Complete Battery Source has recently donated enough batteries to energize Detroit's Focus Hope's afterschool photography program. The call came in to the Detroit Branch of Complete Battery Source, that the program was shifting gears to black and white film photography when it was discovered that all of the film camera batteries were dead and their was no money in the budget for replacement. Complete Battery was able to get the batteries into the hands of Focus Hope so their program could continue on schedule.
Focus Hope's Excel Photography Program is a 9-month after-school program that offers a safe haven in the critical after-school hours for 28 Detroit teens and provides them with instruction in the technical and aesthetic aspects of 35mm digital photography and an introduction to the foundations of black and white film photography. In addition to the after-school component, the teens participate in occasional weekend field trips to introduce them to local cultural institutions, regional events, and different tri-county communities outside of their daily lives. Excel’s format incorporates a project-based curriculum with leadership skill-building tools to help develop the youth into well-rounded, confident, and productive adults. Students receive individualized instruction via mentor-led teams which accommodates each student’s strengths and weaknesses, and fosters positive relationships between young people and caring adults.
Excel culminates with a reception and a photography exhibit featuring students’ work coupled with their artist statements at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) the evening of Wednesday May 23. All donors who generously contribute to the Excel Photography Program will be included in the exhibit’s Donor Panel; this exhibit and accompanying panel will be on display at MOCAD through their summer season and viewed by many hundreds of visitors.
To learn more about the Focus: HOPE Excel Photography Program please click here: http://www.focushope.edu/page.aspx?content_id=143&content_type=level3 .
