At a time when many art galleries are closed because of COVID-19, the Purple People Bridge has become an outdoor art exhibit this summer, displaying photographs from 20 young artists who are students at Holmes Middle and High School in Covington, Gray Middle School in Union, and interns from the NKY MakerSpace at the Ignite Institute in Kenton County.
The students are participants in i.imagine, a photography-based education nonprofit that provides after-school programs, summer camps, and special community-driven projects for students in grades 6 through 12.
“We teach kids how to be great photographers – technically and artistically – and tell their stories through their photographs as a form of self-expression,” said Shannon Eggleston, founder and executive director of i.imagine. “We want every photo they take and display to have a story behind it and for…
