HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 9, 2022) – Getting a glimpse into life among Native Americans today is the focus of the latest exhibit at the Holland Museum.
“Contemporary Portraits of Native Americans” by Saugatuck-based freelance photojournalist James Cook is a collection of 25 color photos taken across the country that explores the varied lives of those whose heritage comes from before the arrival of the European explorers. Museum officials say that stories of family, tradition and resilience will resonate with visitors “as they view photographs as vibrant as the people portrayed.”
In conjunction with this exhibit, which runs through June 20th at the Museum on West 10th Street at River Avenue, is a virtual Cultural Lens program slated for tomorrow, February 10th, in which Cook will talk about his work, according to the Museum’s Education and Community Programs Manager Michelle Stempien. “He will be talking about many of the people that he has built these relationships with from these various indigent communities,” she said on “WHTC Talk of the Town” during the museum’s monthly segment yesterday, “how he built those relationships, how he takes the time and spends time with them, getting to know them and earning their trust. He’ll also be talking about his photographic process and how he makes these beautiful images.”
Registration for this 90-minute presentation via ZOOM can be done through the Holland Museum’s website.
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