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RYKA Iron Girl #1 Columbia Triathlon 2007
Centennial Lake Park, Ellicott City, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2007 All Rights Reserved


Great Good Afternoon

http://www.irongirl.com/

So my son and I are just back from the RYKA Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon 2007 at Centennial Lake Park in Ellicott City, Maryland. This year we hovered around the finish line and I must say everyone "breaking that tape" had a big smile on their face and look so relaxed after the 6:45 am start.

With the .62 mile swim---- 7.5 mile bike ----3.4 mile run no matter the shape, size, age, skill of the racers.....we loved hearing those sweet sweet words uttered by the finish-line race attendants as the participants crossed the line "Congratulations You're an Iron Girl Now!"

I was inspired myself just viewing from the sidelines!!!

More on this blog regarding the RYKA Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon 2007 forthcoming....................Denee

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RYKA Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon 2007
Centennial Lake Park, Ellicott City, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2007 All Rights Reserved



RYKA Iron Girl #3 Columbia Triathlon 2007
Centennial Lake Park, Ellicott City, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2007 All Rights Reserved



RYKA Iron Girl # 2 Columbia Triathlon 2007
Centennial Lake Park, Ellicott City, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2007 All Rights Reserved



RYKA Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon 2007.............It's going on in the am, today, in this moment. Stop by and Enjoy!

http://www.irongirl.com/ @ Centennial Lake Park in Ellicott City, Maryland

----------------------------------------------------------------Denee

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"It is my hope that this approach will allow the art of photography to be seen not as a special case, peripheral to the larger story of the medium's broad concerns and instrumental functions, but rather, and simply, as that work that embodies the clearest, most eloquent expression of photography's historic and continuing search for a renewed and vital identity."

John Szarkowski
American
(1925-2007)


Photography Until Now
Copyright 1989 by The Museum of Modern Art, New York

page 9

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Great Summer Days Great Summer Fun

Howard County Fair http://www.howardcountyfair.com/

I'll be working in the Howard County Tourism Booth http://www.visithowardcounty.com with the Howard County Arts Council http://www.hocoarts.org/ tomorrow afternoon at the Howard County Fair in West Friendship, Maryland.

Come on by...............................Denee

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Enhance the Quality of Your Life Today!

Buy art especially photo-based art for creativity, skill, accessibility, uniqueness, beauty, informality, formality, entertainment, commentary, documentary, versatility, complexity, simplicity, familiarity, transcendance, obscurity, longevity, vision, endurance.......................

Be Happy Today........It's Priceless. Tomorrow will be here soon enough.

Denee

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Take Note...........Art whether it is in your home or workplace enhances the quality of your life!

Denee

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Blackberries, Summer, Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2001
All Rights Reserved



Today in my backyard bushels of ripened blackberries.......I think I'll eat some right now........Yum!==================Denee

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Pond, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1995-2003
Washington, DC
c Denee Barr 2003
All Rights Reserved


Medium: Silver Gelatin Print and Mixed Media








Lilies, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1995-2003
Washington, DC
c Denee Barr 2003
All Rights Reserved


Medium: Silver Gelatin Print and Mixed Media


One day I happened to notice the sign off of the Baltimore/Washington Parkway for the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens www.nps.gov/kepa while driving down the road and so on one hot, steamy July 1995 day in Washington, DC I decided to explore this inner city tropical paradise. My mother and my daughter who was a toddler at the time were with me on this photo shoot.

http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/


I find art in our everyday.....................Denee

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Artscape 2007
Baltimore, Maryland

Premier Visual and Performing Arts Festival

Don't Miss It!
www.artscape.org

July 20th, July 21st, July 22nd


Life......Art.......Fun

Denee

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"To Market" c Egbert "Clem" Evans

SOLD"Can't see the leaves for the...." c Chris Schallhorn

No Boundaries Art Enables....http://www.hocoarts.org/

Howard County Center for the Arts

June 29 - August 10, 2007

Going Beyond Expectations!

