Breuer's Atlanta Central Library Subject of Young Architects Forum Photography Competition

May 6,2010

ATLANTA, GA – The Young Architects Forum (YAF) Atlanta Chapter is excited to announce the launch of its first Annual Photography Competition with the theme YAF10 –Envisioning Breuer. This event is a part of YAF’s commitment to the great architecture in Atlanta. Entries will be accepted from now until August 16th for Professional Entries and until September 15th for Amateur entries. This YAF competition aims to challenge photographers to creatively capture images of the Atlanta Central Library designed by Marcel Breuer, which is located at 1 Margaret Mitchell Square. Photographers will have an opportunity to showcase their talent at demonstrating thought-provoking and visually innovative images. The winning photos will be displayed at the 2010 YAF Photography Exhibit in October as part of the Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) events and at select library locations through January 2011.

As part of the opening reception on Thursday October 14th, 2010, there will be a feature lecture by Julian Cox, Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Julian was educated in Great Britain and moved to this country in 1992 to pursue a curatorial career. For more than decade he worked with the photographs collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Cox has organized numerous exhibitions on subjects ranging from the dawn of photography’s invention in Europe in the 19th century, to contemporary practice in the United States. Guest jurors include Tony Casadonte gallery director at Lumière who prior to this managed a leading commercial photography laboratory in the Southeast; John Szabo Director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System and Bob Gatje who was a partner in the architecture firm of Marcel Breuer and worked alongside Marcel Breuer for 23 years, in three new York offices and established the Paris office in 1964.

More information about the competition and complete entry requirements can be found on the website at www.photography.yafatlanta.org. Submissions can be made via email to yafphotography@gmail.com or via mail to YAF10 - Envisioning Breuer Photography Competition, YAF Atlanta - AIA Atlanta, 113 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Download entry forms on the competition website. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $5 for amateur entries and $30 for professional entries. Exhibition will be open from October 14th - November 28th, 2010 at the Atlanta Central Library.

About Young Architects Forum
Young Architects Forum (YAF) Atlanta, initially assembled by Ben Brewer, Jr., FAIA (previous AIA President), is a component of both the AIA Atlanta Chapter, and the YAF National. The YAF National was organized to address issues of particular importance to recently licensed architects (within 10 years or less after licensure). Since 1989, YAF has been promoting the development of national and regional programs that further nurture young architects and encouraging the continuous growth of YAF groups within local chapters. Upon AIA Atlanta’s reinvention in 1998 combined with the hard work and dedication of many young architects and architectural interns and with the help of the then AIA Georgia President William Carpenter, FAIA, YAF developed a series of programs and events that has fueled a steady growth pattern and raised the profile of both the YAF and the AIA within the Atlanta design community. The YAF Atlanta, chosen as the national YAF Component of the Year for 2003, is an organization that has now over 150 active members and continues to expand the programming for its members.

MEDIA CONTACT: Shelly-Anne Tulia Scott – yafphotography@gmail.com