Southeast Museum of Photography
Daytona Beach, Florida
Saturday, March 1, 2008
5:00-7:00 pm.
Opening Reception for Image & Identity.
Free and open to the public. No reservations required.


Image and Identity explores the influence of ethnicity, individual biography, cultural identity and social context on the function, meaning and execution of artworks. In the summer of 2007, the Southeast Museum of Photography, with sponsorship from a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, held its first ever Summer School in the Arts. In the program, three master artists were invited to lead a group of high school level photography and art students through three weeks of intensive artistic exploration and development. Photo works produced by the students are exhibited alongside work by their teachers in this exhibition.

Image above: "Myself as Harriet Tubman" by Alexis Calhoun

Okay, Alexis--fierce! I worked with these students last summer as part of the summer program described above. I was the first of the 3 artists to work with them, and felt like we'd just barely gotten started when my time with them was through. Yet they showed such amazing potential, creativity, and energy, and look at Miss Calhoun up there! I'm very proud!

I was supposed to attend the opening this weekend but ultimately could not, so I'm sending this cyber-congratulations to all of the students whose completed the program and whose work is in the exhibition. If you're anywhere near Daytona Beach, GO SEE THIS SHOW! And if you can go to their opening tomorrow night.