Warm Summer Regards, Denee

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"Evening Blues"

Karen Norman

1st Place Award

"Canyon Vista"

Irene Sylvester

2nd Place Award

"Moonlight at Monet's"

Debra Halpin

Honorable Mention Award

"Yorkshire Dawn"

Linda S. Chester

Honorable Mention Award

"Blue Coat"

David Churchill

3rd Place Award


Current Exhibitions
Howard County Center for the Arts

http://www.hocoarts.org/




Art that reaches beyond boundaries============Denee



Note: All exhibitions and opening receptions are free and open to the public.

Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 12-4pm


Baltimore Watercolor Society
June 29 - August 10, 2007

Gallery I

Featuring artwork by: Joyce Bell, Linda S. Chester, David Churchill, Chris Dodd, Diane Gibson, Sharon Green, Debra Halprin, Brenda Will Kidera, Yolanda Koh, Stephanie Lyon, Bernard McGibbon, Karen Norman, Zina Andresini Poliszuk, April Rimpo, Kay Sandler, Rhoda Seiden, Kathleen Stumpfel, Irene Sylvester, Alice Webb, Mick Williams, Bill Wilson, Lois Wolford

Juror: Joan Bevelaqua
Opening Reception: July 13, 2007, 6-8:00pm


No Boundaries & Art Enables
June 29 - August 10, 2007

Gallery II

Art Enables is a Washington DC based arts-and-enterprise program for adults with developmental and/or mental disabilities. The No Boundaries program is a partnership between Howard County Recreation and Parks Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusion Servies and the Howard County Arts Council. The exhibit features work by youth and adults with developmental disabilities.

Opening Reception: July 13, 2007, 6-8:00pm


The following groups will also be on hand to distribute information and give live demonstrations during the July 13th reception:

Baltimore Watercolor Society
50+ Players
Chesapeake Woodturners
Baltimore Bead Society
Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland
Showtime Singers
HoCoPoLitSo

Hope to see you there!

Future & Past Exhibitions

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Oak Creek Canyon, Study #2, Arizona
c Denee Barr 1991
All Rights Reserved

Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (Infrared Film)


Early portfolio from the collection of Denee Barr

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Oak Creek Canyon, Study #1, Arizona
c Denee Barr 1991
All Rights Reserved


Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (Infrared Film)


Early portfolio in the collection of Denee Barr

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Grand Canyon, Study #2, Arizona
c Denee Barr 1991
All Rights Reserved

Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (Infrared Film)



Early portfolio from the collection of Denee Barr

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Grand Canyon, South Rim, Study #3, Arizona
c Denee Barr 1991
All Rights Reserved

Medium: Silver Gelatin Print (Infrared Film)



Early portfolio from the collection of Denee Barr

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Enfoco.........Photography + Culture

http://www.enfoco.org/


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Attention All Artists


Go Out and Check the Local Art Scene Before You Plan Any More Exhibitions

http://www.dcartnews.blogspot.com/ + Check Blogs Listed

http://www.bmoreart.blogspot.com/


Check the Blogs.........Do Your Homework.


Denee

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You're Invited

Landscape and Nature: A View From Maryland

Celebrate 25 years of the Sister State relationship between Maryland and the Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan with an opening art reception and exhibit featuring the works of 44 Maryland artists. View paintings, drawings, and photographs of suburban environments, rural country activities, edgy cityscapes, and nautical scenes, inspired by Maryland landscapes. This event is FREE and open to the public. This exquisite exhibition will eventually tour to the Kanagawa Earth Plaza for Global Citizenship.

"Landscape & Nature: A View From Maryland" exhibiting artists include the following: Mary Arthur, Denee Barr, Karen Birch, Larry Chappelear, Donald Cook, Richard Dana, Kevin D. Augustine, David Driskell, Aline Feldman, Steven Fiscus, Peggy Fox, Kathryn Freeman, Inga Frick, Stephanie Garmey, Ken Giardini, Joshua Greer, Ronnie Haber, Steven Hay, Matt Hyleck, Edda Jakab, Susan Johnson, Chevelle Makeba Moore Jones, Jeanne Keck, Patrice Kehoe, Jinshul Kim, Philip Koch, Perna Krick, Dan Kuhne, Eugene Leake, Ralph McGuire, Raoul Middleman, Tom Nakashima, Susan Due Pearcy, Jan Razauskas, Beverly Ress, Charles Ritchie, Michael Rogovsky, Nancy Sheinman, Joe Shepherd, Tony Shore, Elzbieta Sikorksa, Laura Vernon Russell, William Willis, Edward Winter, Sharon Wolpoff

