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Grace Before Dying Exhibit at Main Line Art Center

Lori Waselcuk (LTA ’13) presents a selection of photographs from the "Grace Before Dying" project and quilts made by hospice caregivers incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary will be on exhibit at the Main Line Art Center (746 Panmure Road Haverford, PA) from February 20 – March 20. These photos as part of a larger exhibit entitled, Humankind, featuring accomplished photographers Donald E. Camp, Lydia Panas, and Lori Waselchuk. Humankind presents works that uniquely address the human condition through qualities and genres inherent to the photographic tradition: social responsibility, portraiture, and the photo essay.  

This exhibition celebrates in depth projects by artists whose work creatively engages the world of contemporary photography while deepening connections to the history of the photographic medium.  With his forceful, yet intimate images of the human face, Donald E. Camp’s work encourages audiences to explore the dignity and nobility that can be found in each of us.  Camp’s photography seeks to contrast broadly held stereotypes and acknowledge the struggle against ignorance and intolerance as a universal one.  Lydia Panas invites the viewer to look beyond the family relationships depicted in her photographs and to explore the deeper, universal questions of how we feel.  Her photographs portray families of all forms in verdant landscapes while also giving subtle clues to that which lies beneath the surface in all of us.  Lori Waselchuk’s photographs powerfully illuminate the ways in which our humanity percolates through the dark and light moments of our lives.  Her work is emotional, interactive, and storytelling, and strives to nurture empathy in the viewer, despite our diversity.  

Humankind is presented in collaboration with Main Line Art Center’s new Digital Media program beginning in April with the Spring session.  As part of the Center’s ongoing effort to provide students with the latest advancements in arts education, the new curriculum will highlight digital media as a medium unto itself and will enable more traditional media, such as painting, ceramics, and jewelry, to incorporate the digital arts.  The new technology will engage students of all ages and in all levels of Main Line Art Center’s programs, including Accessible Art programs for children, teens, and adults with disabilities.  With the launch of the new program, Main Line Art Center is now the only art center in our region with facilities that include both a traditional wet dark room for photography and a digital imaging studio. 

The Art Center will host an artist talk and book signing on Wednesday, March 19 from 6 to 8 pm.  Books from each of the artists will be available for purchase. The gallery at Main Line Art Center is free and open to the public Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, and Friday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.

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