2nd International Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition:
Women's, Multicultural, and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Caucuses
© Anne MassoniThe Society for Photographic Education
The Society for Photographic Education is a nonprofit membership organization that provides and fosters an understanding of photography as a means of diverse creative expression, cultural insight, and experimental practice. Through its interdisciplinary programs, services, and publications, the society seeks to promote a broader understanding of the medium in all its forms through teaching and learning, scholarship, and criticism.
Caucuses are groups developed within SPE membership with an expressed interest to advocate or support a demographic that is underrepresented within SPE and/or the larger community of photographic educators. SPE caucuses support and promote underrepresented groups to help them achieve greater recognition and awareness within the organization as well as the external community. More importantly, SPE's caucuses create communities with shared interests within the larger organization of SPE, and provide opportunities for networking, collegiality, creative collaboration, camaraderie and new relationships.
Multicultural Caucus
This exhibition brings together photographers from many different backgrounds toward the common goal of increasing the visibility of minorities and women in photography. Thus, the Multi Cultural Caucus is enthusiastic in its support for the Combined Caucus Exhibition. This annual exhibition has served as an important showcase of the strong work our membership creates. Additionally, exhibition planning and organization, in coordination with all three caucuses, has also strengthened our working relationship. The MCC is pleased to participate in this year’s exhibition which presents a diversity of talent from within the Society for Photographic Education’s membership.
Co-Chair: Coriana Close - coriana.close@gmail.com
Co-Chair Arthur Fields - artfields@gmail.com
Women's Caucus
The Women’s Caucus has a rich and vibrant history within SPE, and is committed to the advancement of women in the profession of photography and photographic education and to the advancement of women’s issues in the exhibition, discussion and teaching of image making. All women of SPE are encouraged to attend the Women’s Caucus organizational meetings.
Co-Chair: Katharine Kreisher - kreisherk@hartwick.edu
Secretary: Laine Wyatt - mwyatt@mail.ucf.edu
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Caucus
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Caucus (LGBTQ) at SPE exists to provide a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment to artists and educators who wish to explore LGBTQ and other sexuality related issues in their work. Being a part of this Combined Caucus exhibition allows LGBTQ identifying members to not only produce and display their own work, but to also celebrate and participate in the diversity of work that all artists are able to create when we come together.
Raising the visibility of photographers and educators who have traditionally had to struggle to develop, discuss, and exhibit their work is an important part of the LGBTQ caucus mission. Being a part of this exhibition has allowed our members to take important steps forward and has also allowed us to continue our efforts in forging stronger relationships with the other caucuses and the greater SPE family. We look forward to the next Combined Caucus exhibition!
Chair: David Martin - dnmartin@mkphotographers.com
Secretary: Logan Rollins - logan@loganrollinsphotography.com