BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Karady's powerful photography exhibition telling t he stories of recent American veterans is on display at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art through April 7 in the Upper Gallery. For the past six years\, Jennifer Karady has worked with American veteran s returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to create staged na rrative photographs that depict their individual stories and address t heir difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. After extensive inter view processes with the veterans and their families\, Karady collabora tes with each of her subjects to restage a chosen moment from war with in the safe space of his or her everyday environment\, often surrounde d by family and friends.The collision between or collapse of the soldi er's world and the civilian world evokes the psychology of life after war\, and the challenges that adjustment to the home front entails. Th e process of making the photograph is intended to be helpful for the veteran subject\, and is conceptually related to cognitive behavioral therapy.Each photograph takes approximately a month to produce and inv olves several extensive interviews (recorded)\, collaborative conceptu alization\, location scouting\, producing a sketch\, discussion/approv al from veteran\, propping\, makeup\, costuming\, rehearsal of physica l action\, training local assistants\, set construction\, casting extr as\, artificial lighting and the photo shoot. The process of making th e photograph culminates in a highly choreographed installation/event. There is no digital manipulation whatsoever in order to ensure the tru thfulness of the staged moment and the authenticity of the veteran sub ject's participation.Each large-scale color photograph is accompanied by a recounting of the veteran's story in his or her own words that ha s been transcribed and edited from the interviews. So far\, Karady has produced 15 photographs in the series with veterans in Nebraska\, New Hampshire\, upstate New York\, New York City\, California\, Florida a nd Virginia\, and she hopes in the end to complete a series of 25 phot ographs.Describing herself as working more like a painter than as a ph otographer\, Karady differs in her practice from other staged narrativ e photographers in that she collaborates with real people to dramatize their stories through both literal depiction and metaphorical and all egorical means.Support for the artist's work on "Soldiers' Stories fro m Iraq and Afghanistan" has been provided by SF Camerawork\, CEPA Gall ery\, The Puffin Foundation\, The Corporation of Yaddo\, The MacDowell Colony\, The Blue Mountain Center\, The Virginia Center for the Creat ive Arts\, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts\, The Atlantic Ce nter for the Arts\, the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, administered by the Bro oklyn Arts Council\, Inc. and individual donors. It is a sponsored pro ject of the New York Foundation for the Arts\, through their Fiscal Sp onsorship Program.The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinu s College\, known for its diverse collection and its innovative educa tional programming and outreach\, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, Tuesday through Friday\, and noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Mus eum is closed Mondays and college holidays\, including March 30\, East er Sunday. The Museum is a member of the ARTZ/Artists for Alzheimer's museum network and is accessible to visitors with disabilities. Admiss ion is free. The Museum is accredited by the American Association of M useums. Exhibitions and programs are funded in part by a grant from th e Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. URL:http://limerick.patch.com/events/jennifer-karady-in-country-soldiers- stories-from-iraq-and-afghanistan-exhibition-at-ursinus-college-c5a985eb SUMMARY:Jennifer Karady 'In Country: Soldiers' Stories From Iraq and Afgh anistan' Exhibition at Ursinus College LOCATION:601 E Main St\, Collegeville\, PA 19426: 601 E Main St\, College ville\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR