The platform for independent photographers is a forum for direct exchange of ideas and contact between photographic artists, collectors and art professionals.
(Los
Angeles,
Calif.,
November
19,
2013)
–
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT,
launching
April
24-‐27
at
Raleigh
Studios
in
Hollywood,
CA
is
the
first
and
only
high-‐visibility
platform
for
independent
photographers.
An
artist-‐only
fair,
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT
is
a
forum
for
direct
exchange
of
ideas
and
contact
between
photographic
artists,
collectors
and
art
professionals.
The
inaugural
edition
of
the
art
fair
will
also
feature
specialized
programs
including
panel
discussions,
lectures,
roundtables,
and
docent
tours.
Produced
by
Fabrik
Media,
an
LA-‐based
multifaceted
publishing
and
marketing
agency,
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT’s
goal
-‐-‐
to
connect
professional
and
emerging
photographic
artists
with
larger
global
audiences
-‐-‐
is
in
line
with
the
company’s
overarching
mission
to
support
and
provide
a
regional
and
international
network
for
artists.
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT’s
annual
showcase
will
provide
curators,
galleries,
collectors,
editors,
and
arts
enthusiasts
the
opportunity
to
discover
the
best
photographic
talent
today,
and
acquire
exciting
new
works.
“Photo
Independent
was
developed
to
fill
a
void
in
the
art
fair
marketplace,”
states
Chris
Davies,
President
of
Fabrik
Media,
and
Founder
of
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT.
“Extremely
talented
photographers
were
being
under-‐represented
within
the
conventional
art
fair
structure.
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT
provides
a
valuable
platform
for
these
photographers,
who
don’t
normally
have
the
opportunity
to
exhibit
within
a
traditional
art
fair
context.
We
are
proud
to
be
launching
the
first
endeavor
of
this
kind
in
Los
Angeles,
a
city
with
a
passionate
and
highly
active
creative
photography
community.”
Daniell
Cornell,
Deputy
Director
for
Art
and
Senior
Curator
at
the
Palm
Springs
Art
Museum,
curator,
photo-‐historian
and
artist,
Graham
Howe,
along
with
fellow
curator
and
gallerist
Sarah
Lee
and
Eve
Schillo,
Curatorial
Assistant
in
the
Wallis
Annenberg
Photography
Department
at
the
Los
Angeles
County
Museum
of
Art
(LACMA),
will
lead
the
PHOTO
INDEPENDENT
Selection
Committee
to
ensure
that
the
Fair
will
serve
as
a
montage
of
today's
diverse
photographic
landscape
from
the
world's
most
exciting
talent.
About
Fabrik
Media
Fabrik
Media
is
a
Los
Angeles-‐based
multifaceted
publishing
and
marketing
agency
that
supports
artists
and
the
arts.
The
Fabrik
media
platform
connects
and
profiles
influential
and
visionary
innovators,
features
contemporary
artists,
distinctive
galleries,
trendsetting
designers,
discerning
architects,
and
showcases
emerging
artists.
With
its
Los
Angeles-‐centric
magazine,
Fabrik
covers
art
and
design
in
a
manner
as
distinctive
as
it
is
thorough.
A
quarterly
journal
of
lively
coverage
and
commentary
on
art
and
design
in
America’s
new
cultural
capital,
Fabrik
also
provides
extensive
directories
that
list
all
the
best
local
outlets
for
new
forms,
ideas,
and
expressions
in
diverse
media
and
disciplines.
http://fabrik.la
Media
Contact:
Agnes
Gomes-‐Koizumi
AGK
Media
Group
agnes@agkmedia.com
/
323-‐937-‐5488
Friday, April 25
Trade Day, 1pm-5pm
Press Preview, 5pm-7pm
Friday, April 25, 7-10pm
Opening Night Premiere Preview and Party
Saturday, April 26, 11am–7pm
Sunday, April 27, 11am–6pm
Raleigh Studios Hollywood
5300 Melrose Avenue - Hollywood, CA 90038