Have you bee to Perkis Ceter for the Arts i Moorestow ad Colligswood lately? We have some excitig ad iovative programmig goig o icludig special evets ad a mothly classical music cocert as well as a cultural coversatio series. I October we lauched our Coffee & Classics music series held o the first Wedesday of the moth at 10:00 a.m. The secod seaso of Luch & Lear: Cultural Coversatios is beig held o the secod Wedesday of the moth. These elighteig experieces ad exchages are free ad ope to the public with refreshmets provided. These programs happe at our Moorestow locatio. Distributig Digity ad #Before I Die brought hudreds of members of the commuity to our Colligswood ceter for thoughtful dialogue, geerous givig ad woderful music, food ad libatio. Please mark your caledars for the November 17th opeig of the Small Works Fie Arts ad Craft Show ad Sale. O the 18th we will host a receptio startig at 6:00 p.m. The show will ru through December 2d. O December 2d the 7th Aual Empty Bowls evet will ru from oo to 3:00 p.m. Both of these evets are happeig at our Colligswood ceter. The aual holiday pottery show i Moorestow returs o December 9th with the Perkis Pottery Associates Holiday Show ad Sale, receptio from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The show closes o Suday, December 17th. Do t miss the extraordiary artmakig opportuities at the Hadcrafted Holidays Workshops startig the day before Thaksgivig, November 22d. Drop off the kids ad get a head start o holiday errads! Check us out at www.perkisarts.org. We all at Perkis Ceter for the Arts wish you ad yours a delightful Thaksgivig, a happy holiday seaso ad a woderful New Year. Kare Chigouis Executive Director Director s Notes A Importat Note I d wat to exted our apology to Kathlee Dallara for the error i creditig her exceptioal work of art to aother artist i our fall catalog. Kare Kathlee Dallara Wisteria i the Rai Watercolor ad Colored Pecil P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 1
News Wiffle Ball Cup, 2017 Perkis Ceter's Aual Wiffle Ball Touramet & Festival is the largest evet featured o the Evergree Law i Moorestow. O September 9th a bracket of 24 teams competed to place first, secod, ad third for prized trophies created by ceramic artists Paul Serea, Eric Wolf Sewell, ad David Gamber. Cogratulatios to our grad prize wier Team Scattaregia! While o deck, players, families, ad frieds ejoyed cocessios, art activities, face paitig, ad a Clotheslie Art Exhibitio featurig local artists. I additio to the touramet, SHINE Power Yoga joied us to offer free family friedly yoga istructio. The day s activities eded with a eveig Cor Hole Touramet. Thaks to all the teams ad our geerous sposors for supportig the Ceter. We are grateful for our voluteer committee who spet their summer plaig the evet ad solicitig sposorships. The fuds raised support Perkis Ceter for the Arts programs ad services servig Souther New Jersey. Support of The Wiffle Ball Cup is truly treasured ad helps to esure that we ca cotiue to offer quality programs ad services ito the future. Thak you agai for your geerous support of our orgaizatio. As we eter our 40th year, we hope to cotiue to be a place where people of all ages feel welcome to lear ad experiece the arts i traditioal ad iovative ways. Givig Thaks We are thakful ad grateful to all the Corporate, Foudatio & Public doors over the last year New Jersey State Coucil o the Arts New Jersey Coucil o the Humaities Geraldie R. Dodge Foudatio PNC Arts Alive The Horizo Foudatio for New Jersey Frak ad Lydia Berge Foudatio The Coelly Foudatio The Domeica Foudatio The D Olier Foudatio Bak of America Holma Automotive Liberty Bell Bak WAWA Pazieza & Softly Busiess Vetures Subaru of America Foudatio Whitesell Moorestow Rotary Luch Club Moorestow Busiess Associatio MooreKids Ad the geerous dedicated ivestmet of coutless commuity members, artists, studets ad frieds. Thak You! 2 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
News Buy a Artist Made Bowl, Feed South Jersey We are pleased to aouce our 7th Aual Empty Bowls Fudraiser this December 2d. Receive a had crafted ceramic bowl & a samplig of light cuisie from area restaurats with your miimum doatio of $15. Every dollar raised will be divided evely betwee the Food Bak of South Jersey ad the Perkis Ceter for the Arts Scholarship Fud. Help us reach our $10,000 goal to help fight huger i our commuity while also eablig idividuals of limited fiacial meas to experiece the arts. Idividual cotributios toward this evet ad others are welcome throughout the year. We are grateful for gifts of all sizes. If you would like to make a cotributio, visit our website or give us a call. Brig your luch to Perkis Ceter, Moorestow o the 2d Wedesday of each moth from 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. for a free cultural coversatio. This