\nJoin us art collector and curator Doug McC raw for an immersive gallery walk through &ldquo\;Selma Is Now\,&rdquo\; a powerful exhibition presented in partnership with Broward Cultural Divisi on and on display at AARLCC through June 27\, 2026.
\nThis compellin g collection commemorates one of the most defining moments in American his tory through the lens of photojournalist James &ldquo\;Spider&rdquo\; Mart in. At just twenty-five years old\, Martin documented the 1965 voting righ ts demonstrations in Selma\, Alabama&mdash\;from the harrowing events of & ldquo\;Bloody Sunday&rdquo\; to the triumphant march to Montgomery. His st riking images\, widely circulated by national media\, exposed the brutal r eality faced by peaceful protesters and helped galvanize public support fo r the Voting Rights Act.
\nSixty years later\, &ldquo\;Selma Is Now& rdquo\; presents a newly restored selection of Martin&rsquo\;s photographs \, originally premiered at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in February 2025. Drawn from the Spider Martin Photographic Archive at the Briscoe Cen ter for American History at the University of Texas\, these images offer a deeply human perspective on courage\, resilience\, and the enduring strug gle for justice.
\nThis gallery walk invites reflection on the lasti ng impact of the Selma marches and their significance for American democra cy. Don&rsquo\;t miss this opportunity to experience history through the e yes of a photographer who helped change it.
\nDoug McCraw is an entr epreneur and art collector. \; He co-founded IMX3\, a company building virtual reality platforms for museums\, galleries\, private collections\, and art projects and also FATVillage Metaverse\, an artist community in v irtual reality. \; Doug has been involved in recent art exhibitions in cluding "Thornton Dial I Too Am Alabama" at AEIVA UAB in Birmingham\, "Myt hs\, Secrets\, Lies\, and Truths" at the Boca Raton Museum of Art\, \; and "Selma Is Now" Spider Martin Photographs at EJI and \; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery and now at NAAM in Seattle\, WA. \; \; He is a co-founder and developer of FATVillage\, a city designated arts district in the Fort Lauderdale city center that grew into a communi ty of artists\, galleries\, theatres\, and artist studios. \; \; H e is also a co-founder of Art + Light + Space Studios with partners Peter Symons\, Leah Brown\, and Lutz Hofbauer. Doug is a graduate of the Univers ity of Alabama\, Tuscaloosa\, and remains active with board work on the ca mpus.
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