Facing East: 48 Hours in the life of East Austin Summer 2008 August 2, 2008

Facing East: 48 Hours in the life of East Austin Summer 2008

August 2nd, 7pm-10pm.
Screenings start at 8:30pm.

DiverseArts is pleased to announce the opening exhibition of its annual photo-documentary project, “Facing East: 48 Hours in the Life of East Austin.” Various artists, working in both photography and film, took to the streets of East Austin over the recent Independence Day weekend to document this historic and culture-rich area.

Exhibiting artists include:
Greg Broseus
Francis Cruzada
Martha Grenon
Peter Staats
Jessy Price
Eric Chapelle
Steve Gaber

Taken as a whole, the works selected for public viewing form a snapshot of East Austin, filtered through the diverse viewpoints of the artists themselves. The “Facing East” project captures slices of time, enabling reflection upon the changes taking place in East Austin as well as how its past continues into the future. Ultimately, the entries will become a permanent part of the Blues Family Tree Archive, created by DiverseArts founder Harold McMillan to remedy the lack of archival materials documenting East Austin history and culture.

Facing East is part of founder Harold McMillan’s larger mission for the Austin Blues Family Tree Project. The living record of Austin musicians and artists’ oral histories and performances was created in an effort to address the large-scale scarcity of collected archival materials that document the personal lives, neighborhoods, and institutions found east of IH35.

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