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Eye on the Third Ward: Jack Yates High School Photography 2008

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

February 8-May 24, 2009

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the exhibition Eye on the Third Ward: Jack Yates High School Photography 2008. On view February 8 - May 24, 2009, in the Audrey Jones Beck Building of the MFAH.

A historically black community, the Third Ward is home to many important political, cultural, and educational organizations as well as strong religious and community groups. The MFAH´s education department and the Magnet School of Communication at Jack Yates High School founded the Eye on Third Ward photography project in 1995 to encourage students to hone their technological skills and powers of observation by documenting the neighborhood and its residents.

Yates photography teacher Ray C. Carrington III challenges his classes each year to make photographs that capture the personality of the area and the people who live there. About 60 high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors, ages 15 to 17, participate in the project each year. A select number of the works created during the year-long class are chosen for the annual exhibition.

Pictured: Matthew Griffin, detail Cry Baby, 2008, Gelatin silver print.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

5601 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

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Tickets:

$7.00 adults
$3.50 seniors/children 5-18

Free admission on Thursdays.

Children (18 and under) with a Houston Public Library PowerCard or any Public Library card receive free general admission on Saturday and Sunday.

Times:

Regular Exhibition Hours:
Tues, Wed 10am-5pm
Thurs 10am-9pm
Fri, Sat 10am-7pm
Sun 12:15pm–7pm

Closed Monday, except Monday holidays.

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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