A Soul Stirring Multi-Cultural Experience!

I had the honor and pleasure of attending a fabulous event on Wednesday evening, August 4, 2010 that was hosted by the Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange (WIE) and The Light Factory located in Spirit Square, in uptown Charlotte, NC. The exhibition, “My Family, My Culture” was such a powerful, emotional and spiritual experience. WIE members used the power of photography to tell stories that illustrated their culture, their families and their everyday lives. As you viewed each exhibit and read the myriad of stories representing a diversity of cultures of Native American, African American, Italian, Indian, Hispanic and many others, we discovered that we are so much alike. For more information about the Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange, visit their website at http://www.wi-ce.org/.

The Light Factory, a contemporary museum of photography and film, spearheaded the creation of the museum quality exhibits for each one of the participants. If you live in Charlotte, North Carolina, I urge you to take some time to visit The Light Factory, whose mission reaches the school system and the community to teach them about the power of photography and the aesthetics surrounding this amazing art form. Here is the information for only one of four contemporary museums of photography and film in the United States:

The Light Factory
345 North College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
704-333-9755
http://www.lightfactory.org/