If you’d like to get a bit of background on collecting photography before you buy, though, why not come to our upcoming talk at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery?
‘Collecting Contemporary Photography’ given by Gill Howard of Pavilion will be on Tues 10 Nov 2009 from 6pm at the Gallery.
We’re located in the Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, if you’ve never been before. Tea and coffee will start the evening off, and there will be plenty of time to ask questions and explore the gallery afterwards!
My favourite photographer has to be Gregory Crewdson. Awesome lighting in some surreal situations. Every little detail in his images is a clue to unravelling the whole story and each one is a genuine masterpiece.
An impossible demand, to have ‘a favourite’ (of anything). Can I squeeze in two – Sebastiao Salgado for his powerful, disturbing, political documentary b/w images; and Veronica Bailey – I caught my breath walking into Impressions, when it was in York, and seeing these intriguing patterns and subtle colours – the mix of beauty and cleverness, catching the details of such ordinary things (book edges).
John Rankin Waddell (working name Rankin)
Nick Knight – he can do the impossible
Michael Eastman, for his haunting images of US barns and agricultural landscapes
Yann Arthus-Bertrand. His Earth From above series are completely outstanding and leave you blown away by the imagery that he is able to capture.
It’s got to be David Bailey !!!!!!!!!!!!
My Mum because she’s been cutting my Dad’s head off every family shot since 1970 – bless her!
MY FAVOURITE – JOHN RANKIN
Annie Leibovitz
Favourite photographer has to be Robert Friel who was nominated for Wildlife Photographer of the year this year – check out the great penguin picture he took in South Georgia on google – he has an amazing eye for the unusual and interaction between humans and animals. A true great!