The American Festivals Project!
Opening Reception: Friday, January 8, 6-8pm
The American Festivals Project unearths the hidden, and at times bizarre, festivals and competitions of America’s small towns. Don’t miss the upcoming exhibition at The Bridge PAI opening on January 8.
Over the course of 13 months in 2008 and 2009, Charlottesville photographers Ross McDermott and Andrew Owen crisscrossed the country to attend events like the Machine Gun Shootout in Kentucky, the International Water Tasting Championships in West Virginia, the Rainbow Gathering in New Mexico, and the Middle of Nowhere Festival in Nebraska.
They traveled more than 40,000 miles, often riding in a diesel truck powered by waste vegetable oil, and sleeping in a 1960s camper. The American Festivals Project was funded partially through a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant.
