“High and Dry XXII: A Photographic Exhibition of Peoples and Places of the World's Dry Lands”

On Display through February 2023 – Gallery and Virtual Exhibit 

Reception: Thursday, December 1, 2022 • 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Juror Gallery Talk – 6:00 PM 
International Cultural Center 
601 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79409 

Since 2000, the Office of International Affairs at Texas Tech University has curated this premiere juried photographic exhibition of peoples and places of the world's dry lands.  The High and Dry Exhibition has attracted hundreds of artists across the nation, all of whom were asked to respond to some aspect of life in an arid or a semi-arid region. Subjects range from sand dunes in the Sahara Desert to ghost towns in Terlingua, Texas. It is our hope that these images will not only prompt aesthetic appreciation but also elicit reflection upon the realities of life on our increasingly thirsty planet.

 

 

 

 

Award Winners

First Place: Thaxter Price - Great Expectations - Blythe, California

Second Place: Aubrey Guthrie - Sand Storm  - Vera, Texas

Third Place: Lucas Muñoz - Heavens Declare - Terlingua, Texas

Honoarble Mention:

Melanie Click - Lifeline • Renee Cooley - Chinati • Gwendolyn Davies - Foundations • Harriet Feagin - Leaning into the Sunset • Melinda Green Harvey - Terminal • Mark Indig - Salvation Mountain • Manuel Lois - Road to ... • Denny Mingus - Thirst Ring • Dave Thompson - Into the Haboob! • Shibobruce Wang - Father and Son 

Also featuring work by:

Lane Anderson • Tara Bayat • Marti Belcher • Carolyn Bobo • Martha Bohn • Terry Brandt • Ming Chen  • James Clinich • Gregory Collins • Pody Connally • Jason Crites • Greg Davis • Kathy Fausett • Sandy Fortenberry • James Fox • Michael Giblin • Guy Giersch • Steve Goff  • Blake Hardesty • Carol Hayman • Tom Heisey • Cynthia Hurayt • Kim Iglesia • Rita Johnston • Atul Joshi • Hakam Kayasseh • Hala Khalaf • Marsha Larrabee • Javier Lopez • Kurt Loveless • Julian Mancha • Ann McDonald • Ron Mouser • Sharon Mouser  • Natalie Nicolas • Thelma Pilley • Glenn Rudd • Christena Stephens • Steve Sucsy • Beckwith Thompson • Timon Thomas • Ashton Thornhill • Cameron Wood  

Juror: Peter Poulides

The Texas Tech Office of International Affairs is honored to have Peter Poulides as the juror for the 22nd Annual High and Dry photography competition. Peter is the founder and executive director of the Dallas Center for Photography. (https://dallascenterforphotography.org/)
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International Cultural Center Galleries

Texas Tech University plays a leading role in global conversations about arid and semi-arid lands through recognized programs such as the Climate Science Center, National Wind Institute, and the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies, which was the genesis for the High and Dry Photography Exhibit.  

This program is made possible in part through a grant from the City of Lubbock, 
as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.

Sponsors: TTU Office of International Affairs and TTU International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies   
 
Questions: Contact Jan Stogner at  jan.stogner@ttu.edu/806-834-2372