Dennos Museum to feature Ken Scott photography
From staff reports
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present an exhibition by photographer Ken Scott, Sept. 21-Oct. 26. The exhibition is being presented in collaboration with the Leelanau Conservancy.
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Leelanau Conservancy commissioned landscape photographer Ken Scott to take pictures of the natural areas and farm land it has preserved on the Leelanau peninsula. Scott, self-taught, has been photographing nature for more than 20 years.
“His delight and amazement in his subject are contagious,” said Barbara Krause, exhibition curator at the Leelanau Conservancy. “Ken is fully attuned to his surroundings and exercising great patience, he waits for the perfect moment and then captures the unique qualities of the place. Each of the photographs selected for the exhibition invites viewers to look closely, engage their senses, and, like the photographer, savor their experience.”
The exhibition will consist of a selection of framed works by Scott as well as a digital presentation of additional photographs from the commissioned work on a flat screen in the gallery.
For more information on Ken Scott visit KenScottPhotography.com.
The Dennos education department is planning two programs in association with the exhibition:
A Conversation with Ken Scott
Thursday, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m. Free with paid admission to the Museum
Join Dennos Curator of Education, Jason Dake, and photographer Ken Scott as they discuss the exhibition, Leelanau Conservancy Legacy, through the Lens of Ken Scott. Using the photographs and related materials as a backdrop, this informal conversation will shed light on Scott’s process while focusing on the images, not the technical jargon.
Sunday with the Leelanau Conservancy
Sunday, Oct. 19, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Free with paid admission to the Museum
Visitors of all ages will enjoy an interactive tour of the Ken Scott photography exhibition with Leelanau Conservancy executive director Brian Price. Learn about the Conservancy’s mission and the land it protects.
This exhibition is made possible at the Dennos with support from the Leelanau Conservancy, The Camera Shop, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Endowment Fund.
The Dennos Museum Center is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m. and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and free to museum members. For more information on the Museum and its programs, visit DennosMuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1410 College Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
