LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Astoria Bank and LaGuardia Community College have unveiled
a new student photography exhibit at Astoria Bank's new
Long Island City Branch at 26-26
Jackson Avenue (at Purves St.). Members of the public are welcome
to visit the branch to view the exhibit, titled "LIC Past, Present
& Future," exploring the evolution of the vibrant neighborhood
of Long Island City
("LIC").
At an opening reception held recently at the branch, more than a
dozen student photographers from LaGuardia Community College were
joined by friends, family, professors and administrators, as well
as members of the local business community who admired the
students' work.
The exhibit, which runs through April
2017, celebrates LIC's history as a hub of industrial design
and manufacturing, its present day as a rapidly-developing
neighborhood, and predictions of what its future may look like.
LaGuardia's commercial photography students were asked to canvas
the neighborhood to capture its energy, community and markers of
cultural significance. It was curated by LaGuardia Community
College Photography Program Director Scott
Sternbach and his team.
The exhibit's theme is especially meaningful for Astoria Bank, a full-service community bank
which was established in Long Island
City well over a century ago, in 1888, as well as for
LaGuardia Community College, which has been a prominent institution
in LIC since 1971.
"Giving our students an opportunity to showcase their work in a
well-trafficked local business is enormously meaningful for our
photography students," said LaGuardia Community College President
Gail O. Mellow. "This gives them a taste of life as a working
photographer, and provides valuable learning about all it takes to
curate and execute a photography exhibit from start to finish.
We're enormously grateful to Astoria
Bank for supporting our students in this way."
In recent months, Astoria Bank
has partnered with LaGuardia Community College to fund a
scholarship program for students pursuing associate's degrees in
commercial photography, and is also providing financial literacy
workshops to help LaGuardia students better manage their personal
finances now and into the future.
"We are dedicated to making a difference in the Long Island City community and are proud of
the wonderful partnership we have with LaGuardia Community College.
Their students are passionate about developing their skills and
careers, and we're excited to showcase their work in our branch for
the community to enjoy," said Astoria
Bank Executive Vice President Brian
Edwards.
The public is welcome to visit the exhibit during the bank's
convenient operating hours, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
About Astoria Financial Corporation
Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE: AF), with assets of
$14.8 billion, is the holding company
for Astoria Bank. Established in 1888, Astoria Bank, with deposits in New York totaling $8.9
billion, is the second largest thrift depository in
New York and provides its retail
and business customers and local communities it serves with quality
financial products and services through 88 convenient banking
branch locations, a business banking office in Manhattan, and multiple delivery channels,
including its flexible mobile banking app. Astoria Bank commands a significant deposit
market share in the attractive Long
Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding
that of 38 individual states. Astoria
Bank originates multi-family and commercial real estate
loans, primarily on rent controlled and rent stabilized apartment
buildings, located in New York
City and the surrounding metropolitan area and originates
residential mortgage loans through its banking and loan production
offices in New York, a broker
network in four states, primarily along the East Coast, and
correspondent relationships covering 13 states and the District of Columbia.
About the Commercial Photography program at LaGuardia
Community College
LaGuardia is the only two-year institution in the City University of New York (CUNY) to offer an
Associate in Applied Sciences degree in Photography. Students in
the Commercial Photography program, administered by the Humanities
Department, use professional photographic equipment and facilities,
such as a state of the art black & white and color darkroom,
shooting studios and digital imaging facility. Photography courses
are taught by faculty members who are currently working in the
field and are exhibiting artists, enabling students to gain
experience from all over the photographic and arts spectrum in this
quickly changing industry. Visit
www.laguardia.edu/commercial-photography/ to learn more.
About LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia Community College located in Long Island City, Queens, was founded in 1971 as a bold
experiment in opening the doors of higher education to all, and we
proudly carry forward that legacy today. LaGuardia educates
students through over 50 degree, certificate and continuing
education programs, providing an inspiring place for students to
achieve their dreams. Upon graduation, LaGuardia students' lives
are transformed as family income increases 17%, and students
transfer to four-year colleges at three times the national average.
Part of the City University of New York
(CUNY), LaGuardia is a nationally recognized leader among community
colleges for boundary-breaking success educating underserved
students. At LaGuardia we imagine new ideas, create new curriculum
and pioneer programs to make our community and our country
stronger. Visit www.laguardia.edu to learn more.
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