Curated by Sigrid Trumpy

When

Opening Reception
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
5 PM - 7:30 PM
RSVP Online

Exhibit Dates
July 10 - September 9, 2007
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM Daily

Where

Arts Program Gallery
UMUC Inn and Conference Center, Lower Level
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, Maryland 20783

eventsandarts@umuc.edu

This exhibit is the result of a partnership among the state of Maryland, the Maryland Sister States Program, and the Japanese Prefecture of Kanagawa. Learn more about the Sister States Program

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Think Big

Go Beyond Expectations..................Denee

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Fruit in Bowl, Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2003
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Fruit Bowl on Table With Chair, Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2003
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Paul Outerbridge
American
1896-1958


To appreciate photography one must disassociate it from other forms of art expression. Instead of holding a preconceived idea of art, founded upon painting (painting is cited because, in general, the word "art" seems to be somewhat synonymous with painting), it must be considered as a distinct medium of expression, and one must first of all realize that it is a medium capable of doing certain things which can be accomplished in no other way. No one condemns architecture because it does not look like a painting or a painting because it is not done in stone.

Of those who say that photography is too mechanical to produce works of art---and this category includes many otherwise competent art critics--it may be safely said that such an attitude denotes a lack of knowledge. The camera and the various apparatus and materials used in photography are, after all, merely tools, as are the paints, brushes, and chisels of other arts. And the result is bounded, not by the limitations of the tools, but by those of the man.

If the test of artistic worth is that an object be the means of aesthetic enjoyment, who will deny that through photography such objects may be and have been created?


Photography Speaks II: 70 Photographers On Their Art
by Brooks Johnson
Aperture/The Chrysler Museum of Art 1995
Norfolk, Virginia

page 70

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Happiness and the Mind




The Happiness of Your Life Depends Upon The Quality of Your Thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius

Happiness Does Not Depend on Outward Things, But On The Way We See Them.
Leo Tolstoy




From Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct
by P.M. Forni 2002
St. Martin's Press
New York

page 15

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40 Great Years and More!

The Columbia Foundation, in collaboration with The Artist’s Gallery, The Columbia Archives and LakeSide Coffee and Café, hosts “40 Great Years and More!”, an exhibit of works by local photographer Denee Barr and visual artist Alice Webb in the Foundation office at the American Cities Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle in Columbia, Maryland. The opening reception will be held Friday, June 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is part of The Columbia Festival of the Arts’ “Artworks” at LakeFest. Denee Barr is the recipient of a 2003 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award Grant for artistic excellence in photography. She studied film, painting, printmaking and papermaking at the University of Maryland and frequently combines these media to create photo-based works. Alice Webb works in watercolors, oils and etching and teaches watercolor painting in her Ellicott City home. Her artistry has been featured on the cover of the Baltimore Sun “Hometown Guides” for the local Maryland counties. “40 Great Years and More!” features the artists’ mixed media photographs, watercolors, etchings and giclee prints of landscapes throughout Howard County. Begun in conjunction with the Columbia Festival of the Arts’ LakeFest, the exhibit will be open from 10:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday for the remainder of the year. Founded in 1969, the Columbia Foundation has awarded nearly $9 million in grants to Howard County nonprofit organizations delivering human service, arts and cultural, educational and civic programs. Money for the grant programs comes primarily from income generated by the Foundation’s endowment supported by over 200 funds established by Howard County businesses, families and individuals. For more information on The Columbia Foundation, visit www.columbiafoundation.org or call 410-730-7840.

Make Art Work.............Enjoy!

Denee

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JAMES BACKAS GALLERY: Landscape & Nature: A View From Maryland

on exhibit through June 22.

Landscape & Nature: A View From Maryland This exhibit is part of the cultural exchange between the State of Maryland and Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which is celebrating their 25th year in the Sister States Program.

The exhibit was assembled by Project Curator, Sigrid Trumpy, and includes a broad range of talent and interpretations, from abstract to realism, of Maryland’s diverse urban and rural landscapes.

