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The Atmosphere Exposed: Photographs of Halos, Mirages, Iridescent Clouds…and more!

For the first time in the thirty history of the International Light and Color in the Open Air Conference a corresponding exhibition is being held. The Atmosphere Exposed: Photographs of Halos, Mirages, Iridescent Clouds…and more!, will be on display in the Boyden Gallery from 12 June to 30 September 2010.  The exhibition is free and open to the public and includes open hours before the Friday River Concert series.

A resplendent array of over 140 printed photographs captures stunning atmospheric conditions. This juried show received entries from scientists, meteorologists, and amateur photographers from around the world. The images depict the study of light’s interaction with Earth’s atmosphere and its landscape.  In themselves, the photographs are wondrous to behold; for those interested in delving into scientific explanations of these naked-eye observations, an exhibition brochure will be available (courtesy of information furnished by Les Cowley's Atmospheric Optics web site, http://www.atoptics.co.uk/.)

Hours & Events:

• June 12, 4 PM, "Weather in Art,”  lecture by Dr. Stanley Gedzelman (CCNY) In Schaefer Hall 106 followed by Boyden Gallery reception at 5 PM.  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.
• June 16, 5:30 PM, Panel Discussion & Reception hosted by the Conference in Boyden Gallery
• Open Gallery hours: June 12, 2-6:30 PM
  June 15-20, 12-5 PM
  June 23-July 30, Wednesdays 11 AM-1:30 PM and Fridays 4-7 PM

Our sincere appreciation goes to the exhibition’s jurors:

Charles Adler, Associate Professor & Chair of Physics, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
David Emerick, Associate Director of New Media, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Andrew Keiper, Media Center Coordinator, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Raymond Lee, Research Professor, Mathematics & Science Division, U. S. Naval Academy

For more details on the Conference, please visit http://www.smcm.edu/colorandlight

Co-sponsored by the Maryland State Arts Council, The Patuxent Partnership & Wyle.