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From October 7 – October 30, Blue Sky Gallery, 1231 NW Hoyt, presents photographs from the Photolucida Critical Mass project. An evening opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 7 from 6 - 9 pm. Blue Sky is open from Noon – 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday and is free of charge to the public. For further information call (503) 225-0210.

Blue Sky Gallery will present the winners of the 2004 Critical Mass juried competition. Ten photographers from around the world will each have five pieces represented in the exhibit. The artists are:

• Craig Barber, Woodstock, New York
• Steven Benson, Lake Orion, Michigan
• F & D Cartier, Bienne, Switzerland
• David Maisel, Sausalito, California
• Jonathan Moller, Denver, Colorado
• A. Leo Nash, Oakland, California
• Morten Nilsson, Brønshøj, Denmark
• Lori Nix, Brooklyn, New York
• Abby Robinson, New York, New York
• Maggie Taylor, Gainesville, Florida
  

Every other spring an international set of photographers and reviewers gather in Portland, Oregon for a week-long celebration of photography organized by the local non-profit organization, Photolucida. Their mission: an increased understanding of the world through photography. By promoting in-depth, informed, and supportive dialogue between photographers, gallery owners, and publishers, Photolucida promotes the culture of photography.

In early 2004 the group launched an annual juried competition, Critical Mass, where entrants were invited to submit 10 images of their work, which was then included on a CD-ROM presented to an international list of curators for voting. Over 600 photographers from around the world submitted work and the top-10 vote getters earned a spot in the Critical Mass traveling show. Blue Sky Gallery is the first venue, launching the exhibit. The show will then travel over the next 15 months throughout the United States.