Photo Alliance

AT PHOTOALLIANCE WE CONTINUED TO REBUILD OUR PROGRAMS THIS YEAR WITH CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTINUED COVID PANDEMIC. WE SUCCESSFULLY RELAUNCHED OUR IN-PERSON LECTURE SERIES IN SEPTEMBER 2021, WITH MASK REQUIREMENTS, SAFETY-QUESTION CHECK INS, AND PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED. THE LECTURE SERIES CONTINUED MONTHLY, IN-PERSON, THROUGH MAY 2022, WITH ONE ONLINE LECTURE IN JANUARY WHEN THE COVID19 LEVELS SURGED IN OUR AREA. WE WERE PROUD TO PRESENT EVENTS IN A SAFE MANNER, THOUGH THE EXTRA STAFFING AND REDUCED CAPACITY MEASURES MADE IT MORE COSTLY. ALONG WITH OUR IN-PERSON LECTURES, WE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AN ONLINE PROGRAM: "FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER" WHICH PROVIDES WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE TO AN ONGOING, MONTHLY ROTATION OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. WE PRODUCED TWO PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS, IN AUG 2021 AND JAN 2022, LED BY ARTIST/EDUCATORS LINDA CONNOR AND SARAH CHRISTIANSON. WE ALSO PRODUCED OUR FIRST EVER ECO-ART EARTH DAY EVENT ON APRIL 23, 2022, A ONE DAY, FREE, PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS PRESENTING WORK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, WE BROUGHT BACK OUR BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENT, THE PORTFOLIO REVIEW, IN MARCH 2022, AFTER A 2 YEAR HIATUS. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL EVENT SERVING APPROX. 100 ARTISTS AND ARTS PROFESSIONALS, WHICH WAS PRODUCED WITH INCREASED SAFETY MEASURES INCLUDING MASKS, PROOF OF VACCINATION, AND AT REDUCED CAPACITY. EMPLOYEE HEATHER SNIDER CHANGED POSITION TITLE FROM INTERIM TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REMAINED THE SAME. IN FY 2021-22 WE PRODUCED 9 PUBLIC LECTURES, A FREE ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY 2022, TWO EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND ONE 4-DAY PORTFOLIO REVIEW.