Startig i Jue, team registratio will ope olie at perkisarts.org/evets/wiffle-ball-cup/
Have you oticed that the quiet time period for rest, review ad reflectio does t seem to happe aymore? Where does the time go? Here at Perkis Ceter for the Arts we moved from a evetful sprig of classes, recitals ad Hadcrafted to a busy summer full of kids, camp ad classes. It is a joy to have childres laughter, questios ad ideas fill our air. That, alog with old frieds ad ew studets fillig our classes has made the summer fly by. Fall is comig ad we have some woderful evets to tell you about as well as cotiuig our visual ad performig arts classes ad coservatory lessos. Here s what s ahead: September 9 5th Aual Wiffle Ball Cup. This is a festive days of fu, wiffle ball games, arts, yoga, cor hole ad fu foods o the beautiful 5 acre park that our Moorestow ceter calls home. September 14 Perkis Ceter i Colligswood will host Distributig Digity, a evet that supports the eeds of icarcerated, homeless ad sheltered wome. The purpose is to create awareess ad collect doatios of persoal products ad uderwear for these wome. September 21 Our Aual Voluteer Appreciatio Receptio ad the Aual Meetig i Moorestow. We d like you to sped your Wedesdays at Perkis Ceter. We are excited to provide the followig free programs o Wedesdays. O October 5th our secod seaso of Luch & Lear will be returig to the Moorestow livig room. We will itroduce a ew program, Coffee & Classics, joi us for a morig with the exceptioal musicias from our coservatory faculty ad at least oe cup of Perkis Ceter coffee. October 7 2d Aual Moorestow Ope Studio Tour, a opportuity to visit the studios of may of Moorestow s artists. October 14 1st Aual Colligswood Ope Studio Tour with aother tour of Colligswood s exceptioal artists studios. Durig the week of October 2d Perkis Ceter will collaborate with The Eagle Theatre i Hammoto o a uique ad iovative theatre experiece as they preset The Shape of Thigs. Over the 5-week ru of the play several arts orgaizatios will have a week log exhibitio i the audiece space, the audiece will be moved to the stage with the actors. This play is set i a arts space ad discusses issues aroud cesorship. Alog with Perkis Ceter, The Noyes Museum of Art, Wheato Arts ad Cultural Ceter ad the Pesylvaia Academy of Fie Arts with have a week of exhibitio i the theatre space. October 27 40th Aiversary of Perkis Ceter for the Arts Icorporatio, we will have our 4th Aual Pumpki Party o the law i Moorestow. Games, music ad 40 fabulous clay pumpkis will be a part of this festive celebratio. Come i costume or as you are! October 29 3rd Aual #Before I Die evet with The Courier Post ad Samarita Hospice. This is a remarkable immersio ito the upside of thikig about/plaig for death while livig. Come for storytellig, music, couselig ad support, yoga, plaig iformatio, arts experieces ad refreshmets. Check our website for more iformatio. I hope to see you this fall at Perkis Ceter for the Arts. Kare Chigouis Executive Director Director s Notes NOT RECEIVING PERKINS CENTER EMAILS? Be sure to add create@perkisceter.org, olieorder@perkisceter.org, ad create@perkisceter.ccsed.com to your cotacts. P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 1
Year i Review Perkis Ceter for the Arts 2017 fiscal year ra from July 1, 2016 through Jue 30, 2017. Perkis Ceter preseted 362 programs i FY17 ad served a total audiece of 36,867. Highlights iclude: 1,516 participats i 160 weekly visual ad performig arts classes i 42 weeks, 983 participats i weekly coservatory of music lessos i 50 weeks, 116 childre attedig 2-week daily summer camp sessios over a 39 day period 12 area schools & 13,500 childre ad adults were served through the ARTS i-school residecy program over a 240 day period. 3,007 people experieced music performaces through: u 4 free outdoor cocerts u 3 free public performaces u 6 DeCafe Cocerts u 17 coservatory studet recital performaces u 4 arts & healig performaces i area logterm care facilities The artwork of 275 fie artists was preseted i 8 juried ad curated art exhibitios. A total audiece of 9,094 viewed these exhibitios. Fie artists were recogized through presetig 2 juried exhibitios ad by awardig 2 museum purchase awards (at $600 each) ad 10 juror s awards (at $100 each). 30 2-week full-day Camp scholarships. 9 year log drum esemble scholarships. u Each of these scholarship recipiets is a residet of Camde, NJ. 15 scholarships awarded for weekly music istructio over a 40 week period. 10 scholarships awarded for 10-week art classes 475 professioal artists were supported through employmet i the ARTS program, Visual ad Performig Arts classes, Coservatory of Music, Performaces, ad Summer Arts ad Eco Camp. 475 people geerously voluteered their time i support of Perkis Ceter for the Arts Commuity Evets icluded: Wiffle Ball Fest, a commuity celebratio desiged to build commuity awareess aroud the public arboretum that surrouds Perkis Ceter s Moorestow Headquarters. 300 people atteded this commuity evet. Moorestow Ope Studio Tour, a commuity evet that was desiged to brig awareess of the artists livig ad workig i home studios located i the 08057 zip code. 200 people participated i the iaugural tour ad the experiece will be expaded to iclude Colligswood artists i FY18. Mystery Night, a uique performace art experiece desiged to build iterest i the historic site where Perkis Ceter is headquartered. 40 people atteded this evet. Before I Die a commuity celebratio desiged to use a cultural experiece as a way for people to have difficult coversatios about death ad dyig. A audiece of 300 atteded this commuity evet. Feed the Body, Feed the Soul a commuity celebratio desiged to use the act of purchasig a artist made bowl as a way to educatio about huger i Souther New Jersey. 600 people atteded this commuity evet. Hadcrafted at Perkis Ceter, a commuity celebratio desiged to celebrate area artisa ad makers i fie art, craft, food ad beverage ad recogizig the art i all of these forms of creatig. 400 people atteded this evet. You re Ivited to the Aual Public Meetig of Perkis Ceter for the Arts Thursday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. Perkis Ceter, Moorestow Joi Perkis Ceter s Board of Trustees, Staff ad Membership for the Aual Membership Meetig. The eveig s ageda will iclude the electio of the Board of Trustees ad the Executive Director s report detailig the accomplishmets over the past year. Free ad Ope to the Public. A Receptio Hoorig Perkis Ceter s Voluteers A Voluteer Appreciatio Receptio will take place prior to the Aual Meetig o September 21 at 6:00 p.m. The receptio will recogize ad thak the umerous people who help make the missio-drive work of Perkis Ceter possible. Voluteers play a critical roll at Perkis Ceter by assistig with art exhibitios, special evets, fudraisers, cocerts ad classes. Without their help we would t be able to achieve the amazig results over the past year. All voluteers ad their guests are ivited to atted the voluteer receptio prior to the Ceter s aual meetig o September 21 from 6:00 7:00 p.m. RSVP request (856) 235 6488. 2 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
