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Jan Rosenbaum, internationally recognized artist in photography and Maine Media Workshops + College faculty member since 1998, is the featured artist in the solo exhibit, “At Water,” at the Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland, Maine. This exhibition runs from June 22 until July 16. The opening reception will be held June 22 from 5-8 pm. “At Water” is an ongoing exhibition of images shot in 2009 and 2010 and are a response to the beaches of Maine.

Rosenbaum has served as an instructor in Research & Development at the Polytechnic University of New York, as the senior scientist responsible for optical and color reproduction in digital imaging systems for a U.S. division of Agfa, Inc., and has worked with Hasselblad Engineering, Kodak and the Times newspapers. His work has been on exhibit throughout the country and is part of the permanent collection in galleries in New York City, Michigan, Virginia and Illinois.

Jan is a long-standing and respected faculty member in the MFA program at Maine Media College. He also is a hit with the young artists during the summer Maine Media Workshops and with those young-at-heart photographers building a broad skill set with their new digital cameras. In July and August, Rosenbaum will teach Young Digital Photographers, Introductory Digital Photography and Advanced Young Digital Photographers. Visit his website to view more of Jan Rosenbaum’s work.

Alan Myerson returns to Maine June 19 to lead The Director's Craft workshop. Emmy-nominated Myerson began his career in New York directing off-Broadway productions and taught acting before moving to Chicago to direct Second City and then back to New York to direct the original Second City company that had moved there. He was a founding member of the Directors Unit of the Actors Studio.

A member of the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, Alan has been nominated for Emmy, DGA and CableACE Awards. His TV series include Friends; Frasier; The Larry Sanders Show, JAG, Gilmore Girls, Picket Fences, Miami Vice, Laverne and Shirley, and Archie Bunker's Place. He serves as an adjunct professor at USC, teaching graduate directing students.

Alan's workshop is designed for emerging film directors interested in the craft, process and techniques of directing. Casting, rehearsal techniques, script, storyboarding and scene analysis, art direction and collaboration are examined and experienced by each class member. It provides an understanding of storytelling techniques and story development through actors and the camera, and addresses the major practical issues associated with narrative filmmaking. A long-time member of the MMW faculty, we look forward to welcoming him back to Maine!

Summer is in full swing here at the Maine Media Workshops!  Please take a moment to check out all of the events taking place at MMW throughout the month of June:

The Yarka Vendrinska: Heart of Concern exhibition at Maine Media Gallery through June 29 is a tribute to the memory of Yarka Vendrinska, a blossoming photojournalist, who passed away at the early age of 32. In 2003 her parents started The Yarka Vendrinska Photojournalism Scholarship, which helps photojournalists get the chance to take a class at Maine Media Workshops, a place that Yarka loved. This exhibition showcases work by Yarka and past scholarship winners. An opening reception takes place Tuesday, June 7 from 6.30 – 8pm.

Our annual Open House takes place June 12. The public is invited for free family portraits taken and printed using our state-of-the-art Canon cameras and printers. Snacks and beverages are served while Workshops faculty and staff give tours of the campus and are available to answer questions about MMW programs and events. The Open House takes place on the MMW Main Campus, 70 Camden Street in Rockport, from 11am – 2pm Sunday, June 12.

Also this month, we will be starting a lecture series titled "Masters of 20th Century Photography". As an introduction to this lecture series, Jim Hughes and Tim Whelan engage in a lively and wide-ranging conversation about some of the great photographers of the 20th century. Jim is a longtime editor of photo magazines and author of books on photographers. Tim has run a renowned photography bookstore in Rockport for nearly 20 years. This event takes place Monday, June 13, at 4pm in the Union Hall Theatre, 2 Central Street in Rockport.

The second installment of the "Masters of 20th Century Photography" lecture series features Paul Caponigro. Paul Caponigro has had a love of Maine and an affiliation with Maine Media Workshops since it started 38 years ago. This year Paul is being feted by the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland with the exhibition Paul Caponigro: The Hidden Presence of Places. At our event, Michael Komanecky, Chief Curator at the Farnsworth, will show highlights of the exhibition and join Tim Whelan in a discussion about this master's life and work. This event takes place Monday, June 20, at 4pm in the Union Hall Theatre, 2 Central Street in Rockport.

Maine Media Workshops is searching for local talent, in the form of actors and models available for this summer and fall. This is a great opportunity for actors and models ages 18 and up to gain practical experience working with filmmakers and photographers from around the world.  For more information, please contact Kathleen Brown, Locations and Talent Coordinator: (207) 236-8581 x 371 or talent@theworkshops.com.