Photographs by Students in Guasmo Sur, Ecuador, on Exhibit at Princeton Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery

Princeton, NJ, April 8, 2008–“Mi Vida en Guasmo (My Life in Guasmo),” featuring photographs by ten students in Guasmo Sur, a barrio south of the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, will be on display at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery from Monday, April 14 through Friday, May 23.

In August 2007, Erin Dunigan, a Princeton Seminary graduate, led a photography class for ten students from Guasmo Sur. Part of a project called Photopiece (www.photopiece.org), the class consisted of five days of intensive study in which the children were challenged to develop their “visual vocabulary,” in order to express themselves and their world through photography. Their work was exhibited on the soccer field in the center of town for the benefit of the community. The photographs displayed in this exhibit are a selection from each of the student’s work.

The class was part of a larger community project led by Erica Smith Thompson, also a Seminary graduate. This year marks the tenth anniversary that she has led a team of North Americans to Guasmo Sur to live with Ecuadorian families and work together in projects that better the community.

The Erdman Art Gallery is in its seventh year of presenting local and national artists for the benefit of the community. The gallery is located in the Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, at the Center of Continuing Education at Princeton Theological Seminary. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2:30 to 9:00 p.m.

An opening reception will take place on Monday, April 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m in the Erdman Art Gallery. The exhibit and opening reception are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Mary Grace Royal at 609.497.7995, or email coned@ptsem.edu.