Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits Through 2nd Weekend of Click! Photography Festival

Hurricane Matthew brought over 5 inches of rain to some areas of the Triangle, but it didn't stop throngs of photography enthusiasts from attending exhibit openings and other events during the second weekend of the Click! Festival.

The weekend started on Thursday evening with a keynote presentation by Zanele Muholi to a sold-out auditorium at the NCMA. With a series of slides and a short film, Zanele discussed her work as a "Visual Activist". On display at the NCMA are 10 images from her series "Faces and Phases". The exhibit runs now through January 8, 2017.

Zanele Muholi discussing her work at the NCMA Thursday night.
Photo (c) Ray Pfeiffer

First Friday in Raleigh was damp but there were enthusiastic crowds everywhere. Photo exhibits opening included images by Titus Brooks Higgins from his series Rorschach at Artspace, a group show titled A sense of... at the Roundabout Art Collective, and Drawn to Water, an exhibit of Bryce Lankard's work at Flanders Gallery.

 

Bryce Lankard discusses his work during his artist talk at Flanders Gallery.
Photo (c) Ray Pfeiffer

Sunday brought relief from the rain with a lot of sunshine and also the opening of Stephen Fletcher's exhibit Some Semblance at Framers Corner in Carrboro. And later that afternoon, Bryce Lankard spoke to a standing room only crowd at Flanders Gallery discussing the images from his most recent series, Drawn to Water.

The weekend was wrapped-up with a special screening of Bending Space, at The Carolina Theatre, a documentary of the Georges Rousse project which took place in Durham 10 years ago.

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Jerry Uelsmann Talk is the Highlight of Click! Opening Weekend

Legendary photographer Jerry Uelsmann capped off  a great weekend of Click! events with a keynote speech to a packed auditorium at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Sunday afternoon. In a talk titled: "alchemy + angst @ 82, Jerry spoke openly about his art and career, and the struggles he's faced during a career spanning almost six decades.


Jerry speaking at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
photograph (c) Ray Pfeiffer

Following his talk was a reception at Through This Lens gallery in Durham where an exhibit of his work is on display through October 15th.

Jerry is the Godfather of photo montage and a true original. Don't miss a rare opportunity to experience close up the magic of his work.

Jerry signing books at Through This Lens
photograph (c) Ray Pfeiffer