Sunday July 21, 2013 from noon to 3pm, the Town of Ancram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Town Hall with a dedication of our Historic Vestibule Project.
This project is the brainchild of Ancram artist Lynne Perrella who wanted to pull together a beautiful way of presenting Ancram history and culture using photography, words, and great design.
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Herondale Cows (by B. Docktor) and vintage photo of Pat Hoysradt (photographer unknown). This is one of the panels in the Ancram Vestibule project.
Lynne enlisted me to contribute photography of how Ancram looks now, and to edit, restore, and help fabricate a photo “frieze” that wraps around the space of the vestibule. She also got Ancram artist and craftsman Perry Rollins to re-do what was a very drab and unused space into a beautiful space that will have ongoing interest and value. In addition to designing the space and shepherding it into fruition, Lynne will be curating a show of Ancram history that will change four times a year. Many of you know Lynne as the creative force behind Ancram Angels holiday parties–she has led a team that has charmingly transformed Town Hall year after year. I am particularly happy to see her doing a project that Ancram folks will enjoy for more than one night a year! The first show, opening at the dedication ceremony will be on one-room school houses.
(Click any photo to see more of my Ancram landscape and animal photographs)
- Ancram landscape: After a storm, from Roche Drive
Potluck Lunch, new art, new space to celebrate our history. I hope you will come out and see what we have been up to! It’s been a very interesting and fun collaboration. We started by getting together with Ancram historians Clara Van Tassel and Robin Massa to select the photographs that would represent “vintage” Ancram. Then we culled through favorite images I’ve made over the years, showing Ancram’s landscape, animals, and yes–even a few people. Lynne chose the sequencing of images while I was busy restoring the old images. I take a lot of pride in the before and after differences in these photos. If you have old images you’d like to restore, I can do this for you. (I’d rather be photographing, but I do take on a limited amount of restoration work–particularly if it is part of a larger project that includes current photography as well.)
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Ancram landscape: Sunflowers on Rt. 7. (No, they’re not there yet this year).
To help celebrate Ancram and this wonderful project, I am offering a special Ancram gallery with some of my favorite images of landscape and animal photography on sale through the month of June. Click here to view this gallery where you can see the images available as 20×30″ canvas prints, ready–to-hang for only $500 tax and shipping included.
Ancram animals: Herondale Farm Whispering Sheep