"Describing the Dreyfus" Monday July 6th (& the first Monday of every month at 7 PM)

Every month we open up the photo facilities so you can take a peek in
and also get to know some of the people who use them. We program
artist talks, demos, or other exciting happenings so even if you are
familiar with the AS220 darkrooms, if you like photography there is
always a reason to come out on first Mondays! This month we will
review a photography project we took on with the development of our
second building, the Dreyfus, in 2006.

AS220 invited five photographers with very different styles to capture
the transformation of the Dreyfus hotel from abandoned disrepair to
lively creative space in the photography project "Describing the
Dreyfus." The five photographers were Paul Clancy, David Ellis, Eric
Gould, Scott Lapham and Suzy Mobley. Monday we will take a look at
some of the work that was produced and talk with some of the
photographers about why this project was such a unique experience. You
can also find out how the current project, a photographic
documentation of the transformation of AS220's third building, the
Mercantile, is progressing.

Today the Dreyfus houses a street-level gallery, a community print
shop, a restaurant (Local 121), AS220's offices and several live /
work artist residencies. In 2007,The Dreyfus received awards for
Adaptive Reuse, Neighborhood Revitalization and Institutional
Restoration from the Providence Preservation Society.

Also, Scott Alario, an experienced darkroom member, will also talk
about the camera rental program he has been developing for the past
several months. If you are interested in photography, but feel you
don't have the right tools or can't afford to play around with new
equipment, you should tune in for this one!

Contact Scott Lapham for more info:

scott@as220.org

401-467-0701 - ask for Scott