Gerry Yaum
The opening night for the exhibition was last night. There were 4
different artists exhibited. We had a turn out of about 50-60 people,
which was great! A good time, fun and stories, lots of shared
experiences and questions. Later on all the gallery folk, artists went
out for a meal at a local Greek restaurant.
I wish my dad could have been at the gallery the last 2 days. In a
brief part of the talk, I mentioned my father, miss him so much,
especially on days like this.
Today at 1 pm was my artist talk
which went very well. I am getting to really love these things. I spoke
for about 1 hour. The turn out was about 10-12 people which was
not great but everyone asked questions and the group was very
interactive which made the crowd seem larger. I spoke for about an hour
and went through my history as a photographer in Thailand as well as the
back story of the donations and photography in the dump. The talk also
included 2 videos which helped explain life in the dump and humanize the
people who work and live there. Tons of stories shared, and lots of
fun. it was a GOOD GOOD DAY!
The opening night for the exhibition was last night. There were 4
different artists exhibited. We had a turn out of about 50-60 people,
which was great! A good time, fun and stories, lots of shared
experiences and questions. Later on all the gallery folk, artists went
out for a meal at a local Greek restaurant.
I wish my dad could have been at the gallery the last 2 days. In a
brief part of the talk, I mentioned my father, miss him so much,
especially on days like this.
The $150 speaking fee for this talk
will be donated back to the families on my next trip. It will allow for
more boot, headlamp, medicine buys. Thank you Paul, Julie and everyone
at the PAG for giving us this opportunity.
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| People at the opening |
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| Posing with photos and my fake Gerry Yaum name |
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| Crowd on opening night |
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| The talk |
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| With Paul C the curator of the Penticton Art Gallery |
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| Speaking about Dad during the talk, paying a tribute |
