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Group photo of current participants of OUR VOICES project (July
2005).
From the left: Phil White, Boubacar Sarr, Bobby Abrahamson (front), Minister Lawrence E. Cottle (back), Maria Watts,
Droop Da Planet Star, and Sherelle E. Rippy. (photo by Troy Harris)
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Our Voices urgently needs your support!
Please contact Bobby Abrahamson at
404-522-5765, or 646-283-5959,
or by email at bobbyfoto@earthlink.net
See bottom of this page for more information.
* Upcoming exhibits of OUR VOICES WORK:
Our Voices is thrilled to announce two upcoming exhibitions of students' work: 1) "SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES," Opening
September 30, and running throught the month of October, 2005, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia (MOCA GA), Our Voices
will be exhibiting work from the first year of the Our Voices program as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) month.
The opening reception for the Our Voices exhibit will be part of the Grand Opening Reception of ACP at MOCA GA. Our Voices
is grateful to MOCA GA and ACP for the invitation to participate! 2) Our Voices is also thrilled to announce that in January
2006 we will be a featured exhibit at Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) in Athens, Georgia. Stay tuned to this
website for exact dates, titles of exhibitions and further information.
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* Maria Watts, Intern from the Atlanta College of Art, will be taking over directorship of Our Voices:
Our Voices is excited to announce that Maria Watts, who has been doing an incredible job serving as an intern with us since
June 2005, will be taking over directorship of the Our Voices program beginning in September 2005. Maria, our first intern,
has done an amazing job assisting Bobby and working with the students, and we are confident that she is going to lead the
program to new heights in its second year. Many thanks to Elizabeth Turk and the photography program at Atlanta College of
Art for recommending Maria for the internship! And a big hug and thank you to Maria for all of the incredible help you have
already provided, and for all of the big accomplishments we can look forward to from Our Voices under your leadership!
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Our Voices, working in partnership with the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, teaches homeless and transitional
persons traditional black & white photography as means of artistic empowerment, to encourage postitive self-esteem,
and to build community.
If you have questions, or want to contribute, please contact Our Voices Atlanta director Maria Watts at maria.watts@gmail.com,
or reach Our Voices founder Bobby Abrahamson at 503-281-4162 or bobbyfoto@earthlink.net.
We are in constant need
of 35mm cameras, darkroom equipment, black & white film and paper, and, of course,
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ALWAYS
WELCOME!
Please make checks payable to:
"The Task Force for the Homeless: Our Voices,"
and send
care of Maria Watts at
939 Piedmont Ave. NE; Apt 6
Atlanta GA 30309
All contributions are tax deductable.
This website is under construction. Please bookmark and return to site often to see news and more students' work.
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