series of coversatios will feature culturally focused lectures desiged to coect ad itroduce topics of iterest to South Jersey. December 13 The Butterfly: A Radical Commuity Storytellig Model, Quee Nur, Director of the Folklife Ceter at Perkis Ceter for the Arts Jauary 10 TBD February 14 Roses from the Forest to the Garde, Drew Lehria, Head Gardeer at The Bares Foudatio March 14 A Artist i the Courtroom, Bill Teray, Artist & Illustrator April 11 RCA ad Moorestow, Lye Schill & Kimberly Bu May 9 Sommelier: The Uexpected Sommelier, Cadace Rya, Wie Educator Social Artworkig programs are free experieces focused o elimiatig barriers to the arts. These acts of Social Artworkig are all made possible with the support of PNC Arts Alive, Be Part of Art. P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 3
News Folk Life Ceter at Perkis Ceter for the Arts THE BUTTERFLY: A Radical Act of Commuity Storytellig Storytellig is the first art form. From its iceptio o the cotiet of Africa, storytellig has bee steeped i commual ethos. It is a amalgamated evet of teller, audiece ad musicias (if preset). It teaches lessos, empowers voice ad maitais societal values It coects! Let s coect as we radically chage mids ad hearts at trasformative ad ucesored adult storytellig cocerts. Joi us ad help shape Perkis Ceter for the Arts Folklife Ceter s ew Commuity Storytellig cocept at our December 13 LUNCH & LEARN at 12:30 p.m. Respod to Call For Tellers aroud particular themes (e.g. Neighbors, Up All Night, Hideouts, Protests, The Ripple Effect, The Art of Seductio) Beig selected to tell Attedig a rehearsal that icludes metorig ad craftig techiques Tellig a 12 miute or less story (persoal tale or traditioal family/cultural tale) Performig o the Fourth Tuesday of the Moth. Witer Schedule for The Butterfly Theme: The Hide Out Call for Tellers: December 13 Luch & Lear at Perkis Ceter, Moorestow Theme: Protests Call for Tellers: Jauary 13 Theme: The Ripple Effect Call for Tellers: February 13 Visit PerkisArts.org for more details. 4 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
News 40 Fabulous Years Because of You! Oe perso ca make a big differece. I the 1970 s whe Jea Gaasch bega rallyig the commuity of Moorestow to create a ceter for the arts i order to repurpose the Perkis House, o oe kew that the collective impact of Jea, our fouders ad the commuity voluteers would be reachig over 36,000 people 40 years later. I the last year aloe, Perkis Ceter for the Arts preseted 362 programs ad served a total audiece of 36,867. Highlights iclude: 1,516 participats i 160 weekly visual ad performig arts classes; 983 participats i weekly coservatory of music lessos; 12 area schools & 13,500 childre ad adults served through the ARTS school residecy program; 3,007 people experieced live music performaces; The artwork of 275 fie artists was preseted i 8 art exhibitios viewed by 9,094 people; 64 scholarships were awarded for music istructio, art lessos ad the summer camp program; 200 people ad 16 artists participated i Ope Studio tours i Colligswood ad Moorestow; #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 was atteded by a audiece of 350; Empty Bowls a commuity celebratio desiged to use the act of purchasig a artist made bowl as a way to educate about huger i Souther New Jersey was atteded by 600 people; Ad so much more. As we reflect o the last 40 years, we are preparig for the ext 40 with a ew missio, log rage pla ad updated bradig. We are excited to begi this ext chapter with your support. The collective stregth of the commuity ad its big ad small gifts of time, commitmet ad fiaces over the last 40 years are what have sustaied Perkis Ceter for the Arts. Your geerosity today will help esure that we ca cotiue to provide the services, programs ad cotributios to quality of life that the commuity has come to expect from Perkis Ceter. With your help, we will cotiue to iform, urture, egage ad ispire you ad the South Jersey commuity for the ext 40 years. We d be hoored to receive a tax-deductible birthday gift. Please doate at PerkisArts.org, by phoe (856) 235.6488 or by mail 395 Kigs Highway, Moorestow, NJ 08057. Thak you for givig us the privilege to achieve this importat milestoe. P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 5
