jane tam >> the store

I’ve had the idea of selling some of my prints online for awhile. Now is the time to launch such a project, especially since finances are rough right now. I’m limiting the selection to 3 images because this is only the beginning. Hopefully, those of you who enjoy my work would be kind enough to purchase a print. Go to the store~

There is also an option to donate. Why donate?

I am currently a senior at Syracuse University, preparing for my BFA Solo Thesis Show on May 3rd. Like many college students, I am immensely in debt from the costs of film, processing, developing, and printing. Frames cost money. Mounting costs money. The space I rented cost money. This is all for a solo show featuring my photographic series on my family. I do not ask my family for money as they are a working class family who struggle enough to put me through a private university. So, any little bit will help me. Thank you! For those who donate $15 or more will receive a 5″x7″ print in the mail.

**International buyers: I set up Paypal to only accept US addresses but if you’re interested, please just drop me an email at store@janetam.com for shipping prices.

**update: I added two more images up for sale. There are also now 5×7 prints available for photo-illustrations.

**Super thanks to Herman, Nina, Jen Snow (for Jen Bekman), Noel, Kelly, and Timothy for linking my store.

**update: Added three more images for sale. Had to change prices a little bit due to the realization of the budget needed to produce my show. If my department would help a little, just a little, that would ease it up a bit but the Art Photo department in Syracuse never really did get much funding.. -_-

(Kind of lazy to write a real post so here’s an email I sent out)

Hello all,

Hope you all are having a fantastic holiday. I am currently in Hong Kong for winter break and just got back from my vacation in Thailand. The five days in Thailand was a great vacation for me to take a break from photography. Not one roll shot; instead, I gave the digital point and shoot to my mother so the whole vacation is recorded by my technologically-challenged mom. So now back in Hong Kong and hopefully get a lot more rolls shot of my family and everything Hong Kong.

Anyways, I got a great email stating that I got the scholarship to go to SPE Nationals in Denver, Colorado in March! I am super excited and very anxious about the news. There will be lots of new work to show since the last SPE Regional conference.

Many many thanks to those who have supported me and I will keep you all posted!

Happy Holidays!

SPE Northeast-Midatlantic, this weekend.

Syracuse has been going through some tough art politics lately with the surprising dismissal of Astria Superak from Syracuse University funded gallery, The Warehouse Gallery. Astria was appointed gallery director a year ago, almost instantly curating an Art Video Festival at the local art space, Spark. Many are outraged at the sudden firing and overwhelming confused on the bad decision made by the Coalition of Museums and Art Centers’s Director, Jeffrey Hoone.

Some speculated the decision was due to the current exhibition up at the Warehouse Gallery, titled, “COME ON:Desire Under The Female Gaze.” The CMAC heads were not too keen on the subject matter and how it would be perceived by the Syracuse public. Here is a the description of the show from the gallery website:

The Warehouse Gallery of Syracuse University launches a bold new exhibition, COME ON: Desire Under The Female Gaze, which focuses on the psychological, social, cultural and political dimensions of desire, subjectivity and pleasure.
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COME ON reveals what is not represented in popular culture and provides a counterbalance to the ubiquitous imagery of sexualized female bodies created for mainstream heterosexual male sensibilities.

The art community in Syracuse have been growing at a fast rate thanks to Astria’s influence and connections with the art world. This scuffle throws the growth back 10 steps in making Syracuse a city with a quality art community.

The backlash has succeeded in receiving many supporters for Astria as well as a blog, titled “Syracuse Loses Again.” From there you can read the many many letters and press coverage about the situation. You can even read the obvious art censorship argument between Astria and Jeffrey Hoone in their email exchanges. Another interesting blog is Keep Astria.

The City of Syracuse Common Council appointed Astria Suparak to the Public Arts Commission for the period of three years, effective October 1, 2007. See The Post Standard Article.

Here is a flickr set of the COME On exhibit~

© Jennifer Davis

Everyone knows Summer in the city is filled with many events. (Somehow I missed everything due to advanced arrangements Anyways, this week is one of the most eventful having Magnum hold many festivities such as reviews, openings, and drinks; also Blindspot celebrating their 35th issue; and of course, there is Jen Bekman’s co-curated show with Jörg Colberg, A New American Portrait, opening tomorrow night. I’ll have to stop my jb another time to see the well-publicized show.

Besides all that goes on in the art world, there’s many other free events… courtesy to Freenyc.net, there’s free outdoor movies, music concerts, parades, everything….. man.. I’m going to miss the Mermaid Parade this year too (Saturday starting at 2pm).

From Russia 2007 Series by Pavel Romaniko

The Spring edition of Hey, Hot Shot! winners were announced today! Be sure to head down to the gallery on Wednesday, June 13 for the opening reception. It’ll sure to be a blast and I promise to make it there this time around.

One of my favorites among the talented list of winners is Pavel Romaniko. His Russia series contain soft and intimate images of his home. He focuses on the banal and uninteresting moments; moments that you only recognize after long periods of time away from home. I love seeing other artists who use their home as inspiration since it is what I am most focused on at the moment.

Park Slope is one of the hippest and trendiest parts of Brooklyn, with many artists, musicians, and performers working/living/and performing there. This weekend many artists are opening up their studios and apartments to showcase their artwork in the 15th Annual Park Slope Open Studio Tour.

I will be specifically heading to my high school teacher’s studio, Ann Currier, to catch up on old times and thank her for inspiring me with photography. Her studio will be open for Sunday visitors so do drop by!