News Mabel C.S. D Olier at the Smithsoia Mabel D Olier was the sister of Alice Perkis ad lived i the buildig that is ow the headquarters of Perkis Ceter for the Arts. Mabel is ow part of a exhibitio at the Smithsoia s Natioal Museum of America History. The exhibitio, Uiformed Wome of the Great War, explores the active ad largely overlooked role played by wome throughout World War I, both as a part of the preparedess effort before 1917 ad afterwards as uiformed members of both the U.S. military ad civilia volutary orgaizatios. Mabel Creth Sulliva D Olier served i Frace as a voluteer with the America Frieds Service Committee, a Quaker orgaizatio formed i 1917. The group provided aid to displaced civilias i Frace, Belgium, Russia, Serbia, Austria, ad Polad durig ad after the war. The Frech govermet awarded D Olier the Red Cross medal for her service. Perkis Ceter staff ad Mabel s iece, Pamela Perkis Youg visited the Natioal Museum of America History o August 29 for a tour of the exhibitio. Visit our Facebook ad Istagram pages to see photos from our trip. 40 Years of Authetic Arts Experieces October 27, 2017 is the 40th Aiversary of Perkis Ceter for the Arts icorporatio. For 40 years we ve preseted opportuities for people of all ages ad backgrouds to Make, See, Hear, Play, Lear, ad Love the arts i South Jersey. We ve grow from a voluteer-ru orgaizatio to a State recogized & award wiig parter egagig the arts to make South Jersey a vibrat ad culturally rich regio. We re hoored to have bee a part of your life, your childre s lives, ad gradchildre s lives. Thak you for beig a part of our family! Because of your support we have made outstadig achievemets i these four decades. For our 40th aiversary we have created a goal to raise $40,000 to celebrate our milestoe ad create eve more fabulous, fu-filled artistic opportuities. If we ve helped create a happy memory for you over the last 40 years, we hope you will sed us a aiversary gift. To make a doatio today, simply visit PerkisArts.org/ support/givig-opportuities or give us a call at (856) 235-6488. If we ve helped create a happy memory please share your video memory o our facebook page where we are collectig ad sharig 40th Aiversary Stories. Make checks payable to: Perkis Ceter for the Arts, 395 Kigs Highway, Moorestow, NJ 08057. Olie: PerkisArts.org P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 3
PNC Arts Alive presets Social Artworkig at Perkis Ceter, a series of free arts egagemet opportuities happeig throughout the year desiged to esure that everyoe ca be a part of art. Ope Studio Tours i Moorestow ad Colligswood Get to kow your creative eighbors! Perkis Ceter for the Arts is presetig a free artist ope studio tour i its two hometows, Moorestow ad Colligswood, NJ. These free experieces are desiged the artists, creative professioals ad makers livig & creatig i these two tows to ayoe iterested i meetig artists, seeig how home studios work ad possibly discover a treasure to purchase. Ay creative professioal who lives i Moorestow or Colligswood ad is willig to ope the doors to her/his creative space is ivited to participate. Moorestow Ope Studio Tour Saturday October 7. 10:00 a.m. 3:00p.m. Artists, sig up here: https:www.surveymokey.com/r/most-2017 Colligswood Ope Studio Tour Saturday October 14, 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Artists, sig up here: https:www.surveymokey.com/r/cost-2017 A dowloadable map of all the tour stops will be available olie ad i prit by September 30 o PerkisArts.org 4 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
News Luch ad Lear Our mothly Luch & Lear series will retur for a secod year. The series of cultural coversatios will begi i October. Brig your luch to Perkis Ceter, Moorestow ad ejoy a free cultural coversatio, presetatio or demostratio. Follow us o Facebook for the latest ews ad aoucemets. Perkis Ceter s Artists-I-Residece Moarch School of Dace Perkis Ceter is happy to welcome back its Artists-I-Residece, Moarch School of Dace for aother year. Moarch School of Dace is the dace programmig provider for both Perkis Ceter locatios for ages 3 ad up. Their taleted professioal istructors guide each ad every studet through their classes with idividual attetio, positive reiforcemet, high eergy ad a focus o fu. Coffee ad Classics New to Social Artworkig this year, Coffee ad Classics will be a mothly classical performace series. Stop by Perkis Ceter for some complimetary coffee To see the dace class offerigs, visit http://www.moarchschoolofdace.com/ P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 5
Coservatory of Music PERKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2017 2018 Why You Should Take Music Lessos at Perkis Ceter We are oe of the logest ruig music coservatories i South Jersey. Faculty members are graduates of major music coservatories ad uiversities. Faculty members are professioal musicias, performers ad composers. 2 locatios to serve you i Moorestow ad Colligswood, NJ, 6 days a week. We provide a full program of private ad group music istructio for studets of all levels. Studets receive a exceptioal educatio with idividual lessos persoalized for each studet s uique learig abilities. Free aual studet recitals for coservatory studets. Free trial lesso for ew studets. Creativity ad cofidece are built through music istructio at Perkis Ceter. Offerig lessos for may popular istrumets, icludig piao, guitar, violi, flute ad voice. The Coservatory Year The Coservatory school year is arraged i four 10-week quarters from September through Jue. Our summer sessio is flexible i duratio, which meas you oly pay for lessos o the weeks you are available. Tuitio is pro-rated based upo your lesso start date. Studets are billed idividually accordig to pre-arraged schedules. Member Price per Lesso: 1/2 Hour Lesso...$28.00 3/4 Hour Lesso...$39.00 1 Hour Lesso...$50.00 1 Hour Esemble*...$30.00 No-Member Price per Lesso: 1/2 Hour Lesso...$31.00 3/4 Hour Lesso...$42.00 1 Hour Lesso...$53.00 1 Hour Esemble*...$33.00 * Esemble istructio is arraged by teachers accordig to studet skills. Schedule lessos today by callig the Coservatory Maager at (856) 235-6488 Ext. 302. 6 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Coservatory of Music Here s what our studets have to say about music lessos at Perkis Ceter: We absolutely LOVE Perkis ad would t cosider goig aywhere else. Our istructors are kowledgeable, ethusiastic ad patiet. The eviromet fosters my child s iterest ad talet i the arts ad music. I thik Perkis Ceter for the Arts i Moorestow is a excellet place for childre ad adults. We are very happy with the Music Coservatory program. We have a excellet teacher. She is warm ad always ethusiastic. Her eergy is cotagious. My daughter ad I are truly happy with her voice teacher. We are thrilled with the match ad really otice her growth. She looks forward to her lessos each week. We d love for you to persoally experiece the joy that makig music ca brig to your life. Call to schedule your FREE trial lesso today! P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 7
Art Classes Colligswood Childre & Tees 10 weeks Master Ispired Ages 7 10 Each week, studets will be itroduced to a ew artist or art techique for ispiratio to create their ow projects. The istructor will help studets gather ispiratio from images created by the Artist of the Week ad give a brief overview of the Artist s work ad accomplishmets. They will the take what they have leared ad create their ow portraits, ladscapes, ad abstractios through the fu ad creative ways of paitig & drawig. This class may be repeated as ew projects are created each sessio. Teacher: Stacey Guzmá-Garvi Dates: September 30 December 2 Days: Saturdays Times: 12:00 1:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Art Exploratio II Ages 6 8 This class focuses o buildig solid skills ad ispirig creativity. This sessio icludes a wide variety of paitig, drawig, ad sculpture projects specifically tailored to your child s age ad ability while itegratig diverse materials. There is o required prerequisite for this course. This class may be repeated. Teacher: Jei Deets Dates: September 27 November 29 Days: Wedesdays Times: 5:00 6:30 p.m. Tuitio: $121.50 members $135.00 o-members Supply fee: $25 8 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Colligswood Adults 10 weeks Jackie Stack Lagakos Mosaic The goal of this class is to give the participats all the skills ad iformatio that will eable them to complete oe or more projects of their ow choosig. You brig i what you wat to cover i mosaic staied glass, tile or setimetal objects. Examples iclude flower pots, tables, birdbath, a framed mosaic or creatig a large mosaic istallatio i their ow home. There will be lots of idividual attetio pertaiig to your ow style of work. No mosaic experiece ecessary all levels welcome. Just come ad have a woderfully joyful time i a peaceful atmosphere embellishig projects of your choice. Teacher: Jackie Stack Lagakos Dates: September 30 December 2 Days: Saturdays Times: 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Tuitio: $166.50 members $185 o-members Supply fee: $25 Itroductio to Basic Drawig How may thigs do you see every day ad wish you could draw them? Flowers i the garde? A cat sittig o the porch step? A sleepig baby? Drawig gives you the power to express yourself o the page, to iterpret what you see that s differet from a photograph. This course will make you proficiet i the art of drawig. You will lear all the basics that create a realistic drawig: lie, shape, form, toe. Topics will iclude drawig basic perspective, studies of atural objects, still-life, ad the huma form. This course will teach you to see like a artist to create life-like artworks. Ope to all levels. Maddy Gold Teacher: Maddy Gold Dates: September 25 November 27 Days: Modays Times: 7:00 9:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 9
Art Classes Colligswood Adults 10 weeks Advaced Drawig with Paitig I this course, studets will improve o their drawig skills by learig about toe with the additio of color ad ew materials. You may choose to work with oe or a variety of mediums such as colored pecil, pastel, watercolor, or acrylic as we focus o turig your black ad white drawigs ito full color iterpretatios. Teacher: Maddy Gold Dates: September 27 November 29 Days: Wedesdays Times: 7:00 9:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Watercolor Still Life NOTE DATES This watercolor course will address the characteristics of the medium, icludig its versatility through various approaches. Workig from the still-life ad learig from demos of techiques, the studet will be ecouraged to egage both medium ad active observatio i order to fid their ow persoal approach ad satisfactio. Drawig experiece will be helpful, but ot required. Material list available olie. Course will address color theory. Teacher: Keith Leiter Dates: September 28 December 7 (No class November 23) Days: Thursdays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Abstract Paitig Do you ejoy lookig at abstract drawig ad paitig ad woder how to make your ow? Are you a abstractioist workig solo but lookig to occasioally pait amogst other artists ad joi i critiques of work? The this abstract paitig studio is for you! Set agaist a survey of Moderist paitig, this class will discuss techiques of workig with media as well as color, compositio ad creative methods. Studets should feel free to work i the medium of their choice, but will also be ecouraged to experimet with the ew ad ufamiliar. Course will address color theory. Teacher: Keith Leiter Dates: September 26 November 28 Days: Tuesdays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Keith Leiter 10 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Colligswood Adults 10 weeks Satiago Galeas Life Paitig & Drawig