Official Opening
Opening of the FIAP Exhibition Centre inDublin, Ireland
01 April 2017
Report for FIAP Newsletter:
On 01 April the Council and members of theDublin Camera Club were very proud to welcome Riccardo Busi and Kurt Batchinskiof the FIAP Directory Board to Dublin for the official opening of the latestFIAP Exhibition Centre.
The co-Directors of the FEC – Gerry AndrewsFIPF ARPS EFIAP and Paul Stanley FIPF EFIAP/s EsFIAP – were there to welcomethe guests.
The inaugural exhibition was a selection ofimages from the photography club Fotoamatori F. Mochi from Montevarchi in Italyand we were pleased to welcome some of their members to Dublin for theinauguration and opening of their exhibition.
The visit also saw the twinning of the twoclubs – the Dublin Camera Club and Fotoamator F. Mochi. A reciprocal visit ofmembers of the Dublin Camera Club to Montevarchi will take place at a latertime which will coincide with the launch of an exhibition of photographs frommembers of the Dublin Camera Club in the FEC in Montevarchi.
On the day, Paul Stanley the co-director ofthe FEC spoke of the long history of the Dublin Camera Club which celebrated 70years in existence in 2016 and which published a book of current images bycurrent members as part of the celebration. He presented Riccardo Busi, KurtBatchinski and Enzo Rigeschi with copies of the commemorative book. Hementioned the long association of the club with FIAP and the fact that many ofthe senior members also have achieved FIAP distinctions.
FIAP is not just about distinctions and theopening of the FEC and the twinning of both clubs is a demonstration of this –it is also about friendships through a shared love of the Art of Photography.
Darragh Sherwin on behalf of the IrishPhotographic Federation also welcomed our visitors and expressed good wishes tothe Dublin Camera Club on the inauguration of the FEC.
Gerry Andrews who is President of theDublin Camera Club and a co-director of the FEC welcomed all our guests andspoke of the friendships which can be gained through photography.
On behalf of FIAP Riccardo Busi spoke ofthe aims of FIAP and the setting up of the FEC not just in Dublin but thosewhich also exist and those which will be inaugurated throughout the world in2017. He spoke of the desire to broaden the work of each FEC and to enhance thecooperation between all FECs.
The inauguration was completed by thepresentation of the FIAP flag and the FEC Plaquette which are now proudlydisplayed in the Eddie Chandler Gallery in the FEC in Dublin.
The members of the Dublin Camera Club nowlook forward to visiting Montevarchi to complete the twinning and to the futureexhibitions which are planned between the DCC and other clubs and photographersthroughout the world.