Bodell and Fahey open their new art and project space Umbrella Arts in collaboration with Professional Women Photographers (PWP). Renowned photographer Elinor Carucci will select the works for Passion, a juried exhibition selected from the work of over 200 PWP members.

Photographers are inspired by the following theme of Passion: Passion is fuel for life. We are born with passion to create with passion. We love, work, and play with passion; many pray with passion — and for it. Our need to touch is passionate: it binds us together as couples and families, communities and nations. Yet all history knows that passion, a strange and lovely fire, has volatile personality. The yin and yang of love and hate, the passion of politics can result in extraordinary achievement, as well as unspeakable destruction; passions of the heart inspire great and often tragic art.

PWP has expanded the art world, promoting photography by women for more than 30 years. Founded in 1975, PWP is a not-for-profit organization based in NYC. Its mission is to support and promote the work of women photographers through the sharing of ideas, resources and experience. PWP provides educational forums to encourage artistic development, and through monthly meetings and community outreach, stimulates interest in and support of the art of photography.

Elinor Carucci, celebrated photographer and professional belly dancer, is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and the International Center of Photography Infinity Award. She photographs regularly for New York Magazine, W Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine. Carucci is represented in New York City by the Edwynn Houk Gallery.

Umbrella Arts is pleased to present Passion for its inaugural exhibition. Bodell and Fahey are recognized art world innovators, whose passion it has been to discover and nurture emerging talent. For over 15 years in the East Village, Fahey and Bodell have supported community-based art efforts from gallery exhibitions to producing large-scale events.

For more information: www.umbrellaarts.com | info@umbrellarts.com
www.pwponline.org | www.elinorcarucci.com