New exhibit at Asheville Museum of History showcases the photography of Andrea Clark

“The Photography of Andrea Clark: Remembering Asheville’s East End Community” opens Saturday, Sept. 21, documenting life in the historically African American East End neighborhood before and during urban renewal.

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More photographic prints will be shown in February.

Andrea Clark, “Valley Street Neighborhood,” ca. 1970, Courtesy of Andrea Clark Collection, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, North Carolina

Beginning Saturday, Sept. 21, a new exhibit from acclaimed local photographer Andrea Clark will open at the Asheville Museum of History. “The Photography of Andrea Clark: Remembering Asheville’s East End Community” includes 35 photographic prints and essays about urban renewal in downtown Asheville.

Clark’s photography captures Asheville’s historically African American East End neighborhood from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, documenting life before and during urban renewal, which razed the neighborhood and displaced residents.

A section will be dedicated to Clark’s grandfather, James Vester Miller, a master brick mason and contractor who built many important public and commercial buildings. The first part of the exhibit will run through February, when new prints from the series will be introduced.

This Friday, Sept. 20, join a ticketed Exhibit Preview Party, supporting the free programming on Saturday, Sept. 21’s Community Day. The opening will feature a panel discussion with Clark and other East End residents, lectures on urban renewal, live music, and kids’ workshops.

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