Sherry Ross's 'Big World, Little Photos' Exhibit at Mulberry Cultural Center

Art in a Growing County

• 📍 PK County is highlighted as one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, attracting a talented artist community.
• 🏛️ The Mulberry Cultural Center, a repurposed library, has been serving the community with art for a decade.

The 'Big World, Little Photos' Exhibit

• 🌍 The exhibition features photos from the artist's travels near and far, including locations like Malbury, Lakeland, Barto, Greece, and Madrid.
• 🎯 A core goal of the exhibit is to showcase that art is for everybody, inviting everyone to experience the collection.
• 🖼️ The center transforms its space to uniquely fit each exhibit, reflecting the artist's personality or displaying artwork in a distinctive manner.

Pinhole Photography and Intimate Viewing

• 🔍 The artist embraced the challenge of displaying intimate artwork, aiming for it to feel like a "pinhole into everyday life."
• 🤏 The concept of pinhole photography encourages viewers to stop, lean in, and look closely at the pieces.
• 🤔 This approach aims to give people a moment to ponder something they might not normally notice.

Elevating the Everyday

• 😂 The artist often looks for an interesting composition and, more importantly, something that makes her laugh.
• 🎨 She has a particular fondness for capturing visual textures like rust, which students would photograph to impress her.
• ✨ The exhibit focuses on taking everyday subjects that people overlook and presenting them in a new, artistic way, elevating the mundane.

Exhibit Details

• 📅 'Big World, Little Photos' is on display at the Mulberry Cultural Center until October 10th.
• ➡️ The following day's segment will feature a look at a hopeful one-stop shop for the arts in Lakeland.