Tuesday, August 28, 2012

CPDP exhibition at George Mason University

The Columbia Pike Documentary Project is exhibiting AT FOUNDERS ART GALLERY George Mason University 3351 Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22201 one block from Virginia Square Metro

Join us on Monday, September 10, 2012 at 5:00PM for the opening reception of From Pupusas to Microbrews, an exhibit of photographs from the Columbia Pike Documentary Project.

The multidisciplinary Columbia Pike Documentary Project (CPDP) started as an initiative to give this vibrant community, currently counting over 132 ethnicities, a “face” and “voice” through photography.

Program: 5:00PM - Welcome by Prof. Kamenitzer and introduction of the artists behind the project: Paula Endo, Lloyd Wolf, Mimi Xang Ho, Duy Tran, Aleksandra Lagkueva and others.

Enjoy a wine & pizza reception, followed by a panel discussion at 6:00PM
“From Pupusas to Microbrews: Gentrification and Columbia Pike.”
Panelists: Takis Karantonis, executive director of the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization (CPRO); Chris Zimmerman, Arlington County Board Member; Nina Janopaul, President of the Arlington County Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH); Christian Dorsey, community activist, political commentator & Pike resident.

For more information about this event or how to register please contact Mathilde Speier at 703-993-8926

On view through Friday, October 27, 2012

 THIS EXHIBITION AND EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY LIFE OF THE ARLINGTON CAMPUS AND SUCCESSION, AND CPDP'S SPONSOR, THE COLUMBIA PIKE REVITALIZATION ORGANIZATION. 
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Signs and signs of of business / Pike














Various businesses along Columbia Pike.

Mr. Buu; couple on the street

Mr. Buu, a native of Vietnam, is the friendly parking attendant at the Fillmore Center.

The other couple are folks who the photographer met walking on the Pike.



Photography by Lloyd Wolf