The Lower East Side Preservation Initiative
presents
East Village
Lens on the Lower East Side
A photo exhibition to celebrate
the 50th Anniversary of the NYC Landmarks Law and LES History Month
OPENING RECEPTION:
Sunday, May 3
5:30 - 8:30pm
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street
*Exhibit open to the public May 3 - May 30, 2015*
This remarkable collection of contemporary photographs, shot by photographers whose artistic roots are in the East Village, shows unique and beautiful portraits of a now familiar neighborhood. Please join the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative as we debut this collection, to remind people of our neighborhood's beauty, wonder, and individuality, and to call out for the preservation of its invaluable, irreplaceable legacy, for our own and future generations.
Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served.
Curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe & Paul Bridgewater
Coordinated by Eileen Kim & Erik Bottcher
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL; BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.