In case you have been living under a rock the past week – then you may have missed that at 41, Sara Blakely was named by Forbes magazine as the youngest female Billionaire.  Sara is the founder of Spanx.  I could not be more thrilled for her.  I first met Sara 10 years ago – when we were both featured in Georgia Trend magazines 20 under 40 selection.  She is one of those very special people who you know is going to do tremendously well.  She is very personable, caring and compassionate.  Another member of the class that year was then Atlanta Falcon Michael Vick. I certainly felt like the underachiever of the group!

A few years later, I had the opportunity to attend the launch party of Sara’s Foundation – she named the “Give a Damn” party.  It was a wonderful event in Atlanta which raised over $600,000 and provided 278 scholarships for young women in South Africa.  Jewel performed and Sir Richard Branson attended and gave each of us a copy of his book “Loosing my Virginity”.”    Sara also gave each of us one of her now famous Red Backpacks.  She considers it a good luck charm.  I seldom travel without it.  In the picture with Sara and I, she is holding a photograph I gave her of some of the Savannah Junior League members – which I was a member of and now am a sustainer.  Sara had donated proceeds from the sale of Spanx to Junior Leagues throughout the country – to support philanthropic issues for women.  It was great to get to thank her personally for her contributions to the Savannah Junior League.

Through the years, I have had the opportunity to meet and photograph some pretty amazing people.  It always excites me when I see one of them in the press being recognized for their continued success.  Sara is a wonderful role model for all women.  {Not to mention being the best thing that has happened to our butt’s since sliced bread!}
You should keep an eye on her…
This woman is going to continue to amaze us all!

Click here to watch this week ABC Person of the Week as they share Sara’s incredible story

Below is one of my favorite stories written this week about Sara by Ashley Bond from Chicago Now:

Motivation Monday: How Sara Blakely creator of Spanx has inspired me

By Ashley Bond, Monday at 2:29 pm

*Photo by Ben Baker/Redux for Forbes

It’s Motivation Monday and today were going to talk about Spanx.  Have you heard of it? If not you probably will when Sara Blakely founder of Spanx graces the March 26th cover of Forbes as one of this year’s billionaires.  At 41, Sara Blakely is the youngest female to be in the billionaire category for this year.

I sat and read the Forbes article of Sara Blakely and found myself inspired and motivated.  What inspired me most was not that she was a billionaire, but her drive and determination to start her company.  The fact that she thought her life was going in one direction and something changed it, is something I think most of us can relate to.  She talks about why she created Spanx, how much money she started with (much smaller than I ever thought), the tragedies that occurred in her life, people she looked up to in the business world and the little tidbit of why Spanx is spelled with an X instead of an S.

The fact that Sara Blakely put herself out there time and time again after being turned away multiple times is inspiring.  It made me think of this quote:

“Fear is what stops you…courage is what keeps you going” ~ Unknown

All of us have dreams and ideas and a lot of times we stop ourselves because we fear the outcome.  Maybe we’re scared to hear the word no, or scared someone is going to ridicule us or scared of truly believing we deserve the things we really want.  The fact of the matter is we should set aside the fear and go after what it is we want. Whether it’s fitness, business or personal related they are bound to positively effect all aspects of your life. Of course it may seem a little scary, but that’s kind of what makes the ride the adventurous one it is.  The ride you can look back and think, I’m so glad I didn’t do it any other way.  Who knows, maybe you’ll end up like Sara Blakely “on the cover of Forbes magazine” (yes, you must sing this line as you read it:)

Have a fun and fit day, Chicago

http://www.chicagonow.com/body-by-bond/2012/03/motivation-monday-how-sara-blakely-creator-of-spanx-has-inspired-me/

Edie Grace participated in her second pageant today and won 2nd place!  We are SO proud of her!  Congratulation to Emmie David, Little Miss Bulloch Academy, Saylor Callaway 1st runner up, Edie Grace 2nd runner up, Janna Beth Marsh, 3rd runner up and Victoria Maxwell – people’s choice.  Congratulations also to the Young Miss Bulloch Academy Ansley Conner, Liv Finley 1st runner up, Isabella Toms 2nd runner up and Rebecca Nessmith 3rd runner up.  All the girls were so beautiful!  So glad I was not the judging these girls – all of them were beautiful and did a wonderful job!  Special thanks to Lisa Lanier and the B.A. Juniors for sponsoring and coordinating the pageant.