Many of the 44 artists represented have been award recipients of Maryland State Arts Council. Others were selected from the public art collections of University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, Maryland. All artwork was created over the past 25 years – a curatorial guideline to emphasize the 25th Anniversary of the Sister State program and compliment the original art exchange that occurred at that time.

www.msac.org

Celebrate the Arts and The Maryland State Arts Council in Baltimore, Maryland!

Denee

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http://www.visithowardcounty.com/


Make Art a Lifestyle!

Denee

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www.columbia40.com


Columbia's 40th Birthday.......Check out the festivities!
The People The Place The Experience
1967-2007

Celebrate the day---------------------------------Denee

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Trees and Leaves, Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2002
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Denee Barr Photographs Columbia, Maryland 1997-2006:
A Mini-Retrospective

June 8, 2007 - December 28, 2007
Unique Photos by Denee Barr

The Columbia Foundation
Town Center @ Lake Kittamaquandi
American City Building
10227 Wincopin Circle
Columbia, Maryland 21044

This exhibition is the first installment in an ongoing art series at the Columbia Foundation in downtown Columbia, Maryland.

Opening Reception:
Friday, June 8, 2007
5:30pm - 7:30pm
www.columbiafoundation.org
(410) 730-7840


Celebrate the Arts....Columbia Festival of the Arts 2007
www.columbiafestival.com

Enjoy the day....Celebrate Columbia's 40th Birthday 2007
www.columbiabirthday.com

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New City Upon A Hill
A History of Columbia, Maryland
by Joseph Rocco Mitchell and David L. Stebenne

paperback 224 pages
published by The History Press
March 31, 2007


Celebrate the day.......................Denee

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Photos Courtesy of Howard County Center for the Arts

Gallery I and Gallery II

From Within These Walls......
and Susan Wertheimer David & Martha Oatway

Howard County Resident Artists:

Andrei Trach

Art Landerman

Carolyn Cates

David Zuccarini

Diana Marta

Ginger Peloquin

James Adkins

Jamie Travers

Joan Bevelaqua

Leora Smith

Mary Jo Tydlacka

Nichole Hickey

Pat Baker

Thomasine Spore

May 4 - June 15, 2007

www.hocoarts.org

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Howard County Center for the Arts
8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-ARTS (2787)
www.hocoarts.org
TDD: 711

Gallery Hours:
MON-FRI 10am-8pm, SAT 10am-4pm, SUN 12-4pm

Current Exhibiton:

Within these walls . . .

Howard County Center for the Arts
Annual Resident Artists' Exhibition

+ Susan Wertheimer David &
Martha Oatway

+ open artists studios: 7-8pm (06/14/07)
performances: 8pm (06/14/07)
featuring Chesapeake Shakespeare
Company, Columbia Orchestra and
Howard County Ballet

May 4 - June 15, 2007
Reception: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Free and Open to the Public
Note: The performance opens at 7:45pm and is limited to the first 100 guests.
(seating capacity)

Make the Arts a Priority......Art Everyday
.................................Make Arts a Lifestyle

Denee

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Page 2 The Kent Island Bay Times May 23, 2007


Bay calendar

Art East
May 29

Artists of the Upper Shore meet the last Tuesday of the month at 9:30 am at the B&B Restaurant in Chester, to network, socialize, support and advocate for the arts. Artists of all medium are invited. Guest: Denee Barr, award winning photographer/artist, will stress how to succeed in your profession.


Yesterday, I enjoyed presenting my photo-based artwork and talking to artist members of Art East Group based in Kent Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Maureen Bannon of The Bannon Studio and Gallery (www.bannonfineart.com), Stevensville, Maryland arranged for me to speak and here is the outline of my lecture (read below).

Making Photography Work as Art
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:30am-12noon
Denee Barr

I. Intro Background + Portfolio

II. Update Artists Skills

III. Check out the art scene (in person and online)

IV. Target Market

V. Promotional Events and Packet

VI. Press Contacts and Beyond

VII. Positive Demeanor Excited and Passionate


Make Art Work.......................Denee

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Family and People Tree, Lake Kittamaquandi
Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 1995
All Rights Reserved


Medium: silver gelatin print and mixed media

The TREE OF LIFE or People Tree is the symbol of Columbia, Maryland. The People Tree sculpture celebrates the spirit of Columbia. This public artwork was created by Pierre du Fayet. He came to New York City in 1956 and worked as an industrial designer and commercial artist. Innovative Pierre du Fayet answered an ad to work on a project in Baltimore and joined visionary James Rouse and the group planning Columbia, Maryland in the early 1960's to create this wonderful sculpture.

