ph15: Young Photographers from Argentina
dal 14/1/2008 al 14/2/2008
Segnalato da
14/1/2008
ph15: Young Photographers from Argentina
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
An exhibition of photographs by 29 young photographers and their teachers. The artists are all part of an extraordinary ph15 project, which places cameras and film in the hands of young people who are then invited to go shoot. The results of their explorations make up the body of the exhibition.
The artists are all part of an extraordinary ph15 project, which places cameras and film in the hands of young people who are then invited to go shoot. The results of their explorations make up the body of the exhibition. During the run of the exhibit, a live video conference will be set up to provide the opportunity for UNLV students and the young Argentine photographers to interact.
The ph15 workshop is offered through a community center in the city of Buenos Aires. In the beginning of their relationship with the sponsoring foundation, students are given cameras, which they are allowed to keep for life if they complete the first two-years of the program. The aim of the project is to teach kids the creative power of photography by giving them a form of expression that reflects their own values and culture.
The exhibit was organized by Catherine Angel, Professor of Art at UNLV. She proposed the exhibition be shown at her home school after an invitation to teach a course in photography at the ph15 workshop. "ph15" presents gallery goers artwork with an international flavor. The international aspect is a new direction that both the chair of the Art Department, Jeff Burden, and the director of the gallery, Jerry Schefcik, are working to include as an ongoing element of the gallery's annual schedule.
This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution of 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty and staff. Founded in 1957, the university offers more than 220 undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs. UNLV is located on a 350-acre campus in dynamic Southern Nevada and is classified in the category of Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Fundación ph15
Darregueyra 2307 1 D
1425 - Buenos Aires
Argentina
5411 47738126
http://www.ph15.org.ar
info@ph15.org.ar
University of Nevada
4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas
Free Admission