HOUSTON, TX - Learning Curve 5 is a selection of work by HCP´s Learning Center students created during the past year. The exhibition highlights the various educational programs that HCP offers and will be juried by Ms. Natalie Zelt, Photography Curatorial Assistant at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

HCP offers over 300 workshops and classes a year ranging in skill level and medium reaching over 500 lifelong learners. The teachers that lead these photography workshops are local professional photographers and artists that are able to share their knowledge with the Houston community. In addition to the staff of teachers from Houston, HCP also hosts Master Classes taught by artists from across the nation such as Scott Campbell, Susan Hayre Thelwell, Joe Baraban, Scott Martin, Lance Keimig, John Chakeres, and Rose Marasco. With a large and experienced group of instructors, HCP is able to offer something to students of all levels and photographic experiences.  Students that have taken a class between September 2010 and July 2011 were invited to submit work they have made in the past year to showcase their experience in an HCP class.

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW AND RELATED PROGRAMMING

Selected People - Pelle Cass - HCP’s Main Gallery, September 9 - November 6, 2011

Life Style - Adrian Fernandez - HCP’s Gallery X/Y, September 9 - November 6, 2011

Learning Curve 5 - HCP’s Learning Center Gallery, September 9 - November 6, 2011

Opening Reception for all three exhibitions at HCP, Friday, September 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Artist Talks: Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 9

Conversation with Christina Vives, curator, and Adrian Fernandez: Saturday, September 10, 2:00 p.m.