RALEIGH – A new look at North Carolina will arrive at the Louisburg Town Hall in Louisburg on Sept. 3 and be on display until Oct. 1. The “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the exhibition incorporates some of the state’s best professional and amateur photographers, and for the first time photographs from the State Archives are on tour. The Franklin County Library arranged the exhibit, and the Library Friends of the Franklin County will host a reception on Sept. 15 in the Louisburg Town Hall.
The tour will visit public libraries across the state through December 2009, traveling an eastern and a western route. Each route includes 11 images from the top winners of the 2008 Our State magazine Readers Choice Photography contest, 21 images from professional photographers, and 18 pictures from the State Archives. Among images are a young Andy Griffith in The Lost Colony, a desert crossing, and a pleasant pig. Learn more at http://www.ncculture.com/TOS_2008/TOS_home.asp. The State Library of North Carolina coordinated the tour.
Several Triangle area photographers are among the professionals and amateurs on exhibit, including Jane Terry of Raleigh, with Six Years II, and Guy Fortier of Apex, an Our State winner, with Hummingbird flying at bee balm.
Visitors have written comments in a notebook, including, “Great, great exhibit,” and “Thanks for sharing this collection,” from Edgecombe County. From Hoke County, “I really love all your pictures,” and “I enjoyed this exhibit! One needs to see it more than once.”
For information about the exhibit, call the Franklin County Library at (919) 496-2111. For information about the tour, call (919) 807-7385. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is the state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina’s arts, history and culture. It is now podcasting 24/7 with information available at www.ncculture.com.