DSC students, alumni donate inspiring photo exhibit to Vince Carter Sanctuary

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2015) - When the Vince Carter Sanctuary in Bunnell hosts its

fall reception on Tuesday, Nov. 10, invited guests and supporters will be treated to one of the more sublime tools used to help sanctuary clients in crisis and recovery, thanks to Daytona State College’s Southeast Center for Photographic Studies.

Photo students, faculty and alumni have donated 37 images to the sanctuary. They include sweeping landscapes, children at play and other superlative vignettes of life, love and nature.

The images will be displayed as part of a permanent exhibit, called Positive Exposure, at the treatment and rehab facility located at 301 Justice Lane in Bunnell.

“There is much research available regarding the power of photography in terms of healing and inspiration,” said Dan Biferie, who chairs DSC’s photography program. “We wanted to create an exhibit for the clients at Vince Carter that is inspirational, uplifting and healing. We hope this permanent display will be the beginning of many opportunities to work with the sanctuary.”

Biferie put out a call to photography program students and alumni after being approached about the project by local businesswoman Jill Simpkins, who serves on the boards of Stewart-Marchman-Act, the Volusia County Medical Alliance and Daytona State’s Center for Women and Men. “We put the call out and gave them the spirit behind the exhibit,” Biferie said, “and what they turned out is a beautiful, eclectic display of images depicting life and nature at its finest. We are very proud of our students and alumni, and we hope their work will have a meaningful influence on sanctuary clients.”

The Vince Carter Sanctuary is home to Flagler County’s Crisis Triage and Treatment Unit, which serves people referred by law enforcement who are experiencing behavioral health issues, and Project WARM, a long-term residential treatment program for women who are pregnant, post-partum or parenting young children.

The Southeast Center for Photographic Studies is a partnership between the photography programs at Daytona State College and the University of Central Florida, as well as Daytona State’s acclaimed Southeast Museum of Photography.

The Nov. 10 reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. To learn more about the Vince Carter Sanctuary, call (386) 254-1136. For details about the exhibit or the Daytona State photography program, call Biferie at (386) 506-3581.

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