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SMCM
Photo Exhibition Captures the Weather
Part of International Conference on Light
and Color
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Release #10-113
(St. Mary’s
City, MD) May 18, 2010—Photographers have always
been inspired by the earth’s relationship to the
atmosphere: Storm clouds in a dark sky, the
burnt orange halo around the sun, and of course
eye-popping rainbows. This summer, St. Mary’s
College of Maryland will hold a juried
exhibition June 12-Sept. 30 of more than 130
stunning photographs taken by scientists,
meteorologists, and amateur photographers that
capture these amazing atmospheric conditions.
The exhibition, “The Atmosphere Exposed:
Photographs of Halos, Mirages, Iridescent
Clouds…and more,” is part of the International
Conference on Light and Color in Nature being
held at the college June 16-20.Sponsored by the
Maryland State Arts Council, The Patuxent
Partnership, and Wyle, the exhibition of
photographs at the college’s Boyden Gallery in
Montgomery Hall is free and open to the public
during gallery hours; (Wednesdays 11-1:30 and
Friday afternoons from 4-7 p.m. before the
weekly River Concert Series until July 30) For
more information, see
www.smcm.edu/boydengallery and
www.smcm.edu/colorandlight.
Other
highlights:
The photo show kicks off with a lecture at 4
p.m. Saturday, June 12, “Weather and Art,” in
Schaefer Hall, room 106, followed by a reception
at 5 p.m.in the Boyden Gallery. Dr. Stanley
Gedzelman, professor at the City College of New
York’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences, describes how various artists have
painted the sky, and explains the meteorological
content.
A second
presentation brings together the scientists and
educators from the International Conference for
a panel discussion and reception at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 16, at the Boyden Gallery.
A free and open
session of the Conference occurs on Saturday,
June 19, from 2-4 p.m. in Schaefer Hall, room
106, where a general audience presentation will
feature rainbows, iridescent clouds, and other
sky phenomena.
Area high
school science teachers are invited to join the
Conference for a luncheon beginning at noon on
Saturday, June 19, to discuss using atmospheric
optics in teaching physics, meteorology, and
geology. There are five $100 stipends available
for local-area high-school science teachers
interested in attending the luncheon and the
afternoon open session; to apply for one,
contact SMCM professor Charles Adler,
cladler@smcm.edu, for information.
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