BRATTLEBORO-As part of River Gallery School’s (RGS) 50th anniversary, they will host an exhibit of the work of local photographer Robert George from July 3 to Aug. 31 at their Main Street gallery. An opening celebration takes place Friday, July 3, from 5 to 8 p.m.
“Our mutual love of town, its children and streets, its painters and builders; its small monuments and shifting light, its moments of rest and labor run through his photographs,” organizers wrote in a news release. “He draws us in from the margins, toward places and faces we might otherwise overlook. His camera moves from curbside to canopy, delighting in unexpected compositions and offering quiet meditations on passing seasons.”
For those connected to RGS, George has been a steady presence. While artists turn inward to their work, he attends to the wider world, organizers said, “reminding us of the community that sustains creativity.” In this spirit, organizers assert he joins a lineage of photographers like Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson, and those associated with the New York School, who captured and celebrated everyday life.
George’s images “suggest that every artwork, whether still life or landscape, holds the qualities of a portrait,” wrote organizers. “Together, his photographs and the life of RGS form a living record of place and time. His work reminds us to look carefully, to notice one another, and to honor the quiet exchanges that shape our shared history.”
George is generously donating all proceeds to support River Gallery School’s 50th anniversary fundraising efforts. For more information, visit rivergalleryschool.org/robert_george.
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