La Finca | The Farm: Book Release Party

The Southwood Youth Photography Project | Summer 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010 | 6-8pm

In the summer of 2010, The Southwood Youth Photography project completed its third book La Finca | The Farm.

In June 2010, a group of Albermarle County Public School students from Southwood Mobile Home Park were joined by professional photographers, writers and artists for a day-long visit to Maple Hill Farm, located in Scottsville Virginia and operated by the Local Food Hub. The goal of the project was to utilize the mediums of writing and photography to capture the students individual experiences of visiting a working farm.

As in previous workshops, creative partnerships were essential to the success of this program. Charlottesville photographer Billy Hunt and poet John Casteen IV instructed the students in their respective mediums. Generous support was provided by The Local Food Hub and Writer House with support from the Bama Works Fund.

La Finca marks the 5th year of the project and the 3rd book in an on-going series created through the program.

La Finca Community Partners:
Albermarle County Public Schools
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
Local Food Hub
Writer House w/ generous support from the Bama Works Fund

Project Coordinators:
Greg Antrim Kelly
Gloria Maria Rockhold