Photo Exhibit: Through the Lens of D.C. Youth - ARTiculate Gallery

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm

WEDNESDAY, May 6
Photo Exhibit: Through the Lens of D.C. Youth
ARTiculate Gallery
1100 16th St NW
6:30-9pm
Donation: $35-$500

Nearly 50% of D.C. students don't graduate from high school. Only 9% get a college degree. See through the eyes of D.C. youth as they share their photos of the causes, consequences and solutions to D.C.'s dropout crisis. Join us for Critical Exposure's 4th Annual "Through the Lens of D.C. Youth" Photography Exhibit!

-Great Photos- See photos & writing by local students, and talk to them about their work.
-Food & Drink- Make a donation of $35+ and enjoy free wine, beer and food.
-Good Cause- All proceeds will support Critical Exposure, a D.C. nonprofit that teaches students how to use documentary photography and their own voices to advocate for school reform and social change.

Suggested Donations
$35 Snapshooter: Cost of a 35-mm point-and-shoot camera.
$75 Shutterbug: Cost of exhibiting two students' photographs.
$150 Photo Pro: Cost of providing one student with a digital camera.
$500 Photojournalist: Cost of 1,000 photo postcards to send to policymakers.

If you're paying at the door, please bring cash or checks.

Paying in Advance
See evite: http://www.evite.com/pages/invite viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=IPOBKQVZAIXXEXQZWRMB&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6

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