Here is a short video from some of my favorite images from today’s pageant:

This Saturday, February 18th, Snooky’s restaurant will close forever.  Snooky’s has become a tradition for over four decades in the ‘Boro.  If you have lived in the ‘Boro, you have most certainly eaten at Snooky’s.   Snooky’s was thrust into the national spotlight – thanks to the arrival of Coach Erk Russell.  He loved to begin his day there and could be seen sitting around the famous round tables most everyday after his retirement.  I have put together a video celebrating and preserving the memories of Snooky’s.  Thanks to Bruce and Carol Yawn for all you have done for our families and community through Snooky’s.  Best of luck to you both in your retirement.

The Statesboro Herald published the list of the Best Businesses in the Boro today.  Lori is thrilled to be named the Best Photographer in the Boro again this year – thanks to you!  Not only do you agree that she is the best – you took your time to go online and vote for Lori and for that we are grateful!

Lori continues to win awards among her peers, other Master Photographers, in juried competitions throughout the country.  This helps validate Lori’s work as being the best of the best – among her photographer peers.  However, nothing is more humbling than to be recogonized among your friends and customers as the Best. 

The award is even more special this year to us, because of the explosion of people who have entered the photography business this past year.  It seems that everyone is a professional photographer today.  Even with all of these options you still recogonized Lori as the Best.

Lori, Edie Grace, our staff and I thank you for making the effort to select Lori again as the Best.

For those of you who have not experienced the “Lori Grice Difference” we hope you will book a session soon and give us the opportunity to win you over also.

After months of planning and working with our marketing team and designers we have officially launched our new website.  In focus groups and conversations with you – we learned that you wanted our site to have more IMAGES.  You LOVE seeing Lori’s amazing work so now you can see her work easier and quicker on the new site.  For those of you who have Apple devices like the IPAD or IPHONE you will be happy to know that our new site is Apple Friendly! 

Many of you told us you want more content and you want to read more about Lori’s artistic journey and personal life – we have also completely renovated our blog as part of this “remodeling” project so you can follow as much as you like.  We can’t wait to get your reviews. Please share your thoughts with us.  We hope the site inspires you and touches you.  Many of you will recognize your family or your friends or neighbors here. If you recognize someone on the site, please help us share with them our new site.

At the bottom of the home page you can now go directly to Lori’s Facebook page where you can “like” her, tag images and see more galleries of her work.  You can also join her on twitter and linked in through the homepage also.

The site will continue to be a work in progress as we add more content and images weekly so keep checking back.

Book a session soon and you might just be our next – new feature on the blog or website.

  I am not really sure where time is going – but today we started another year of adventure with Edie Grace.  She is so excited about 5th grade at Pinewood.  Mrs. Lord is her home room teacher and she changes classes six times through the day.  The new school uniforms looked so good and she got her first contacts a few days ago.  She took a break from them today – but she cannot wait to ditch the perfect Pink Edie Grace Glasses.

We began a First day tradition on her first Day to Pinewood in K5 – to take a picture of her and Dad at the bus.  It is so hard to believe how much she is changing and how TALL she is.

Hope all of you are getting back adjusted to school again.  We had a great summer – but we are looking forward to another great school year!

(A few years ago Edie Grace was chosen to be featured in a full page ad in Paula Deen’s magazine for the Vidalia Onion Committee.  After this ad ran – strangers would stop us and ask if she was the Vidalia Onion Girl.  They have continued to use her image in other marketing efforts through the years.  It has popped up again in this feature story for Delta In-Flight entertainment.  We are thrilled that they chose Edie Grace again for this.  Watch for her when you are flying Delta this summer.  If you are not flying soon – you can check the video out below.  Edie Grace is at :43 into the video. Thanks WB for always thinking of your friends!)

GEORGIA COMMODITIES FLYING THE FRIENDLY SKIES THIS SUMMER

Vidalia® Onions and Georgia Blueberries featured this May on over 17,000 Delta Airlines flights

Vidalia, GA.  April 18, 2011. Starting with Vidalia onions and Georgia Blueberries, Georgia commodities will fly high with Georgia-based Delta Airlines this summer. The produce pairing will appear on overhead and seatback monitors via the Delta Air Lines In-flight Entertainment Network the month of May, a key selling month for both. Then in June, Georgia Peaches and Georgia Watermelons will follow suit as part of the four-commodity marketing partnership.

