[Durham INC] [dukepark] This Sunday: Community Portrait of Durham! forget that last message...
RW Pickle
randy at 27beverly.com
Thu Sep 30 01:32:49 EDT 2010
There were 2 emails about this from Mike. One did not have all the text
with it. I just read it to see if they were the same and the other one
says it's in Central Park. Still not a great deal of open space for a
whole bunch of folks (but generally more parking if you use the lot behind
the Farmers Market Pavillion and the deck a block away...
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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