Exhibition​ ​opening​ ​Friday​ ​November​ ​3,​ ​5:30-9:00

The​ ​past​ ​isn’t​ ​ever​ ​past,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​always​ ​present,​ ​as​ ​the​ ​events​ ​of​ ​our​ ​last​ ​summer​ ​have​ ​reminded us.​ ​The​  portraits​ ​in​ ​People​ ​of​ ​Charlottesville​ ​merge​ ​the​ ​past—​ ​through​ ​it’s​ ​19th​ ​century​ ​wet plate​ ​collodion​ ​process—​ ​with​ ​the​ ​present—​ ​it’s​ ​21st​ ​century​ ​subjects.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​work​ ​in​ ​progress, not​ ​a​ ​definitive​ ​statement,​ ​that​  explores​ ​who​ ​we​ ​are​ ​as​ ​a​ ​community:​ ​young​ ​and​ ​old,​ ​black​ ​and white,​ ​middle​ ​eastern​ ​and​ ​asian,​ ​native​  born​ ​Charlottesville​ ​residents​ ​and​ ​those​ ​of​ ​us​ ​who​ ​have moved​ ​here​ ​from​ ​far​ ​away​ ​locales,​ ​like​  Harrisonburg​ ​or​ ​West​ ​Virginia,​ ​Afghanistan​ ​or​ ​Japan.

Visit http://thebridgepai.org/people-of-charlottesville-aaron-farrington/ for more details.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:​ Aaron Farrington is an artist working in photography and film. He has lived in Charlottesville for twenty years.

ABOUT​ ​THE​ ​BRIDGE​ ​PAI:​ The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative is a cultural hub for Charlottesville offering an inclusive space for creative thinking and artistic pursuits while providing resources and methodology for meaningful arts engagement throughout the community. Our mission is to bridge diverse communities through the arts. More information can be found at our website – thebridgepai.org or by following us on Facebook.