Eagle Rock Gets an Exhibit... and a Mirror
Occidental College's Katie Mills convinced me that we should produce Departures: Eagle Rock with her students when she explained that Oxy was often perceived as an enclosed bubble plopped down in the middle of their local hood. A project like this would not only spotlight Eagle Rock, but could help both students and community members better recognize and understand each other.
Eagle Rock Exhibit: Intro
The culmination of our production was, of course, Departures: Eagle Rock. But the process also produced a wonderful opening at Oxy's Weingart Gallery, where students and community members mingled with each other.
Eagle Rock Exhibit: Auntie Em's
... and ate cupcakes from Auntie Em's.
In a nondescript Eagle Rock building we found a radio station, a newspaper, an adult day care center, and a shipping business called Filipino Village. Folks from the Village's Everlasting Adult Day Care Center came to represent - it was the first time they had seen a multimedia exhibition.
Eagle Rock Exhibit: Community
If you visit the gallery, make sure to tag your thoughts about Eagle Rock on the wall and if you visit on-line tag them on the site. Thanks to Dino and Gary, key in leading the students through the production of the project.
Eagle Rock Exhibit: Off the Wall