young audiences: arts for learning

my good friend diisha sent me an invite to check out "Young Audiences of Virginia Digital Photography Workshop, 2009: People, Places, and Things." it was an exhibition of photographs by fifteen talented art students from W. E. Waters Middle School where she teaches.

dii asking the students questions about their work... always the teacher.

the exhibition was at the Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth. i found out my favorite photography instructor from VAC, tom siegmund, assisted in the young audiences workshop.

i was very happy to know that workshops like this existed. these student got to learn how to use dslr's, studio lighting equipment and all sorts of digital darkroom goodies in photoshop. i imagined if i had been able to participate in a program like this when i was their age what would i be doing now. i really can't say what would've been but i know what i want to do. future endeavors definitely include promoting, supporting and creating events like this in my local community. stay tuned...