Michael Borek

US Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, presents a retrospective exhibition of Michael Borek’s photographs at the American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague 1, Czech Republic. The opening reception is scheduled for April 29, 2013, 5:30-7:30 pm, with the live music by the Django Live trio led by Petr Korman. The exhibition will be open till June 21, 2013.

Michael Borek will present his project Scranton Lace shot at an abandoned lace factory at the Pecha Kucha Night in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 24, 2013. The event is held at Kino Aero, Biskupcova 31, Praha 3 and it starts at 8:20 pm.

Michael Borek’s portfolio was selected by Gerald Ross, Director of Exhibitions at Maryland Institute College of Art, for Options 2013, the fifteens WPA biennial exhibition of artists from Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia. The exhibition will be held at the Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia April 10-June 9, 2013. The curator and artist talk will be held on May 18 at 4 pm.

Three photographs of Michael Borek from his Scranton Lace series were selected by Klaus Ottmann, Director of the Center for the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large at the Phillips Collection, for the annual Washington Project for the Arts auction. The auction gala was held at 64 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, on March 16, 2013, and all  three Borek’s photographs sold.