Artist Talk with Al J Thompson

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Artist Talk with Al J Thompson

November 13, 4pm via Zoom

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VIRTUAL PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL 845-358-0877.

Join RoCA for an artist presentation and talk with Al J Thompson on his Remnants of an Exodus exhibit. Remnants is a love letter to Thompson’s second home in Spring Valley. Over several years he observed and documented with photographs the dramatic shift in both demographic and political landscapes of Spring Valley. He will talk about his observations and inspirations for his book and exhibit. Although he finds Spring Valley fraught with insecurity and uncertainty, he also sees it bound in love.

Thompson has been involved with a number of photography exhibits and commissioned for companies such as Weill Cornell University, Under Armor, Moët Hennessy, NYC GOKaiser Health NewsThe New YorkerNew York Times Magazine, and New York Times

You can register for the free November 13th Zoom talk at www.rocklandartcenter.org under the events tab. Registration will close The Zoom link will be sent to you upon registration.

Important Zoom Information: Registration for all virtual events will close 5 hours before the program begins. Zoom invitations will be emailed 24 hours in advance of the program. If you don't receive an email with an invitation code, please check your spam folder or send an email to: dflanaganrca@aol.com.

Artist Talk with Al J Thompson

November 13, 4pm via Zoom

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VIRTUAL PROGRAM, PLEASE CAL 845-358-0877.

Join RoCA for an artist presentation and talk with Al J Thompson on his Remnants of an Exodus exhibit. Remnants is a love letter to Thompson’s second home in Spring Valley. Over several years he observed and documented with photographs the dramatic shift in both demographic and political landscapes of Spring Valley. He will talk about his observations and inspirations for his book and exhibit. Although he finds Spring Valley fraught with insecurity and uncertainty, he also sees it bound in love.

Thompson has been involved with a number of photography exhibits and commissioned for companies such as Weill Cornell University, Under Armor, Moët Hennessy, NYC GO, Kaiser Health News, The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, and New York Times. His work made several appearances in PDN, BOOOOOOOM, Lenscratch, British Journal of Photography, The Guardian, National Geographic, Italian Vogue, NPR, Buzzfeed, Lensculture, Rocket Science, Float Magazine, GUP, C-41, among others.

His photo book, Remnants of an Exodus, was recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, Missouri State University, Denver Public Library, and San Francisco Public Library.

You can register for the free November 13th Zoom talk at www.rocklandartcenter.org under the events tab.  Registration will close The Zoom link will be sent to you upon registration.

Important Zoom Information: Registration for all virtual events will close 5 hours before the program begins. Zoom invitations will be emailed 24 hours in advance of the program. If you don't receive an email with an invitation code, please check your spam folder or send an email to: dflanaganrca@aol.com.