The Jefferson Agrarian

Excellent article by Karen DeRoss in the Mt. Shasta Herald about Mark Oliver’s latest film project: “From the Quarters to Lincoln Heights.” “Local filmmaker Mark Oliver and retired Weed Elementary School teacher James Langford are hard at work on a project that will survey the history of the black community in Weed through interviews, historical [...]

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Did you get a new digital camera last December, and still haven’t figured out how to maximize it’s potential? Want to learn alot about photography, but don’t have the time and energy to take a full semester of Photography? Many photography workshops offered are both expensive ($250 to $1000) and far away. Well, fortunately, there [...]

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Add this to the “what I would be doing on a Thursday night in New York City” list. From one of my favorite blogs, Morbid Anatomy: “Morbid Anatomy Presents at Observatory: “Modern Ruins, Urban Archaeology, and the Post-Industrial Sublime.” This event–a series of presentations followed by a panel discussion on the allure of The Ruin–has [...]

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Ed. note: This is the first among (hopefully) many upcoming interviews with artists that continue to push the envelope in this rural outpost of the State of Jefferson. Jefferson artist and entrepreneur John Rickard ran the first gallery in our area dedicated to photographic practice when he opened the Noda-Rickard Rostel Gallery with a partner [...]

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From John Rickard, Tangle Gallery and Press: Learn the dynamics of medium format film photography in Mt Shasta, California. Students will participate in discussion on the advantages, disadvantages, idiosyncrasies and options in the medium format world. The workshop will also include hands-on introduction to a variety of medium format cameras, fieldwork, lab work, lecture, slide [...]

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