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MISSION STATEMENT
The conference’s goal is to create awareness of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) as the center for the studyand practice of photographic art in the state. With classes and workshops, we seek to attract new students from the tristate area and PA, as well as support existing participants. Please visit www.artcenternj.org to see the current curriculum.

Conference Activities

Beginning Friday afternoon, the conference will offer workshops and portfolio reviews given by leading industry figures as well as expert VACNJ instructors. The following information offers a glimpse into some of the activities attendees will be participating in during the three-day program.

Fri., April 4:
• Conference will kickoff at 7pm with keynote speaker, Stephen Perloff, Photo Review Magazine, Editor-in Chief: “Photographic Truth in the Digital Age.”
• Gala opening reception for the Arts Center photography faculty exhibit being held in galleries throughout the building. Free and open to the public. 9pm.

Sat., April 5:
• Begins at 10:30am with workshops, lectures and portfolio reviews.
• Lively panel discussion at 7pm moderated by George Schaub, Editor of Shutterbug Magazine: “The Image as Information: Where Does That Lead Us?”

Sun., April 6:
• Open 10am-6pm featuring photographic exhibitor fair from your favorite manufacturers, portfolio reviews and art center tours.

Publicity Initiatives

• E-mails to 3000 addresses: combined databases of the VACNJ, New Jersey Photography Forum and Digital Arts Group.
• Press releases to 1100 central and northern NJ, PA, NY and CT press outlets. Total circulation reach is approximately one million homes.
• Promotional materials sent to database of 1200 unique addresses collected at the VACNJ booth at Javits Center Photo Expo in 2006/2007.
• VACNJ faculty sent publicity to their own databases representing approximately 1000 messages.
• American Society of Media Photographers of NJ (ASMPNJ) announcements and article about the Photographic Educational Conference in the organization’s Exposure Magazine. Around 3000 circulation.
• New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs: ad on their website.
• Publicity and coverage on News 12, local cable TV, PSA's, craigslist.org and photo.net.
• Coverage in Photo Review Magazine and its newsletter mailings.
• Conference website for information and on-line registration.
• Notices distributed to vocational schools, colleges, art schools and high schools in NJ, PA, NY and CT reaching thousands of students.

For more information on the Photographic Educational Conference contact BobBernstein@njphotoconference.com or NancyOri@comcast.net