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Artist talk with Olivia Grace Elmore photographer behind “Getting To and Through”
Presenters: Olivia Grace Elmore
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Artist talks at Photoville Festival 2025 were made possible in partnership with PhotoWings and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment.
Artist talk with Olivia Grace Elmore photographer behind “Getting To and Through”
Olivia Grace Elmore is an 18-year-old multimedia artist and photographer. They grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to East Harlem when they were 12. During that time, they began to explore their identity. This was a struggle for them, but through this struggle with coming to terms with themselves, they found photography. Through photography, they explore their own emotions and the emotions of those around them to put into images what people struggle to put into words. They find peace in doing handmade collaged portraits to dig deeper into our minds and our emotions, to find true understanding of one’s self.
The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment’s mission is to support and strengthen New York City’s creative economy and make it accessible to all. In 2019, the creative industries accounted for more than 500,000 local jobs and have an economic impact of $150 billion annually. MOME comprises five divisions: the Film Office, which coordinates on location production throughout the five boroughs; NYC Media, the city’s official broadcast network and production group; the Office of Nightlife, which supports the city’s nighttime economy; the Press Credentials Office, which issues press cards; and Programs and Initiatives to advance industry and workforce development across NYC’s creative sectors.
Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.
In pursuit of its mission, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.
By activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, we join the cause of nurturing a new lens of representation.
Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship, and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities.
For more information about Photoville visit, www.photoville.com
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