About this Event
Immersive Photography and Community Narratives
In this talk, Chip Thomas shares what it's like to live in a community/culture different from his own, to photograph in that space, and to reflect those images back to the community. In doing so, whose story is being told?
6 pm Thursday, March 6 at Dix Chapel
Free - register through Dix Park Conservancy
Chip Thomas aka “jetsonorama” is a photographer, public artist and activist who worked as a physician between Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon on the Navajo nation from 1987 to 2023. There, he coordinated the Painted Desert Project – a community building project which manifested as a constellation of murals across the Navajo Nation painted by artists from all over the rez + the world. These murals aimed to reflect love and appreciation of the rich history shared by the Navajo people back to Navajo people. Thomas was a 2018 recipient of a Kindle Project gift and in 2020 was one of a handful of artists chosen by the UN to recognize the 75th anniversary of the UN’s founding. Artists were chosen to generate work that “contributes to the envisioning and shaping of a more resilient and sustainable future.” Thomas is originally from Raleigh, and will be participating in a residency in Raleigh.
Image credit: website of Chip Thomas
Small School is a partner with Dix Park Conservancy on this and many other events.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dorothea Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, United States
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