Enjoy the Day.......Columbia, Maryland Celebrates 40th Birthday in 2007!

Denee

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Walking the Dog, Centennial Lake, Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 1997
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Medium: silver gelatin print and mixed media


Celebrate the Day...Count Your Blessings...Remember to Enjoy Yourself!

Denee

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JAMES BACKAS GALLERY Maryland State Arts Council Landscape and Nature: A View From Maryland May 15, 2007 - June 22, 2007 Reception: June 5, 5-7 p.m. Mary Arthur Denee Barr Karin Birch Larry Chappelear Donald Cook Richard Dana Kevin D’Augustine David Driskell Aline Feldman Steven Fiscus Peggy Fox Kathryn Freeman Inga Frick Stephanie Garmey Ken Girardini Ronnie Haber Stephen Hay Matt Hyleck Edda Jakab Susan Johnson Chevelle Makeba Moore Jones Jeanne Keck Patrice Kehoe Jinchul Kim Philip Koch Perna Krick Dan Kuhne Eugene Leake Ralph McGuire Raoul Middleman Tom Nakashima Susan Due Pearcy Jan Razauskas Beverly Ress Charles Ritchie Michael Rogovsky Nancy Scheinman Joe Sheppard Tony Shore Elzbieta Sikorska Laura Vernon Russell William Willis Edward Winter Sharon Wolpoff Gallery List A project of the Maryland-Kanagawa Sister States Committee 175 West Ostend Street, Baltimore, Maryland 410.767.6555, TTY410.333.4519 Free Parking

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Columbia Triathlon #3 @ Centennial Lake
Columbia, Maryland
c Denee Barr 2006
All Rights Reserved


I captured and printed the image seen above of last year's Columbia Triathlon. This year my son and I attended and cheered for racers from the sidelines. People really show up for this event....take that swim, bike, and run. In yesterday's 2007 Columbia Triathlon the youngest person in the race was 13 years old and the oldest person in the race was 71 years old.......a lot of fit people in this race and people looking to get fit participated. Even Adrian Fenty, the Mayor of Washington, DC and his father ventured out to Columbia, Maryland to race. And among the participants were past Olympic medalists and national champions in the sport of triathlon and other sports.

Celebrate the Day.....Get Yourself Fit........Make Staying Healthy a Lifestyle!

Denee

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Columbia Triathlon
Centennial Lake
Sunday, May 20, 2007
www.tricolumbia.org

Race Start 6:45am 1.5k Swim - 41k Bike - 10k Run

-----------------------------------------Denee

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Columbia Festival of the Arts 2007

www.columbiafestival.com

June 6 - June 23rd........Your Summer Starts here!
Celebrate the Visual and Performing Arts

Denee

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Anamnesis
by Christopher Lonegan

Medium: Oil on Canvas


From Conflict Peace: Finding Common Ground
A Juried Exhibition

May 17-June 17, 2007


Columbia Art Center
6100 Foreland Garth, Columbia, MD 21045
email: artstaff@columbiaassociation.com
(410) 730-0075


Mon-Thu 9am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 12-5pm


Gala Reception and Awards Presentation
Saturday, May 19 from 6-9pm

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Grand Opening
Saturday, May 5, 2007
photos courtesy ICAD

International Center for Artistic Development, Inc.
New Weave Building @ Historic Savage Mill
Mezzanine Level
(above the Ice Cream Shop)
8600 Foundry Street
Savage, Maryland 20763
(301) 604-4484
email: icadcabt@yahoo.com
www.camelliablackwell.com

My daughter and I attended the celebration of the new location opening of the International Center for Artistic Development, Inc. (ICAD). There are two galleries full of unique and beautiful art works on display in the Permanent Collection Gallery and the Print Gallery. Above is a photo of the behind the scenes preparation for this special event.

Enjoy the Day!.......................Denee

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Grand Opening

Saturday, May 5, 2007

photos courtesy ICAD

International Center for Artistic Development, Inc.

