Talkin' Back
dal 28/3/2012 al 3/4/2012
Segnalato da
28/3/2012
Talkin' Back
The Museum of Contemporary Photography - MoCP, Chicago
Chicago Youth Respond. Guided by professional photographers and writers, participating students created works that explore the narrative potential of photographs inspired by images from the MoCP's collection.
Talkin’ Back: Chicago Youth Respond brings together student work from six different Chicago public schools and communities created in programs sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) and Project AIM at the Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP), Columbia College Chicago. Guided by professional photographers and writers, participating students created works that explore the narrative potential of photographs inspired by images from the MoCP’s collection.
This exhibition features works by students at Crown Community Academy; Curie Metropolitan High School; Juarez Community Academy; Nicolas Senn High School; Theodore Herzl Elementary School; and Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School.
Exhibition sponsors:
The Arts Integration Mentorship Project (Project AIM) of the Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College Chicago is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination program, Chicago Community Trust, Crown Family Philanthropies, Leo S. Guthman Fund, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Polk Bros. Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, and an anonymous foundation.
The exhibitions, presentations and related programs of the Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College Chicago are sponsored in part by After School Matters; the Terra Foundation for American Art; the Lannan Foundation; the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts; the David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, American Airlines, the official airline of the MoCP; and our members.
About MoCP
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP), a resident organization of Columbia College Chicago, is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography. By presenting projects and exhibitions that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the Museum strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity. The MoCP’s Picture Me outreach program includes intensive engagement with 90 teens across three Chicago high schools; professional development training for Chicago Public School teachers and the development of interdisciplinary curriculum.
About CCAP
The Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP) was founded in 1998 to formalize Columbia College’s commitment to civic engagement by creating deep, sustained partnerships throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. CCAP is committed to transforming lives through the arts. To fulfill that mission, CCAP develops programs that expand learning, connects Columbia College Chicago to schools and communities, and builds a new generation of engaged artists. CCAP’s high quality programs with public schools and community-based organizations use the arts as a vehicle for engaging and developing at-risk children and youth to improve academic achievement, prepare for college, achieve self-sufficiency, and gain critical life skills.
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Audrey Michelle Mast - Web/PR/Marketing Administrator Museum of Contemporary Photography P: 773.459.5777, F: 312.369.8067 audrey.m.mast@gmail.com
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 29 from 5 to 7 p.m.
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