HANNAH FRIESER
Hannah Frieser is a curator, writer and arts administrator. She has curated and organized exhibitions with leading contemporary photographers such as Pipo Nguyen­duy, Kanako Sasaki, Don Gregorio Antón, Angelika Rinnhofer, Alexander Gronsky, Shen Wei, Adam Magyar, and Meryl Meisler, as well as expanded art projects for Suzanne Opton, Barry Anderson, and more. Her essays have been featured in publications such as Contact Sheet, exposure, Nueva Luz, Daylight Magazine, and Chinese Photography Magazine, and in monographs for Susan kae Grant, David Taylor, and more.

Frieser is the co-founder of Converging Perspectives, an artist-oriented initiative devoted to the presentation of contemporary photography in a culturally aware context that fosters an international understanding in direct support of artists. Frieser was the executive director for the Center for Photography at Woodstock for over six years, and the director of Light Work for over nine years. Prior to this, she worked for the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) for over a decade, including serving on SPE’s national board of directors.

In 2010, Frieser co-chaired the SPE National Conference, “Facing Diversity: Leveling the Playing Field in the Photographic Arts” with Miriam Romais. The main speakers included Kip Fulbeck, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Veronica Passalacqua, and Dawoud Bey. In 2011, she was the chair of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic SPE Regional Conference, “Photographers + Publishing,” featuring Alec Soth, John Gossage, Mary Virginia Swanson, Suzanne Opton, and Andy Adams. In 2020, she brought together a powerhouse planning committee, including Charles Guice, Miriam Romais, and Dani Cattan (moderator) to create the 2020 Social Justice Symposium, “Race, Activism and Photography” for the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW). The three-day virtual forum featured Carrie Mae Weems as keynote speaker, along with Woodstock AIRs, and leading figures in the arts such as Elizabeth Ferrer to address the state of the arts in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement. The symposium was rebroadcast in early 2021 with additional sessions and live Q&A discussions.

CHARLES GUICE
Charles Guice is an art adviser, curator, mentor, and writer. An accomplished arts professional with extensive experience, conversant in the diverse role of photography, he has been instrumental in advancing the careers of numerous leading contemporary visual artists, such as Max de Esteban, Erika Diettes, Priya Kambli, Kambui Olujimi, Hank Willis Thomas, and Carrie Mae Weems. As a gallerist, Guice placed works in prominent private and public collections throughout the United States and abroad, including The Brooklyn Museum; The J. Paul Getty Museum; The High Museum of Art; The International Center of Photography; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art; and The William College Museum of Art.

He is the co-founder of Converging Perspectives, an online initiative devoted to the presentation of contemporary photography in a culturally aware context that fosters an international understanding in direct support of the artists. Guice is also the founder and director of Charles Guice Projects, an artist management and consultancy firm established in support of visual artists, arts institutions, and other creative thinkers by providing long-term strategic planning, vision and representation.

The first Black member of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers, joining and exhibiting well over a decade ago, he has written a number of articles and essays for publications such as B&W, Contact Sheet, exposure, and Nueva Luz. Guice is currently serving on the Board of Directors for 10×10 Photobooks, and has also served on the Boards of Trustees for The California College of the Arts and The Museum of The African Diaspora.

A former healthcare executive, he has curated exhibitions varied in scope, and was a principal, managing director and co-curator for Photo Miami. Guice has been an invited juror for Aurora PhotoCenter, CENTER, The Center for Fine Art Photography, and PDN, as well as a frequent portfolio reviewer at ASMP, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Belfast Photo Festival, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Click! Portfolio Reviews, En Foco, FotoFest, Medium Review, The New York Times Portfolio Reviews, Photolucida, photoNOLA, and Review Santa Fe.