Snap! Orlando

Snap! Orlando is an annual photography event hosted in downtown Orlando meant to inspire and bring together the art community. Snap! 2011's theme is "Perception & Reality" and will be held May 4-8th. The event showcases national and international photographers, and emerging local artists. Things to do and see at the event include educational seminars, receptions and special events, multi-venue exhibits, student and community competitions, and youth and other programs.

The schedule for Snap! is updated regularly and subject to change.

Thursday 5/5
Local Photographers reception

Friday 5/6
Artists reception
Book Signing

Saturday 5/7
Student Finalists reception
Fashion Night reception/show
10 Professional Reviewers
Guest Speakers
Ueslmann /Taylor
Kathy Eldon
Brian Smith
Rob Haggart
Adams/Leclair

Sunday 5/8
Youth Art reception
Photography workshops
Curt Littlecott
Betsy Hansen
Jesse Adair

Featured Photographers

Jerry Uelsmann
Master Photographer Jerry Uelsmann is world renowned for pioneering the art of multi-layered photo montage imagery. His photographs can be found in the permanent collections of some of the top museums in the country, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. Jerry was also named among the “Top 10 Most Collected Photographers” by American Photographer.

Maggie Taylor
Maggie Taylor is an award-winning and published still life and digital image artist. Her art is produced by scanning objects with a flatbed scanner and then layering and manipulating them into whimsical surrealist images. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and abroad and is in numerous public and private collections worldwide. Maggie and her husband Jerry Uelsmann are residents of Gainesville, FL.

Elena Vizerskaya
Elena Vizerskaya is an Ukrainian surrealist artist/photographer and our celebrated “Snap! Discovery of 2011”. We are thrilled to exhibit her extraordinary and provocative work (being shown in the U.S. for the very first time at our event).

Brian Smith
As a 30-year industry veteran, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, and Sony Artisan of Imagery, Brian Smith is known for capturing bold, graphic portraits of famous celebrities, athletes and executives, which have been used in corporate advertising and have graced the covers and pages of hundreds of magazines, including Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Time, Forbes, New York Times Magazine and British GQ. Images of celebrities captured as part of his arts advocacy campaign, ART & SOUL (made in collaboration with The Creative Coalition) will be previewed at Snap! Orlando. The campaign serves to focus attention on the importance of arts funding.