UA Honors College’s 57 Miles Initiative Offers Photographic Exhibit in Marion

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Honors College will host a photography exhibit beginning Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Smith Building, 301 Washington St. in Marion, Alabama.

The exhibit is part of the 57 Miles Initiative and will feature a number of works from “Visions of the Black Belt: A Cultural Survey of the Heart of Alabama,” a coffee table book by author Valerie Pope Burns and photographer Robin McDonald. The book offers a look at the Black Belt’s towns, architecture, citizens, artists and craftspeople.

The exhibit is free and open to the public by appointment only. To schedule a viewing, call the Marion Chamber of Commerce, 334/673-9622 or Ann Price, 334/683-6320.

The works also will be on display as part of the 10th anniversary gala of the Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center. That event will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the center , 209 Claiborn St. in Camden, Alabama. The author, photographer and a number of artists featured within the book will be on hand for a signing. The event also will feature southern cuisine, music from Marengo County musician Toney Nixon and a program to honor the center’s contributors.

Tickets to the center’s 10th Anniversary Gala are $25 a person and may be bought at the center or by calling 334/682-9878. For more information, go to www.blackbelttreasures.com.