NOTE DATES This course is desiged to help begiig ad practicig artists develop their figurative paitig ad drawig skills. Usig a live model, both ude ad clothed, studets will develop ad stregthe their kowledge of aatomy, gesture, proportio, color, ad desig. The course will use the full figure, as well as portraiture, i exercises coverig moochromatic, limited color, ad full color studies. Time spet o each pose will expad throughout the course i a effort to explore a more complex treatmet of form, color, surface, ad desig. This course would be ideal for begier itermediate artists, although some experiece drawig from the model is preferred. Teacher: Satiago Galeas Dates: September 28 December 7 (No class November 23) Days: Thursdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Model Fee: $35 Paitig Ladscapes & Still Life NOTE DATES Use the medium of your choice, with a emphasis o idividual iterpretatio ad directio. Classes will iclude demostratios usig various techiques i watercolor, oil, ad drawig mediums. This class is for those iterested i gettig their feet wet with differet mediums or those just wishig to hoe their skills while observig how other mediums perform. We will create umerous subjects of still-life, ladscape ad ladscape figures while workig i the studio. All levels are welcome to this class, so come ad joi us for the umber oe priority havig fu while learig! Teacher: Philip Carroll Dates: September 29 December 8 (No class November 24) Days: Fridays Times: 1:00 3:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-member P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 11
Pottery Classes Moorestow Childre & Tees 10 weeks with the costructio of a basic shape from which each child will be able to use their creative imagiatios to develop the shape ito a uique creatio. Fired works will be colored with a large variety glazes ad re-fired for everyday use or decoratio. (Prices are for paret ad oe child) Teacher: Paul Serea Dates: September 28 December 7 (No class November 23) Day: Thursdays Times: 5:00 6:30 p.m. Tuitio: $216 members $240 o-members Oe paret ad oe child $112.50 members $125 o-members Oe additioal child Supply/lab fee: $50 Paret ad Child Buildig Together with Clay Ages 5 12 NOTE DATES This class is desiged to provide parets with a great opportuity for quality time with their kids. Families will be able to work together o fu clay projects that are developed to be appropriate for the curret seaso. Each project will start out Clay Exploratios Ages 9-12 Explore, create ad have fu with clay. Childre will experiece the joy of workig with clay while makig ivetive objects of all kids icludig sculptures. The course aims to expad imagiatio ad heighte sesory awareess that stresses experimetatio ad fu. Youg artists coect the imagiative process to all aspects of learig ad develop cofidece i their ow abilities ad imagiatios. Please brig a bath towel for the first class. Teacher: Deborah Williams Dates: September 25 November 27 Days: Modays Times: 4:00 6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members Supply/lab fee: $30 12 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Moorestow Childre & Tees 10 weeks Pottery for Teeagers Ages 14 18 Ideal for studets who have take pottery classes at Perkis i the past, the class will build upo skills achieved by itroducig techiques for workig o the potter s wheel. This class will preset step-by-step istructio o how to ceter, ope, ad pull up clay i order to create bowls, cups, ad plates. Surface decoratio, glazig, ad had-buildig projects also will be explored. Geared toward begiers ad those with prior experiece, this course may be repeated. Teacher: Debbie Hamalaie Dates: September 27 November 29 Days: Wedesdays Times: 4:00-6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members Supply/lab fee: $30 Creatios with Mixed Media Ages 8 11 This class offers studets a opportuity to combie various materials ito paitigs, drawigs, collage ad sculpture. Studets will be ecouraged to see the creative possibilities i foud objects, re-purposig them to be a part of their creatios, ad combiig them with traditioal art materials. Exploratio, experimetatio ad creative problem solvig are but a few skills your studet will be developig while learig the basic priciples of art makig. Teacher: Deborah Williams Dates: September 26 November 28 Days: Tuesdays Times: 4:30 6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Comic Book Illustratio Ages 10 16 The art of comics is a highly stylized approach to illustratio! Develop drawig skills while learig the techiques of the pros. Illustrate your comics or cartoos featurig superheroes, maga style, fatasy, or whatever you like. Startig with pecil, studets will desig their page ad trasfer it to special blue-lie board. Next, they will explore the secrets of comic book ikig that give drawigs their added dimesio. Fially, studets will photocopy their page ad add color with special watercolor dyes, creatig their very ow fiished comic page. Repeat studets are ecouraged! Note: Wat to ivet your ow characters ad story? See Comic Character Desig. Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: September 25 November 27 Days: Modays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Paitig with Colored Pecils Ages 10 16 The medium of colored pecils offers a excellet steppig stoe for buddig artists who wish to explore a variety of techiques similar to those used i traditioal paitig. Colored pecils made from high quality soft pigmet ca produce uique results ulike ay other medium. Get ready to start with a series of fu exercises for discoverig various methods of layerig, bledig, burishig, uderpaitig, ad overpaitig. Soo, you will be ready to create your ow masterpieces (subject matter of your choice) o special white or toed paper resultig i eye poppig, vivid color rederigs! Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: September 26 November 28 Days: Tuesdays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 13