Coservatory of Music PERKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2017 2018 REGISTRATION FOR THE WINTER SESSION IS NOW OPEN. 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 New Program at Perkis Ceter! COFFEE & CLASSICS A Series of Morig Musical Performaces at Perkis Ceter for the Arts. WE ARE PLEASE TO PRESENT THIS NEW PROGRAM AND INVITE you to take your morig coffee break with us durig our mothly classical music series. Performaces take place at 10:00 a.m. o the 1st Wedesday of each moth from November through May i the Moorestow Livig Room gallery. Members of the Coservatory of Music faculty will play classical music favorites for your listeig pleasure. All ages are welcome to atted. Complimetary coffee, tea ad breakfast treats will be served. Social Artworkig programs are free experieces focused o elimiatig barriers to the arts. These acts of Social Artworkig are made possible with the support of PNC Arts Alive, Be Part of Art. George Bitter Perkis Ceter welcomes percussio istructor George Bitter to our Coservatory of Music faculty. George brigs over 40 years of experiece i music istructio ad performace. He gives music lessos o Modays ad Thursdays i Moorestow ad o Tuesdays i Colligswood. Call today to schedule your free trial lesso! SUPPLY NEW IMAGE FREE TRIAL LESSON FOR NEW CONSERVATORY STUDENTS We d love for you to persoally experiece the joy that makig music brigs. Ope slots are available for all istrumets. Call Vickie at (856) 235-6488 Ext. 302 to lear more. P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 7
Art Classes Colligswood Childre & Tees 10 weeks Youth Studet S. Natale Master Ispired I Ages 6 9 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: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 6:00 7:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Master Ispired II 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: Jauary 13 March 17 Days: Saturdays Times: 12:00 1:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 NEW! Fabric Paitig Ages 7 10 I this class, studets lear fabric paitig ad decoratig techiques usig o-toxic colorfast dyes, fabric paits, markers, ad more. Studets mix colors, thicke dyes, prit with rubber stamps, use salt to make beautiful starbursts ad dyamic patters. Studets also tur origial artwork ito iro-o desig o a pillowcase, a tote or a t-shirt, ad embellish work with colorful sequis, buttos, or embroidery. Teacher: Jey Graham-Hougah Dates: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 5:00 6:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 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 Margaret Nicholso Mosaics 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: Jauary 13 March 17 Days: Saturdays Times: 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Tuitio: $166.50 members $185 o-members Supply fee: $25 Drawig Values from Life Mastery of drawig is the start of all great pieces, ad life drawig is a essetial skill for ay artist. Lear to see the whole ad the elemets withi the whole ad how they relate harmoiously. Ideal for those begiig to draw or watig to improve their skills, this class addresses how to approach the blak cavas. Usig a model, you we will practice drawig, lie ad values that use charcoal o paper to help uderstad the subtlety of black ad white values. You will come away with a ew appreciatio of values i paitig ad drawig, ad have fu alog the way! Teacher: Margaret Nicholso Dates: Jauary 9 March 12 Days: Modays Times: 7:00 9:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Model fee: $35 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 9
Art Classes Colligswood Adults 10 weeks Maddy Gold Satiago Galeas 10 Jey Graham-Hougah 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: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 7:00 9:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Watercolor Still Life 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: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Art Classes Colligswood Adults 10 weeks 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: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Life Paitig & Drawig 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: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Model Fee: $35 NEW! Acrylic Paitig for All Levels Studets explore the elemets of ladscape ad still-life paitig usig acrylic pait. We ll draw ad pait fruits, flowers, bowls ad vases from life to gai a uderstadig of light, form ad dimesio. Through layerig ad color-mixig exercises, studets develop techiques to create delicate, trasparet areas as well as bold, impasto sectios. We ll also discuss the art ad visio of great paiters such as Sarget ad Wyeth, ad cotemporary artists such as Jeremy Lipkig ad Felica Forte. Ope to all levels- begiers welcome! Teacher: Jey Graham-Hougah Dates: Jauary 10 March 14 Days: Wedesdays Times: 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Philip Carroll Paitig Ladscapes & Still Life 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: Jauary 13 March 16 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 Paret ad Child Buildig Together with Clay Ages 5 12 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 Fired works will be colored with a large variety glazes ad re-fired for everyday use or decoratio. Teacher: Paul Serea Dates: Jauary 11 March 15 Day: Thursdays Times: 5:00 