May 25 – July 6, 2024
FotoFinish 2024: Reflecting the Light of the Sun
Gallery Hours: Wednesday–Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM
On view: May 25 – July 6, 2024
Location: East Gallery inside Silver Street Studios
Opening Reception and Drop-in Workshops >
Date: Saturday, June 8 | 1–3 PM
Location: East Gallery inside Silver Street Studios
Installation view of FotoFinish 2024: Reflecting the Light of the Sun. East Gallery, Silver Street Studios, Houston. Photo: Asaeda Badat
FotoFinish 2024: Reflecting the Light of the Sun
Reflecting the Light of the Sun, FotoFest’s 2024 FotoFinish student exhibition, features over 400 photo-based images and creative writings from 380 student participants in the 2023–2024 program year. The collages, portraiture, photo snapshots, landscape imagery, manifestos, memoirs, and metaphors on view capture the mood, colors, and shapes of the student’s in-depth reflection.
Organized by the FotoFest Learning Program staff and teaching artists, the exhibition represents the photography and writing projects made from classroom visits, workshops, and gallery tours using the Literacy Through Photography (LTP) curriculum. This year, LTP was used in twenty-eight classrooms across twelve school and community partnerships in the greater Houston area. Through the weekly lessons, students discuss art, make images, and generate writing based on themes of self, home, community, and dreams to create works that share their stories, perspectives, and ideas.
LITERACY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF
Chelsea Jones and Haven Jones
LITERACY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHING ARTISTS
Ra’Kia Chestnut, Celeste Gonzales, Carlos Mendoza, Sha’Na Smith, and Alexia Torres
LITERACY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY 2023-24 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Clear Creek Intermediate, Codwell Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Forest Brook Middle School, Hartman Middle School, Jack Yates High School, McReynolds Middle School, Patrick Henry Middle School, R.C. Martinez Elementary, South Union Community Development Corporation, Whidby Elementary, YES Prep North Forest Secondary
FOTOFINISH 2024 SPONSORS
The Powell Foundation; Philip and Edith Leonian Foundation; John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation; Arts Connect Houston; and Harris County Department of Education: Case for Kids.
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