newsletter #16 - april, 2011

Award Recognition, Media Praise, and Upcoming Events and Exhibitions

A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meetinghouses of New England

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• New England Book Festival Award:

  My book, A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meetinghouses of New England, has received the New England Book Festival Award for best photography/art book of 2010.

  Bruce Haring, Director of the New England Book Festival, said: "A Space for Faith shows a true artist's eye for detail and serves as a wonderful guide to a part of the region that deserves more attention."

  The entire press release may be viewed here:
  press release.

  Boston Globe coverage of this award may be viewed here:
  Wainwright Wins Book Festival Award

  My acceptance speech (about 3 minutes) may be heard here: acceptance speech.

• Recent Media Praise:

  

  A Space for Faith continues to attract media praise, including:
  
  

  • Form and Function in Colonial America: The Congregationalist, December, 2010
    "If Wainwright's concern with form and structure stands out plainly in the photographs, it is not to obscure, but rather to bring out, the emotional resonance of the subject matter.... [The photographs] provide a sense, not only of the people who used them through the long ages of worship and civic life, but also to the variety of ornaments and styles available within a common pattern of construction."
    - Larry Sommers, Editor, The Congregationalist
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  • The Lasting Allure of the Meetinghouse: Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, December 5, 2010
    "With his photographs of 18th century meetinghouse interiors, Wainwright avoids artificial lighting and relies entirely upon the natural light that would have been the congregation's main source of illumination.... His hands-on approach to working with older photographic media rather fittingly echoes the hands-on craftsmanship of the buildings discussed in Peter Benes' accompanying historical essay on Meetinghouse architecture in New England. One can only really describe these images in words inadequately."
    - Lisa Fluet, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
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  • Feeling a Presence, New Hampshire Magazine, March, 2011
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  • Book Review: Maine Antiques Digest, February, 2011
  
  
  • All Things Fulfilling Blog: All for the People, January 18, 2011

  
  To view all reviews, feature articles, and awards, please visit:
  Awards and Reviews.

• Upcoming Presentations:

  This spring I have several presentations of my illustrated lecture The New England Meetinghouse and its Impact on American Society, including:
  
  

  • Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7:00 PM: Westford Museum and Historical Society, Westford, Massachusetts. Presentation and book signing. Free and open to the public.
  
  
  • Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 7:30 PM: Salem Historical Society, Salem, New Hampshire. Presentation and book signing. Free and open to the public.
  
  
  • Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 7:00 PM: Wilmington Memorial Library, Wilmington, Massachusetts. Presentation. Free and open to the public.
  
  

  To view all upcoming events, please visit: Upcoming Events.

  To book a presentation at your venue, please Contact Paul.

• Exhibitions of My Work:

  Now that the dust has settled with the launch of my book, I have turned my attention to exhibitions of my work. Here's what is currently in the works:
  
  

  • The Gallery at Hallmark, Hallmark Institute of Photography, 85 Avenue A, Turners Falls, Massachusetts. July 22 - September 4, 2011. Opening reception and book signing with refreshments and live music Saturday, July 23, 1:00 - 5:00 PM. Free and open to the public.
  
  
  • Tentative: Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, New Hampshire: 2011/2012
  
  
  • Tentative: Baldwin Photographic Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee: 2011/2012

  To book an exhibition at your venue, please Contact Paul.

  In addition to these solo shows, photographs from my meetinghouse portfolio are currently included in these juried exhibitions:
  
  

  • The Photo Review 2010 Competition, juried by Brian Paul Clamp, Director of ClampArt, New York.
  
  
  • Episcopal Church Visual Arts, curated by The Rev. Mark Bozzuti, Priest for Pastoral Care and Nurture, Trinity Wall Street, New York.

• Free DVD Available for Community Cable Broadcast:

  The Derry, New Hampshire community cable television station has recorded a 30-minute interview with me about my meetinghouse photography and book, which is available free of charge to other non-profit community TV channels. It will be of interest to any community that has an interest in their historic buildings, particularly if they have a former meetinghouse. If your community has such a channel, you may request a free copy of the DVD by sending e-mail to me: Contact Paul.