On Saturday, July 10 we will celebrate the participants of the Neighborhood Graphic Arts and Photography Club and their work during an open house at the Village from 1:00-3:00pm:
The Neighborhood Graphic Arts and Photography Club at Caritas Village in the Binghampton Neighborhood of Memphis was started 2008. Youth between the ages of 5 and 16 are taught the basics of digital photography which includes taking pictures, downloading, editing and cropping. Field trips are taken in the Memphis area and at the Naval Base in Millington.
James Bonds has worked with the photography club since moving to the Binghampton neighborhood in 2003. Hailing from the West Side of Chicago, he joined the Army, and then later got his BA in Photography. He also has two associate degrees in Photo Offset Printing and in Graphic Design.
In 2008, the group was recognized by and received a $5000 grant from Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine, for the wonderful work he has done with these kids in the neighborhood.
