New Summer Art Camp!

The Ocean City Arts Center is proud to announce the newest addition to our summer art camp: NBC40 TV NEWS CAMP for ages 10-15.

You watch the nightly newscasts, now see how it's done. This Introduction to TV News Basics gives an inside look at what goes into making a newscast from sports, to weather, to covering news. Kids will have a unique opportunity to work with NBC40's own staff and get to visit their studio for a special tour. Come learn news, the hands on way, with the pros!

This camp will be offered three times throughout the summer:
Session One: July 27th through the 31st.
Session Two: August 10th through the 14th.
Session Three: August 24th through the 28th.
The cost for one week of this camp is $180.

SIGN UP QUICK! SPOTS ARE FILLING UP! YOU CAN REGISTER AND PAY OVER THE PHONE! FOR ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT JADE LIEN by EMAIL AT JADEL@OCEANCITYARTSCENTER.ORG

A Circus Family: Picasso to Leger

On April 23, the Ocean City Art Center will be hosting a bus trip to the Baltimore Museum of Art. The exhibition that we will be visiting is entitled, "A Circus Family - Picasso to Leger." The cost of the trip is $36, admission to the museum is free but there is a charge of $6 for this special exhibit. The bus will depart from the OCAC at 8 am sharp, and head home from Baltimore at 4:30 pm. This exhibit includes paintings, drawings, prints, and much more from several European artists.

"This high-flying exhibition shows daring feats, exotic acts, and colorful circus characters through the eyes of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. More than 80 paintings, prints, drawings, and books by Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Fernand Léger, and other European artists reveal their fascination with the extravagant spectacle of the circus and the bohemian lives of the performers outside the ring. This special ticketed exhibition brings together major works from museums and private collections to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the circus during its heyday as a form of popular entertainment." (Taken from the museum website)

For more travel information please contact the Ocean City Arts Center at (609) 399-7628. For more information about the exhibit, please visit www.artbma.org.

Paintings in Wool, among other things!

This month our gallery exhibitor is artist Meryl Nelson. Gracing our walls are over twenty works all done through the process of rug hooking. Her pieces exhibit not only fantastic images of seascapes, landscapes, families, and people of all cultures -- they are a great display of the effort that goes into crafting work of this medium. Entitled, Paintings in Wool, Meryl's work will be on display through the month of March until it is dismantled for April's Juried Photography Show.

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ANNUAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
This week is also the last week to submit photographs to our Juried Show. Wednesday, March 18 is the absolute last day for submission, and the judging will be held Friday, March 20th. Our three judges are Blair Seitz, John Benigno, and Barbara Venturi. Traditional and Digital/Computer Generated photographs made within the last three years may be entered into the show, and the cost per entry is $10. All works must be properly framed and wired prior to drop off. The pick up dates for non-accepted work are April 1st through the 4th, and accepted works can be picked up between May 1-6. The awards reception for the annual JPS will be held on Friday, April 3 from 7-9 pm. Applications are available online or at the Arts Center. Please join us!

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SPRING CLASS SESSION BEGINS APRIL 6TH
The 2009 Winter Class session is coming to an end. Spring classes begin Monday, April 6, 2009. The class schedule is available online and in print at the Arts Center. Please contact us at (609) 399-7628 if you'd like to have a copy of the publication mailed to you. We've also got applications for Summer Art Camp and the Boardwalk Art Show available to be mailed or viewed/printed online. For any questions or comments regarding classes or art camp please contact our education coordinator, Jade Lien, at the Arts Center or via e-mail: jadel@oceancityartscenter.org. For questions concerning the Boardwalk Art Show, contact our gallery coordinator Caitlin Green at the Arts Center or via e-mail: caitling@oceancityartscenter.org.

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NEW CLASSES?!
Here's a taste of some of our new Spring and Summer classes:
-Egg Tempera workshop
-Painting workshop En Plein Air
-New Sculpture Courses: HAND WORKSHOP, FIGURE MODELING
-Faux like a Pro -- a crash course in Faux Painting
-Potluck Painting Party -- create your own still life in any medium! Even mixed media!
-The Joy of Acrylic Painting with Rick Cannizzaro