Art Auction Benefit Big Success

I will have more details later about how much we raised at the Art Auction Sunday.  We did meet our goal to help Adam with his school project in El Salvador and it looks like we will also have a good amount of money extra to donate to the Red Cross for Haitian Relief Fund.  [...]

50 + Artists Donating and Still Counting

This Sunday afternoon is the BIG DAY for the Art Auction Fundraiser at the Train Depot in Downtown Morehead City to benefit the  Peace Corp and Haitian Relief Fund. I’m absolutely BLOWN AWAY with all the fantastic art I’ve had donated by almost 50 local, regional and nationally renown artists.  I am in the process [...]

We Need Art Buyers this Sunday!!!

The art continues to roll in from local and regional artists for the art auction. In fact, I got a fantastic photograph Fed X’ed to me yesterday from a colleague in Florida, Daniel Kariko and my other good friend from the Vasa Project in Holland Roberto Muffoletto.  Spread the word! There is going to be [...]

So Much Art Donated for Art Auction

I’ve been amazed and humbled by the high quality art that’s been donated so far for this event.  Both local and regional artists have sent me some fantastic works of art to include photographs, paintings and pottery. This is going to be an excellent opportunity to purchase some terrific art at very reasonable prices, in [...]

One Week Until Art Auction – Final Count Down!

I am getting some really great art donated from a wide array of very talented and generous local and regional artists. Local artist and this year’s 1st Place Award winner in the Carteret Arts Council’s Art From the Heart Exhibit Michael Rhinehardt donated a beautiful painting for the upcoming Art Auction to benefit the Peace [...]

More Art and Donations needed for Adam’s Peace Corp Project

I have just 2 weeks left to raise the rest of the money ($2500) for my son Adam’s Peace Corp Computer Lab project. I still need lots more donated art and of course more donations made directly to the Peace Corp web site .  Hopefully we will meet our goal in the next two weeks [...]

Why Attend Professional Conferences

People ask my why I attend so many professional conferences.  I’ve been blessed the past 4 years with a Federal Title III grant that funds my various distance learning training initiatives here at Carteret Community College.  The grant also has line items for my travel and travel funds of our distance learning faculty.  As long [...]

Society for Photographic Education Conference, Philadelphia 2010

I never get tired of attending Society for Photographic Education conferences. I get to see and catch up with so many old friends and colleagues, in addition to listening to some great speakers in the field of photography and photo-education. This year’s conference is especially special to me because I have my daughter Andei with [...]