“For several years, I and the other commodity group leaders have said that we need to pool our resources more often to spread the word about these delicious Georgia products,” said Wendy Brannen, Vidalia Onion Committee executive director. “What better way to showcase nationally our products than putting them in front of captive in-flight audiences.”

Vidalia onions and Georgia Blueberries, then Georgia Peaches and Georgia Watermelons, will be featured in 2-minute video spots that the commodity groups helped produce. The spots air during an estimated 17,375 Delta Air Lines flights, seen on overhead screens directly after the in-flight movie by more than 2.6 million passengers. They will also be an option on seatbacks as part of the Delta Lifestyle 365 show, which reaches an additional 1.5 million passengers per month. Delta’s Sky magazine and the Delta entertainment website will tout the commodities, as well.

The collaborative effort emerged through the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the “Georgia Grown” umbrella. “This Delta Air Lines alliance is the type of high profile exposure that we’re seeking for the ‘Georgia Grown’ brand,” said Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Within the inflight segment, Delta passengers will be given a web site to visit, www.gagrown.us, for more information.

The Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) was established in 1989 as Federal Marketing Order No. 955.  The order authorizes production research, marketing research and development, and marketing promotion programs.  The VOC administers the order locally and consists of eight producer members and their alternates and one public member and an alternate. More information about the Vidalia onion industry may be obtained at VidaliaOnion.org.

In 2009, the Georgia Department of Agriculture formed the Georgia Blueberry Commission to support research, education and promotion programs on behalf of the state’s growers. Georgia claims the longest season in the U.S. lasting from late April through the end of July to enjoy fresh Georgia Blueberries – our very own “Sweet Georgia Blues.” Visit GeorgiaBlueberries.org after May 1^st for more information and recipes.

Daily we get calls from consumers, who are duped by someone who they thought was a REAL PHOTOGRAPHER.  They tell us – they had a great website or facebook page.  However, what they quickly learned, is that they are a long way from being a pro.   I have a pretty nice bike – but I know that I am not Lance Armstrong.  I have a pretty fast car – but I am no Jeff Gordon.  I have a great set of Paula Deen Cookware and almost every cook book she has written and published – but nothing I cook comes close to a dish made by her.  Even if I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night – I still would not attempt to do many of the things some of these people posing as REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS are trying.

I know, everyone is a photographer now.  I have heard the stories – your neighbor, sister-in-law, your best friend, etc. are all just starting out in the photography business.  In fact, a quick internet search today, I discovered that nearly 50 photographers have web sites, etc. and are soliciting clients for photography services in Bulloch County.  The level of experience is quite varied, as is the pricing.  A quick check with the City, County and State, I discovered that only EIGHT photography studios have business licenses in Bulloch County.  City, County and State Governments operate from tax revenue.   This revenue primarily comes from BUSINESS and Homeowners.  If you do business with a business that is NOT legitimate – you are STEALING from yourself and your community!  The negative impact caused by supporting these type businesses effects every part of your life.  When School Teachers are being furloughed and have not received raises in years and our City Government had to fire our Police Chief and Fire Chief because they could not afford them – part of the reason is because you are choosing to do business with someone who is not operating legally.  Regardless of how pretty the web site is or the marketing material – or how close friends you are – this is a disservice to them and the community.  They are STEALING – plain and simple.

When I began my business over two decades ago – I established it as a BUSINESS.  Of course, taking pictures can be a lot of fun and a seemingly easy way to make a living.  The wonderful part about living in a capitalistic society – is that everyone has the opportunity to pursue their passion and dreams.  I would never want to damper that.  What I do want to do, is to bring to light the fact that PHOTOGRAPHY is a business for me and my peers.  This is not a fun hobby for us.  We feed or family, pay our healthcare, etc. from the profit we generate from our BUSINESS.

I have worked very hard to establish my brand and place in the market over the past 23 years.  Fortunately, I have not been impacted as greatly as many in our industry have been by people who are entering this profession and refusing to play by the same rule book as any other established business in our community.

