Central Arizona College Advanced P hotography Students Exhibit Continued... “Most importantly its about the students and giving them the opportunity to have their work exhibited outside of CAC’s student gallery. It’s a terrific opportunity for them!” Tatterson plans a meet-the-artists reception, an opportunity for students to talk with visitors about their work for a morning or afternoon in the gallery. Connect online for the specific date/time, and to find a printable or downloadable invitation: https://www.facebook.com/cacgraphicdesign or contact her by email susan.tatterson@centralaz.edu “Our exhibition will feature images taken by students during their field trip to BTA. Field trips with the advanced photography students are a great opportunity for me to get them out of the classroom and photographing all the Arboretum has to offer. I find it especially helpful with an assignment I give that focuses on line, shape, form, pattern and texture. The arboretum is just a delightful place to find stunning examples of all these concepts. It helps students understand the powerful role nature plays in what they often think of as man-made subject matter.” “I really enjoy watching the students develop their own style; some are naturally drawn to black and white imagery, so you’ll definitely see some great examples of that genre; and of course, I have others who just naturally have a wonderful eye for color and again, you’ll see very strong use of color in their compositions. The show will have something for everyone!” “The Arboretum is my favorite place to escape to when I just want to make photos for the sheer joy of making them! Lately I’ve become enamored with macro photography and BTA is the perfect environment — so many butterflies and bugs. Of course, for me there’s always the Drover’s Shed — I can never get enough. The light is always different and each time I’m there I notice something I haven’t noticed before — it’s just fun!” “The photography program at CAC is growing. Up until this year the photography classes have been part of the graphic design degree. I’m really excited we will be offering an AAS degree in Digital photography & Video beginning Fall 2018.” “CAC’s Digital Media Arts Degrees transfer directly to ASU’s Graphic Information Technology Program at the Polytechnic campus. Students can choose from different tracks, including commercial photography, web design and graphic design and they start the ASU program as Juniors. I’m really excited about this partnership and I have several CAC graduates going through the ASU program already. I’m also really proud of the students who have graduated from the graphic design program and are working in the industry.” Connect with Sue Tatterson and students at www.facebook.com/cacgraphicdesign or call Arboretum staff during daytime business hours at 602.827.3000.
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Book Club
Artists in the Gallery | Book Club
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he Boyce Thompson Arboretum Book Club focuses on books about Arizona as well as books written by Arizona authors. Over the past 5 years, members have read 65 books including novels, memoirs, mysteries and Arizona history. The Book Club meets on the first Friday of the month at 9 AM in the Smith Building Lecture Room and is open to all book lovers. The atmosphere is casual, and light refreshments are served, followed by a lively discussion of the month’s book.
Members of the Book Club also enjoy occasional field trips related to books of the month. In July the group attended the Payson Book Festival, and in September will be going to Oracle, Arizona to visit the Oracle Historical Society and Acadia Ranch Museum. Enlightening visits from authors such as Jan Cleere and Carolyn Niethammer have been another highlight of the Book Club. The authors offer further insight to their books and describe their writing process. The Book Club is free for Arboretum members and free with admission to the Arboretum. For more information or to RSVP, email Vicki at btabookclub@msn.com
