BRATTLEBORO — After spending three weeks at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, four Vermont participants of The In-Sight Photography Project's Summer Exposures Program will exhibit their photographs and multimedia pieces at the Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery in Brattleboro.
The exhibit opens at Gallery Walk on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and remains on exhibit throughout September.
According to Linnea C., a high school junior and a 2013 participant who'll be on hand during Gallery Walk at Whetstone Station, the program's culture “was dramatically unlike what I was used to and I feel that I learned a huge amount about acceptance and understanding of other people.”
Participants made photographs and collected audio while attending cultural events, visiting notable sites, and immersing themselves in the life of the reservation, according to the exhibition announcement.
Many of the students' projects deal directly with social issues such as traditional women's roles, the opportunity sports presents for youth, and the ongoing struggle with alcohol, the statement added.
The Exposures Program bills itself as a cross-cultural exchange program that establishes the arts as a common language among youth from diverse communities.
Cyanotype quilts from the program will also be on display at In-Sight's gallery at 45 Flat St., where they can be seen at Gallery Walk and Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In-Sight also will feature a T-shirt giveaway for participants who visit both Whetstone Station and In-Sight. Raffle tickets will be sold for a traditional Lakota quilt made by artisans from the Pine Ridge Reservation as a fundraiser for Exposures Program.