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SUMMARY:Photography Exhibit at Vermont Center for Photography
DESCRIPTION:Irish Travellers, Tinkers No More: Photographs by Alen Mac
 Weeney\n\nAn Important Exhibition at Vermont Center for Photography\n\
 nBRATTLEBORO, VT In 1965, well known Irish documentary photographer Al
 en MacWeeney came upon an encampment of itinerants in a field by the C
 herry Orchard Fever Hospital outside Dublin. Then called tinkers, and 
 later known as Travellers, they were living in hard-used but richly co
 lored caravans, ramshackle sheds, and time-worn tents.\n\n\nOver five 
 years, he spent countless days and nights in the Travellers’ caravan
 s and by their campfires, drinking tea and listening to their tales, s
 ongs, and music, “rarely shared or exposed to camera or tape recorde
 r.” In 2007 he published his fifth book of photographs, entitled “
 Irish Travellers, Tinkers No More,” which is accompanied by a CD of 
 their music.\n\nMacWeeney’s orignal photographs will be shown at the
  VCP Gallery during the months of June and July. The opening reception
  for this exhibit is Friday, June 5 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., in conjun
 ction with the Brattleboro’s gallery Walk. The exhibition runs from 
 June 5 through August 2.\n\nAlen MacWeeney will be present at the open
 ing and a limited number of his books, now out of print, will be avail
 able at the Gallery, signed by the photographer.\n\nIn addition, Alen 
 will be giving a talk and a showing of his his film, called \"Travelle
 rs\" at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on Saturday June 6th at 
 7:30 PM. The film shows Alen returning to Ireland last year to find th
 e people he photographed over 40 years ago. In the film, we meet them 
 and hear how their lives have changed. The running time for the film i
 s about 48 minutes. There will be an opportunity for questions followi
 ng the film.\n\n\n\n\n\nMacWeeney has published five books and his pho
 tographs are in the permanent collections of MOMA, The Metropolitan Mu
 seum of Art, George Eastman House, The Art Institute of Chicago, The M
 inneapolis Art Museum and many other collections in the US and Europe.
  He worked as an assistant to renowned photographer Richard Avedon, an
 d has contributed to the New Yorker, Life, Esquire, and the New York T
 imes Magazine, among many journals.\n\nThe Vermont Center for Photogra
 phy, founded in 1998, is a non-profit gallery featuring fine art photo
 graphy. The Gallery is located just off of Flat Street next to the par
 king garage in downtown Brattleboro. Gallery hours are Fridays, 2 to 7
  pm; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 pm; or by appointment. For direc
 tions or information, please call 802-251-6051 or visit the website at
  www.vcphoto.org.\n\nFor more information visit http://berkshireartsne
 t.ning.com/events/photography-exhibit-at-vermont
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CATEGORIES:photography, exhibit
LOCATION:Vermont Center for Photography
WEBSITE:http://www.vcphoto.org
URL:http://www.vcphoto.org
CONTACT:802-251-6051
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