Kike Arnal's photography series "In the Shadows of Power: Poverty in Washington DC," part of the Open Society Institute's Moving Walls 12, anchors an exhibition made more powerful by images by eight Baltimore photographers, who deliberately reacted to Arnal's work by photographing an array of issues including homelessness, crime, class disparity, prostitution, and other urban problems.
The exhibition also features a "Label Project": comments from Baltimoreans in response to Arnal's photographs touching upon the complexity of the issues addressed.
Baltimore Photographers: Michael Cantor, Evelyn Chatmon, Marshall Clarke, Andy Cook, Peggy Fox, Frank Klein, Sofia Silva, Alex Valente.
Panel Discussion
Join Jeff Singer, Executive Director of Healthcare for the Homeless; Mary Joel Davis, Founder and Executive Director of Alternative Directions, an organization dedicated to helping men and women in prison and those leaving prison become independent, responsible citizens; and the Baltimore photographers whose work is included in the exhibition in a wide-ranging, solutions-oriented discussion moderated by Marc Steiner.
Location
The James E. Lewis Museum at the Murphy Fine Arts Center is located on the campus of Morgan State University in northeast Baltimore, on Argonne Dr. between Hillen Rd and Harford Rd. For directions, go to www.murphyfineartscenter.org.
Gallery Hours
The Moving Walls 12 exhibit runs from September 2-14.
Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Saturday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Moving Walls is an ongoing series of photography exhibitions addressing social justice issues. The Open Society Institute curates and organizes these traveling shows to enlighten and engage, challenge and inspire. Moving Walls is coordinated for OSI-Baltimore by Art on Purpose, using art to bring people together around issues and ideas.
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