There are a startling 9 days left before our 47th Annual Boardwalk Art Show commences, and let me tell you, the nervous excitement is stirring!
For those of you interested in fall classes, our class listing for the upcoming months will be available online August 17th and in print (tentatively) Thursday, August 20th, the 27th at the outside latest.
Fall Classes are scheduled to begin Monday, September 14. Check in with us for more information as things are changing all the time.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
New Camps This Week
Future Art Camp with Rob Gummel
and the first TV News Basics with NBC TV-40's own Phaedra Laird and Ben Parsons.
and the first TV News Basics with NBC TV-40's own Phaedra Laird and Ben Parsons.
The upcoming weeks
are going to be very busy and very exciting as our 47th Annual Boardwalk Art Show approaches. There are a lot of new things to be seen this year; new artists, a new logo, new staff members and volunteers. The day everything begins is Friday, August 7th. Set up starts at dawn, and the fun will ensue shortly after. This year's judges are last summer's July exhibitor Tom Birkner, past exhibitor Sarah Becktel, and this year's Juried Photography Show judge John Beningno.
Will you be out on the Boardwalk?
Will you be out on the Boardwalk?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Don't forget...
Our Wednesday Workshops! Every Wednesday throughout the entire summer we'll have 3 hour craft workshops with Bette McCarron for $35 each.
Boardwalk Art Show has gone international
This year's BAS is especially exciting now that we've got a number of artists commuting from all over the country as well as internationally. People are coming in from as far west as Hawaii and New Mexico, and as north as Canada! Join us this year on the fabulous Ocean City Boardwalk Friday through Sunday, August 7, 8, and 9.
ALSO: The application deadline for the 47th Annual BAS has been extended to July 31.
Call 609.399.7628 for more information.
ALSO: The application deadline for the 47th Annual BAS has been extended to July 31.
Call 609.399.7628 for more information.
Facebook Boost!
In the last day, the Ocean City Arts Center has gained SEVENTY fans on Facebook! This is so exciting to us. Our Facebook Fan page will allow us to make announcements more effectively and gauge the number of people who receive updates in a more exact manner. We would like to thank everyone who has accepted the request of becoming a fan and friend of the Arts Center, WELCOME!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Pollock would be proud...
Today is one of the busiest days I've seen around the OC Cultural Community Center (you know, the large building on Simpson Avenue that is home to us and a few other choice venues). It's about 81 degrees, tremendously sunny, and the parking lot is COMPLETELY full -- this renovation is an exciting process but it sure is a pain! With my arms wrapped around two Boardwalk Art Show banners for our upcoming event I approach the stairs that lead up into our building. The first thing I see are "wet floor" signs, and Lorraine (our director) and Alex (our volunteer) surrounded by bright peach paint ALL OVER the cement ground.
What had happened was that they intended to paint an old filing cabinet this pretty peachy color, and when the cart that was moving the piece of furniture snagged on one of the placks on the ground the can of paint took flight and went SPLAT right onto the ground.
But hey, we're an Arts Center? Instead of blood in our veins, we have paint (and other materials!). Because the whole facade of the building is going to change over the course of the next year, we made the best of what could have been (and was to some people going in and out of the library this afternoon) a rather unpleasant situation. Come sundown our little project will be finished... and the front of the "OCCCC" will look a little cheerier!
What had happened was that they intended to paint an old filing cabinet this pretty peachy color, and when the cart that was moving the piece of furniture snagged on one of the placks on the ground the can of paint took flight and went SPLAT right onto the ground.
But hey, we're an Arts Center? Instead of blood in our veins, we have paint (and other materials!). Because the whole facade of the building is going to change over the course of the next year, we made the best of what could have been (and was to some people going in and out of the library this afternoon) a rather unpleasant situation. Come sundown our little project will be finished... and the front of the "OCCCC" will look a little cheerier!
Monday, July 13, 2009
URBAN ORIGINS
Dedication, 2009
Year of the Oxidental, 2009
2009
Little Oscar, 2008
Salutations, 2008
An Exhibition of Black & White Photography
by Devin Yalkin
www.devinyalkinphotography.com
www.flickr.com/devinyalkin
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 6-8:30 PM
COUNTDOWN
"I don't do these types of shows anymore, but I do the Boardwalk Art Show."
25 Days left until the 47th Annual
Boardwalk Art Show
Boardwalk Art Show
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
*Membership required for this offer. Promotion ends September 2009.Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Only got a day?! Then our Wednesday Workshops are for YOU!
It's summer time, the weather's fine, but you need a break from the sunshine? New to art? Well here's a start that'll enrich your mind and warm your heart!
Starting tomorrow 7/8/09, Bette McCarron will hold Wednesday Workshops in the mornings from 9:15 to Noon, and every week the theme is different. From July 8th through August 12 the schedule is as follows:
Making Fleece into Felt 7/8
Felting is an ancient technique that even predates weaving.
Using various colors of unspun wool, you will feel and see the fleece shrink
and mat together to become 'felt' as you create a small bag or hand puppet.
'Eco'Weaving* 7/15
By weaving on a back strap loom with colored yarn and strips
of plastic shopping bags, you will create a recycled bag with a rope strap.
