Moderated conversation w Safi Alia Shabaik on Making Difficult Work
@ 1100 Florence Gallery
1100 Florence Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Monday, April 17th, from 7PM - 8PM
On display this month at 1100 Florence is Shabaik’s body of work “Personality Crash” Photographing the End of Her Father’s Life
This talk is designed for photographers; curators and collectors are welcome to attend.
Talking points will include
Making difficult work
Using photography as a tool for understanding
How to get a grant for projects
Where to exhibit this kind of work
How to find collaborators
INFO: 4/17, 7p, 1100 Florence Ave., FREE w RSVP
About the exhibit
PERSONALITY CRASH : Portraits of My Father Who Suffered from Advanced Stages of Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia and Sundowners Syndrome
SAFI ALIA SHABAIK
Artist and caregiver, Safi Alia Shabaik, shares her father’s end-of-life journey with Parkinson’s disease, dementia and sundowner’s syndrome. The photography exhibit with accompanying audio and family memorabilia follow’s Safi’s father through the last six months of his life and is moving, impactful and at times heartbreaking.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Read more at 1100florence.com
1100 Florence Ave., Evanston, IL. Gallery Hours: Wednesdays & Fridays 5-8p, Saturdays & Sundays 12-5p. Or by appointment at 1100florencegallery[at]gmail.com
This talk is hosted in partnership with Evanston Made, a nonprofit arts organization working to connect Evanston artists to a growing community of partons and friends of the arts. Learn more at evanstonmade.org
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