Celebrate botanical heroes that have withstood the test of time in this exhibition of work by 12 renowned photographers. Ranging from the awesome angel southern live oak in Charleston, S.C. (above) to the dew-drenched petals of a rare tree peony from Pavilion, New York, these photographs lovingly document heritage landscapes that are threatened by development, disease and the ravages of time.

Heroes of Horticulture was organized by George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in collaboration with The Cultural Landscape Foundation of Washington, DC.

image: Eric Baden (American, b. 1954), ANGEL SOUTHERN LIVE OAK TREE (QUERCUS VIRGINIANA), CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. Digital inkjet print, 11 x 14 inches. © Eric Baden, courtesy George Eastman House.

Local landscapes and local talent will be on display in this community photography exhibition, a follow up to Heroes of Horticulture. Grab your camera, get outdoors and capture the landscapes that are most meaningful to you!

The deadline for submissions is February 5, 2010.

For more information send an email request 
to Lori Johnson at Lori.Johnson@crystalbridges.org or download the Entry Form.

image: Natural formations have been preserved and incorporated into the landscape design at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Photo by Jamey McGaugh.

In the 1950s Juan Quezada, a native of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, discovered ceramic fragments from the Casas Grandes culture that thrived 400 years ago, then vanished. Inspired by these clues from the past, Quezada learned the techniques of this lost tradition and revived pottery production in the region, which now produces some of the world's finest contemporary ceramics. Both contemporary ollas (pots) and the centuries-old ceramics that inspired the revival will be featured in Transforming Tradition, organized by the Field Museum in Chicago.

Myth meets reality in this exhibition that focuses on the real easy riders and their life on the road. In 1968, after four years spent riding with the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club, Danny Lyon published The Bikeriders, a seminal work of modern photojournalism. Organized by art2art, this exhibition features Lyon’s photographs of leather-clad bikers racing, riding and relaxing in cafes, bars and hotel rooms across the United States. Excerpts from Lyon’s interviews will accompany the photographs.

Danny Lyon, Crossing the Ohio, Louisville, 1966, silver gelatin print, 16 x 20 inches. © Danny Lyon