2009 Minneapolis St. Paul Print International

There are many reasons why an International Exhibition is successful year after year. The participation keeps growing in spite of a failing economy worldwide. I will try to elicit a few of those reasons here.
I work with a group of dedicated volunteers such as Bob Dachelet, who gives his time generously, and efficiently attends to the unpacking, packing, and various other functions of print management; Laura Davies, who diligently does the data entry for the catalog and proof reading for the images; Walter Horishnyk, who unflinchingly works on the catalog website http://www.mspprintcircuit.org/ and does a host of other techno-savvy functions. I do my share of work, with the support of my wife, Jay Karai, who provides me with moral and philosophical guidance, in addition to making program CD’s of this Exhibition. Then there are the Judges and volunteers who help out on the judging days. Did I mention the ever increasing patrons of the exhibition, you, who are the biggest reason that this exhibition is successful!
Very often when technology is applied in the art arena, it takes over some parts of the creativity. Photography, on the other hand, has taken the digital technology and assimilated it to explore new levels of creativity. You can see the flow of the creative work in this carefully crafted catalog. As I finish the last of the work related to this catalog, rather than relaxing with a sigh of relief, I am actually looking forward to next years’ exhibition. Hope to see your work then.
We have made a few changes to the exhibition. In order to keep pace with the cost of running the exhibition this year, we have done away with the gift pen. We have also reduced the entry fee, especially in the ‘non return’ option of the prints.  Hope you can take advantage of it.
Wish you a very successful 2009 and hope to see your new work in 2010.
Vijay Karai
vijaykarai@yahoo.com

We dedicate this catalog to Dennis Poeschel who passed on, while waiting for a heart transplant. His love for photography was boundless. Our prayers are with his family.