VMFA_EAD_SC19Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (SC-19)Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Records of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts SC-19Special Collection 19 (SC-19)Courtney Yevich Tkacz, VMFA ArchivistVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives
2014
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library200 N. Arthur Ashe BoulevardRichmond, VA 23220-4007Business Number: 804-340-1495library@vmfa.museumURL: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-12 07:01:09 -0400.Description is written in: English, Code for undetermined script script.Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ArchivesRecords of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (SC-19)Virginia Society for the Photographic ArtsSC-19/repositories/2/resources/222.5 Linear Feet2 boxes; 75 folders1975-2004This collection documents the history of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (VSPA), from its founding in 1975 in Charlottesville to the mid-2000s when the organization disbanded. The material highlights VSPA's mission to promote art created by photographic processes through its outreach, activities, and exhibitions. History and membership files detail VSPA's administration over the years, while the newsletters provide an overview of all VSPA activities. The rest of the collection documents the active exhibition and event schedule that VSPA presented at Virginia museums, galleries, and arts organizations as the group worked to garner support for photography as a fine art.English
. SC-19 Box 1SC-19 Box 2
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication
The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Records of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (SC-19). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
Scope and Content Note
The collection's inclusive dates are 1975-2004, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1980s and 1990s. The collection is comprised of correspondence, membership lists, committee files, meeting minutes, planning files, promotional materials, newsletters, and other ephemeral material.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series, and items are arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are placed at the end of a series.
General Files, 1975-2001, undatedExhibitions and Events, 1979-2004, undatedNewsletters, 1975-2003
Processing Information
The collection was arranged chronologically within series. When provided, original folder titles were kept. Publications were removed and added to the VMFA Library's holdings. A complete list of these publications is available from the Archivist.
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Taylor Dabney, past President of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts in November 2011.
Related Materials - VMFA Library
Exhibition File: Freshworks '79, 1979Subject File: Art Organizations and Foundations: Virginia: Private: Virginia Society for the Photographic ArtsPhotography, Artistic -- ExhibitionsPhotographers -- VirginiaGeneral FilesSC-19-01/repositories/2/archival_objects/471914 folders1975-2001, undatedEnglish.Steering Committee/BoardSC19.01.0.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/47221975-1998SC-19 Box 1Folder 1MinutesSC19.01.0.002/repositories/2/archival_objects/47231975-1976SC-19 Box 1Folder 2HistorySC19.01.0.003/repositories/2/archival_objects/4724undatedSC-19 Box 1Folder 3Membership FormsSC19.01.0.004/repositories/2/archival_objects/4725undatedSC-19 Box 1Folder 4Membership ListsSC19.01.0.005/repositories/2/archival_objects/47261975-1989SC-19 Box 1Folder 5Membership ListsSC19.01.0.006/repositories/2/archival_objects/47271990-1999SC-19 Box 1Folder 6StationerySC19.01.0.007/repositories/2/archival_objects/4728undatedSC-19 Box 1Folder 7BrochuresSC19.01.0.008/repositories/2/archival_objects/4729undatedSC-19 Box 1Folder 8Grant