Art Classes Moorestow Childre & Tees 10 weeks Comic Character Desig Ages 10 16 Do you ejoy drawig your ow comic book characters? How would you like to make them come to life i a story that you create? Now is your chace to lear the methods of sequetial art by combiig words (what the characters say) with pictures (showig what they do) i order to effectively tell your story. Studets will start off with a series of idividual ad group exercises actio-to-actio, momet-to-momet, ad scee-to-scee that will help guide them through the process of coceptualizig ad developig their ideas. Next, thumbail sketches of characters ad page layouts accompaied by a script will be refied, givig the story greater clarity ad impact. The fial result will be a comic featurig superheroes, maga, cartoo, or ay coceivable host of characters. Note: Comic Book Illustratio is ot required as a prerequisite for this course, but it is recommeded for those who wat to first lear the basics or who wish to draw comics without a accompayig storylie. Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: September 27 November 29 Days: Wedesdays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Paitig with Markers Ages 10 16 NOTE DATES The popularity of rubbig alcohol ad solvet based markers has led to some amazig iovatio i quality, desig ad versatility. This class will give studets the opportuity to apply highquality markers to a variety of special marker papers that allow for fiished art with beautiful layered color trasparecy ad seamless bledig effects. I additio, markers ca be combied with your favorite pecil, ik, ad color pecil work for mixed media masterpieces! Get ready to explore the latest materials ad techiques while discoverig ew oes that fit your style. Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: September 28 December 7 (No class November 23) Days: Thursdays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 14 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Moorestow Childre & Tees 10 weeks Drama & Creative Movemet Class Ages 8 12 Ifamous camp teachig artist Barry Moore returs to Moorestow to ispire youg thespias! This class will iclude umerous dramatic exercises that will create cofidet, youg actors. Activities ad exercises will iclude improvisatio, script readig, creative movemet, dramatic expressios, ad more based o requests from the studets. Studets experiecig this drama class will develop clearer speech, fluet delivery of lies ad jokes, public speakig skills, ad social skills. Joi this premier youth drama class today! Teacher: Barry Moore Dates: September 30 December 2 Days: Saturdays Times: 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $139.50 members $155 o-members Drawig Ages 9 13 I this class, the focus is o learig to draw through direct observatio. Studets will lear how to traslate what they see oto paper. Fudametal drawig techiques will be covered ad a wide variety of drawig materials will be used. Studets will use iterestig still life set ups as sprig boards. The goal of this class is to ispire studets to reach a higher level of art makig. Be challeged ad gai cofidece. Learig to draw sets the stage for a lifetime of makig art. Teacher: Maria Christopher Dates: September 25 November 27 Days: Modays Times: 4:00 6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply Fee: $25 NEW! Actig Essetials Plus Ages 13 18 Desiged to teach the basics of actig through fudametal icludig dictio, movemet, phrasig, projectio ad stage dyamics, this is all doe i a fu-filled eviromet usig a wide rage of creative material such as; moologues, oe act plays, musicals ad screeplays. The emphasis is o developig the studet s ability to create expressive truthful behaviors i actig. Studets will lear to tell the story of the character through dialogue ad or sog, (a optio for those thespias who are musically orieted). They will also have the opportuity to perform i a short scripted play. Teacher: Diae DeLuca Dates: September 30 December 2 Days: Saturdays Times: 12:30 2:30 p.m. Tuitio: $139.50 members $155 o-members P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 15
Art Classes Moorestow Adults 10 weeks NEW! Plei Air Semiar Perkis is the ideal locatio for sketchig, paitig, ad drawig outside. Let s take advatage of this beautiful space! Each day will start with a short lesso o topics like perspective ad color theory. The grouds of Perkis will serve as the subject as there are may choice subjects from great architecture to lush greeery. Workig three days i a row shall esure cosistet atural surroudigs. Studets may work i a differet spot each day or cocetrate o a log-term compositio. Basic supplies will be provided: pecils, paper, drawig boards, easels, seats. Teacher: Diae Cazaese Dates: September 25, 26, 27 Times: 9:30 11:30 a.m. Tuitio: $81 members $90 o-members Oil Paitig for All Levels NOTE DATES This class focuses primarily o the process of paitig ad how much fu it ca be. Workig from still life ad ladscape, studets will be ecouraged to pait directly ad also to layer pait to create a more iterestig surface. Demostratios ad the eeds of each studet will be addressed. Color, compositio ad good structure will be explaied. Stimulatig arragemets will be desiged to excite the imagiatio. Artists will be ecouraged to achieve a goal as well as to respect their ow work. A list of materials will be provided. All are welcome to relax ad ejoy the class while learig to acquait themselves with their ow particular visio. Teacher: Robert Beder Dates: September 29 December 8 (No class November 24) Days: Fridays Times: 2:30 5:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members 16 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Moorestow Adults 10 weeks Robert Beder Begiig Watercolor This class is for begiig watercolor paiters who wat to lear some basic techiques ad midsets that relate to watercolor paitig. Studets will be exposed to various techiques such as layerig, wet-o-wet, dry brush, etc. The subject matter will iclude ladscape, still life, huma form, ad paitig from photos. Weather permittig; some sessios will be spet outdoors doig plei air paitig. For the first sessio just brig some basic watercolor pait, a few brushes, a pecil ad eraser, several small to medium size sheets of watercolor paper, some maskig tape, a board o which to tape your paper, ad a ope mided, creative attitude. Teacher: Thomas Filey Dates: September 28 December 7 (No class November 23) Days: Thursdays Times: 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members NEW! Drawig & Watercolor NOTE DATES Goig beyod pecil ad charcoal, artists have used a variety of water soluble media to add richess ad character to their work. Watercolor will be added to excite ad stimulate the imagiatio. Paper type will be discussed as will brushes ad colors. Still life, floral ad portrait will be offered, ad studets are ecouraged to brig ideas to class. Studets should feel free to experimet, as all artists lookig to expad o their skills are welcome. Teacher: Robert Beder Dates: September 29 December 8 (No class November 24) Days: Fridays Times: 5:30 8:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 17
