In addition to speakers we will be reviewing members images after the main presentation: see bottom of this page to see upcoming meeting presenters and who is sharing their images as well as how to signup to show your images.
New Meeting Days: Third Monday of the month from 6:30-9:00pm
Monday Dec. 16th, 2024
― Hopkins Center for the Arts ―
― 1111 Mainstreet Hopkins, MN 55343 ―
Map/ Parking and directions
The Ongoing Moment meets on the third Monday of the month from 6:30-9:00pm
hosted by Mpls. ― based photographers Richard Ott and Walter Horishnyk
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theongoingmoment
Meetings are free, donations are welcome that goes toward special guest speakers,
snacks and beverages.
Sign up in advance to exhibit your images for a short discussion with the hosts and group attendees
by emailing: walter@horishnyk.com or dickophoto@yahoo.com
Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
Andy Warhol
The Ongoing Moment is a monthly meeting for PHOTOGRAPHERS / ARTISTS who wish to increase their understanding and improve their practice of their medium. The title refers to the idea that “we share experiences that are formally similar”
We explore past Master photographers and Contemporary photographers, looking at their images and artistic process to help us go forward on our own photographic journey.
Monday, Dec. 16th Nicole Houff
Nicole has taken Barbie to a new graphic “level”…….
Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and her parents’ names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin, in a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s.[28][29] In those novels, Barbie attended Willows High School; while in the Generation Girl books, published by Golden Books in 1999, she attended the fictional Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School).[30]
She has an on-off romantic relationship with her then-boyfriend Ken (full name “Kenneth Sean Carson”), who first appeared in 1961. A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up,[31] but in February 2006, they were hoping to rekindle their relationship after Ken had a makeover.[32] In 2011, Mattel launched a campaign for Ken to win Barbie’s affections back.[33] The pair officially reunited in Valentine’s Day 2011.[34] Beginning with Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures in 2018, the pair are seen as just friends or next-door neighbors until a brief return to pre-2018 aesthetics in the 2023 television show, Barbie: A Touch of Magic
Above text from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie
Nicole Houff, is a Minneapolis photographer who lives in a plastic world inhabited by an infamous resident. My love for the “even less accurate than Barbie” realities that 50’s and 60’s entertainment portrays complements my stoic muse and my sense of humor. Additionally, my photographs have strong design and color elements, often referencing 50’s and 60’s aesthetics. With her introduction in 1959, Barbie is right at home.
Once I have a scene visualized in my head, I go on the hunt for all the components that need to go into the image. I set up the diorama with the dolls, props and backgrounds and design studio lighting around it. I take an incredibly technical approach to my work; each shoot is a multi hour event consisting of fine tuning lighting and great attention to detail. Subsequently, hours of retouching are required to remove dust, hairs, doll stands, plastic imperfections, etc. I’ve always felt that my Barbie series is the perfect hybrid of my BA from Macalester College with a major in Studio Art, and my Associate Degree from Minneapolis Community and Technical College in Photography and Digital Imaging
My work has been shown at a variety of galleries, festivals and exhibits including (but not limited to): Hopkins Center for the Arts, Mpls Photo Center, The Knockdown Center, Gamut Gallery, Intermedia Arts, Nash Gallery, Robbin Gallery, MN State Fair, Uptown Art Fair, Edina Art Fair and the Stone Arch Bridge Festival. I was selected as one of the featured artists at our Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition in 2016 and the Commemorative Artist of the Uptown Art Fair in 2017. In 2018 the Hopkins Center for the Arts invited me to hang a solo exhibition of my series, accompanied by an artist talk. In the summer of 2022, my “She’s Fantastic and Made of Plastic” series returned to Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis. 2023 proved to be a year like no other with features in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a television interview by Fox 9 and finally a guest appearance on myTalk 107.1 FM with Lori and Julia. 2024 brings a segment featuring my art and process to the PBS Postcards series.
We will also be giving away copies of SHOTS magazines
courtesy of Elizabeth Flinsch I Editor of Shots.
Elizabeth Flinsch will be speaking to us about her images as well as the magazine some time in the near future.
Members sharing images these months:
You are encouraged to bring prints of your current or past work to share with the group, where you can ask for comments or reviews. We are a safe place to help you grow as artists and encourage creative exploration of all kinds. Please email us before the meetings with how many images you will share and tell us if you will be presenting digital or prints. If digital, bring images on a USB drive with only your images on it. All presenters will need to come 30 minutes before the meeting for preparation time.
email to: walter@horishnyk.com or dickophoto@yahoo.com,
We will post your request below to your chosen month, Thanks
Monday, October 21st, Main Topic/Presenter : Xavier Tavera Castro
Reviewing images of: Peter Boulay and Dan Tran
Monday, November 18th, Main Topic/Presenter : Steve Ozone
Reviewing images of: Dave Heinz and Julian
Monday, December 16th, Main Topic/Presenter : Nicole Houff
Reviewing images of: Dave Heinz
Monday, January 20th
Monday, February 17th
Monday, March 17th
Monday, April 21st
Monday, May 19th
Monday, June 16th
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