STEVENS RECEIVES ASMP’S SUSAN CARR EDUCATOR PRIZE
Philadelphia, PA…The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP),
the premier trade association for imaging professionals, has announced that Craig Stevens, a
photographer, printmaker and educator, has received the 1st annual Susan Carr
Educator Prize. He was selected as the individual who best met the criteria of making a significant
contribution to the education of photography students and imaging professionals.
The Prize honors the memory of former ASMP
Education Director Susan Carr, who was
dedicated to the education of working photographers.
According
to ASMP Executive Director Eugene Mopsik, “Susan was a highly motivated and
tireless worker with a great vision. She passed away on Labor Day 2012 after a
long battle with cancer, and ASMP plans to remember her each year by presenting
this award of $5,000." The selection committee included Jeff Curto,
College of DuPage; Dennis Keeley, Art Center College of Design; Steve Bliss, Savannah
College of Art & Design; Lauren Wendle,
Nielsen; and Gary Cialdella, Carr Cialdella Photography and Susan's
former business partner. The Prize will be given out at the PDN Awards
Program in New York City on May 28th.
Prize
recipient Craig Stevens has taught, written and
lectured extensively on the subjects of art, photography and education and is
in his 25th year as a Professor of Photography at the Savannah College of Art
and Design (SCAD). Before coming to SCAD Craig was the Associate Director of
the Maine Photographic Workshops from 1975 to 1985.He is on the Summer faculty of the Maine Media
Workshops and has also taught at the Santa Fe Workshops, Anderson Ranch Art
Center in Snowmass, Colorado and the International Center of Photography.
He served as Workshops Director for the
25th Anniversary of Les Rencontres Internationale de la Photographie
in Arles, France. His work is held in many public and private collections in
the United States and abroad. For the past decade he has devoted himself to
teaching Expressive and Experimental Printmaking courses.
About
ASMP
ASMP is a well-known leader on current issues,
regularly representing the industry on legislative matters nationally and
internationally, and providing members with state-of-the-art information and
education. Over 7,000 strong with 39 chapters throughout the country, members
range from students to imaging professionals, working in still photography and
motion in a variety of specialty areas. ASMP is a community of forward thinking
professionals and members include the world's foremost visual artists. More
information about ASMP is available at http://www.asmp.org/
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