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An initiative of the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River that launched in April 2008, Fall River As I See It is an experimental project that provided digital cameras to kids and asked them to document their lives. The goal, while teaching camera basics and photography skills, was to inspire the students to create images reflecting their environment. The classroom program was administered by Rick Snizek, Editor of the Fall River Spirit, along with Museum volunteers. Mr. Snizek taught them the components of the camera, how to frame and compose shots, find the right subject matter, and develop a narrative. With a focus on building an interactive and collaborative exhibit, Kathleen Hancock, Director of the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery at Bristol Community College, worked with the Museum and the Fall River Boys and Girls Club to bring the exhibition together. The students worked to develop a portfolio of prints from which works were chosen for display in this exhibition. Ventures like this have been introduced to children around the world, notably documented in the 2005 film , Born into Brothels, a project in which children in India were taught how to use a camera to begin recording the world around them. Click here to see the article about the project in the Fall River Spirit. (Text from the Bristol Community College Spotlight)

An initiative of the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River that launched in April 2008, Fall River As I See It is an experimental project that provided digital cameras to kids and asked them to document their lives. The goal, while teaching camera basics and photography skills, was to inspire the students to create images reflecting their environment. The classroom program was administered by Rick Snizek, Editor of the Fall River Spirit, along with Museum volunteers. Mr. Snizek taught them the components of the camera, how to frame and compose shots, find the right subject matter, and develop a narrative. With a focus on building an interactive and collaborative exhibit, Kathleen Hancock, Director of the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery at Bristol Community College, worked with the Museum and the Fall River Boys and Girls Club to bring the exhibition together. The students worked to develop a portfolio of prints from which works were chosen for display in this exhibition. Ventures like this have been introduced to children around the world, notably documented in the 2005 film , Born into Brothels, a project in which children in India were taught how to use a camera to begin recording the world around them. Click here to see the article about the project in the Fall River Spirit. (Text from the Bristol Community College Spotlight)



(Top row, left) Fall River Spirit Editor Rick Snizek joins Jo-Anne Sbrega, president of the Children's Museum, as the exhibit opens. (Top row, center) Ray Gordon, executive director of the Children's Museum of Greater Fall River Inc. chats with board Vice President Dave Costa and member Diane Gouveia. (Top row, right) Dolores Mello joins Kathleen Hancock, Director of the Art Gallery, and H.M. Booth at the opening event. (Middle row, left) Tana Stone, Jene Valente and Kristen Lane get their first look at their photos in the gallery setting. (Middle row, center) Fall River Boys and Girls Club executive director Peter McCarthy enjoys seeing the exhibit. (Middle row, right) Brandon Pankowski and Jeremy Folger listen as one of the guests comments on their photos. (Bottom row, left and center) Students react with excitement to seeing their photos enlarged and mounted for the first time. (Bottom row, right) Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors president Irene Orlando is greeted by project students Khady Toure and Leeara Hunt.