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Charline's "Spirit
of Nature" exhibit
opens in September at
The
Center for Rural Development
in
Somerset
Press Release
The
beauty of nature is captured in a new visual arts exhibit on display
through mid-November at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky.
The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky
A
collection of photographs by nature photographer Charline Marrinan
entitled, “Spirit of Nature,” is the latest exhibit to be
featured in the visual arts gallery on the first floor of The Center.
The exhibit opens Tuesday, Sept. 2, the day after the Labor Day
holiday and will be available for the public to view during normal
business hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and during
special events when the lobby area is open to the public.
The
Center will host a reception for Charline on Friday, Sept. 12, from
6-7 p.m. preceding the 2008-09 Center Stage opening performance of
The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion.
“The
beauty captured in this exhibit is truly exceptional. We are
delighted to showcase Charline’s photographs in our gallery,”
said Dianna Winstead, associate director of arts and culture for The
Center for Rural Development.
Charline,
one of the area’s leading nature photographers, overcame a
developmental disability she was diagnosed with at childhood to
pursue her passion for photography. She loved to take photographs,
but the process was often difficult. Her mother, Pam, remembers
Charline’s struggle to get the film correctly loaded and unloaded
from the camera.
“Charline
has never thought she couldn’t do (it), and she loved to take
photos, but if the film survived her getting it in the camera, it
usually didn’t survive getting it out correctly,” Pam Marrinan
wrote in a biography of her daughter to promote “The Spirit of
Nature” exhibit.
The
introduction of digital photography opened up a world of
possibilities for Charline to explore her craft. “Finally, at long
last she had her very own interest,” Pam Marrinan said of her
daughter’s desire to capture the images of nature. “Amazingly,
her talent matched that passion from the very beginning. From her
first zoon and snap, Charline has been capturing marvelous scenes of
nature.”
Some
of her most photographed areas are in her home community of Pulaski
County and nearby McCreary County. Charline enjoys taking nature
walks in the Great Smoky Mountains looking for wildflowers and other
sites to photograph to add to her collection.
Charline
and her “Spirit of Nature” photo book have been invited to be a
part of the Kentucky Book Fair. She has been featured on KET-TV
“Kentucky Life” series with Dave Shuffett. On the show, Charline
was shown taking photos at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. When
asked what she sees through the lens of her camera, Charline replied,
“I see God’s beauty.”
“The
Spirit of Nature exhibit is so much more for Charline than an exhibit
of her photographs,” said Pam Marrinan. “It’s show that God has
truly blessed her in a special way. We continue to see her talent as
a beautiful gift from God.”
The
Center for Rural Development is located at 2292 South U.S. 27 (at
Stoplight No. 15) in Somerset. For information about the exhibit,
contact Dianna Winstead at 606-677-6000 or e-mail her at
dwinstead@centertech.com.
To reach Charline, e-mail pmarrinan@kih.net. |
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