Thu 5/6 @ 7-8PM
The Cleveland Photo Fest, going on at the Bostwick Design Art Initiative galleries through the end of June, features five ongoing shows, three three-week shows and regular Thursday night public programming.
The first Thursday night event this week focuses on one of those short-run shows, Lydia Bailey: Presentation on Portraits of Homelessness.
Bailey is both a photographer and the Coordinator of Volunteers for the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry Men’s Shelter at 2100 Lakeside. This exhibit combines her two roles as she aims her camera at both the shelter’s residents and its staff. Her set of portraits is accompanied by quotes from some of the subjects about their life and situation or descriptions of them by others who know them.
“When you see the expression on a person’s face; hear the inflection in a person’s voice; work with a person who is homeless and know their strengths, begin to know their challenges — you pick up on the individual,” says Bailey. “These are individuals with concerns and hopes like yours and mine. Through this show, I hope to convey their gifts and vital personalities as well as the confusing, fearful and damaging elements of homelessness.”
Bailey’s photos have been seen throughout the region, with 30 showings since 2010. collection travels throughout our region, with over 30 exhibitions since 2010 and a set of them on display at 2100.
In this free program, Bailey will talk about her work, how she approached it, why it’s important and what she hopes people take away from it. No reservation is needed; please wear a mask.