LETTERS READ: Letters of Regret

Wednesday, September 13
6:30 pm
Antenna Gallery
3718 Saint Claude Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70117.

celebrates the visual form of human rejection, giving public voice to those words that can be most difficult to write or read.

Admission is free and open to the public.

This evening features regrets from the personal correspondence of:

Bob Snead
Bart Everson
Rosalie Smith
Christopher Louis Romaguera
Kate Mason
Asiyah DeGruy
Adrienne Breaux
Nancy Sharon Collins
DJ Boyd
Julia Evans
Sara Jacobelli
Barbara Hammond (read by Ryn Wilson)
Rob Hudak

Regrets will be hosted by Chris Kaminstein, co-Artistic Director of Goat in the Road Productions, accompanied by Rob Hudak and his 1940s Gibson acoustic guitar.

During the evening we will also celebrate the release of the new book by Antenna’s Press Street Press, entitled Letters featuring the personal correspondence of Barbara Hammond to her niece, New Orleans based photographer Ryn Wilson. The book pairs the letters with Wilson’s photos of the era.

Transcription of the photo-montage above for LETTERS READ: Regrets:
“Patricia[,] 
I am on my way to California[.] 
Lyle 
[P.S.] I have no ideas as to what to say.”