Scott Lapham

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| name = Scott Lapham

| known_for = photography, sculpture

| website = https://scottlaphamprojects.format.com/

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Scott Lapham is an artist, activist and photojournalist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island. He was described as a "longtime pillar of the AS220 universe" by the The Phoenix (newspaper).

Raised in Massachusetts,Lapham is an alum of the Rhode Island School of Design. Lapham, as a resident, employee and staff member and teacher was the founder of the Photographic Memory program at AS220.<ref>MILLER, G. WAYNE. "THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE A SERIES - Life, one click at a time." Providence Journal (RI), 1 ed., sec. projoRhodeIsland, 20 Sept. 2010, p. A1. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1524232DC4385A50. Accessed 17 Dec. 2019.</ref> His work has been featured in the NetWorks Rhode Island art series, Providence Preservation Society's Most Endangered Properties program and Slater Mill.<ref>Siclen, Bill Van. "Art Scene - A gritty look at Rhode Island's past." Providence Journal (RI), All ed., sec. Lifebeat/Weekend, 12 June 2008, pp. E-05. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/152425D833A494C0. Accessed 17 Dec. 2019.</ref>

Lapham is the founder and director of the youth program One Gun Gone. He created the program following the deaths of four of his teenage students by gun violence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rimonthly.com/artist-scott-lapham-talks-one-gun-gone/|title=Artist Scott Lapham Talks One Gun Gone|date=2019-06-10|website=Rhode Island Monthly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref>

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