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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release | Contact:
Sara Monserrat Teixido
Director of Marketing & Communications
steixido@thedcca.org
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Wilmington, Del. - 20 September 2010 - The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts announces its series of FREE adult programs for Fall 2010. The press is invited to attend any of the program dates.
DCCA FALL 2010 FREE ADULT PROGRAMS
ART SALAD
The FALL 2010 Art Salad season offers ten free programs that feature multi-point perspectives into the world of contemporary art from artists, historians, educators, and curators. Held from noon - 1 pm on Thursdays from September 30 through December 9, 2010. No pre-registration is required. The talks are free and open to the public.
FREE ARTIST LECTURES
The DCCA will offer FREE Guest Artist Lectures on two Sunday's during the FALL 2010 season. Pre-registration recommended for these two events. Seating is limited. Call the event hotline at 302-656-6466 x 7100 to reserve your seat.
- Sunday, October 10, 2010 from 2 - 3 pm British Artist, David Mabb will speak on and discuss his installation titled " The Morris Kitsch Archive." Reception to follow.
- Sunday, November 7, 2010 from 2 - 4 pm Delaware artist and film-maker Kendall Messick will present a screening of his documentary film titled "The Projectionist" about the late Everett Theatre's projectionist of 33 years, Gordon Binckle and his life. There will also be a launch and signing of Messick's new book titled "The Projectionist."
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ART SALAD
 DCCA's Art Salad Series moves to Thursdays!
Noon - 1 pm
Bring your lunch, feed your mind!
Art Salad is a free lunchtime lecture series that features multi-point perspectives into the world of contemporary art from artists, historians, educators, and curators. Bring your own lunch or arrive by 11:45 am to place an order for delivery from Cosi®. No pre-registration is required.
View the schedule on our website:
http://www.thedcca.org/programsartsalad.html
September 30
Curator of Special Projects J. Susan Isaacs, Ph.D., will give a historical introduction to James Brantley's land and cityscapes focusing on the tradition of urban landscapes in American art. Artist James Brantley will follow with a discussion of his work featured in the DCCA exhibition Tranquility.
October 7
DCAD Director of Academic Studies Christine Tate, Ph.D., will lecture on the history of pattern and surface design from William Morris through present day as it relates to DCCA exhibitions In Canon and The Morris Kitsch Archive.
October 14
Tricia McLaughlin will discuss her installation of painting, sculpture, and animation in her exhibition What's She Building in There?
October 21
Guest Curator Margaret Winslow will discuss the exhibition In Canon which explores "the human condition, notions of beauty, or personality in popular culture" throughout the art historical "canon."
October 28
Philadelphia-based artist Jane Irish will speak about her whiteware vases and lush paintings on display in In Canon which combine references to conceptual artists working in the mid-20th century.
November 4
Baltimore artist Rene Trevino will discuss his work included in the exhibition In Canon.
November 11
Philadelphia artist Katie Baldwin discusses her prints in conjunction with the exhibition Things Left Behind.
November 18
DCCA Teaching Artists Ben Volta and Lisa Volta will speak about their independent and collaborative artwork as well as the DCCA's Contemporary Connections outreach projects with Bancroft Elementary School in Wilmington, DE.
December 2
DCCA Teaching Artist Emily Bowser will discuss her artwork including installation, performance, and sculpture.
December 9
Philadelphia-based artist Susan Myers will discuss her sculpture exhibition Sleight of Hand which includes work from her Aluminum Series and Disposable Series.
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FREE ARTIST LECTURES
Please join the DCCA for two special FREE guest lectures in Fall 2010.
Pre-registration recommended. Please leave a message on our events hotline at 302-656-6466 ext. 7100.
David Mab b speaks about
The Morris Kitsch Archive
Sunday, October 10, 2010
2 - 3 pm David Mabb Lecture
3 - 5 pm Wine & Cheese Reception
The Morris Kitsch Archive is an installation created by British artist David Mabb. Mabb will discuss The Morris Kitsch Archive on display in the Bieber Ham Gallery. The archive contains over 720 images of commercially produced domestic objects decorated with the textile and wallpaper designs of the extremely well-known and influential nineteenth-century English interior designer, writer, and social activist William Morris. Mabb's exhibition and lecture are being held in conjunction with the University of Delaware's "Useful and Beautiful" conference and are sponsored, in part, by Goldsmiths University.
For more information about the conference, go to http: www.udel.edu/conferences/uandb/
Learn more about the David Mabb exhibit The Morris Kitch Archive.
To register please leave a message on our event hotline at 302-656-6466 x7100.
 Kendall Messick and The Projectionist
Sunday, November 7, 2010
2 - 3 pm Introduction by Kendall Messick and film screening of The Projectionist
3 - 4 pm Book signing with Kendall Messick
Kendall Messick is an installation artist who works with photography, film, video, and other media. The Projectionist is a documentary film, book, and multi-media exhibition created by Messick that focuses on Middletown resident Gordon Binckle, Everett Theatre's projectionist for 33 years; his life-long fascination with the golden age of film; and the small-scale version of a grand movie palace that he built in his basement! Messick's book titled The Projectionist is being published this fall by Princeton Architectural Press.
To register please leave a message on our event hotline at 302-656-6466 x7100.
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Docent-led Tours
To arrange docent-led tours for DCCA exhibitions, contact the Education Department at 302-656-6466 x7101.
About the DCCA
The DCCA, a non-collecting art museum founded in 1979, presents between 20 - 30 exhibitions annually of regionally, nationally and internationally recognized artists that explore topical issues in contemporary art and society, as well as symposia, lectures and tours. The DCCA provides individual studios to more than 25 artists, who also exhibit regularly within its galleries and throughout the region. The DCCA presents a variety of educational and outreach programs, including programs that integrates contemporary arts into the public school curriculum, and artists' residencies that feature collaboration with underserved community groups. The center is housed in a renovated industrial building at 200 South Madison St. in the heart of the rejuvenated Wilmington Riverfront.
DCCA gallery hours are:
10 am - 5 pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Noon - 5 pm Wednesday and Sunday
Admission is FREE
302-656-6466
www.thedcca.org
The DCCA is wheelchair-accessible. Visitors with special needs are encouraged to call in advance.
DCCA exhibitions and programs are made possible, in part, through individual contributions; membersʼ support; major grants from AstraZeneca, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts; and by Amtrak - Official Transportation Provider for the DCCA.
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CONTACT
Sara Monserrat Teixido
Director of Marketing and Communications
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
200 South Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-656-6466 x7110
steixido@thedcca.org
 
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