Art + Artists

“When asked about her residency experience, Nora wrote: "Working through McColl on my outreach afforded me the access and the support to delve into with collaboration, something I had long wanted to do, but was reticent about making the leap. With the Center's support I worked with two classes of 5th grade students from University Park Elementary. After we spent time looking at a history of portrait photography and discussing their own experiences, I erected a portrait studio and the children orchestrated their own portraits. This project continued to shape my work, as I have made a series of images from this particular collaboration and have gone on to repeat the project with children in other cities. The outreach was formative in moving my work into the realm of community interaction and social portraiture. I am grateful to Devlin and Claudia, both who put their confidence in my project and whose coordination helped make it a success."”