Howard Goldbaum at Douglas High School

Howard Goldbaum
CCAI Residency
April – May 2011 
at Douglas High School
1670 Hwy 88, Minden

This spring, Douglas High School photography students participated in a six-week CCAI artist residency with Howard Goldbaum, artist and Associate Professor at UNR’s Reynolds School of Journalism.

Professor Howard Goldbaumz-goldbaumDHStalk began his residency with a slide show for students and faculty of historic and landscape sites around Nevada. Working with Professor Goldbaum, the DHS photography students will produce virtual reality photographic panoramas of historic buildings in Genoa.

Howard Goldbaum is an Associate Professor at the Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada Reno. He worked as a photojournalist, professor, and multimedia producer before moving from Illinois to Nevada in 2003.

As an artist/historian/journalist, Mr. Goldbaum specializes in creating virtual reality websites focused on areas of historical interest in both Nevada and Ireland. The websites integrate panoramic photography with historical documentation, and allow the viewer to interact with the location through 360° views, detailed close-ups, background information, and on-site interviews.

Students photographed and researched the antique store and bar on main street along with other historic Genoa sites including the local cemetery. Ron Bommarito, owner of the antique store and long-time Genoa resident, welcomed the students to look at his impressive antique collection, and provided interesting insights during an the interview. The students’ photographs and interviews are online at:
http://allaroundreno.com/?cat=14

CCAI support for the residency project came, in part, from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Carson City Office of Business Development; Community Foundation of Western Nevada; Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; U.S. Bancorp Foundation; and Douglas High School.

[top image: Douglas High students and faculty who participated in the project]
[middle image: Howard Goldbaum giving the residency’s opening lecture]
[bottom image: directing a student in the Genoa cemetery]