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LightBox celebrates its sixth anniversary ‘Plastic Fantastic Show VI’ opens with reception Saturday Submitted photo by Nathan Cordova “Banal” by Nathan Cordova won first place. award for “Around the Bend;” Ying Jung Lucky Lu from San Francisco, California, won the third award for “Here and Not Here;” and Amy Fichter from Menomonie, Wisconsin, along with Richard Bonvissuto from Palm Springs, California, re- ceived honorable mentions. LightBox opened in Astoria on June 13, 2009. Chelsea and Michael Granger established the venue to educate the public in the photographic arts. In six years and with more than 70 exhibits since opening, Light- Box has become an important Northwest photographic re- source, hosting national and regional artists’ with exhibits RI ¿QH SKRWRJUDSK\ FRQGXFW- ing artists’ presentations and workshops — all as part of its goal to provide a center for the promotion of creative and al- ternative photography on the North Oregon Coast. The “Plastic Fantastic Show VI” runs from June 13 to July 7. Every month Light- 102.3 fm ASTORIA — LightBox Pho- tographic Gallery celebrates its sixth anniversary with the opening and artist’s reception of the “Plastic Fantastic Show VI” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 13. This annual group exhibit began with LightBox’s love for images made with basic SODVWLF³WR\´¿OPFDPHUDVDQG as a way to celebrate the gal- lery’s anniversary each year. This method of photography has gained popularity because of the freedom of using camer- as with less-than-perfect optics and control with unpredictable and sometimes extraordinari- ly beautiful results. A large number of photographers from around the world shoot imag- es primarily with these basic cameras, creating unique pho- WRVWKDWDUHFDSWXUHGRQ¿OP Internationally renowned ¿QH DUW SKRWRJUDSKHU 6XVDQ Burnstine of Los Angeles once again juried the exhibit. Burn- stine uses homemade cameras consisting of plastic lenses and vintage camera and household parts. She has become a highly acclaimed photographic artist VKRRWLQJ ZLWK ¿OP DQG XVLQJ rudimentary cameras of her own design. “It was my great honor to act as juror for the Plastic )DQWDVWLF H[KLELW IRU WKH ¿IWK time. Each consecutive year, submissions become more interesting, and this year was no exception,” said Burnstine. “Perhaps what I love the most about curating this show is having the pleasure of view- ing new work from a number of Plastic Fantastic regular exhibitors, including two of this year’s award winners: Jim Rohan and Amy Fichter. Con- gratulations to all the artists who had work selected for this year’s exhibit and heartfelt ap- plause to everyone who sub- mitted work.” This year, Nathan Cordova from Oakland, California, re- ceived the juror’s top award for the image “Banal;” Jim Rohan RI :DNH¿HOG 0DVVDFKXVHWWV received the second juror’s Submitted photo Sign up for Teen Art Week at the Columbia River Maritime Museum July 6 to 11. Submitted photo “Around the Bend” by Jim Rohan won sec- ond place. Box exhibits silver gelatin prints from the LightBox dark- room members. LightBox of- fers memberships as a way of becoming part of the commu- nity of supporters that help to further the mission of the gal- OHU\ /LJKW%R[ SURYLGHV ¿QH art reproduction, restorations, photographic printing and oth- er photographic services. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive. Call 503-468- 0238 or visit lightbox-photo- graphic.com for more infor- mation. Maritime museum to hold teen art week ASTORIA — Teens, come ex- plore your creativity and be inspired this summer at the Columbia River Maritime Mu- seum. Summer Art Week pro- vides one-of-a-kind opportu- nities for teens to unleash their imaginations and develop their art making skills. Delve into the local galler- ies of Astoria for inspiration as you discover a variety of PHGLXPVLQFOXGLQJ¿EHUDUWV sculpture, painting, drawing and more. The week will culminate with an evening art show during Second Saturday Art Walk highlighting and exhibit- ing the artwork created at the Barbey Maritime Center. Teen Art Week will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 6 to 10, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the Barbey Maritime Center located at 1792 Marine Drive. Cost is $100 for mu- seum members and $125 for non-members. To sign up for the pro- gram, visit www.crmm.org to print out and return the Teen Art Week Reservation Form. 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