New Weave Building @ Historic Savage Mill

Mezzanine Level

(above the Ice Cream Shop)

8600 Foundry Street

Savage, Maryland

I know Camellia Blackwell as a wonderful printmaker (etchings, lithographs, aquatints and more). She's exhibited with the Washington Printmakers and the Maryland Printmakers. Her studio provides fine art services such as photo restorations, matting, framing, calligraphy, photography, mural design, portraits, and commissioned art works. Camellia's website is www.camelliablackwell.com and she can be reached in her art studio/gallery at 301-604-4484.

The International Center for Artistic Development, Inc. (ICAD) is a 17 year old non-profit arts education and cultural organization that provides mentorship and support for local, national, and international projects. The Founder and Executive Director is Camellia Blackwell.

In 2oo2, fine artist, curator, arts administrator, and educator Dr. Camellia Blackwell, Phd. was honored with a Network Journal Magazine 25 Influential Black Women in Business National Award presented at the New York Hilton Hotel, New York City and sponsored by Avon, Verizon, L'Oreal USA, and Kodak.

Celebrate the Day...Business + Art...Enjoy the Art...Make Art a Lifestyle...Make Art Count...Denee

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Future Exhibitions @ The Walters Art Museum soon!
Baltimore, Maryland
www.thewalters.org

Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt June 15, 2007 - August 26, 2007 This exhibition celebrates the distinctive and beautiful quilts made by African American women living in the isolated community of Gee's Bend, Alabama.

Linda Day Clark: The Gee's Bend Photographs June 15, 2007 - September 02, 2007. In conjunction with the special exhibition, Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt the Walters will feature Linda Day Clark: The Gees Bend Photographs, a stunning exhibition of 25 photographs by Baltimore resident (former Howard County resident) Linda Day Clark.

Gee's Bend Community Day @ The Walter's Museum

June 16, 2007 Time: 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Quilts, quilt making, and quilters! Join us for a day of activities and fun as we celebrate the African-American quiltmakers from Gee's Bend, Alabama in our special exhibition Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Meet the talented women who have created these beautiful quilts which feature unique bold designs reminiscent of 20th-century art. Learn how and why they quilt!

Walters Museum ART ACTIVITIES
Quilt postcards
Found object quilts

Walters Museum PERFORMANCES & SPECIAL APPEARANCES
Booksigning by the Gee’s Bend quilters!
Storytellers and musical performers!
The African American Quilters of Baltimore quilt demos, interactive activities, and more!
Kyra Banks, author of Martha Ann’s Quilt for Queen Victoria
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker's musical performance!

For more information call 410-547-9000, ext. 300


Celebrate the Day.......................Denee

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One Among Many I
c Anne Chan 2006

Medium: interlocking business cards
30" x 60" x 25" (desk)
41" x 23" x 23" (chair)

From Art Today in Words and Images
21st Annual Critics' Residency Program
Maryland Art Place
Baltimore, Maryland
April 24 - June 2, 2007
www.mdartplace.org


Art Today in Words and Images: 21st Annual Critics' Residency Program currently at the Maryland Art Place (MAP) is a first rate
exhibition............Don't Miss It!

Artists Sofia Silvia, Maren Hassinger, Maria Karametou, Benjamin Piwowar, Mary Walker, Anne Chan, Breon Gilleran, Alzaruba along with writers Al Miner and Ding Ren plus critics in residence Eleanor Hearney and Irving Sandler strut their creative selves all the way up in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sofia Silvia - haunting panoramic digital c-print photographs of parking garage and shopping center

Maren Hassinger - ephemeral materials (newspaper) twisted and cyclical in nature and time installation

Maria Karametou - woven wall hangings and multi-part sculptures made of hair, bobby pins, mirror, steel, pine cones

Benjamin Piwowar - candy colored, acrylic and mixed media dreamscape landscape paintings

Mary Walker - acrylic, charcoal, fabric, collaged lace with golden crimson hues on canvas

Anne Chan - plexi-glass & vinyl wall mounting, business card installation, and digital ultrachrome photograph

Breon Gilleran - chrome plated forged steel sculptures and charcoal drawings

Alzaruba - weathered wood sculptures, cibachrome photograph, and digital performance art piece

Al Miner - "What You Don't See Can Hurt You: The Influence of Cinematic Suspense Mechanisms on the Photographs of Anne Chan and Sofia Silva" (commentary)

Ding Ren - "Repetition is Not a Sign of Stupidity" (commentary)

Eleanor Heartney - Contributing Editor to Art in America and Artpress

Irving Sandler - Premier Art Critic

My daughter and I attended the Artist Public Forum held on Saturday, May 5th.........what a treat.

