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100th Anniversary of the Town of Potomac

100th Anniversary of the Town of PotomacDel Ray is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Town of Potomac in 2008.

The community of Del Ray grew up around the railroad and could be considered one of the first commuting suburbs in the area. As the 19th century was ending, the new neighborhoods of Del Ray and St. Elmo were being planned north of the Alexandria city limits. The communities were laid out in grids of long blocks and served by a light railway that could take residents to Washington, D.C., in minutes.

When Potomac Yard opened in 1906, the population of greater Del Ray began to grow significantly. In 1908, Del Ray and St. Elmo formed the incorporated Town of Potomac, with its own mayor, council and police and fire service. The City of Alexandria annexed the Potomac in 1930 and the town ceased to exist. The Town of Potomac was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 

Del Ray Slideshow

In anticipation of the 100-year anniversary of Potomac’s founding in 2008, citizens and business people in Del Ray are now making plans to document and celebrate the community’s heritage. Del Ray residents Rebecca and Jim Snyder produced a narrated slideshow about Del Ray (see above), featuring many fascinating historical photos and images, thanks to neighbor Leland Ness.


The annual Del Ray Art on the Avenue festival show cases the work of more than 300 artisans and craftspeople. In this segment artists and residents talk about their culturally rich neighborhood.
WETA in the Community

King Street Gardens Park Foundation


 

Art Council for Fairfax County


The Athenaeum - Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association - 401 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA

Alexandria Guide Booklet



Fun Side of the Potomac Guide


Alexandria Orchestra

Eclipse Chamber Orchester

Alexandria Black Museum

metro dc art gallery links

 

VIRGINIA WASHINGTON, DC MARYLAND
Arlington Arts Americans for the Arts Creative Artisans
Arts Council of Fairfax County Arts Club of Washington Glenview Mansion Art Gallery
League of Reston Artists Corcoran Museum/School  
Mclean Project for the Arts Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington  
Virginia Commission for the Arts Library of Congress  
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia The Society for the Arts in Healthcare  
  SELECT USA ART ORGANIZATIONS  
  Artline  
  Crown Point Press  
  Pyramid Atlantic  
  The National Garden  

global arts and cultural links
design ■ fashion ■ media arts ■ culinary arts

http: DNA DESIGN / NATURE / ART
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Ross Lovegrove "Captain Organic"

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Talks Ross Lovegrove: The power and beauty of organic design - nature objects

Nikon Universcale : It puts the entire universe into proportion, from the smallest particle to the largest measurements of space.

World Artist Directory 


links sell your art + photos online


CUSTOM MODERN MURAL RESOURCE

Shutterstock
Money adds up fast once you get a decent size portfolio online. High rejection rate if your images are not real good. Keep trying though, its one of the top paying sites.

LuckyOliver
Very new. Some sales and growing. Site looks and works great. Very easy upload. Should do well.

Fotolia
Not too picky and good sales. A good site to start selling with in the beginning to learn the business.

Fotomind
Very new. Slow sales but growing. Should be one of your first sites to get going.

Dreamstime
Not real picky, but picky. Another good starter site to start selling your photos online.

BigStockPhoto
Good sales. Not too picky. Another good micro stock photo site to sell at.

123RF
New site so sales are slow but they are picking up fast. Also somewhat picky.

Can Stock Photo
Sales are very slow, but I think its still worth uploading. Would sell my photos with them, but after the rest.

FeaturePics
Nice simple site. Easy uploads. Sales are slow but worth it cause they keep less of the sale.

 

Favorite Global Art Garden Sites

Winsford Walled Garden
A beautiful garden and impressive restored Victorian greenhouse in North Devon, south-west England. The family also run a B&B and garden tours. And I've been there to visit them! A must, if you are in England.
A Small Irish Garden
The website which inspired us to create www.mooseyscountrygarden.com.
The Inadvertent Gardener
In September 2005, Genie moved to Iowa City. In April 2006, she decided to overcome her black thumb heritage and plant some herbs in a couple of pots. Next thing she knew, she had a garden. It's amazing what she'll do for a good tomato.
Catgarden in Belgium
Lorre and Peter share their garden in Belgium and their cat family. I love visiting this garden, and looking at the photographs of those chubby-cheeked cats! Lorre is a fabulous writer, too - she makes everything in her world come alive on the page.
Chloes Garden
The musings of a gardener (called Chloe) in Victoria, Australia, as she attempts to reclaim her paradise from the weeds. Delightful - gardening with cockatoos sounds rather interesting!
My Garden
A wide range of rare and unusual plants in a small private garden in Wales, UK, with an emphasis on wildlife and biodiversity.
Turning Earth
A great site from a small Yorkshire garden. Here is another gardener who loves cats and who also loves writing about the garden.
Wigandia
William Martin's Australian garden has received international reknown, for his artistic eye and also planting for a dry climate. Half way up Mt Noorat in Victoria, the garden has unique sculptures mixed in with native planting. Gorgeous photography too!
You Grow Girl
A beautifully designed site for the garden enthusiast - sharing knowledge and thoughts about gardening, including articles contributed by professional gardeners.
For Farmer
Description :ForFarmers.com is a marketplace for buying and selling various breeds of garden, nursery, landscape, fruits, horticulture, flowers, plants, seeds, crops, vegetables as well as agricultural jobs and a wide range of services
 
 

 
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