The Vanishing Farmstead

The Vanishing Farmstead - weekends of May 26th and June 2nd

The Camera's Eye, an association of exhibiting photographers based in Connecticut's Northwest Hills, is mounting their second exhibition, "The Vanishing Farmstead," at the historic, 1756, Isaac Camp Farmhouse on the Macricostas preserve of Steep Rock Association (Washington Land Trust).

The exhibition will be open from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M. over two weekends: May 26th, 27th, and 28th and June 2nd and 3rd. There will be an informal reception at the Isaac Camp Farmhouse at 12 P.M. on May 26th.

Inspired by the vanishing heritage of farming in Connecticut's Northwest Hills, founding members Melissa Cherniske, Emery Roth, Brad Smith, and Karin Smith will be joined by Charlie Taylor and other friends of Steep Rock association who have sought out old barns, fields and farm implements from throughout the region as the basis of a series of images that captures that heritage. Their photos will be displayed in the old Camp farmhouse, once the heart of an active farming operation and brickworks that stretched along Bee Brook and across Meeker Swamp.

The Isaac Camp House and the Macricostas Preserve are located at 124 Christian Street, Washington, Connecticut, off of Route 202. Signs on Rt. 202 will point the way.

View the exhibition, see inside the unrestored Isaac Camp Farmhouse and be inspired by a walk in the Macricostas Preserve.

Photographs will be for sale. 40% of profit after expenses will be donated to Steep Rock Reservation.