PPA Magazine Article on Dorothea Lange

We are currently working to process all of the new memberships that was signed up at Imaging USA. We want to thank everyone who decided to join IPHF there and support our mission in educating and preserving the history of photography.

We want to thank PPA for the wonderful article they published in the February issue of the "Professional Photographer" Magazine, featuring one of our inductees. This first article features Dorothea Lange.

They are planning to feature more of our inductees in future issues of the magazine. We are so appreciative of their support and the exposure their magazine distribution will provide for IPHF.

PPA National Convention

It was nice seeing everyone at the Imaging USA national convention in New Orleans last week. The last numbers we got was that the event would exceed 10,000 attendees. The Inductee Panels on display in the International Print Exhibit was a huge hit. Every time I visited the display, there were attendees viewing the panels, taking pictures of them and several were taking notes on the history of the inductees. It was great exposure for our museum.

Also the booth we had was visited by many and we signed up a number of new members at the show. Ken Whitmire, one of our longest tenured board members, worked the booth several hours each day. Also Twana Scalf spent lots of time there each day with and often in Ken's absence. We appreciate the support that PPA provides IPHF each year by providing us the booth and exhibit locations for no charge. It allows us to continue to spread the word regarding our mission in photography.

Imaging USA Convention in New Orleans

We hope that everyone has enjoyed a wonderful beginning to this new year. We want to let you know that IPHF will be exhibiting at the Imaging USA meeting in New Orleans this weekend. If you are attending the Professional Photographers of America's national convention January 15 - 18 in New Orleans, look for our exhibit. We will have a separate exhibit, of our Inductee panels, on display in the area where the 2011 International Photographic Competition exhibit will be displayed in the convention center. Viewing these exhibits is free for anyone. There is a fee for attending the Trade Show or the annual meeting itself. IPHF has enjoyed a long and close relationship with PPA ever since this foundation was formed in 1965. We hope you can drop by the convention center and enjoyed the incredible exhibits.

Happy New Year!

The staff and board of IPHF want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year. The year of 2012 will bring a lot of new and exciting changes for the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. We have a wonderful new option to advance our plans for relocation from the Science Museum Oklahoma and we plan to be reopened in a new facility and gallery later this year.

We will also resume our regular updates online here at our blog spot regarding the timing of our relocation along with the progress of our fund raising campaign. We also will keep everyone posted on other activites that IPHF is involved in along with events we will be supporting.

Email us anytime with your questions at info@iphf.org.

Campaign Progress

The Capital Campaign to raise funds to purchase and renovate the building on N Lincoln is coming along, just not as fast as we need for it to. I guess that is always the case. During this campaign, I have been meeting with a number of sigificant developers and city administrators about keeping IPHF here in OKC. The meetings have been very possitive and has led to a number of follow up meetings with other individuals around the city. We have even met with Devon, Chesapeake and SandRidge regarding our situation. I hope to have more positive information to post in the weeks and months to come. I encourage you to go to www.iphf.org and make a donation today. You can do so with any major credit card or by using PayPal. You can also become a member online the same way. We cherish your support.

2011 Capital Campaign

I hope that everyone had a wonderful and safe time bringing in the New Year. Now we have some exciting news regarding the IPHF!

We are officially kicking off our Capital Campaign to purchase and renovate a building in Oklahoma City, just north of the State Capitol Building on Lincoln. When we complete this campaign, we will have an awesome new permanent home where we will be able to showcase our Inductee Hall, galleries for continuous photography exhibits and rooms to hold training seminars. We will begin to posting updates on a regular basis now that we have succeeded in contracting this property for our new location.

You may also visit our website at www.iphf.org for additional information. You can also make an online donation toward the campaign through the website! Stay tuned!!!!

Michael Scalf Sr
Executive Director

OKC Fund Raising Chair

I want to welcome Karen Belch, who is our new Fund Raising Chair for IPHF. She is going to focus on raising the needed capital to acquire and build out a building in OKC for IPHF to move into! She is very excited about this challenge and has many great contacts around the state that she feels she can tap into. She and I are formulating a plan of action for a couple specific events she has in mind. I will keep everyone posted on the progression of these events as they are going to be very special! long with that, I am building the donor program structure and segmenting the needed capital to fulfill the campaign goals! More to come in the very near future.

Michael Scalf Sr