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Mary T apogna’s m osaics and
Y WC A’s Smart Choices photography
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each a se lf portrait by 4lh and 5,h
grade girls w hich reflect how they
see themselves and how they believe
other see them . T he Smart Choices
program seeks to provide a setting
to support the successful transition
o f g irls in to a d o le s c e n c e an d
a d u lth o o d th ro u g h e x p e rien tial
learning based on th eg irls’ strengths
and interests.
D u rin g th e S p rin g o f 1 999,
d o c u m e n ta ry an d fin e a r ts
photographer Julie K eefe served as
artist-in-residencew ith participants
a t A p p le g a te a n d W o o d la w n
Schools in N orth Portland. Keefe
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led 8-w eek w orkshops w ith each
group o f girls on basic techniques
o f photography and artistic vision.
Y W C A Sm art C hoices and the
IFCC hope to use the exhibitions as
a forum to stim u la te th in k in g ,
conversation and action around how
th e c o m m u n ity c a n b e tte r
understand and support girls as they
enter this critical stage in their lives.
T he Interstate Firehouse Cultural
C e n te r , n o w c e le b r a tin g is
eighteenth anniversary, is a non
profit perform ing and visual arts
c e n te r d ed ica ted to d iv e rsity a
cultural expression.
Mary Tapogna's mosaic entitled “Lady with Books ” will be featured
along with her sculptures at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
from April 6 until April 29.
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D u rin g A p r il, th e I n te r s ta te
Firehouse C ultural C enter (IFCC )
p rese n ts e x h ib its fe a tu rin g th e
m osaics o f M ary T apogna and black
and w hite photography from the
Y W C A ’s Sm art C hoices program .
T hese w orks are on view in the
IFCC galleries A pril 6-29.
A free, public opening reception
will be held on first T hursday, April
6 ,h fro m 5 - 7 :3 0 p m . L iv e
entertainm ent will be provided by
the groups M TV and the T ony
G reen O rchestra and refreshm ents
will be served. T he IFCC is located
at 5340 N. In te rsta te A v en u e,
between A lberta and Killingsworth.
M ary T a p o g n a : C o m m o n B y-
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The m ain gallery features M ary
T a p o g n a’s m osaic portraits and
sculptures.
T he pieces are rendered from the
in f in ite v a r ie ty o f d is c a r d e d
consum er objects collected by the
artist such as tile, ceram ics, metal,
glass, plastics, rocks, and bottle
caps. T apogna boldly strikes to
“ m a k e c o n s tru c tiv e u se o f th e
product generated by our ‘throw
aw ay ’ society.
T he w orks are a direct result o f
T a p o g n a ’s ow n p h o to g ra p h ic
im a g e s
and
d r a w in g s .
P r o f e s s io n a lly tr a in e d as a
p h o to g rap h er, she first b egan
com bining mosaic frames with her
p h o to g r a p h ic im a g e s . T h is
com bining process eventually led
to the current m anifestation o f the
photo image being transform ed
into a mosaic. The layering process
from w hich the w orks d eriv e
literally gives the initial photo
im a g e n ew d im e n s io n b y
c o n v e rtin g it in to a te x tu ra l
medium.
“T he photographs that I choose
for m osaic subjects are usually
ordinary people, m ostly w om en,
w ith a certain intensity w hich is
c a u g h t by th e c a m e ra le n s ,”
e x p la in s
T apogna.
“ T h is
transformation - from one medium
to another - allow s m e to spend
m o re tim e w ith a c h e ris h e d
im age.”
Y W CA Smart C hoices Program:
“ How I See M yself/H ow O thers
See M e”
T h e Y W C A S m a rt C h o ic e s
exhibition features eighteen black
and w hite photographic diptychs.
Th« 42nd Annwnl
E B O N Y F A S H IO N FAIR
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