Trenton, N.J. — “Photo Show Live,” the new lunchtime photography talk at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) James Kerney Campus Gallery (JKCG) at 137 North Broad Street in Trenton, will take place September 29 from noon to 1 p.m. This month, Director of JKC Gallery, Michael Chovan-Dalton features Wendy Ewald, an artist who has spent more than 40 years collaborating with children, families and teachers all over the world. During this session Ewald and Chovan-Dalton will discuss Ewald’s books “The Devil Is Leaving His Cave” and “Portraits and Dreams” as well as her film, “Portraits and Dreams” that aired on PBS and which will be running at JKC Gallery.

Chovan-Dalton remarked, “Wendy Ewald will be joining Photo Show Live remotely while I am in JKC Gallery. I am looking forward to discussing the details of her books and the methodology behind the creation of her film. She has an amazing story that has taken her around the U.S. and around the world.”

Ewald’s film “Portraits and Dreams” made its national broadcast and streaming debut on the PBS documentary series POV and pov.org in 2020. “Portraits and Dreams: Photographs and Stories By Children of The Appalachians,” now being republished by MACK (UK), was the result of a unique creative collaboration between Ewald and the students she taught at three elementary schools in Letcher County, Kentucky in the 1970s. Tasked with finding authentic ways of representing the lives of these children, she gave each child a camera and followed up with interviews about their childhoods in the mountains.

The film revisits photographs created by the schoolchildren, their work as visionary photographers and the lives they have led since then.

To register for this event please visit  JKCGallery.online or email JKCGallery@mccc.edu.

Click here to watch the “Portraits and Dreams” trailer.

Click here for more information about Wendy Ewald.

About “Photo Show Live” at JKC Gallery

“Photo Show Live” is a new, live-format, lunchtime interview session hosted by Michael Chovan-Dalton on the Zoom conferencing platform that is connected to events at the JKC Gallery and other notable art, photography, written word and film events. Each show includes a discussion about the artist, a presentation and an audience-inspired Q&A. Join us live or download the podcast and video at the Photo Show Live YouTube channel. 

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Located at 137 North Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer County Community College’s JKC Gallery is a gallery for photography and lens-based work from international and regionally-noted artists. To learn more about shows and registration requirements, including Zoom links, please visit JKCGallery.online. Please call or email jkcgallery@mccc.edu for Gallery hours and in-person visits. JKC Gallery will be running virtual shows through social media accounts and its  community gallery website. 

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“Photo Show Live,” the lunchtime artist talk series at James Kerney Campus Gallery at 137 North Broad Street in Trenton, will take place Sept. 29, 2022 from noon till 1 p.m. This month will feature the books and film work of Wendy Ewald. The public is invited in person or via the Zoom conferencing platform. Reservations are required. To register, please visit  JKCGallery.online or email JKCGallery@mccc.edu. Image credit: Wendy Ewald “Portraits and Dreams: Photographs and Stories By Children of The Appalachians,” published by MACK (UK).