Art Classes Moorestow Adults 10 weeks Kassem Amoudi Colors Matter NOTE DATES Explore the possibilities of color relatioships with this focused class about how artists use colors; whe ad how they use thi ad thick applicatios, warm ad cool, dark ad light. It will also emphasize some techiques artists do i startig a paitig, the the steps they take after to create a colorful paitig. If you wat to become a colorist, this class is for you. Studets are ecouraged to experimet with color saturatio ad chages i itesity, color temperatures, complemets ad cotrasts, color values ad applicatios. Demostratios, Slide presetatio ad idividual attetio will be provided to help studets develop a persoal exploratio of color i their work. Begier or advaced, all levels ad all styles are welcome. Teacher: Kassem Amoudi Dates: September 29 December 8 (No class November 24) Days: Fridays Times: 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members 18 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Moorestow Adults 10 weeks NEW! Figure As A Poit of Departure NOTE DATES If you are tired of gettig lost i the details ad the traditioal look of the huma figure ad wat to take risk ad explore ew ways of expressig it, this class is for you. Pait ad draw the huma figure i a looser ad more expressioistic cotemporary maer. Refie your paitig skills to create a lively surface which will be cosidered a playgroud for ituitive creativity, techique ad skill. Expert istructio ad advice from the istructor will push studets to explore ew possibilities ad work more ituitively, allowig uplaed marks ad passages to become artistic breakthroughs. Examples from cotemporary ad moder art will be examied to promote a broader uderstadig of the abstract qualities of space, lie ad color. Dive i a territory where accidets ad recklessess are opportuities. Teacher: Kassem Amoudi Dates: September 29 December 8 (No class November 24) Days: Fridays Times: 1:30 4:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Model fee: $35 Thomas Filey Alla Prima Paitig Alla Prima is a traditioal paitig method which appeals to may paiters. It is a direct paitig techique for oil color ad refers to makig paitigs i oe sessio or o the first go. Alla Prima is characterized by expressive ad bold brushwork which ca be excitig ad liberatig for may artists. Studets with some experiece with oil pait, but who wish to stretch themselves will ejoy this course. Teacher: Deborah Moss Marris Dates: September 26 November 28 Days: Tuesdays Times: 7:30 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members NEW! Actig Essetials Plus (for Adults) NOTE DATES Desiged to teach the basics of actig through fudametal icludig dictio, movemet, phrasig, projectio ad stage dyamics, this is all doe i a fu-filled eviromet usig a wide rage of creative material such as; moologues, oe act plays, musicals ad screeplays. The emphasis is o developig the studet s ability to create expressive truthful behaviors i actig. Studets will lear to tell the story of the character through dialogue ad/or sog, (a optio for those thespias who are musically orieted). They will also have the opportuity to perform i a short scripted play. Teacher: Diae DeLuca Dates: September 28 December 7 (No Class November 23) Days: Thursdays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 19
Pottery Classes Moorestow Adults 12 weeks Joi Us i the Pottery Studio Lear about the fasciatig process of turig mud ito beautiful ceramic sculptures ad fuctioal objects! The lab fee icluded for all pottery classes covers the cost of 25 lbs of Clay, Firig, Glaze ad Pottery Ope Studios o Sudays 1:00 4:00 p.m. Wedesdays 12:30 3:30 p.m. Additioal Clay ad Pottery tool kits ad clay are available for purchase at the Perkis Ceter s Moorestow frot desk. 20 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Pottery Classes Moorestow Adults 12 weeks NEW! Form ad Fuctio This class focuses o both wheel ad had buildig techiques for both ovices ad advaced studets. Studets ew to the medium of clay will lear all stages of the process, from formig techiques through surface decoratio to glazig. With idividualized istructio, studets will be ecouraged to explore clay at their ow level ad to pursue their specific iterests as they develop their aesthetic visio ad dialogue with clay. This class may be repeated. Teacher: Deb Williams Dates: September 27 December 13 Days: Wedesdays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $202.50 members $225 o-members Lab fee: $45 Teacher: Jeifer Wakoff Dates: September 25 December 11 Days: Modays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $202.50 members $225 o-members Lab fee: $45 Hadbuilt & Throw Pottery Emphasis will be placed o a variety of throwig ad alterig techiques for makig uique pottery forms as well as surface decoratio ad glazig techiques. Studets will progress their pottery makig skills ad will have flexibility for idividual expressive goals. This course is ope to all studets; please let us kow if you are a begier whe you are registerig. Please brig a large towel. Paul Serea P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 21
