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February Update from
The Center 
  
Greetings!

 

February at The Center is a great month for artists and art appreciators alike! The second round of winter classes begins soon and there is a beautiful exhibit called, "Line, Color and Surface" in the galleries.  

 

For those who prefer to "think spring," registration will open later this month for spring classes, and a dynamic committee is already at work planning for the return of "Hooray for May!" If you are ready to think summer, registration is open now for children's summer art camps!  

 

Please read on...

Summer Art Camp

Registration is now open for 2015 Summer Art Camps! This year we have made some exciting changes to the program based on parent feedback. From June 29th through August 28th, each summer week will include both half- and full-day options for each of three age groups for artists ages 5 - teen:
 

Mixed Media Mornings - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Students engage in two-and three-dimensional creative exploration through painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, and more.

Afternoon Art - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Young artists enjoy themed programs that change each week while teens explore a single medium in depth.

Ceramics at CCA

The Center offers the area's only week-long summer ceramics camps in a state-of-the-art studio. Students develop wheel-throwing, hand-building, and glazing skills. Three afternoon sessions are offered for each age group over the course of the summer.

NEW!

  • Full day campers will have a supervised lunch period from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM at no extra charge.
  • Daily after-care will be available from 4 to 5:00 PM for $50 per week.
  • A sibling discount will be available for the second child in a single week of camp

Register by March 1st for a $25 discount per week per camper!

 


People's Choice Awards  

The Center for Contemporary Art has been nominated for two

Jersey Arts People's Choice Awards for "Favorite Adult Art Class" and "Favorite Summer Art Camp!"  

We need your help to win! Vote for The Center in both categories! The deadline is February 19th and all votes must be cast via the online ballot:

 

  

Thank you for your support! 

 

"Corporeal Ladder" by Linda Streicher
Members' Juried Exhibit

 

The Center is pleased to partner with Wallflowers Gallery in Bernardsville for a Members' Juried Exhibition. The show opens on Wednesday, February 4th and remains on view through February 28th. An opening reception will take place on Friday, February 6th from 6-9 p.m. and is free and open to the public. A Best of Show and three Honorable Mentions will be awarded at the reception. 

 

Juror Virginia Fabbri Butera, PhD selected thirty-one pieces from over two hundred entries submitted by members of The Center. In explaining her choices for the exhibition Butera said, "I wanted to choose objects for the show that pushed in some way against the boundaries of their medium, style, subject matter, and/or metaphoric implications."  

 

Dr. Butera is the Director of the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, a tenured Professor of Art History and Chairperson of the Art and the Music Programs at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J. Butera has curated art exhibitions for more than thirty-five years for museums and galleries including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Toledo Museum of Art and Yale University Art Gallery, and has published and lectured widely during her career.

 

Wallflowers Gallery is located at 35 Mill Street, Bernardsville. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm. 908-204-1972 

 

 

Steve Zazenski
February Free Artist Demo

 

The Center for Contemporary Art instructor and prize-winning watercolor artist Steve Zazenski will demonstrate his method of creating a watercolor scene step by step.

  

A native of Bayonne, NJ, Steve is known for watercolor landscapes of New England, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. He has won numerous awards for his paintings from the New Jersey Watercolor Society, the Garden State Watercolor Society, the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, Rockport Art Association and local shows in the metro area.

Steve's work is included in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress and has been exhibited in the Bergen Museum, the Montclair Museum, Nabisco World Headquarters, Sardis Restaurant and the Salmagundi Club. 

 

Artist demos are free for current members and $10 for non-members. Pre-registration is recommended as space is limited.

 
Come in from the cold - we look forward to seeing you at The Center this month!

  

Elie
Elie Porter Trubert
Executive Director


The Center for Contemporary Art

2020 Burnt Mills Road
Bedminster, NJ 07921
(908) 234-2345
Event Calendar

Line, Color & Surface Exhibition  
Curated by Mel Leipzig
Harry Naar, Sue Ferguson Gussow, Geoffrey Dorfman and Tracey Jones 
Jan. 9th - Feb. 21st

Juried Members' Exhibit 
Wallflowers Gallery
35 Mill St., Bernardsville
Feb. 5th  - 28th 

Members' Juried Exhibit 
Opening Reception  Wallflowers Gallery
35 Mill St., Bernardsville
Friday, February 6th
6-9 p.m.

Annual Meeting 
Thursday, February 19th
6-7 p.m.  

Artist Demo: Steve Zazenski
Free to members!  Saturday, February 21st
1-2 p.m. 


Winter Workshops for Adults 

 

 

142-Oil Painting 101  

Andrea Gianchiglia 
Fri., March 6th

9:30 AM-2:30 PM  

Tuition: $110.00 

Member Tuition: $89.00 

Additional Fees: $15.00  

 

147-Drawing with Colored Pencils  

Victoria Starger 
Sat., March 7th

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Tuition: $80.00 
Member Tuition: $70.00   

 
Andrea Gianchiglia

Fri., March 20th
9:30 AM-2:30 PM

Tuition: $110.00 

Member Tuition: $89.00      

 

148-Zentangle Art!  

Mimi Topping

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Saturday, March 21st

Tuition: $55.00 

Member Tuition: $45.00

 


Click on the links above for detailed descriptions or to register! 

 

 

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