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Johnston, Allison & Hord is a proud sponsor of the Corapeake exhibit at the Levine Museum of the New South.

In 1995, multi-media artist Kendall Messick took a trip with his best friend to Corapeake, a small isolated town located just inside the North Carolina line from Virginia and along the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp. His original intent was to simply photograph his friend's aging relatives. But after spending time in the town and with the people, Messick realized there were powerful stories "unique and fundamentally representative of small town life all over the South." The result of his seven-year endeavor: an inspiring documentary film and powerful exhibit that presents the rich cultural and personal history of Corapeake through photographs, stories and artifacts. According to Messick, "Corapeake is about love and loss and hope and faith. It explores the nature of memory in that it is about what is remembered as much as what is forgotten."

Corapeake opens at Levine Museum July 10, 2008 and will be on display through December 28, 2008. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Museum will be presenting related programming for youth and adults.

For additional information, see:
http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/exhibits/detail/?ExhibitId=91

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