Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 18:17:21 -0400
From: “Gretchen Smith”
Subject: Galloway Ridge to Display Exhibit “Through Their Lens: Chatham County”
Galloway Ridge to Display Exhibit “Through Their Lens: Chatham County”
Chatham Conservation Partnership’s photo exhibit “Through Their Lens: Chatham County” will be on display at Galloway Ridge at Fearrington from October 2nd until January 5th. The photo exhibit, which includes landscapes, rivers, plants, and wildlife, will be on display in the Duke Center for Living building and open to the public for viewing from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday each week.
The exhibit is composed of 60 images created between April 21 and June 16, 2012 by participants of a photography workshop conducted by David Blevins, award winning freelance nature photographer and forest ecologist. His third book, Wild North Carolina, is an introduction to the diversity and significance of North Carolina’s natural communities. The exhibition is a collaboration, not a competition, among 23 local photographers of all skill levels. Some participants explored countywide to find subject matter for their images, while others found their subject right in their own backyard. The diversity of the participants and their subjects illustrates the diversity of Chatham’s natural resources.
Co-sponsors of the exhibition include Triangle Land Conservancy and the Sierra Club Orange-Chatham Group. In-kind sponsors include David Blevins Photography, JW Photo Labs of Raleigh, and Central Carolina Community College.
Galloway Ridge has been supporting community arts since 2011 by providing a venue for local artists to exhibit their work. Contact Pat Richardson, Director of Community Relations for Galloway Ridge at 919-642-6893 or for more information. Galloway Ridge Retirement Community is located at Fearrington
Village near Pittsboro. More information and directions are available at www.gallowayridge.com.
Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) is a broad-based group of organizations and individuals with a common interest in conservation in Chatham County. CCP has created an innovative new tool, the Comprehensive Conservation Plan, to help with identification and conservation of Chatham’s natural resources. This plan is the first of its kind created for a county in North Carolina and serves as a model for other counties.
More information about CCP and the Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Chatham County is available at http://chathamconservation.wikispaces.com. Contact for more information about the exhibit.