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"FIRST TIME AROUND" TO OPEN AT DEPOT WITH ART WALK

Sunday, 27 April 2008

Easter Island

Emily Dutcher’s first trip around the world was with a National Geographic Expedition, which took her to 11 countries in 22 days. The Performing Arts Studio presents a selection of the 4,800 photos Dutcher took during that trip, with an opening reception coinciding with the Norman Gallery Association Spring Art Walk from 6:00 to 10:00 PM, Friday, May 2. Dutcher’s First Time Around exhibit will run through July 6 in the Norman Depot, 200 South Jones Avenue. Sculptor Ken Hoving will also be showing at the Depot during the Art Walk. Live music for the opening will be provided by Dennis Borycki. Light refreshments will be served.

When she joined 90 other people on the National Geographic Photographic Expedition, Dutcher was not sure what to expect. “Each day”, she says, “managed to somehow top the last, which didn’t seem possible considering everything we saw: Machu Picchu in Peru, the Moai statues at Easter Island; a man-made rain forest in Australia; Angkor Wat in Cambodia; the pandas in Chengdu, China, an orphanage and the Potala in Lhasa, Tibet; the Taj Mahal in India; the wild assortment of animals in the Serengeti Plains; the face of King Tut in Luxor, Egypt; and finally a Berber village (via mule) in the Atlas Mountains Of Morocco.” The photographic opportunities were endless. The resulting photos incredibly beautiful and diverse.

Dutcher’s interest in photography was heightened when she won an intercollegiate photography competition during her senior year at O.U. After graduating with a degree in advertising, she continued studying with professional photographers in Italy, Santa Fe, Washington D. C. and Big Sur. She incorporates her knowledge of layout and design into her photographs, inspiring Julie Klopfenstein, PAS Gallery Committee Chair to comment that “these are perhaps the best photographs I have seen. Her sense of composition is wonderful.”

The photographs exhibited in the PAS Gallery capture wild animals, fascinating people, abstract images and architectural elements encountered in her travels. For additional information about Dutcher, and to view samples of her work, visit www.emilydutcher.com.

The PAS Gallery will also be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 3. In addition to the exhibitions, gallery visitors will be treated to The Second Stage Players live performances of Ole’ Time Radio Scripts. Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber's Closet, is scheduled at 10:00 AM. At 11:00 will be Father Knows Best: The Housekeeper. At noon, My Favorite Husband: The Wills will be performed, and Easy Aces: The Psychiatrist, is scheduled at 1:00 pm. There is no admission charge for either the gallery or the performances. Everyone is welcome.

Gallery exhibitions at The Performing Arts Studio are made possible in part by grants from the Norman Arts Council, the Oklahoma Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. For additional information, phone 405-307-9320. PAS office hours in the Depot are 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and from 1:00 to 5:00 on Sunday.

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