Through the Glass Nightly: Photographs by Cara Lee Wade

Through the Glass Nightly: Photographs by Cara Lee Wade
May 14– August 22, 2010

 Cara Lee Wade received her MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2004 and is currently Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging at the University of Saint Francis.

Artist Statement about the evocative works in Through the Glass Nightly:

 I worked as a bartender during my college years on the cabaret floor of one of the premier gay clubs in the south, Club One Jefferson.  After some time I was invited to work on the third floor, “The Showbar”, a coveted station.  Around this time I took my first Photography class and began photographing these amazing people. 

Many times throughout the years I have felt a little like Alice in the Looking Glass.  Things seemed, at first glance, as one would expect…but when you looked a little closer…things were just a little bit different.  This body of work is a retrospective of over ten years of working with this unique, courageous and beautiful group of entertainers.  It explores the behind the scenes, the backstage and the ‘show’ itself.

I consider myself so privileged to have been allowed inside their world.