Creating an Accordion Book 7/22
After making your front and back covers, you will assemble
a unique book with pages folded accordion style to decorate with stencils
and stamps. This will be a special place to record your writings and drawings.
Fishy Fabric Windsock 7/29
By adding a tail and fins to color, fish-shaped cloth, each student will
create a unique fish windsock. After decorating it with trimming and paint, a string
and swivel hook will be attached to the open mouth so it will twirl in the wind.
Complete fish will be about 4.5 feet long.
Painting with Mud: Bogolanfini 8/5
In Mali, Africa, locally woven cloth is decorated with local
mud to create designs to tell stories and then dried in the hot African sun.
You will duplicate this process to tell your story on a tote bag
with different colored muds from various sources:
South Carolina riverbanks, Texas cotton fields, and New Jersey marshes,
as well as any you may bring!
Round Reed Basketry 8/12
Starting with circular bases, students will develop their ability to control
form and design while twining or weaving with different colors
of round reed. Students will be able to complete a small basket and no two will
look alike. This class is for beginners to advanced basket makers.
All workshops are $25 + $5 for supplies and ages 6+
*Indicates a workshop that is ages 8+
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Using various colors of unspun wool, you will feel and see the fleece shrink
and mat together to become 'felt' as you create a small bag or hand puppet.
'Eco'Weaving* 7/15
By weaving on a back strap loom with colored yarn and strips
of plastic shopping bags, you will create a recycled bag with a rope strap.
Creating an Accordion Book 7/22
After making your front and back covers, you will assemble
a unique book with pages folded accordion style to decorate with stencils
and stamps. This will be a special place to record your writings and drawings.
Fishy Fabric Windsock 7/29
By adding a tail and fins to color, fish-shaped cloth, each student will
create a unique fish windsock. After decorating it with trimming and paint, a string
and swivel hook will be attached to the open mouth so it will twirl in the wind.
Complete fish will be about 4.5 feet long.
Painting with Mud: Bogolanfini 8/5
In Mali, Africa, locally woven cloth is decorated with local
mud to create designs to tell stories and then dried in the hot African sun.
You will duplicate this process to tell your story on a tote bag
with different colored muds from various sources:
South Carolina riverbanks, Texas cotton fields, and New Jersey marshes,
as well as any you may bring!
Round Reed Basketry 8/12
Starting with circular bases, students will develop their ability to control
form and design while twining or weaving with different colors
of round reed. Students will be able to complete a small basket and no two will
look alike. This class is for beginners to advanced basket makers.
All workshops are $25 + $5 for supplies and ages 6+
*Indicates a workshop that is ages 8+
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Pictured at the top from left to right: accordion book, fleece into felt, ecoweaved bag, round reed basket. Picture above: fishy fabric windsock.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Week of July 6th, 2009
After a wonderful July 4th weekend, the Arts Center has officially kicked off its summer session as ALL classes are now a go for the next two months. This morning we have Repurposed Art Camp starting in studio 3, Places Please (performing arts) for the week in the dance studio, and Sue Rau's painting and folk art classes all morning and into the afternoon.
This is a very busy time as we've got classes to prepare for, our Annual Summer Luncheon this Wednesday, and Art Camp to keep up with!
Don't forget that we also have a Meet the Artist Reception this Friday, July 10th from 6-8:30 pm with Richard Samuelson. His show BIG PAINTINGS IN BLACK AND WHITE, small works in color opened in our gallery last week, officially commencing this Friday, and will be up on the walls through the week.
We've got much for you to stop by and enjoy, so pay us a visit and see what we have to offer!
This is a very busy time as we've got classes to prepare for, our Annual Summer Luncheon this Wednesday, and Art Camp to keep up with!
Don't forget that we also have a Meet the Artist Reception this Friday, July 10th from 6-8:30 pm with Richard Samuelson. His show BIG PAINTINGS IN BLACK AND WHITE, small works in color opened in our gallery last week, officially commencing this Friday, and will be up on the walls through the week.
We've got much for you to stop by and enjoy, so pay us a visit and see what we have to offer!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Big Paintings in Black & White, Small Works in Color
Today our July exhibitor Richard Samuelson finished hanging his show which will be up in the gallery through this month. Almost every inch of wall space is covered with his captivating pieces, so much so that it almost feels as though you're inside the mind of the artist. The large paintings in greyscale are offset by small, colorful acrylic works. Though the sizes all vary, there is almost a uniformity in shape, and very playful cartoons and sketches are intermingled between the aforementioned paintings. Samuelson has provided us with an array of swirling brushstrokes and fierce line work that appears to have been pulled from a far off plane or emotional realm that is closest to the artist himself. Join us next Friday evening, July 10, for a Meet the Artist Reception at the Ocean City Arts Center from 6-8:30 pm.
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- As one of the primary cultural arts venues in Southern New Jersey, we as an institution seek to engage the individuals and communities of our region in the kind of participation in the visual and performing arts that leads to individual and collective fulfillment. We are located at 1735 Simpson Avenue in the Ocean City Cultural Community Center. For information please contact us at (609) 399-7628.
