Ixaneli Torrijos, an ESL student from Spring Branch Elementary reads her writing at FotoFence 2008
Photo by Fred Baldwin
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A Huge Turnout for FotoFence 2008
More than 300 students, teachers, parents and school officials celebrated Mother’s Day and Literacy Through Photography (LTP) at FotoFest on Sunday, May 11, 2008.
Four hundred LTP student photo and writing posters, three dimensional works and videos lined the gallery walls. Sixteen schools participated in FotoFence 2008 along with the
Transition Medicine Program from Baylor College of Medicine and participants in the annual Houston Press High School Photography contest. Much applause greeted the readings
by five students from LTP classrooms and an account of living with chronic illness by a participant in the Baylor program.
Houston Press officials presented a $1000 scholarship to the overall winner of newspaper’s High School Photo Contest. Among the photographers at FotoFence 2008 was Louis Rodriquez from Furr High School.
The FotoFence 2008 exhibit will be on view at FotoFest headquarters gallery at 1113 Vine Street through Tuesday May 22, 2008.
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LTP students from KIPP SHINE Prep. Photos by Melinda Phelps
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Photographing What Is Familiar
Amigos Por Vida
Elementary school teacher Sofia Moran was looking for something that would engage her students after a long day at school, b ut also something that would help develop her students’ writing skills, especially as some of the students faced critical thresholds with TAKS.
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Students at Velasquez Elementary, Richmond, Texas
Photo by Holly Rayna Raub
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Literacy Through Photography Breaks the Language Barrier
Nadine Ellaham had a hard time starting school in America. Two years ago, fresh from Lebanon, she came to Fort Bend County’s Velasquez Elementary School speaking no English. The barrier caused her to repeat 2nd grade, a setback Nadine seemed determined to overcome.
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Students from River Oaks Elementary School take in the work of ZHUANG Xueben on exhibit at One Allen Center during FOTOFEST2008-CHINA.
Photo By Mark Mulligan
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FOTOFEST2008-CHINA Hosts School Tours
Every two years, FotoFest holds its citywide international Biennial of photo-based art and ideas, including six weeks of events and exhibitions in March-April. This year’s FOTOFEST2008 Biennial,focused on China 1934-2008, with photographic work from 34 artists from China, some of whose work showed for the first time outside of China.
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Two of the LTP participants from the experimental LTP/Baylor Transitional Medicine Clinic program
Photo by Eric Hester
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Literacy Through Photography Works with Chronically Sick at Baylor College of Medicine
In partnership with Baylor College of Medicine's Transitional Medicine Clinic, FotoFest's Literacy Through Photography© (LTP) program expanded its reach in September from the traditional K-12 classroom setting to a group of young adults with chronic illnesses under Baylor’s care. Two young men and two young women participated in the program this year, meeting once a month and communicating between lessons via internet.
Regina Haney’s story is spotlighted here
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Holy Water – Holy Land
Abby Eliezer, ART Teacher at Jane Long Middle School, shares a connection that happened recently during her Literacy Through Photography training.
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LTP SPONSORS 2007-2008:
The Favrot Fund; The Vale Asche Foundation; The Foundation for Southeast Texas; The Simmons Foundation; The Bruni Smothers Fund; The Powell Foundation; FotoFest Board of
Directors; Houston Press; JP Morgan Chase; Intermarine L.L.C.; Under The Volcano; Hexagroup; Contributors to FotoFun2008
EDUCATION PARTNERS:
Harris County Department of Education/Cooperative for After-School Enrichment (CASE), Writers in the Schools (WITS), Transition
Medicine Clinic Baylor College of Medicine
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