Chicago Photographer Karen I. Hirsch Participates in Historic Exhibition

CHICAGO - May 1, 2017 - PRLog -- Karen I. Hirsch joins 15 other photographers for a group exhibition at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts at 1012 North Dearborn Street in Chicago from May 18-28, 2017.  The exhibit, Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum - Celebrating 131 Years celebrates 131 years that the organization has been enhancing the skills of Chicago photographers.

Opening reception is Friday, May 19, 2017 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM.

Sponsors of the event are Eli's Cheesecake and Practical Angle Framing.

Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum traces its history back to the founding of the
Chicago Lantern Slide Club in 1886 which has evolved through a number of transitions to become the organization that exists today. For 131 years, this succession of clubs has fostered the art and craft of photography through lectures, hands-on workshops, outings,
discussions, competitions, and exhibitions. The exhibition this May continues and
celebrates this proud tradition.

Over the years, some of the world's renowned and influential photographers have been involved with events at Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum and its predecessor clubs. These include Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Margaret Bourke-White, Yousuf Karsh, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Jay Maisel and Pulitzer prize winners John White and Ovie Carter.

FORT DEARBORN-CHICAGO PHOTO FORUM holds regular meetings on Friday evenings at 7:30 PM. It is located at 47 West Polk Street, Mezzanine - 7.
Meetings are open to the public.

KAREN I. HIRSCH is an international award-winning visual artist based in Chicago. Her work has been published internationally in magazines, newspapers and books including Communication Arts and Graphis photo annuals.

She is active in the photo community, having served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Media Photographers- Chicago/Midwest and Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum where she is immediate past president.

Hirsch's work is found in corporate and private collections.  For more information, go to: http://www.karenihirsch.com and http://www.karenihirsch.com/visualart