Jason Lee's Galveston | Book Signing and Artist's Talk

2328 Broadway Avenue J,Galveston TX 77550

18 September, 2021

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JOIN THE NOTED PHOTOGRAPHER AND ACTOR FOR A DISCUSSION ON HIS NEW PUBLICATION OF GALVESTON PHOTOS Your ticket includes pre-purchase of the book and ensures you a signed copy, available for pick up at the event. ********** PLEASE NOTE | FOLLOWING CDC RECOMMENDATIONS, MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING. COMPLIMENTARY MASKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE ONE. ********** In celebration of Galveston Historical Foundation’s 150th anniversary, a special book signing and talk by photographer, actor, and skateboarder Jason Lee will be held at the 1859 Ashton Villa. Complimentary wine, craft beer, and water will be available. Published by Galveston Historical Foundation and Film Photographic, Galveston is limited to 2,500 copies and features 100 4×5 and 35mm color and black-and-white film photographs made on the island in November 2020. “As our world struggled through the tragic pandemic in 2020, GHF conceived of a project to capture the historic barrier island where we live. We sought contemporary imagery that left uncensored who we are and what we look like at this extraordinary time and invited a critical observer set behind a camera lens to capture us, the good and bad, and to make his mark on our historical timeline,” states Dwayne Jones, Galveston Historical Foundation’s Executive Director. “GHF toasts to Jason Lee and his band of visionaries for adding another layer of history. Join us as we celebrate GHF at 150 years of challenges and accomplishments and all the many who encouraged, supported, and led us to where we are today. We invite each of you to find your place in our history through Jason’s beautiful landscape of images. - Dwayne Jones, GHF Executive Director” ********** ABOUT JASON LEE | A native of Southern California, Jason Lee is a film photographer, actor, producer, and director. Having established a successful career as a professional skateboarder during skateboarding’s pivotal late 80s and early 90s period, Lee would go on to pursue acting in 1994, which would lead to working in film, television, and voiceover, and with such directors as Kevin Smith, Cameron Crowe, Lawrence Kasdan, and Rebecca Miller. Despite retiring from skateboarding in 1995, Lee continued co-managing Stereo Skateboards with co-founder and former professional skateboarder Chris Pastras. In 2017, the two longtime friends celebrated the company’s 25-year-anniversary. In 2002, Lee developed a passion for photography and dedicated himself to pursuing the medium as a creative profession. His photographic works have since been featured in multiple group, and solo exhibitions, magazines, and books, with 2018’s A PLAIN VIEW representing the debut publication for Film Photographic, the Instagram film community gallery and photography book publisher Lee founded in 2015. In June 2019, Lee hosted OK: Jason Lee Photographs at Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his first-ever solo museum exhibition. The exhibition showcased a selection of color and black-and-white film photographs made throughout Oklahoma during six months in 2018 and presented through December 2019. A book of selected works from the set will be released at a later date. In December 2020, UK publisher Stanley/Barker released IN THE GOLD DUST RUSH, a 112-page book featuring a selection of Lee’s previously unpublished American black-and-white film photographs spanning 2008 to 2020. ABOUT GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION | GHF was formed as the Galveston Historical Society in 1871 and merged with a new organization formed in 1954 as a non-profit entity devoted to historic preservation and history in Galveston County. Over the last sixty years, GHF has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation, coastal resiliency, and stewardship of historic properties. GHF embraces a broader vision of history and architecture that encompasses advancements in environmental and natural sciences and their intersection with historic buildings and coastal life and conceives of history as an engaging story of individual lives and experiences on Galveston Island from the 19th century to the present day. Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) was formed as the Galveston Historical Society in 1871 and reincorporated in 1954 as a non-profit organization devoted to historic preservation and history in Galveston County. Over the last 60 years, GHF has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation, coastal resiliency and stewardship of historic properties. GHF embraces a broader vision of history and architecture that encompasses advancements in environmental and natural sciences and their intersection with historic buildings and coastal life, and conceives of history as an engaging story of individual lives and experiences on Galveston Island from the 19th century to the present day.