Pottery Classes Moorestow Adults 12 weeks Wheel Throwig, Had Buildig, Surface Decoratio Studets will explore a full rage of studio projects from improvig wheel-throwig skills to creatig slab fuctioal or sculptural work. Surface decoratio will be taught through the use of texture, patter, ad scraffitto, slip, ad glaze applicatio. All levels welcome. Teacher: Paul Serea Dates: September 27 December 13 Days: Wedesdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $202.50 members $225 o-members Lab fee: $45 Throwig o the Potter s Wheel This class will guide studets through the fudametals of workig with clay while beig itroduced to the basic skills eeded to successfully work o the potter s wheel. Studets will also be itroduced to a variety of decorative ad glazig techiques. This course may be repeated. Teacher: Naimah Stith Dates: September 26 December 12 Days: Tuesdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $202.50 members $225 o-members Lab fee: $45 Explorig the Fire NOTE DATES A itroductio to buildig ad firig pottery! Lear the basics of creatig both throw ad had built pottery while explorig some of the may optios for firig your work. This class will look at firig as a creative tool for the creatio of both fuctioal ad sculptural ceramic work. Begiig studets will work through differet buildig techiques while more advaced studets ca explore ew techiques to expad their creative optios. All studets will have a opportuity to try several differet firig optios. Teacher: David Gamber Dates: September 28 December 21 (No class November 23) Days: Thursdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $202.50 members $225 o-members Lab fee: $45 22 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Workshops Colligswood Marie Natale Fall Flowers Simplified Marie Natale cotiues the Loose, Lumious, ad Colorful approach to watercolor paitig with ew exercises ad techiques helpig studets of all skill levels to improve their work ad icrease their kowledge of this fluid, trasparet medium. Studets will be amazed how easy ad fast results ca be achieved i three easy steps! Studets are ecouraged to brig flowers from their homes or gardes Marie will also brig some arragemets. Marie has a Masters Degree i Art Educatio, teaches iteratioally, ad is kow for her friedly teachig style, makig classes both fu ad iformative. Come joi us for a great paitig experiece. Date: Saturday, November 4 Time: 9:30am 3:30 p.m. Teacher: Marie Natale Locatio: Colligswood Members: $81 No-members: $90 For more ifo ad to register, visit PerkisArts.org To be the first to kow about upcomig workshops, joi our email list! P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 23
Registratio Paymet is required with registratio. Paymet methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, ad America Express are accepted. Paymet by check is accepted i perso or by mail. No otificatio of registratio acceptace will be set. Receipt of paymet by Perkis Ceter cofirms registratio uless otified of class cacellatio. Members must be i good stadig at the time of registratio i order to receive discouts. Tees age 16 ad older may register for adult classes with teacher recommedatio. There is o proratig of ay class. Perkis Ceter for the Arts reserves the right to make chages i programs, schedules ad istructors ad to cacel classes due to isufficiet erollmet. If Perkis Ceter cacels a class, studets will be otified 72 hours before the start of class or workshop. Refuds ad make-up classes are ot available for studet abseces due to persoal coflicts. Perkis Ceter caot reimburse for supplies or attire for classes that are cacelled. Please check with registrar regardig the status of your class before purchasig materials 3 days before the start of class. Perkis Ceter is ot resposible for supervisio of childre for more tha five miutes before or after class. Registratio Optios Olie: PerkisArts.org Phoe: Please have class iformatio ad credit card ready. Call (856) 235-6488 or Fax: Mail: 24 (800) 387-5226. Complete registratio form, icludig credit card umber, expiratio date, security code ad sigature. Please sed registratio form with check or credit card iformatio to: Perkis Ceter for the Arts 395 Kigs Highway Moorestow, New Jersey 08057 Holiday Closigs Perkis Ceter is Closed o Labor Day, Thaksgivig Friday ad December 22 Jauary 1. Please visit PerkisArts.org for assistace ad purchases durig these dates. Emergecy Closigs I case of emergecy or weather related evets, Perkis Ceter may close for the day, delay opeig or choose to close early. Emergecy closig aoucemets are shared i two ways: Call Perkis Ceter to hear a aoucemet o the voicemail system after 8:00 a.m. Visit facebook.com/perkis CeterfortheArts after 8:00 a.m. to see a message. Iformatio P e r k i s A r t s. o r g Refud Policy All withdrawal requests must be submitted i writig to Perkis Ceter for the Arts by stated deadlies. Phoe calls will ot be accepted as withdrawal otificatio. If Perkis Ceter cacels a program, a full refud will be issued withi 30 days. Membership fees ad gift certificates are ot refudable. Camp ad Workshops Up to 3 weeks prior to the first day: Full refud mius a $20 processig fee. No refuds will be made thereafter. Classes Up to 7 days prior to the first class: Full refud, mius a $20 processig fee. 6 days prior to ad util the day of 1st class: 75% refud. After 1st class, but before 2d class: 50% refud. No refuds will be made thereafter. Medical Clearace Before startig ay routie for yourself or childre that requires physical activity, studets are expected to have received medical clearace from their doctor. Publicity Policy Perkis Ceter for the Arts will occasioally photograph classes, workshops ad studets work. Upo registratio, studets give permissio to Perkis Ceter to publish these photographs i prit or olie for promotioal purposes oly. If you do ot wat yourself or your child photographed, please otify the Ceter i writig. Accessibility Perkis Ceter for the Arts i Moorestow is i the process of plaig reovatios i order to make all public areas of the Ceter fully accessible. Util the reovatios begi, there is limited accessibility o the site. There is accessible parkig i the parkig lot located off of Camde Aveue ad a desigated barrier-free ramp etrace earby betwee the mai buildig ad carriage house. The first floor of Perkis Ceter ad its Carriage House are wheelchair accessible. At the momet, a accessible bathroom is ot located i the Ceter. Perkis Ceter for the Arts will, to the best of its ability, locate classes i accessible areas of the facility. If there is a eed to have a class i a accessible locatio, please iform Perkis at the time of registratio. For iformatio about large-prit materials, or guided tours for visitors who are blid or visually impaired; sig laguage iterpreters, booklets featurig artwork i secod floor display areas; or to arrage for materials to be created, please cotact Perkis Ceter Director of Marketig at (856) 235-6488 ext. 312, (TTY/ TDD call 711). Allow two weeks for arragemets to be completed.