ApplicationsSC19.01.0.009/repositories/2/archival_objects/47301978-1983SC-19 Box 1Folder 9Letters from VSPA to MembersSC19.01.0.010/repositories/2/archival_objects/47311984-2001SC-19 Box 1Folder 10Letters from Members and OthersSC19.01.0.011/repositories/2/archival_objects/47321976-1989SC-19 Box 1Folder 11Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.01.0.012/repositories/2/archival_objects/47331984-1993SC-19 Box 1Folder 12Arts in the Marketplace CommitteeSC19.01.0.013/repositories/2/archival_objects/47341984SC-19 Box 1Folder 13SlidesSC19.01.0.014/repositories/2/archival_objects/4735undatedSC-19 Box 1Folder 14Exhibitions and EventsSC-19-02/repositories/2/archival_objects/472053 folders1979-2004, undatedEnglish.FreshworksSC19.02.0.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/47361979SC-19 Box 1Folder 15FreshworksSC19.02.0.002/repositories/2/archival_objects/47371979SC-19 Box 1Folder 16VSPA Folio at Jewish Community CenterSC19.02.0.003/repositories/2/archival_objects/4738Feb. 1984SC-19 Box 1Folder 17June JubileeSC19.02.0.004/repositories/2/archival_objects/47391985-1988SC-19 Box 1Folder 18VSPA Folio at Peninsula Fine Arts CenterSC19.02.0.005/repositories/2/archival_objects/4740Feb. 1985SC-19 Box 1Folder 19VSPA and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts SymposiumSC19.02.0.006/repositories/2/archival_objects/4741Apr. 26, 1986SC-19 Box 1Folder 20Photographers as Artists at VMFASC19.02.0.007/repositories/2/archival_objects/4742Apr. 26, 1986SC-19 Box 1Folder 21Photo Button BoothSC19.02.0.008/repositories/2/archival_objects/47431987-1996SC-19 Box 1Folder 22Merry Moor WinnettSC19.02.0.009/repositories/2/archival_objects/47441987SC-19 Box 1Folder 23Olivia Parker's VisitSC19.02.0.010/repositories/2/archival_objects/47451987SC-19 Box 1Folder 24VSPA Emuego at Jewish Community CenterSC19.02.0.011/repositories/2/archival_objects/4746Nov. 1987SC-19 Box 1Folder 25Affordable Masterpieces, Sixth Street MarketplaceSC19.02.0.012/repositories/2/archival_objects/4747Dec. 1987SC-19 Box 1Folder 26Photographer's Workshop, Information and HandoutsSC19.02.0.013/repositories/2/archival_objects/4748Sep. 9, 1988SC-19 Box 1Folder 27Portfolio Nights, Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.02.0.014/repositories/2/archival_objects/47491989-1993SC-19 Box 1Folder 28Collector's Circle at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Evening on PhotographySC19.02.0.015/repositories/2/archival_objects/4750Jan. 23, 1989SC-19 Box 1Folder 29Marilyn Nance Exhibit at 1708 GallerySC19.02.0.016/repositories/2/archival_objects/4751Mar. 1989SC-19 Box 1Folder 30Virginia Antiquities in Photographic Perspective, VSPA/APVASC19.02.0.017/repositories/2/archival_objects/4752Sep. 1989SC-19 Box 1Folder 31Portfolio Night: Pinhole PhotographySC19.02.0.018/repositories/2/archival_objects/4753Nov. 2, 1989SC-19 Box 1Folder 32Freshworks, Crestar GallerySC19.02.0.019/repositories/2/archival_objects/4754Feb. 10-Mar. 23, 1990SC-19 Box 1Folder 33VSPA Show, Sovran GallerySC19.02.0.020/repositories/2/archival_objects/4755Oct. 1990SC-19 Box 1Folder 34Virginia Museum and VSPA, PowerSC19.02.0.021/repositories/2/archival_objects/47561991SC-19 Box 1Folder 35Polaroid Image Transferring WorkshopSC19.02.0.022/repositories/2/archival_objects/4757Sep. 25, 1991SC-19 Box 1Folder 36Emmet Gowin at Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.02.0.023/repositories/2/archival_objects/4758Feb. 20, 1992SC-19 Box 1Folder 37Frames of Reference at Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.02.0.024/repositories/2/archival_objects/47591993SC-19 Box 1Folder 38Portfolio Night: Photographing Other CulturesSC19.02.0.025/repositories/2/archival_objects/4760Jan. 27, 1993SC-19 Box 1Folder 39Grace Street GallerySC19.02.0.026/repositories/2/archival_objects/4761Feb. 1993-Apr. 1994SC-19 Box 1Folder 40Portfolio Night: Image Transfer PhotographySC19.02.0.027/repositories/2/archival_objects/4762Mar. 9, 1993SC-19 Box 1Folder 