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South Carolina – the project is free for all participants. With event hosts such as Redux Contemporary Art Center, the Charleston Area Senior Center, the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry and the City of Charleston’s Parks and Recreation Department, we have attracted a vibrant, varied crowd of participants. Our partnership with Be a Mentor has also helped this project reach schoolchildren, as those volunteers bring the project to their mentoring opportunities at local schools. With the feedback I’ve received thus far, I’m excited to see where the project will lead. While the Charleston Self-Portrait Project isn’t your typical graduate research project, it’s the perfect combination of
arts management and public administration, and has already provided me with a wealth of hands-on learning opportunities. And perhaps it will provide some credence to the selfies that have taken over our social media and our culture – because, let’s face it, selfies aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. – Nancy Cooper is a graduate student in the College’s Master of Public Administration Program. For details, event calendar and portrait gallery, visit charlestonselfportraitproject.com, or follow the project on Facebook and Instagram (@chs_selfportrait).
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