Often, I am asked what constitutes a business.  Webster’s defines a business as such: “a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.:  As long as you are making widgets, taking pictures, etc. for your own enjoyment then that is a hobby.  You can give the widgets or photographs or digital files away for FREE – that is still a hobby.  But once you CHARGE for your SERVICE – then you are now a BUSINESS.  The game changes for you.  The expectations change in the market place.

You have the right to use whomever you want for any services, etc.  Please ask them if they are a legitimate business before you enter into a business relationship with them.  Zaxby’s could sell chicken a whole lot cheaper if they operated out of their house and did not have to play by any of the same rules of business that other businesses do.

What sort of message are you sending to your children and others if you choose to do business with a NON LEGITIMATE business – because it seems cheaper, etc.? 

Photographer: We may never see images like this again

George Tames

(Note: Scott Bryant is an award-winning photojournalist who has worked at the Statesboro Herald since 2007. The following piece offers his opinion and insight into why the current exhibit of presidential images by former New York Times photographer George Tames is so important and why we may never see their like again.)

      Interested in seeing honest, revealing photographs of your American president on the job? You know – candid, un-choreographed visual records which give us glimpses of the human being occupying the most powerful office in the world?
      If those kind of images might appeal to you, then run, as fast as you can, to the Averitt Center for the Arts in downtown Statesboro. Don’t delay, because this may be your last opportunity to see photographs like this.
      The Averitt Center’s main gallery is featuring an exhibit entitled "Private Presidential Pathways," displaying photographs by former New York Times photographer George Tames. While he covered many aspects of Washington, D.C., for nearly half-a-century, Tames developed a reputation for capturing unguarded, honest moments of presidents with his camera.
      What made Tames different were his instincts and persistence for finding something visually profound – his refusal to settle for the "herd" mentality that still often plagues news photography. Tames had an ability and desire to develop easy and informal access to powerful politicians, including – especially – the president.
      Since Tames’ death in 1994, both photography and politics have changed. The implementation of digital photography in reporting the news has accelerated the notion of being the first and the fastest, over all else. George Tames, on the other hand, emphasized thoroughness and familiarity to create his images. Tames was often the last to produce an image because he stayed later and shot longer than those clinging to the "herd."
      And politicians have learned a lesson – all too well. Image is everything.

Ronald Reagan
      It started, perhaps, with Ronald Reagan. Tames daughter, Stephanie (who lives here in Statesboro), told me Wednesday that her father got frustrated with Reagan, who first made his mark as an actor in Hollywood and was quite comfortable with the traditional method of producing moving pictures, whether film or video. Television producers, editors, and their ilk seemed all-to-willing to produce multiple takes and get things "right."
      Reagan was surprisingly uncomfortable with still photography, however. Once the photographer clicked the shutter, the record was made. Period. No re-takes. The image could be published. Or not. The president and his staff had no control over that.
      Stephanie Tames related a story about an image her father made of Reagan. It was an exercise in frustration. The newly-elected president invited photographers into the Oval Office. Tames wanted a picture of Reagan at work. Reagan simply wouldn’t stop posing. Tames stayed longer than every one else. Finally fed up, he started packing up his gear. That’s when the president picked up his papers and got back to work. And that’s when Tames was able to rattle off a frame or two to get the real picture.
      You can see that remarkable photo in the Averitt exhibit.
      Today, in 2011, getting even that picture is practically impossible. Not saying that most presidents haven’t been concerned with their image, but each one since Reagan has become exponentially more guarded, especially when it comes to photography.

Obama’s spin
      Much has been made of the news media’s alleged infatuation with Barack Obama. It’s been vilified by some. Parodied by others. However, I can tell you about one group of journalists that is not enamored with our sitting president – the pool of White House press photographers representing dozens of publications from all over the world.
      It’s ironic that a president who’s election platform included a commitment to government "transparency" has become so elusive to those assigned to cover him.
      The previous administration became frustratingly adept at limiting public appearances to simple, choreographed "photo ops" where photographers were typically allowed to make as many photographs as possible while walking between the entrance and exit of a room.
      I participated in one of these events when I worked in Savannah and the G-8 conference was held in Sea Island in 2004. I got the honor of waiting hours to photograph George W. Bush and Russia’s Vladimir Putin sitting in a small room in chairs next to each other. It was like a very short rock show with all the strobe lights going off as many photographers simply laid on their shutter releases until we were ushered (herded) out. The whole thing lasted about 20 seconds. Rattle rattle, here come the cattle.
      After promising greater "transparency," the present administration has gone so far as to eliminate even the cattle call photo op. Right from the start, the photographers assigned to covering the White House were excluded from the president’s first day in the Oval Office. From the controversial "do-over" oath of office. And a month later, from a historic meeting between the president and the Dalai Lama.

