FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Sherrie Berger
THE LUCIE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF 2014 LUCIE WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Culminating with the 12th ANNUAL LUCIE AWARDS
Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 27, 2014) – The Lucie Foundation announces two noteworthy artist talks, free-with-RSVP, and an outstanding photographic exhibition during LUCIE WEEKEND 2014. The weekend culminates with the 12th Annual LUCIE AWARDS gala, held at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, on Sunday evening, November 2, 2014, at 7pm, with arrivals at 6pm. Honorees and top winners from the 2014 IPA competition will be recognized. Tickets are on sale at
http://www.lucies.org/tickets This year’s host of the Lucie Awards’ is the multi-faceted Naja Hill, celebrated news anchor, journalist and producer. Naja has hosted her own show on The Style Network, and worked for a variety of television shows on E! Entertainment, FOX, CBS, NBC Universal, and various digital media platforms. She utilizes her outgoing personality to deliver her own brand of entertainment news, lifestyle and fashion expertise and will lend her talents to this year’s Lucie Awards.
The Lucie Awards, produced by the Lucie Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation, honor the achievements of the world’s most accomplished photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide.
The LUCIE WEEKEND events include: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Lucie Lectures: 3:00 p.m.
“The Headshot and Your Digital Identity with Peter Hurley”
Free with Mandatory RSVP
here Lucie Lectures: 5:00 p.m.
Vision + Visionaries: A Conversation About Inspiration and the Creative Process with Nan Goldin
All Lucie Lectures are hosted by
One Hudson Square
75 Varick Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014
2014 IPA Annual Best of Show Exhibition
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Featuring 45 of the winning images from the 2014 competition
Venue: Splashlight
Both Lucie Lectures and the IPA Best of Show Exhibition will be hosted by:
Splashlight Studios
One Hudson Square,
75 Varick Street,
3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013
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here for Directions
The 45 winning images from the 2014 competition were curated by David Clarke, Head of Photography Emeritus, Tate, who commented, “The consideration and selection of 45 ‘best of show’ images from hundreds of short-listed individually stunning images has been both immensely enjoyable and difficult with such a diverse range of subjects and styles.”
The 2014 Best of Show Photographers are: Erik Almas, K.M. Asad, Ernesto Benavides, Sarah Borst, Renée C. Byer, Alfredo Casas, Rahat Amin Chowdhury, Chris Crisman, Rudi Dundas, Aristide Economopoulos, Dave Engledow, Malgorzata Fober, Francesc Fratto, Troy Goodall, Sabine Hartl & Olaf-Daniel Meyer, Maxine Helfman, Matt Hoyle, Joseph Goh Meng Huat, Wei Jen, Hengki Koentjoro, Mark Mawson, Didier Mayhew, Stephen McCarthy, Paolo Messina, Paolo Messina, Tseng Chi Ming, RJ Muna, Nish Nalbandian, Nick Ng, Mattia Passarini, Madame Peripetie, Tine Poppe, Alessandro Puccinelli, Sandro, Lisa Sibley, Larry K. Snider, Akira Takaue, Paul Wakefield, Oliver Weiken, Xiaoxiao Xu, Erberto Zani, Barbara Zanon, Alessandro Zanoni.
Tickets for The Lucie Awards are on sale at http://www.lucies.org/tickets/
About The Lucie Foundation The Lucie Foundation's mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent and promote photography appreciation worldwide. The Lucie Awards ceremony is held annually to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the international photography community, recognizing those whose life's work deserves the highest acclaim. This is also where the Foundation's sister enterprise, the International Photography Awards (IPA) competition, announces the winners of the Photographer of the Year, the Discovery of the Year, the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year, and the Moving Image Photographer of the Year awards. Cash prizes and statues are awarded. The Foundation presents year-round programming to support high school students through SNAPSHOP! The Foundation also offers financial funding through the Lucie Scholarship Programs in support of both emerging and professional photographers. MOPLA (Month of Photography LA), which is entering its sixth year, has become the west coast destination for a unique month of distinctive programming for photographers and those who appreciate the craft. The Lucie Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable foundation. www.luciefoundation.org # # #
