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Clyde Butcher Opening Night Reception & Cultural Alliance ’22 Season Launch Celebration
Multi-Award-Winning National Photographer Clyde Butcher Opens St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Season
St. Lucie Cultural Alliance partners with Florida Aquatic Preserve Society, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center to showcase the art of Florida’s favorite Photographer Clyde Butcher Multi-Award-Winning National Photographer Clyde Butcher Opens St. Lucie
Fort Pierce, FL – On October 1, 2021, St. Lucie Cultural Alliance opens its 2021-2022 season with the legendary landscape photographer Clyde Butcher. The Clyde Butcher’s show, Living Waters and the Florida Landscape Exhibition, opening night reception takes place on October 1, 2021, from 5:30 to 8 PM. Attendees will enjoy a gallery filled with 29 of Butcher’s large-format breathtaking photographs, live music, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar.
The Living Waters and the Florida Landscape is a traveling exhibition by the Aquatic Preserve Society. Butcher, a longtime, devoted supporter of environmental causes, donated the 29 photographs to the Aquatic Preserve Program in 2000. This well-anticipated stop of the moving gallery is made possible through a collaborative effort with the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance, the Aquatic Preserve Society, the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves, and the Friends of Spoil Islands.
Butcher, who has an exceptional career in photography, won state and national awards, is a self-taught photographer with a degree in architecture, known for his remarkable black and white landscape photographs. He composes his work throughout the United States and helps the public experience scenes out of reach and untouched. Butcher has been called the next Ansel Adams by Popular Photography magazine, awarded as a humanitarian for acting for the betterment of his community, and recognized as a conservationist for bringing issues to the forefront of public consciousness through his art.
Pictures – left, Clyde Butcher (www.happeningsmagazine.net) and right, Red Shouldered Hawk 2003 Big Cypress Gallery (www.clydebutcher.com)
This exhibition is a part of St. Lucie County’s and Cultural Alliance’s commitment to preserving and conserving the county’s diverse and breathtaking natural wonders. St. Lucie has over 20,000 acres of nature preserves, 21 miles of pristine beaches, as well as the Indian River Lagoon – the nation’s most biologically diverse estuary.
Butcher’s exhibition is part of the MIDFLORIDA Event Center’s presentation of the Florida Humanities Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit. Both opening night ceremonies will be at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Pl., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952.
The Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibition opening night is on October 30, 2021, from 5 to 7 PM. The exhibit dives into water–an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically.
Butcher’s fans will get the opportunity for a meet and greet, photo op, photo/book signing with the notable photographer at the Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibit opening night. Please note, for anyone interested in meeting Clyde Butcher, a face mask is required.
Pictures – left, Clyde Butcher (www.happeningsmagazine.net) and right, Red Shouldered Hawk 2003 Big Cypress Gallery (www.clydebutcher.com)
The joining forces of these two environmentally conscious exhibitions bring awareness through the arts to the beauty of our surroundings, the dangers facing natural resources, the City of Port St. Lucie’s conservation efforts, and ways for the public to get involved. The exhibitions will be on display and open to the public on Monday – Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM through December 23, 2021.
Anyone planning to attend the events may learn more at www.artstlucie.org/event/clyde-butcher. Reservation is not required but strongly encouraged to meet social distancing recommendations: www.bit.ly/meet-clyde-butcher.
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About St. Lucie Cultural Alliance
St. Lucie Cultural Alliance (SLCA) is a professional organization representing the arts and cultural sector in St. Lucie County. SLCA’s mission is to better position the arts and cultural division as a significant contributor to the vibrancy and educational and economic wellbeing of St. Lucie County. SLCA is a proud partner of The City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, St. Lucie County Tourism Division, and Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County.
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