Through Different Eyes: The Faces of Poverty in Virginia is a large-scale effort to capture through visual images the lives of those in our society who are most invisible. The project intends to educate the public through art about the lives of low-income families and individuals in the Commonwealth. These families share many qualities that are universal including triumphs and tragedies, pleasure and sorrow, pride and pain, sacrifice and excess, courage and fear, love and anger, spirituality and thoughtlessness.

This juried photography project began its statewide tour in October 2005 in Richmond, Virginia. The exhibit features the work of 15 artists and approximately 50 images. During its first two week run, hundreds of individuals, art enthusiasts, students, and church groups took the opportunity to view the show. The Virginia Museum will tour the exhibit through its statewide education programs for the next two years. It is currently being shown in Kilmarnock by the Rappahannock Art League, and will remain there throughout the month of January 2007.

Leaders from the arts, government, the legal community, and educators join a prestigious committee supporting our program. Please contact the VPLC if you are interested in having the exhibit come to your community.