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The Dreaming is a new work of public art from the creators of Community Bridge. The Dreaming celebrates the cultural history of Frederick and explores the power of the imagination. Artists and poets will work to transform dreams described by the community into a single, elegant visual statement.

The Dreaming will weave a strong thread of vitality and community engagement into the cultural heart of the city, reclaiming its identity
as a center for arts and craftsmanship. Our hope is that it will expand cultural participation, strengthen arts and business organizations and celebrate Frederick’s identity as the crossroads of culture.

 
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Presentation

A new presentation by artist WIlliam Cochran on The Dreaming to Shared Vision's Educator's Summit on November 4, 2006, at the Cultural Arts Center. This presentation was designed to provide an overview of the project to area teachers who will collaborate in the design of downloadable lesson plans for schools built arond The Dreaming and Community Bridge.

Watch the video in Windows Media
If you do not have Windows Media Player, you can download it free here.

Watch the video in Quicktime
If you do not have Quicktime, you can download it free here.

This page will be updated with new streaming video presentations on The Dreaming as they become available. Our goal is to provide the clearest window into the project as it continues to evolve, both as an update and a warm invitation to the community and to historians to help correct, enlarge, and expand upon the information presented. Please contact us with comments, criticisms or additions by using the "Be a Part of It" box to the lower left.

We hope to install The Dreaming in Spring 2007, but we do not yet have sufficient funds to finish this unprecedented artwork and community asset. You can become an important part of this ground-breaking project by contributing financially.

We express our deep gratitude to the following who have generously provided advice and expertise to build this project:

Dreaming Leadership Team:                                                           

David Greber, Esq., Co-Chair  •  Jim Mills, AIA, Co-Chair   •  Bev Shelton  •  Neill Clark, PhD  

 Historical Information/Artifacts Courtesy of:

The Historical Society of Frederick County  • The Archives at Mount St. Mary's University

The Maryland Historical Society  •  Frederick County Historic Sites Consortium  •  Catoctin Center for Regional Studies  •  Maryland Room, C. Burr Artz Library  •  Professor Mark Leone, Dept of Anthropology, University of Maryland  •  Frederick County Landmarks Foundation  •  George & Bettie Delaplaine  •  National Museum of Civil War Medicine  •  Larry Jessen  •  Lord Nickens  •  Marie Erickson   •  National Park Service   •  Frederick Magazine  •  Winterthur Museum  •  Fran Randall  •  Spencer Geasy, archeologist  •  The Corning Museum of Glass   Archeological Conservation Laboratory at the Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
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