One photographer only
      In all these instances, the White House preferred, instead, to allow only Official White House photographer Pete Souza to witness these events with his camera, who’s images were subsequently distributed via the Flickr photo sharing web site.  The response from photo editors everywhere was immediate … information is "more valuable to the public if you know where it’s coming from."
      Michael Oreskes, Managing Editor for U.S. News, the Associated Press
      It’s clear that the White House staff saw this as an opportunity to take advantage of the Internet. To "democratize" the process of distributing photographs by allowing anyone to download these photos from Flickr rather than letting the wire services distribute pictures to subscribing news outlets. See for yourself: here’s a link to the Flickr White House photostream. That’s good, right?
      Well, it’s also clear this was seen as an opportunity to exert greater control over the image of the president. While the credibility of Pete Souza, a veteran news photographer and educator who also served as Ronald Reagan’s personal photographer in the White House during the 1980s, is widely-respected, wire services refused to distribute these photographs based primarily on two concerns: 1) this practice eliminates the potential diversity of images available to the public, and 2) the difficulty of determining the authenticity of an image not produced by someone on their staff.
      Even in a clearly controlled situation, each photographer makes decisions about how to compose their photographs. When to click the shutter. How to interpret what they witnessed. And each publication makes a choice about which photographs to publish.
      No more. What’s the harm, you say? Well, in an era where the authenticity of every digital photograph is in question, a multitude of photographers shooting the same event helps minimize the potential for deception. Photographers, or editors, or staffers in charge of publicity, are unlikely to manipulate, digitally or otherwise, photographs or situations for their own purposes if there are a multitude of images available from different sources.
      One of the core principles that makes the news media relevant and useful is its diversity of voices and points-of-view. Information often becomes credible when a consensus is produced from many independent sources. And this principle is just as true of photography as any other medium of communication.

Is this good?
      Ultimately, the question for you, the audience, is whether or not you are satisfied with our government representatives being the only source of visual information about themselves. I’m all for breaking with tradition as long as it serves a greater good. Are you being best served by this policy?
       Before you answer, though, please go see Tames’ photographs. They will be on display until June 15.
      He left us with lasting images of our presidents. Ones that really stick in our minds, individually and collectively.
       Tames’ photographs are ones that tell us something of the human beings who occupied the office of the President of the United States – their emotions. Their personal style. Their egos. Their strengths. And sometimes their frailties.
      Why are these images so important? Why am I telling you to run – as fast as you can – to see them?
      Because we may never see their like again.

Averitt Center exhibit focuses on the remarkable work of George Tames

Statesboro resident Stephanie Tames is the daughter of New York Times photographer George Tames, who made many iconic photographs while covering the White House for the New York Times.

