Thank you so much to everyone who attended our opening reception for our Workshop exhibition for our “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library​ 's Little Underground Gallery.

“Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” is a photography and oral history workshop of the cultural significance of mom-and-pop stores in the borough of Manhattan and the impact they have on the pulse, life, and texture of their communities. There were  two separate 2-session workshops held at the Neighborhood Preservation Center in the East Village culminating in an exhibition of each participant’s work at The Little Underground Gallery at the Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village from August 1 – October 1, 2018. The workshops taught how photography and oral history can be tools for public awareness and advocacy. Participants learned to create their own powerful photographs of neighborhood storefronts as well as record oral histories with shop owners, which communicate artistically and are insightful and moving. Taught by acclaimed photographers and best-selling authors Karla Murray and James Murray.

Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. LMCC.net

Done in partnership with the Neighborhood Preservation Center.

Photos from last night's opening:

Workshop participant @Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen with his photographs.

Workshop participant @Bonnie Tse with her photographs. 

Workshop participant Dee Guerreros with her photographs.

Thank you Economy Candy for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success! 

Talar of Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop. Thank you Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success! 

Thank you Joe Coffee Company for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success!

Workshop participant Jonathan Turner with his photographs.

Jim Korn and his wife of Kaufman's Army & Navy. Thank you Kaufman's Army & Navy for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success! 

Workshop participant Jen Parra (& Michael Ursone Films) with her photographs.

Workshop participant Michael Ursone Films with his photographs. 

Thank you Murray's Cheese for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success!

Thank you See's Candies for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success!

Thank you Veniero's for your generous support and helping to make our opening of “Capturing the Faces and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts” at Jefferson Market Library last night a great success!

Workshop participant Yanis Carreto with her photographs of E. Rossi & Co. along with E. Rossi family member.