BETHEL WOODS PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE
WORK IN HURLEYVILLE GALLERY
Part of the nonprofit’s Project: Identity Photography Program

Caption: Following their exhibition in the Bethel Woods Event Gallery this past spring, local teens are excited to bring their work to Gallery 222.

BETHEL, NY (November 4, 2019) – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the nonprofit cultural arts organization located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, today announced that the work of 2019 Project: Identity Photography participants will be displayed in Gallery 222 in Hurleyville, NY through December 1. The gallery will host an artists’ reception on Saturday, November 16 from 4PM-6PM.  The public is welcome to come.

Project: Identity Photography, a free 12-week program, gives participating high school teens the opportunity to explore the digital photography process, from capturing techniques to digital editing. This year, those opportunities included field assignments with trips to the Center for Photography and the Bronx Zoo and a culminating exhibition in the Bethel Woods Event Gallery this past May.  In an effort to maximize the reach of the young artists’ work, the Gallery 222 display is presented in collaboration with the Hurleyville Arts Centre, and allows the photographs to be accessible to the public for a longer period of time.

“A primary objective of the Project: Identity program is to give the participants the opportunity to craft skills for college, career and civic life.  We are thrilled to exemplify the value of positive communal relationships and give the teens a chance to make their own connections through this partnership and exhibition,” said Suzanne Morris, Senior Director of Museum Education and Creative Learning at Bethel Woods. “This program would not be possible without the contributions of our generous donors and the amazing support our community has given us. We are very excited to expand this program and display the works of these teens to even more people this fall.”

Among the funders of the program is the Gerald and Janet Carrus Foundation. “My approach of ‘gifting to an experience’ has been reaffirmed… working with Bethel Woods and the Project Identity: Photography program! Gifting towards a 12-week program which enriches the lives of the teens is truly rewarding,” said Chloe Lowth, granddaughter of Janet Carru, who directed the grant to the program.

The display will be on view during regular gallery hours (Fridays 4PM-7PM; Saturdays 1PM-7PM; and Sundays 11AM-3PM) through December 1.  Gallery 222 provides an open space for artists to exhibit their work. The gallery is accessible to everyone as a vibrant public space that fosters social engagement between diverse communities. It is located at 222 Main Street in Hurleyville.
Project: Identity works to encourage imagination, innovation and professionalism within its young participants.  By harnessing the arts as critical to the strength of a community, inspiration is provided to build creative capital and help individuals contribute positively to the world around them.

For more information on Bethel Woods programming, please visit BethelWoodsCenter.org

Funding for Project Identity: Photography has been provided by the Gerald and Janet Carrus Foundation, by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation and by Bethel Woods Center for the Arts members and donors.