The Gail Project Exhibition – An Okinawan-American Dialogue at the Sesnon Gallery, Porter College

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:00-7:00 pm
Exhibition run dates:
Thu, Oct 5, 2017 to Sat, Dec 2, 2017

Weekly events every Wednesday 6-8pm.

Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday November 23- 27

The Gail Project is a collaborative, international public history project that explores the founding years of the American military occupation of Okinawa. The project is inspired by a collection of photos taken in Okinawa in 1952 by an American Army Captain: Charles Eugene Gail. The photos were generously donated to Special Collections at McHenry Library by Charles’ daughter, Geri Gail, and have since been made available for student research. Our team of faculty, staff, and undergraduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are developing a traveling exhibition of Gail’s photographs with an accompanying digital archive that is comprised of the photos, key texts and documents, and oral histories from both America and Okinawa. We believe that using the photographs as a lens through which to view this crucial time is relevant to populations throughout Okinawa, Japan, the United States and the entire Pacific region, and we aim to establish a dialogue by shedding light on both historical and contemporary issues.

The project emphasizes hands-on research and creation by undergraduate students and as an innovative platform for new educational methods that encourage the use of multimedia, social media, archival research and travel.

The Gail Project is directed by Professor Alan Christy of the Department of History at UC Santa Cruz and curated by Shelby Graham of the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery at Porter College, UC Santa Cruz.

Gallery hours:
(through the academic year)

Tuesday – Saturday, 12–5 p.m.

Wednesday 12-8 p.m.

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