Tag Archives: Photography

“Telling Our Stories” State Archives’ Photographs from the Past

RALEIGH – A farmer with oxen at the end of the work day, a women’s basketball team in bloomers, a baby picture of former Secretary of State Thad Eure, and a tobacco festival queen bedecked in a gown of dried tobacco leaves, are among the treasured photographs from the North Carolina State Archives traveling with [...]

“Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit” Captures North Carolina

RALEIGH – For the first time ever, the best among North Carolina’s professional and amateur photographers will be showcased in a traveling exhibit organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources from October 2008 through December 2009. The Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit celebrates the 2008 Cultural Resources “Telling Our Stories” theme, and will be [...]

Photography and Contemporary Quilts Share SECCA Spotlight in Fall Exhibitions

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is hosting two vastly different shows this fall – visionary photography and cutting edge contemporary quilts. Both exhibitions will open Sept. 13 at SECCA, located at 750 Marguerite Drive.
The photography exhibit is a compilation of works by internationally known Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. The show, titled [...]