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THIS SPRING EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW


CLASSES IN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS


• CLAY • DIGITAL ARTS • GLASS • DRAWING • MUSIC • PAINTING • DANCE • JEWELRY • PHOTOGRAPHY


www.durhamarts.org or call 919.560.2726 120 Morris Street , Durham, 27701


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The Durham Arts Council – An Important Community Resource


The Durham Arts Council, Inc. (DAC) is a private, 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization that “promotes excellence in, and access to, the creation, experience, and active support of the arts for all the people of our com- munity.” Each year the DAC provides programs, services, and support for more than sixty arts organizations and more than 900 individual artists in our region, plus more than 311,000 program participants and visitors to the DAC that are served through classes, artist residencies, exhibits, festivals, grant programs, technical support, arts advocacy and information services. Through its community arts school, the DAC offers life-long learning for stu- dents of all ages and experience levels. The DAC School provides students with the opportunity to work with professional teaching artists in a variety of disciplines including drawing, painting, clay, jewelry, glass, photography, digital arts, music and dance. A study, “Creativity and Aging: The Impact of Professionally Conducted


Cultural Programs on Older Adults,” led by Dr. Gene D. Cohen, Director of the Center on Aging, Health, and Humanities at George Washington University in Washington, DC, concluded that participation in community arts programs run by professional artists can help stabilize or even improve health and reduce dependency.


For more information about the Durham Arts Council, please visit www. durhamarts.org. See ad on this page.


Cover Photograph by Matthew Siptroth


A native of Shawnee on Delaware and a lifelong resident of the Poconos, Matt Siptroth has spent countless hours enjoying the outdoors while hiking, biking, boating and fishing. “I try to always have a camera with me,” he says. “I feel blessed to have such a picturesque place to call home.”


Siptroth’s enduring passion for exploring nature sparked a serious interest in photography about 10 years ago. “My wife bought me a used 35mm camera, and it opened a whole new world for me to express to others what I love about wild things and places,” he enthuses. The selftaught photographer has since gone digital.


Golf World Magazine, the Pocono Record and Golfng Magazine have published Siptroth’s work, and his photography is also being used by the Pocono Heritage Land Trust in promotional and fundraising material.


Siptroth’s wondrous images convey his close communion with nature. “I like the simplicity of outdoor photography. There are no extra lights or equipment; just me, my camera, a tripod and my surroundings,” he advises. “I love that each image I create is unique, the combination of a chance encounter with a given subject and the fleeting light conditions of a moment captured in time.”


Connect with Matt Siptroth at MSiptroth@yahoo.com.


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