Together we can end homelessness in Wellington

Together we can end homelessness in Wellington
The DCM 50th birthday photography exhibition

50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Photospace Gallery
1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington

13 - 28 September, 2019

Opening 5:00pm-7:00pm Friday 13 September
The exhibition will be officially opened by Mayor Justin Lester at 6pm

The Downtown Community Ministry (DCM) has been working in the city of Wellington since 1969 to “focus on the needs of, and to help empower, those marginalised in the city” (quotation from DCM official constitution). In 2019 DCM will celebrate 50 years of working with the most marginalised people in Wellington. DCM has also adopted the by-line “Together we can end homelessness in Wellington” and to mark their 50 year milestone, the exhibition together we can end homelessness in Wellington will be a curated selection of 50 images by different photographers of what “together we can end homelessness in Wellington” looks like.

50 photographers with wide-ranging backgrounds and expertise will each contribute one photograph to mark each year of DCM’s community contribution. The photographers include academics, professional and artists. The exhibition selection will be curated by Senior Lecturer and Photographer Helen Mitchell from Massey University, Photographer and Educator John Williams, Photographer and Curator James Gilberd, and Michelle Scott from DCM.