A Juried Exhibition to explore the transformative power of words.
Words Matter… an important concept, but lost on many, especially in this digital age, where lies spread faster than truth and sermons delineating the difference between Facts and Truth are all the rage. Words last long after people who spoke them have faded away… motivational, stifling, humorous or ironic the addition or inclusion of words can change how we view an image, or how we view the world. The exhibition will open on June 15th to explore how words and images can make us laugh, polarize opinions, erect barriers or breakdown walls. We are looking to challenge your perceptions and shine a light on how words, phrases and even off hand comments have the power to change lives.
The Words Matter exhibition opened on June 15th in tandem with Sticks & Stones by Gershon Stark, a solo presentation exploring the lasting negative impact of those “words that will never hurt you”.
The Juror’s Awards:
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Third Place:
Honorable Mentions:
Take a walk through the full “Words Matter” Exhibition in this 360 virtual tour.
The full exhibition is available on our website at https://www.riphotocenter.org/words-matter-found-created-or-imagined
The exhibition includes 87 images selected to include work from: Christine Acebo, Judi Altman, Sheldon Bachus, Elizabeth Bernstein, Sharon Bibeault, Jim Bremer, Greg Buening, Ronald Butler, Rupert Chambers, Michael Corthell, Briar Craig, David Current, John Diephouse, Mark Dixon, Jean Duffy, Jon Dunning, Andrew Epstein, Ellen Feldman, Gail Gelburd, Richard Golden, John Greiner- Ferris, Dave Hanson, Marc Jaffe, Gregory Jundanian, Marky Kauffmann, Gerald Klein, Colin Knight, James Long, Marilyn LowneyJohnson, Ellen Mahaffy, Denise Marcotte, Kathryn Matthews, Vicky McGrath, Kyle Mendelsohn, Brittany Metz, Alejandra Moral Duenas, Paul Murray, Julie O’Connor, Marlisse Payamps, Linda Plaisted, Howard Pohl, Michael Rainey, Anna Reich, Richard Schramm, Liz Albert and Shane VanOosterhout, Robert Silance, John Simboli, Jerry Smith, David Sokosh, William Mark Sommer, Emily Stoermer, Alessandra Suuberg, Isabelle Tadmoury, Cynthia Taft, Rustam Tahir, John Verner, Caren Winnall, Isabel Winson- Sagan, Tom Wojick, Madeleine Wories, Julia Wyant & Alex Yelenoc
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