Table of Contents: Portraits and Stories of Hunger and Resilience

Piper Memorial Wing
January 16 - April 4, 2010

This multi-media exhibition is a documentary of voices, stories and portraits that explores the lives of those who have experienced hunger.

Photographer Michael Nye has spent the past four years traveling and interviewing people of all ages and backgrounds, capturing their spirits through personal stories and their portraits through photography. Nye spent several days with each subject, documenting the complex fabric of their lives.

Table of Contents presents the stories and portraits of 50 individuals, all of whom have been profoundly affected by hunger.

Table of Contents: Portraits and Stories of Hunger and Resilience is generously supported by the Saint Susie Charitable Foundation, an Anonymous Donor, and the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs.

This exhibition is included free with museum admission.

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Programming

Artist Talk in the Gallery by Michael Nye
Sunday, March 21, 2 p.m.
Join artist Michael Nye for an in-depth discussion of the creative process and a behind-the-scenes tour of the exhibition. Included with museum admission.

A panel discussion including: Dr. Walter Calvo, Worden School of Social Service, Our Lady of the Lake University; Celia Hagert, Center for Public Policy Priorities; Jeremy Everett, Director of the Texas Hunger Initiative.

Last year, 49 million Americans lacked consistent access to adequate food; hunger in this country is of epidemic proportions. Join with a panel of community and social service providers and public health specialists to discuss how we can address the growing problem of food insecurity in San Antonio. Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Table of Contents: Portraits and Stories of Hunger and Resilience. Admission is $5 for museum members and students; and $10 for adults. Admission is free to all Lone Star Card holders.

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Hunger to Hope: Poems and Prose About Hunger
Sunday, March 28, 2 p.m.

Held in conjunction with the current exhibit, Table of Contents: Portraits and Stories of Hunger and Resilience, and in honor of National Poetry Month, local poets and writers will read from their own works—as well as the works of other poets, essayists and activists—about hunger and individual and community responses to the problem. Bring canned goods to be donated to the San Antonio Food Bank. Included with museum admission.

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Participating poets and writers:
Jim LaVilla-Havelin
Mobi Warren
Naomi Nye
Alejandro Sifuentes
Andrew Thornton
Marian Aitches
Olga Samples Davis

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