An exhibit titled “New Orleans: Katrina Relief Winter 2005: Photographs by Daniel Khasidy” will be on display in Union College's Wikoff Student Gallery, from April 25 to May 14.
The gallery is on the third floor of the Nott Memorial, which is free and open to the public every day, year round. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
The exhibit documents the experiences of the 29 Union College students and two staff members who traveled to New Orleans for an alternative winter break in November 2005. Students rebuilt schools in a district where families had moved back yet buildings were uninhabitable because of damage cause by Hurricane Katrina.
“We accomplished more than we first thought we could and have come away from the experience with the stronger desire to help. It was my assignment to photograph the experience; our own journey and that of New Orleans,” said Khasidy ‘06.
Khasidy's exhibit is in conjunction with a presentation that will be given during Union's annual Steinmetz Symposium entitled, “Issues in Representation: The Dilemma of Objectivity and Scope in Photojournalism.”
The gallery's aim is to exhibit works by students or exhibitions created by students. The third floor of the Nott Memorial is dedicated in honor of Frederick C. Wikoff, Jr. class of 1943. The area also provides informal gathering and study space for students.
For additional information, please call the Information Line: 388-6004 or the gallery offices: 388-6729 or visit the website at http://www.union.edu/gallery/Upcoming.htm
To learn more about the students' experiences rebuilding schools and churches in New Orleans go to: s=6015http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=6015