Read the full article by Marie-Elena Schembri at New Times Magazine
Shutterbugs, this one’s for you! April is officially Photography Month Sacramento — as officially declared by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on March 25 — and the city and surrounding region will be teeming with engaging lens-based visual art exhibits and events all month long.
Created in 2018 by Roberta McClellan, executive director of Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Photography Monnth Sacramento brings photographers and visual artists incorporating lens-based practices to the forefront of the visual art scene.
While photographic arts have roots stretching back centuries, with the camera obscura emerging in the 1500s and the first light-sensitive processes developed in the early 1800s, photography’s journey to full recognition within the fine art canon has been a gradual one. Yet, the act of creating a compelling image involves complex decision-making and artistic vision, according to McClellan.
“There are a lot of very personal creative choices being made,” she said. McClellan created Sacramento Photography Month to highlight the importance of the art form in our lives, but she also wants Sacramento’s photographic artists to “feel some love” by showcasing their work.