FotoDC has announced the programme of the upcoming fourth annual FotoWeek DC photography festival, taking place from 5-12 November in Washington, DC. This year FotoWeek DC programming can be found at FotoWeek Central, the designated festival hub, four satellite locations including FotoSpace, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design, George Washington University, and Pepco’s Edison Gallery Place, as well as numerous partner venues.  All programming is open to the public and most is free with registration. Click through / read on for an overview of FotoWeek Central and the four satellite locations.

FotoDC Press Release

FOTOWEEK DC LAUNCHES 4th ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

Saturday, November 5th through Saturday, November 12th

Washington, DC [October 6, 2011] - FotoDC, Washington DC’s premier photography non-profit, has enriched its programming and broadened its vision to make the upcoming fourth annual FotoWeek DC the best yet. After earning international acclaim, visitors come from far and wide to enoy the numerous exhibits, workshops, lectures, and events the festival has to offer. This year FotoWeek DC programming can be found at FotoWeek Central, the designated festival hub, four satellite locations including FotoSpace, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design, George Washington University, and Pepco’s Edison Gallery Place, as well as numerous partner venues.  All programming is open to the public and most is free with registration.

“The sheer number of extraordinary print exhibits we’re presenting at FotoWeek Central, is testimony to just how far the Festival has evolved in four short years,” said Theo Adamstein, Founder and Executive Director of FotoDC. “This year, we are proud to have partnered with local and national human rights organizations to focus on powerful, provocative images with strong social messages.”

The following is an overview of FotoWeek Central and the four satellite locations:

FotoWeek Central 1800 L St. NW, Washington, DC
Generously donated by Somerset Partners LLC, this 50,000-square-foot space (the former Borders Bookstore) will be transformed to house fourteen photo exhibitions including the winners of the FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition and World Press Photo 2011. In addition, FotoWeek Central will host lectures by renowned photographers, workshops, and events that highlight creativity in photojournalism and art.

FotoSpace 1838 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DC
Home to FotoDC’s offices year round, this contemporary venue in Adams Morgan will host this year’s NightVisions—an all-night photography happening and exhibition, running from 8pm Saturday, November 5 until 4am Sunday, November 6. The cutting-edge Nocturnal Visions show will be on display through the end of November.

Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design 500 17th St. NW, Washington, DC
As a major center for collecting, displaying, and studying photography and photojournalism, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will be FREE and open to the public, November 5-12, including November 7 and 8, days the Gallery is normally closed, in celebration of FotoWeek DC. The Corcoran will also present free noon lectures by some of the leading minds in photography, including Stephanie Sinclair, Amy Yenkin, and Trevor Paglen, as well as host portfolio reviews by renowned curators, educators, and critics on November 12.

Throughout FotoWeek DC, a number of photography exhibitions will be on view: Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit; Gordon Parks: Photographs from the Collection; Selections from the Indie Photobook Library; Photo Todos: Works by Corcoran College of Art + Design and Latin American Youth Center Students; and Prix Pictet.

George Washington University Kogan Plaza at 21st & H St. NW, Washington, DC
NightGallery’s digital HD exterior projections will make a monumental appearance at this year’s festival with larger-than-life projections on the south facade of George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, Monday, November 7 though Wednesday, November 9. Details will be released soon.

Pepco’s Edison Place Gallery 702 8th St. NW, Washington, DC
This gallery will host two exhibitions, Colors of Life from its 2011 International Photo Contest organized with Every Child Matters. The gallery will also feature vintage photography of the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s from former National Geographic photographers Anthony Stewart and J. Baylor Roberts, two men whose work epitomized the early days of documentary photography.

FotoWeek DC Launch Party
To kick-off this year’s festival, FotoDC will host a dynamic two-venue Launch Party on Friday, November 4 from 5:00pm-11:30pm. Beginning at FotoWeek Central and continuing at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design. For ticket information visit: http://www.fotoweekdc.org.

For more information regarding FotoDC or FotoWeek DC, please go to:  http://www.fotoweekdc.org.

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