Enjoy the Work..........Make Art Count.....................Denee

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5 pm
Staple Photo with Blue Chairs
c Anne Chan 2006
All Rights Reserved

Medium: ultrachrome archival digital print 18" x 27"

From Art Today in Words and Images
21st Annual Critics' Residency Program
Maryland Art Place
Baltimore, Maryland
April 24 - June 2, 2007
www.mdartplace.org

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Denee Barr + mother, daughter, son, and aunt were on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC this past Saturday at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) "Building Community Through the Arts." We took the How to Make a Photogram and Create Digital Negatives workshop.

First, everybody started out in the CHAW traditional "wet" darkroom (19th/20th century) taking turns at the enlarger (traditional darkroom photo "printer") by placing their hands, eye glasses, and other objects on a piece of Ilford RC photo (light-sensitive with silver nitrate + gelatin) paper . Then we carried our prints to trays filled with photo chemistry........printed our images (witnessed prints evolving before our eyes), bathed our prints in running water, and set prints on drying racks......voila!.......we made photograms.

Second, everybody goes into the CHAW digital darkroom (21st century) and creates digital self-portraits on computers installed with a mini-camera. We each decide on the presentation of our digital portraits by working in Photoshop (computer software program where one can select tone - black and white or color, select effects - sepia....mosaic....solarized....traditional, select size and shape....elongated or truncated, etc. etc. etc. Then we hit the print button on our computers and out comes our self-portraits printed on photocopy paper....creating digital "paper negatives." Our instructor then takes our "paper negatives" to another printer installed with acetate sheets (clear, thin, plastic) and prints out our portraits so we can have "film-like" acetate negatives to take back into the CHAW "wet" darkroom....to make traditional black and white photos.

So we step back into the 19th/20th century and return to the CHAW traditional darkroom. Everybody takes turns placing a sheet of Ilford RC photo (light sensitive) paper below the enlarger head (traditional "wet" darkroom) with our "film-like" acetate negatives placed on top of our photo paper (contact printing process)....we expose our photo papers to the enlarger light for a few seconds....then we submerge our prints in developer, stop bath, and fixer (photo chemical baths)....finally we rinse our prints in trays of running H20....dry prints on racks....voila!.... we've made black and white silver gelatin prints....a process that I have been intimately aware of since stepping into darkroom photo classes for the first time (late 1980's) at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Anyway, yesterday more photo mysteries of how photographers make prints were solved by my family....they rolled up their sleeves and engaged themselves in 19th/20th/21st century photography.

Everybody had fun....made photos and they didn't begrudge me too much because I made them take this workshop....www.chaw.org.

Make Art.....Capture and Print Photos....Celebrate the Day!

Denee

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Conversation Between a Mother and a Daughter
c Denee Barr 2001
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Medium: silver gelatin print collage and photo emulsion on Arches paper


Conversation Between a Mother and a Daughter debuted in exhibition at the Artists' Gallery in Columbia, Maryland in 2001.


Celebrate the Day.....Happy Mother's Day.....Denee

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House and Road, Oxfordshire, England
c Denee Barr 1997
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Medium: silver gelatin print, mixed media, and handmade paper pulp

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Woods, Oxfordshire, England
c Denee Barr 1997
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Medium: silver gelatin print, mixed media, and handmade paper pulp

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Maryland Hunt Cup #2 Glyndon, Maryland c Denee Barr 2001 All Rights Reserved

Good Evening,

I like this multi-layered photo and it took a lot of skill to capture the images in this silver gelatin print and "herculean" efforts to assemble the work in my darkroom. Earlier this morning, I published this image smaller but tonight I've decided to show the work larger so that you can see the winning horse better and see Cousin Barbara's hand in the far right corner holding a bottle of either fruit juice or iced tea.

Enjoy! Denee