Frederick Co. Landmarks Foundation Historic Barn Tour
Barnstorming Tour and "Paint Out"
Hat Tip: “A dozen historic barns to be featured on annual tour” Thursday, June 14, 2007 by Gazette Staff Writer Elizabeth A. Stoltz
News from the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation:
June 23, 2007
Visit and tour historic barns of the Middletown Valley.
The
This rare tour of older and outstanding barns offers clues to our past. This is where we stored and produced what we now use every day, from milk, to tobacco, corn, and wheat. The buildings themselves still hold clues to
The barn tour includes: Hawk Wood Farm, the Gilligan Barn, the Hoover Barn, High Cirrus Farm, Joe Brown’s Stone Barn, the South Mountain Barn, the old barn at the Surreybrooke Garden Center, the Stone Manor Barn, Well Intended Farm, the Ramshorn Farm, the Segal Farm, and Ostertag Vistas.
A few of these barns have new uses. Weddings and receptions take place at Ostertag Vistas and the Hawk Wood Farm is home to a woodworking shop.
“The public has never been able to tour most of these barns before,” said Birch Hotz, Landmarks committee chairperson. “Walking into them is like walking into the past. They have a majestic feel, wide open spaces, and a language all their own. They have queen posts, fore-bays, and milking parlors.”
The self-guided, one-day tour follows the scenic country roads of
Tickets will be available on May 7 for $15 and will be sold at Schifferstadt,
The tour will raise funds for Landmarks Foundation efforts to increase public awareness, create understanding, and inspire a passion for the older barns of
BARN TOUR FEATURES “PAINT OUT”
June 23 Tour of
On June 23, the
Artists will be at each of the barns, working in the “plein air” or “open air” style that was a central feature of the French Impressionists. The public is invited to watch the artistic process. The artists’ creative vision and devotion to their art will help preserve the barns when the paintings are sold at the end of the day and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Landmarks Foundation efforts to save the barns of
At the end of the day, the artists will gather at the Ramshorn Farm with their paintings for a “Paint-Out” show and sale, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Newly created barn paintings will be on display and available for sale. Admission to the show and sale is free for Barnstormers tour ticket holders, or $5 per person.
“We invite you to join us after the barn tour to celebrate the art which the painters have created, and perhaps purchase a barn painting to grace the walls of your home,” said Paula Rubin-Wexler, chairperson of the Paint-Out.
The Paint Show and Sale will feature refreshments by the Home at Braddock Inn, live music by the band, Out of the Blue, and an opportunity to meet and chat with artists.
Local artist Walt Bartman, whose original painting is featured on a promotional poster for the Barnstormers Tour and Paint-Out, and who is an internationally renowned artist, will be on hand to personally sign posters. In addition, Ira Wexler, a nationally known advertising and architectural photographer, will share his vision of these wonderful old barns with a display of special Giclee prints.
Any artists interested in participating should contact Rubin-Wexler to register for event. Rubin-Wexler can be reached at 301-371-3420 or via email at paularw@earthlink.net.
Docents will be at each barn, providing information and escorting people to areas of interest. Tickets to the event include a brochure with a detailed map and descriptions of the barns.
The tour will raise funds for Landmarks Foundation efforts to increase public awareness, create understanding, and inspire a passion for the older barns of
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http://www.frederickcountylandmarksfoundation.org/index2.html
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