41Portfolio Night: Beyond PhotographySC19.02.0.028/repositories/2/archival_objects/476311-May-93SC-19 Box 1Folder 42Portfolio Night: The Electronic StudioSC19.02.0.029/repositories/2/archival_objects/4764Sep. 21, 1993SC-19 Box 1Folder 43Portfolio Night: A View to the StageSC19.02.0.030/repositories/2/archival_objects/4765Nov. 2, 1993SC-19 Box 1Folder 44WRIC-TV Gallery Exhibition InformationSC19.02.0.031/repositories/2/archival_objects/4766Dec. 8, 1993-Jan. 31, 1994SC-19 Box 1Folder 45Peninsula Fine Arts Center Biennial Sponsorship, VSPA AwardsSC19.02.0.032/repositories/2/archival_objects/47671994-2000SC-19 Box 2Folder 46The Third Eye, Pine Camp Arts CenterSC19.02.0.033/repositories/2/archival_objects/4768Mar. 15-Apr. 30, 1994SC-19 Box 2Folder 47Images II High School ExhibitSC19.02.0.034/repositories/2/archival_objects/4769Mar. 1995SC-19 Box 2Folder 48Portfolio Night: Denise BethelSC19.02.0.035/repositories/2/archival_objects/4770May 4, 1995SC-19 Box 2Folder 49Portfolio Night: Peter C. JonesSC19.02.0.036/repositories/2/archival_objects/4771Feb. 22, 1996SC-19 Box 2Folder 50Portfolio Night: David W. LewisSC19.02.0.037/repositories/2/archival_objects/4772May 1, 1996SC-19 Box 2Folder 51Folio Show at Charles H. Taylor Arts CenterSC19.02.0.038/repositories/2/archival_objects/4773June 1996SC-19 Box 2Folder 52William Hunt, Collector's Circle, Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.02.0.039/repositories/2/archival_objects/4774Mar. 10, 1997SC-19 Box 2Folder 53Deborah Willis at Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.02.0.040/repositories/2/archival_objects/4775Apr. 9, 1997SC-19 Box 2Folder 54VSPA InvitesSC19.02.0.041/repositories/2/archival_objects/4776May 23-July 6, 1997SC-19 Box 2Folder 55New Realities/Digital Transformations at 1708 GallerySC19.02.0.042/repositories/2/archival_objects/4777Sep. 1997SC-19 Box 2Folder 56Folio Show at Charles H. Taylor Arts CenterSC19.02.0.043/repositories/2/archival_objects/4778June 1998SC-19 Box 2Folder 57VSPA Invitational, Longwood/Bedford GallerySC19.02.0.044/repositories/2/archival_objects/4779Jan. 12-Feb. 20, 1998SC-19 Box 2Folder 58Indian Photography at Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsSC19.02.0.045/repositories/2/archival_objects/4780May 23, 1998SC-19 Box 2Folder 59Currents at Charles H. Taylor Arts CenterSC19.02.0.046/repositories/2/archival_objects/4781June 1999SC-19 Box 2Folder 60Fresh WorksSC19.02.0.047/repositories/2/archival_objects/4782June 2001SC-19 Box 2Folder 61Folio, Charles H. Taylor Arts CenterSC19.02.0.048/repositories/2/archival_objects/4783Oct. 21-Nov. 18, 2001SC-19 Box 2Folder 62Chan Chao, Burma: Something Went WrongSC19.02.0.049/repositories/2/archival_objects/4784Nov. 8, 2002SC-19 Box 2Folder 63Jerry SpagnoliSC19.02.0.050/repositories/2/archival_objects/4785Oct. 14, 2003SC-19 Box 2Folder 64Celebratory Inauguration, VSPA at ArtspaceSC19.02.0.051/repositories/2/archival_objects/4786Mar. 5-28, 2004SC-19 Box 2Folder 65Folio Work, VSPASC19.02.0.052/repositories/2/archival_objects/4787undatedSC-19 Box 2Folder 66Marsh Gallery ExhibitionsSC19.02.0.053/repositories/2/archival_objects/4788undatedSC-19 Box 2Folder 67NewslettersSC-19-03/repositories/2/archival_objects/47218 folders1975-2003English.NewslettersSC19.03.0.001/repositories/2/archival_objects/47891975-1982SC-19 Box 2Folder 68NewslettersSC19.03.0.002/repositories/2/archival_objects/47901983-1985SC-19 Box 2Folder 69NewslettersSC19.03.0.003/repositories/2/archival_objects/47911986-1987SC-19 Box 2Folder 70NewslettersSC19.03.0.004/repositories/2/archival_objects/47921988-1989SC-19 Box 2Folder 71NewslettersSC19.03.0.005/repositories/2/archival_objects/47931990-1991SC-19 Box 2Folder 72NewslettersSC19.03.0.006/repositories/2/archival_objects/47941992-1996SC-19 Box 2Folder 73NewslettersSC19.03.0.007/repositories/2/archival_objects/47951997-1999SC-19 Box 2Folder 74NewslettersSC19.03.0.008/repositories/2/archival_objects/47962000-2003SC-19 Box 2Folder 75