RALEIGH – A fresh look at North Carolina will be at the Rowan Public Library in Salisbury (201 W. Fisher St.) Oct. 22-Nov. 12. 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 photographers, the top winners of Our State magazine’s 2008 photography contest, and for the first time photographs from the State Archives are on tour.
The tour was arranged through the State Library of North Carolina and will visit 33 libraries across the state through December, on 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. Other images are of a young Andy Griffith in The Lost Colony, a desert crossing and a pleasant pig. Visit www.ncculture.com/TOS_2008/TOS_home.asp.
Photographers from the region include Tina Banner of High Point with Boy with beagle at Cape Hatteras, the first-place winner in the People category in the Our State contest, and professional photographer Linda Foard Roberts of Charlotte with Portrait of my father. Among the photos from the State Archives is Women’s Basketball Team, circa 1918, from Spencer.
Patrons and librarians have enjoyed the exhibit. A patron in Lenoir wrote, “Just wonderful! Especially the black and whites – fond memories of days gone by,” and from Marion, “I am familiar with the magazine and pictures. What a wonderful surprise! Do more of this.”
For additional information, call (919) 807-7389. The State Archives and State Library are part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina’s arts, history and culture. Visit http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/index.html for information on the State Library; for State Archives information visit www.archives.ncdcr.gov/default.htm. Cultural Resources provides information and podcasts 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.