[Durham INC] Fw: [dukepark] This Sunday: Community Portrait of Durham!
RW Pickle
randy at 27beverly.com
Thu Sep 30 01:28:10 EDT 2010
Not to pop anyone's bubble, but has this fellow ever visited Duke Park to
notice all of the trees and lack of much open space? If it's an aerial
shot, you won't be able to see the people for the tree canopy. Plus, if we
spread this info and 2000 (or more) people show up, where in the world
does anyone think they'll park? It's a nice idea (like the photo the
community did for Google), but it doesn't seem very well thought out...
RWP
> Dear friends & neighbors,
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> Remember when your mom used to pack you in the station wagon to go down
> Sears and get your family portrait taken by Olin Mills? Well, now you
> have the chance to re-live your family portrait experience in a much
> bigger, funkier way by being part of the Community Portrait of Durham!
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> Durhamites from all zip codes are invited to gather at noon on Sun., Oct.
> 3, to form a human collage in Durham Central Park. An aerial photograph
> will be taken of participants, who will arrange into the form of the
> Durham city flag for a fun and funky community portrait. The photograph
> will be revealed at the upcoming Durham Arts Council exhibit, People You
> May Know: Contemporary Portraits, opening October 8th.
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> And there will be a big ol' community party during the event to boot, so
> come on out and have some FUN on Sunday! More details are below.
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> Sent by: Durham Arts Council
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> Residents to gather Oct. 3 for Durham community
> portrait-taken from the sky!
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> Participants will use bodies, art, found objects to
> represent city flag
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> MEDIA RELEASE
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> Durham Community Portrait illustration by
> V.C. Rogers. Click image to visit Community
> Portrait of Durham blog.
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Chinchar, organizer
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> A Community Portrait of Durham
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> Phone: 919.696.5430
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> e-mail: cchinchar at gmail.com
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> Durham, N.C. - Durhamites from all zip codes are
> invited to gather at noon on Sun., Oct. 3, to form
> a human collage in Durham Central Park. An aerial
> photograph will be taken of participants, who will
> arrange into the form of the Durham city flag for
> a fun and funky community portrait. The photograph
> will be revealed at the upcoming Durham Arts
> Council exhibit, People You May Know: Contemporary
> Portraits, opening Oct. 8.
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> The event, which is free, is designed to capture
> the faces and spirits of those who make up this
> vibrant and diverse city. It also will bring
> awareness to the newly launched capital
> fundraising campaign for The Scrap Exchange, a
> community creative re-use center that has provided
> materials, programming and services to Durham for
> nearly 20 years. In its life, The Scrap Exchange
> has inspired thousands of children and adults to
> find new applications for reusable materials while
> diverting resources from landfills.
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> A Community Portrait of Durham is a collaborative
> effort Durham volunteers and The Scrap Exchange
> and the Durham Arts Council. The photo will be
> followed by a celebration hosted by Bull City
> Forward, a downtown nonprofit organization in
> support of local social enterprise. Families are
> invited to bring their lounge chairs, picnics,
> hula hoops, Frisbees, games and good cheer for
> this "leave-no-trace" neighborhood party.
> Participants are kindly asked to take home
> everything they bring into the park. The goal of
> the party is to celebrate our collaborative energy
> while generating minimal waste.
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> The event would not be possible without the
> generosity of: The Scrap Exchange, the Durham Arts
> Council, Bull City Forward, Center Studio
> Architecture, Urban Durham Realty, Bull City Arts
> Collaborative, 307 Knox Records, The Groove
> Productions, SeeSaw Studio, Durham Central Park,
> Duke University Interfraternity Council, Durham
> Parks and Recreation, Liberty Arts, Bull Durham
> Custom Trailers, Durham Community Media, Sunbelt
> Rentals, Spee Dee Que Instant Printing, Through
> This Lens gallery, Good Work, JRuth, the
> Independent Weekly and artists Bryant Holsenbeck,
> V.C. Rogers and Jeremy M. Lange.
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> All media are invited to attend the event, which
> runs from noon to 4 p.m. The aerial photo will be
> taken about 1 p.m. For safety and liability
> reasons, media outlets will not be allowed access
> the platform for aerial photos. The final aerial
> portrait will be revealed at the Durham Arts
> Council exhibit.
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> For more information about A Community Portrait of
> Durham, visit our Facebook page (Search "A
> Community Portrait of Durham"), find us on Twitter
> @DurhamPortrait, see our blog at
> acommunitypod.blogspot.com or contact Chris
> Chinchar at cchinchar at gmail.com or 919.696.5430.
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> For more information about People You May Know:
> Contemporary Portraits, contact Barclay McConnell
> at bmcconnell at durhamarts.org, or visit
> www.durhamarts.org.
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> ABOUT THE SCRAP EXCHANGE
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> The Scrap Exchange is a 20-year-old nonprofit
> organization whose mission is to promote
> creativity, environmental awareness, and community
> through reuse. The organization houses a 13,000
> square-foot creative reuse center in Durham, N.C.
> which includes a retail store, artist marketplace,
> Green Gallery, workshop and party room, traveling
> creative hands-on art service, and collection and
> dissemination of materials that would have gone
> directly to the landfill. Serving over 250,000
> people annually on site and offsite, the
> organization strives to provide valuable resources
> to communities for educational, environmental and
> creative purposes. For more information visit our
> website at www.scrapexchange.org
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> ABOUT THE DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL
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> The Durham Arts Council is a private nonprofit
> dedicated to supporting the arts in Durham and the
> entire Triangle Region in North Carolina and has
> served the community since 1954. Each year DAC
> serves over 300,000 visitors and program
> participants, over 600 artists, and more than 60
> arts organizations through classes, artist
> residencies, exhibits, festivals, grants programs,
> technical support, arts advocacy and information
> services. By supporting the Durham Arts Council,
> you help DAC fulfill its mission of promoting
> excellence in and access to the creation,
> experience and active support of the arts for all
> the people of our community. For more information
> call 919.560.ARTS or visit our website at
> www.durhamarts.org.
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