About The Festival
William Klein, New York, NY, USA, 1955 -EOMS 4th edition
The 10th Edition has new ended.
The 11th Edition will launch on Saturday May 31, 2025
It will be dedicated to the Seven Year Residency Program:
Eyes on Wilson
Press Release
International Outdoor Street Photography Festival ✓
Indoor Photography Exhibitions ✓
Youth Photography Program ✓
Public Lecture Series ✓
Free activities✓
Festival Theme: Main Street, a Crossroad of Cultures
-Main Exhibition is Outdoor over ¾ mile
The tenth edition of Eyes on Main Street, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival will launch on May 31, 2025 in historic downtown Wilson, NC. For 100 days, 100 photographs will be display on 100 storefront windows, walls and buildings, spanning nine city blocks. Following Barnes Street, then Lodge Street and Nash Street, our city center will be transformed into a vibrant gallery of large-scale photographs. The outdoor exhibition, curated by Jerome De Perlinghi, features the work of 68 photographers from 18 countries who were all past resident photographers from 2017 to 2024. Among the artists included in this 11th edition are: Dave Jordano, Judith Rodriguez, Olivier Metzger, Andrea Torrei, Peter Bialobrzeski, Ximena Echague, Jérôme Bonnet, Meg Hewitt, Rodrigo Paredes, Grace Ekpu and Rémy Artiges.
-Visit Eyes on Main Street permanent indoor gallery The American Center for Photographer (ACP)
The American Center for Photographers (ACP) is located in a purposely designed gallery space in the heart of the City of Wilson North Carolina. Building on the successes of Eyes on Main Street Inc. ten years of international photography festival activities, the ACP’s core goal is to celebrate established photo practitioners and elevate the profiles of emerging photographers. The ACP presents monthly photography exhibitions showcasing work from within the USA and beyond. Coupled with the exhibition programming will be education workshops, forums and other photocentric events that will grow public awareness of photographic image makers and generate networks between photographers throughout the world. Partnering with the Eyes on Main Street Inc. photographer in residency initiative, the ACP gallery will house an annually rotational portfolio collection that features works by USA and International photographers.
The American Center for Photographers, ACP, at Whirligig Station, 230 Goldsboro Street S, Wilson, NC 27893
-Eyes on Wilson (the indoor gallery), the new exhibition will open on May 31, 2025; inside ACP
68residents photographers who worked in Wilson from September 2017 to April 2024 will be featured in a group's exhibition.
The exhibition will be an overview of the 7 years of the program. Photographers from around the world came to Wilson, NC, USA, each for one month to photograph all segments of our community. The results are very impressive, roughly 400 photographs will be on display.
Andrea Ratto, Wilson, NC, USA, October 2023
To access the American Center for Photographers website: Click Here
-Education Program
-Peter Fitzpatrick, our former Education Director and Professor at the School of Fine and Performing Arts of Columbia College Chicago, started the education program in 2016. Since then, he has supervised and conducted several youth photography workshops in partnership with local after-school groups: S.A.Y., the YMCA, The Spot, ENCSD to name a few. Overall, many other organizations have participated in our yearly program, involving over 500 children. The Diane Dammeyer Initiative and Canon USA generously support these workshops through the years.
-Public Lecture Series: featuring photographers discussing their ideas and techniques.
The full program will be announced in the spring of 2024 in the Events section.
-Adult Photography Workshops: Brings the opportunity to work with and mentored by renowned photographers on projects in the City of Wilson.
Festival Head Quarters
ACP, 230 Goldsboro Street S, Wilson, NC 27893
Festival Creative Team
Jerome De Perlinghi, Artistic Director/Curator
Peters Bernard, Graphic Designer & Artist
Dave Matthews, Technical Director
The American Center for Photographers
Carmen Bartlett, Gallery Operation Manager
Jeidy Cruz, Gallery Assistant
Contact Details
Eyesonmainstreetinc@gmail.com
Phone: 1-708-271-3042
For more information, visit us online: www.eyesonmainstreetwilson.com
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Board Members
John Bethune, Dale Bryce, Mehmet, Demirci, Martin Evans (Board President), Kim S. Joy, Scott Magoon, Stephanie Pridgen, Will Robl, Ginger Updegrave
Mailing Address
Eyes on Main Street, INC; 210 Moss Street, Wilson, NC 27893, USA
Eyes on Main Street is a large outdoor and indoor photography festival in Wilson, North Carolina. We are a Non-Profit Organization and donations are tax deductible as stipulated by the IRS.