From Inside Eyes: The Ghana Youth Photo Project by Jamie Lloyd

Sat, May 6
5:00-7:00pm
free

The Rayko Photo Center and SF Camerawork's youth mentoring program, =

First Exposures, present From Inside Eyes: The Ghana Youth Project. =

In October 2005 SF Camerawork and First Exposures sponsored mentor =

Jamie Lloyd's trip to West Africa to bring a photography program to =

10 youths in Ghana's capital city of Accra. The children not only =

learned a new skill but were also given the opportunity to visually =

represent their country, culture, and religion through photographic =

images.

Lloyd met with her students three times a week and assigned =

photography projects including: animals, family, sports, self- =

portraiture, market days, and festivals. Field trips included a visit =

to an Internet caf=E9 to view photography online and a field trip to =

the Daily Graphic newspaper, the largest newspaper in Ghana. At the =

end of the two-month class the students were invited to participate =

in a photo contest held by the Junior Art Club, a local non-profit =

youth arts organization, where four of the students were awarded top =

honors.

This exhibition of more than 100 photographs features a selection of =

work by Jamie Llyod and by the students in Ghana which is the =

culmination of more than 200 rolls of film shot.

Exhibition on View: May 2-July 2, 2006

The RayKo Photo Center is a unique artist-run photographic arts =

center that has been serving the Bay Area photographic community =

since 1990. The RayKo facility located at 428 Third Street in the =

city's Museum District offers 12,000 square feet of work space =

dedicated to the creation, presentation, and appreciation of =

contemporary photography. Over the years the RayKo Photo Center =

developed a reputation as a nexus for Bay Area artists and =

photographers to produce their work and exchange ideas in a =

stimulating environment.

In addition to exhibitions in the gallery, the flat files of the =

Photographer's Marketplace features a rotating selection works by Bay =

Area artists. The goal of the Photographer's Marketplace is to =

support the work of Bay Area artists, and encourage the collecting of =

art by making it more accessible and affordable. RayKo is also host =

site of the Bay area's first and only Art*O*Mat vending machine where =

original works of art can be purchased for the cost of a $5 token.

Venue:

RayKo Photo Center
428 Third Street
San Francisco
415-495-3773
http://www.raykophoto.com

Additional Info:

415-495-3773
http://www.raykophoto.com