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Artist reception for ‘Mountain Folk’
February 14, 2014 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Photos by Clayton Joe Young are on display during February at Davidson Town Hall. An artist reception is Friday, Feb. 14.
An artist’s reception with award-winning photographer Clayton Joe Young is scheduled Friday, Feb. 14, at Davidson Town Hall for his exhibit “Mountain Folk – Traditional Ways of Life in Watauga County and Surrounding Areas.” The reception is 5-8pm and is free and open to the public.
The show, on display through the end of February, features photographs of North Carolina mountain residents taken in recent years.
Young is a recent Davidson transplant who grew up in Rowan County. He currently is the Lead Photographic Technology Instructor at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory and his work been published in Our State, Log Homes Illustrated, Wildlife in North Carolina, and “Orville Hicks: Mountain Stories, Mountain Roots.”
In a statement accompanying this exhibit, Young says:
What got me into photography over ten years ago was these traditional ways of life I spent with my grandparents. I witnessed one of the last generations of farmers who were self-sufficient and lived like their forefathers did. I wanted to capture what I could find before I thought it would completely disappear.
Once I became a photography student at Appalachian State University, I started combing the back roads looking for anyone who carried on traditional ways of life. The people I met changed my life in a number of surprising ways. The wisdom they shared was not taught in school; their hospitality was always warm, and entertainment came from within.
He now lives in Davidson with his wife, daughter, and son. More about the photographer: http://www.joeyoungphoto.com/
