The Art Of Photography International

Exposure to talented artists' work can expand our own photographic artistry. Additionally, art museums provide environments to take creative, well-composed, candid shots of visitors, docents, and guards. The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach has a permanent outdoor sculpture garden. However, the main reason for this Meetup event is to provide indoor photo opportunities, view two photography exhibitions and other displays, and beat the heat.

A list of exhibitions that will be on display when we visit The Norton appears below:

• "Blur / Obscure / Distort: Photography and Perception"
  All of the photographs in this exhibition artistically and sometimes subversively use movement and defocused lenses for visual effect.

• "Veiled Presence: The Hidden Mothers and Sara VanDerBeek"
  Contemporary artist/photographer Sara VanDerBeek addresses motherhood, labor, and grief and reveals behind-the-scenes support that mothers and caretakers provide.

• "The Virtue of Vice: The Art of Social Commentary"
  Artists use skill, wit, satire, and harsh criticism in commentaries about society's dirty little secrets: poverty, sexual exploitation, drinking, gambling, polarization of the classes, etc.

• "Laddie John Dill: Eastern Standard Time"
  Laddie John Dill is prominent in the California Light and Space Movement. His immersive multi-sensory installation is a large sandscape with a vibrant blue glow from argon-filled glass tubes that paints the gallery. Light and space converge to reflect the passage of time, cyclic and seasonal phenomena, earthly and celestial rhythms, perception, and luminosity.

• "Artists' Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection"
  This exhibition showcases 150 pieces of jewelry by 140 famous 20th and 21st century artists, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Man Ray, and Salvador Dalí. Related paintings, sculptures, works on paper, photographs, and a sound-based artwork accompany the art in miniature.

Some Relevant Articles

• Creative Camera Movement
• Motion and Blur
• Looking at Art
• Building Interiors
• Street Photography

Parking

• $6 via the ParkMobile app
• 1501 South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (in the parking lot across the street from The Norton, on the west side of Dixie Hwy.)

Admission

• Palm Beach County residents get in free every Saturday from May 24 to August 30.
• Bank of America cardholders (with card present) get in free this weekend.
• Seniors: $15
• Adults: $18

Meeting Location/Event Host
We will meet just inside The Norton's entrance. Your host will be Judy. She'll be wearing something arty with a Nikon around her neck.

PHOTO CHALLENGE
Once this Meetup event ends, we will create an album on the Photos page. Please post up to five (5) of your best photographs from the event before 7 PM (ET) on Thursday, August 7th.

Eligible photos:

• Must be taken on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, at the Norton Museum of Art
• Must be posted before the deadline
• Must have a title
• Must NOT be sexually explicit or suggestive
• Must be more creative than simple photos of someone else's art

This album will be reviewed. The winning image will become the permanent album cover of the event. The name of the winning photographer will appear in the album title.

We look forward to having you join us around 10:00 AM at the Norton Museum of Art.