TCC Literary festival 2006
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TERESSA RERRAS - April 5, 7:30 p.m. - Presentation on The Art of Photography -Afghanistan - TCC, Olde Towne Portsmouth/Visual Arts Center, room 208 |
TERESSA RERRAS has gained national recognition for her travels to war-torn Afghanistan where she teaches the art of photography to groups of young, female students. Photography helps to nurture, empower and inspire hope in these women.
Her students also have an opportunity to learn science, math, English and writing in the context of the medium. Rerras has created a non-profit organization, the Learning Through Photography Foundation, to encourage reading and writing through the teaching of photography. She is currently a full-time TCC student studying photography at the Visual Arts Center.
Rerras will talk about her work and present her own images and the photographs of her students in Room 208 of the Visual Arts Center on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. The Visual Arts Center is located at 340 High St. in Olde Towne Portsmouth. For information call 822-1888.
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