By AL HACKLE Special to the Herald

    George Tames walked into the White House with a 10th grade education, an ego that set him equal to every occasion, a camera and an eye for telling a story.
    Working more than 40 years as a Washington, D.C., photographer for the New York Times, Tames photographed 10 presidents, who allowed him access to private moments as well as official encounters. A selection of the images is now on display at the Averitt Center for the Arts. The “Private Presidential Pathways” exhibit opened Friday and will remain through June 15.
    Tames’ best known photograph, taken of President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office in 1961, was later entitled "The Loneliest Job in the World." Martin Sheen, as fictional President Josiah Bartlett, mimicked Kennedy’s stance for the opening sequence of "The West Wing," bracing himself on a table top with his back to the camera.
    Nearly as famous is Tames’ 1957 sequence of four shots of Lyndon Johnson, then Senate majority leader, talking to Sen. Theodore F. Green. Using his Texas stature and moving in very close, Johnson leaned forward and progressively forced the much shorter Greene to lean backward. As this series, entitled "The Johnson Treatment" demonstrates, Tames also covered Congress and knew some presidents before they were presidents.
    "George was different," said Jim Mones, director of photo archives for the New York Times. "He was a jokester, big on gossip, telling stories, a great  laugh. He would be the life of the party, and he became friends with these senators who became presidents. They all knew him and loved him, and George was able to get up close with people, the politicians, especially the presidents."
    Mones did not know Tames personally, having arrived at the Times about a year after his 1986 retirement, which was greeted with a legendary series of 14 retirement parties. But Mones first learned of Tames’ legacy while working in the newsroom, and later in filling archival requests for photos, as well as orders placed by photographers, politicians and history buffs.
    For example, the Times online store sells a framed copy of "The Johnson Treatment" for $395.
Eye for history
    Besides his personal touch, Tames had an eye for history in the making, said Mones, who further researched the man he says set "the gold standard for political photography." Mones spoke about Tames before traveling to Statesboro to take part in Friday’s grand opening of the exhibition.
    "Whether it was a visit of Churchill or Khrushchev or the ‘Dream’ civil rights march, George had a sense of history, that this is going to be big, and he had a tendency to get closer to an event and would size up a situation about where he needed to be," Mones said.
    Getting close to history was both a few small steps and one giant one for Tames. The eldest of six children of Greek immigrant parents, Tames grew up during the Great Depression in a poor neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Literally at the base of Capitol Hill, the homes in the area have long since been demolished to make room for government structures such as the Hubert H. Humphrey Building.
    Tames dropped out of school to help support  the family, and in the late 1930s took a job as an office boy in the Washington office of Time Inc. (later Time-Life), publisher of Time and Life magazines.
    Statesboro resident Stephanie Tames relates that her father learned the basics of photography at Time-Life while helping in the dark room and carrying equipment for the established photographers.

New York Times
    In the mid 1940s, he went over to the New York Times and remained to photograph every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush.
    Stephanie grew up in a household where family pictures were mostly tucked away in boxes, while her father’s photos of presidents covered the walls.
    "There were so many pictures up at our house that growing up I thought I was a Kennedy," she jokes.
    But their father’s career made life interesting for the five Tames children.
     "It was really exciting having a father who had this kind of access," Stephanie said. "There were several times when he needed to make sure that there were lots of kids in a picture at the White House, and so we would get to go and stand in the crowd and be in the picture."
    Tames’ political inclinations are not hard to guess. His parents thanked Roosevelt’s policies for their family’s survival during the Depression, and young George arrived at the White House in time to meet and photograph FDR.
    "I would have to say that he probably leaned more Democratic than Republican, but he loved politicians and so it did not matter at all to him," Stephanie said. "He just loved the whole political process and really admired people who led the country and who went into politics."
    For years, her father would go directly from their home to the Capitol each morning and eat breakfast at a press table in the Senate dining room, greeting senators as they came in. But he also knew the elevator operators and the people who worked the subway.

‘Eye on Washington’
    The title of Tames’s book, "Eye on Washington: The Presidents Who’ve Known Me," published by HarperCollins in 1990, displays as much humor as ego. But his daughter observes that he was "no shrinking violet," and no less an authority on assertiveness than President Johnson affirmed it. Johnson autographed a picture of himself, "To George Tames, who taught me everything I know about modesty."
    That gem remains in Stephanie’s possession, but 27 of Tames’ photos, plus a selection of his many New York Times Magazine Sunday covers shots in miniature, are now on display at the Averitt Center. Her late mother donated some of his photographs to the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, but the Averitt now has a larger Tames collection.
    Stephanie, a freelance writer and artist, is writing a book about her father with the working title "One Man Show." She guided the selection of photos for the exhibition, which is sponsored by Lori Grice Photography and Dr. Larry Hubbard. The Averitt Center’s main gallery in is open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    "I’m really just thrilled to be able to share it with the Statesboro community and surrounding area and I’m hoping too that the Averitt Center can use it to go to other galleries and museums," Stephanie said.
    Any revenue, she added, will go to benefit the arts center.
    Averitt Center officials confirmed that they are seeking to make Private Presidential Pathways a traveling exhibit.
    "We’re putting together marketing packages now and looking at communities that have arts councils, particularly in Georgia, but we’re also looking at the regional market, mostly in the Southeast," said interim gallery coordinator Sheila Stewart-Leach.
    They are also testing the interest in places frequented by presidents, such as military bases and FDR’s Little White House at Warm Springs.