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July Issue 2001

Durham Arts Council in Durham, NC, Features Photographs by Amanda Yaggy

Staying Up Late - Photographs by Amanda Yaggy is scheduled to open in the Allenton Gallery of the Durham Arts Council in Durham, NC, on July 12 and continue through Aug. 13, 2001.

Yaggy will be exhibiting her black & white photography which capture glimpses of various types of nightlife. Her high contrast photographs are constantly revealing new stories to viewers as well as to herself. "I am interested in the ways my photographs don't necessarily capture anything for me - instead of stopping time they can exaggerate it, instead of illustrating my life they can show me something newmy favorite thing about photography might be the murkiness that comes with working from images of 'real life'."

Originally from Boston, MA, Yaggy moved to Durham, NC with her family in 1980. She received her BA in Art History from Boston University and went on to study Photography under Brian Young, Jeff Mermelstein, David Armstrong and Susan Kae Grant. She has also worked as assistants to Bern Nobel, I.C.P. and Michal Heron.

Durham Arts Council, Inc. (DAC) is a private, not-for-profit, organization that promotes programs for the creation and experience of the arts for the people of Durham and the Triangle area. DAC manages the Durham Arts Council, a community arts center that houses the council and several local arts organizations. DAC's programs include grants to artists and arts organizations; exhibits; classes in the performing and visual arts; public and private school residencies; CenterFest, Durham's annual street arts festival; and Edible Arts Festival of Food and Art.

For more information check our NC Institutional Gallery listings or call Jennifer Collins, Artist Services Associate, at 919/560-2723, e-mail at (jcollins@durhamarts.org) or at (http://www.centerfest.org).

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