BECOME A MEMBER OF PERKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND JOIN THE GROWING SOUTH JERSEY COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, PATRONS AND INSTITUTIONS CELEBRATING THE ARTS Membership Studets (uder 18 or w/ college ID) $30 Categories: Idividuals $35 Seior Citizes (62 & over) $30 Family $55 Seior Family $50 Membership Beefits: Membership Discout o classes, workshops, music lessos, summer camp ad more! All mailigs Opportuity to exhibit i the Aual Members & Faculty Exhibitio (18 years or older) Perkis Ceter membership card with discouts at participatig area busiesses Notices of special opportuities ad icetives as they become available Full tax deductio for basic membership Aual Fud Cotributios support Perkis Ceter s efforts i providig arts experieces to everyoe. All aual fud doatios support our programs, scholarships ad facilities; providig art experieces for all people regardless of meas. A gift to Perkis Ceter ca also be desigated for a specific project or eed such as a ew floor i the dace studio, lightig i our galleries or solar paels o our Colligswood facility. Please cotact our developmet office by callig (856) 235-6488 or e-mail create@perkisceter.org to discuss givig opportuities. As a door you will receive a full tax deductio for your gift ad the kowledge that you are supportig excellece i the arts ad chagig lives. REGISTRATION FORM Classes Workshops Membership Date E-Mail Address Phoe (Home) (Alterate) Name Street Address City, State, Zip How did you hear about Perkis Ceter? Class/Workshop 1: Name Age Membership Exp. Date Code Title Tuitio Supply Fee Total Class/Workshop 2: Name Age Membership Exp. Date Code Title Tuitio Supply Fee Total Class/Workshop 3: Name Age Membership Exp. Date Code Title Tuitio Supply Fee Total SUBTOTAL $ MEMBERSHIP (See Membership Categories above) New Reew Category $ For Family memberships please list all ames: Additioal Tax-Deductible Cotributio $ PAYMENT METHOD: Check Visa MasterCard Discover America Express Cash TOTAL $ Name o Card Card # Expiratio Date Code MAIL FORM TO: Perkis Ceter for the Arts, 395 Kigs Highway, Moorestow, NJ 08057 Perkis Ceter for the Arts will occasioally photograph classes, workshops ad studets work. Upo registratio, studets give permissio to Perkis Ceter to publish these photographs i prit or olie for promotioal purposes oly. If you do ot wat yourself or your child photographed, please otify the Ceter i writig. Whe registerig, please review the Refud Policy. *Please ote that mailig a paymet ca take up to a few days ad does ot guaratee a spot. For class availability ad quickest registratio, visit www.perkisarts.org to sig-up olie! P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 25
Perkis Ceter for the Arts BOARD OF TRUSTEES Paul A. Cato III, Presidet Brya Rowlad, Treasurer Melissa Blato, Secretary Vedra Chadler Sharla Fraco Floyd Sue Kim Christie Lee Amy Leis Michelle S. Li Aliso Maig Barry Moore Judite Morais Frak James Staeck Lisa Trakis Melissa Miller Troyaovich Staff Kare Quee Nur Abdul-Malik Folklife Ceter Director Grace Howso Maager of Studio Classes ad Summer Camp Philip Carroll Associate Curator Kare Chigouis Executive Director Diae Felcy Associate Director Kelly Gao Receptioist Eleaor Goodma-Alexader Receptioist Alliso Hut ARTS Program Maager Vickie Jameso Coservatory ad Membership Coordiator Matia Lagakos Receptioist Doa O Malley Busiess Maager Greer Samso Receptioist Paul Serea Pottery Studio Maager Jacquly Zimmer Maager of Marketig ad Special Evets ARTISTS...Expedite Your Juried Exhibitio Submissio Process. PerkisArts.org ow has a customer log-i feature. This icludes artists who participate i juried ad curated exhibitios at the ceter. Submissio Process: 1. Visit PerkisArts.org ad click My Accout. Logi ito your accout or create a ew accout. 2. Set up Artist Accout butto to the right. 3. Click here to eter butto. 4. Eter all artwork iformatio. 5. Upload pictures of the work you will be submittig. We still jury from the actual work. Delivery of your work is still required to complete your etry process. 6. Arrive at Perkis Ceter to deliver your work. Not receivig Perkis Ceter emails? Be sure to add create@perkisceter.org, olie-order@perkisceter.org, ad create@perkisceter.ccsed.com to your cotacts. Wat to see your Istagram photos i our catalog? Tag Perkis Ceter (@perkisceter) for your chace! Catalog Artwork: Catalog Desig: Editor: Cotributors: 26 Pottery Studet s work-i-progress. NSchmidt Desig Group Diae Felcy Kare Chigouis, Grace Howso, Vickie Jameso P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Perkis Ceter for the Arts Colligswood Gallery Ala Willoughby Save the Date for SmallWorks Carefully Curated Hadmade Gifts ad Fie Art for the Holiday Seaso! Mark Bair Jeifer Talarico Opeig Receptio Saturday, November 18, 2017 6:00 9:00 p.m. Pop Up Shop Gallery Dates November 17, 18, 25 December 1, 2 Additioal shoppig hours are always available by appoitmet: please call Perkis Ceter (856) 235-6488 to schedule.
DATED MATERIAL DO NOT DELAY Programs of Perkis Ceter for the Arts are fuded i part by a grat from the New Jersey State Coucil o the Arts, a Parter Agecy of the Natioal Edowmet of the Arts. Additioal support provided by the Geraldie R. Dodge Foudatio, Towship of Moorestow ad the Borough of Colligswood. PerkisCeter for the Arts Moorestow Gallery fall aual OPEN MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION C A L L F O R W O R K S October 1 November 26,2017 Juror: Robert Blackso Tyler School of Art of Temple Uiversity, Director of Exhibitios ad Public Programs Awards: Totalig $1100 1st Place $400 2d Place $350 3rd Place $250 Hoorable Metio $100 Receivig: Friday September 15 10 2 p.m. Suday September 17 12 4 p.m. Receptio: Suday October 1 1 4 p.m. Philip Carroll Visit PerkisArts.org for a prospectus ad additioal iformatio or email pcarroll@perkisceter.org Moorestow 395 Kigs Highway Moorestow, NJ 08057 Colligswood 30 Irvi Aveue Colligswood, NJ 08108