6:30 p.m. Tuitio: Oe paret ad oe child $216 members $240 o-members Oe additioal child $112.50 members $125 o-members Supply/lab fee: $50 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: Jauary 10 March 14 Days: Wedesdays Times: 4:00 6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members Supply/lab fee: $30 Clay Exploratios Ages 9 12 It s fu to explore ad create with clay! Childre will lear the basics of had buildig with clay, makig whimsical sculpture ad fuctioal pottery. Creativity ad idividual expressio is ecouraged withi the techiques explored durig each class.this class may be repeated, as the istructor guides each studet through the process at whatever level they are comfortable. Teacher: Deborah Williams Dates: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 4:30 6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members Supply/lab fee: $30 Hads i Clay Ages 8 12 Hads are the most versatile tool i a youg artist s tool kit. I this class childre will discover how their hads ca mold clay i to creative, expressive works of art. Studets will lear techical ad creative skills while developig a creative voice. Teacher: David Gamber Dates: Jauary 13 March 17 Days: Saturdays Times: 9:30 11:30 a.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members Supply/lab fee: $30 Emergig Potters Ages 10 14 Studets will have the opportuity to explore ad develop their ow uique ideas ad desigs. With class erollmet limited to a maximum of 10 studets, the istructor will work closely with studets as they tur ideas from sketches ito three-dimesioal sculpture or fuctioal pottery. This class requires at least oe previous pottery class. Teacher: David Gamber Dates: Jauary 13 March 17 Days: Saturdays Times: 12:00 2:00 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 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, repurposig them to be a part of their creatios, ad combiig them with traditioal art materials. Exploratio, experimetatio, creative problem solvig, ad woder are but a few qualities your studet will be developig while learig the basic priciples of art makig. Teacher: Deborah Williams Dates: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 4:30 6:00 p.m. Tuitio: $135.00 $150.00 Supply Fee: $25 2D/3D Exploratio Ages 8 10 This class focuses o buildig solid skills ad ispirig creativity. Projects will iclude 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. Teacher: Jei Deets Dates: Jauary 12 March 16 Days: Fridays Times: 6:00 7:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Master Ispired Ages 6-9 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. This class may be repeated as ew projects are created each sessio. Teacher: Stacey Guzmá-Garvi Dates: Jauary 12 March 16 Days: Fridays Times: 6:00 7:30 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 script will be refied. 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, but recommeded for those who wat to first lear the basics or who wish to draw comics without a accompayig storylie. Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: Jauary 10 March 14 Days: Wedesdays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Bria Butler 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. Explore the secrets of comic book ikig that give drawigs their added dimesio. Note: Wat to ivet your ow characters ad story? See Comic Character Desig. Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: Jauary 8 March 12 Days: Modays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 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 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. Discover various methods of layerig, bledig, burishig, uderpaitig, ad overpaitig. Create your ow masterpieces o special white or toed paper resultig i eye poppig, vivid color rederigs! Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuitio: $135 members $150 o-members Supply fee: $25 Paitig with Markers Ages 10 16 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! Teacher: Bria Butler Dates: Jauary 11 March 15 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: Jauary 13 March 17 Days: Saturdays Times: 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $139.50 members $155 o-members 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: Jauary 13 March 17 Days: Saturdays Times: 12:30 2:00 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 Robert Beder Master the Art of Oil Paitig What is atmospheric perspective? Why do my paitigs lack depth? Why are my colors muddy? What is fat over lea? I uderstad your frustratio, so joi me while I aswer all the questios you have about the oil paitig medium! From the ovice, to the advaced paiter, we ll develop the skills you eed to coquer ad fully uderstad the techiques of oil paitig. We will pait ladscapes from our ow images ad stilllife set ups to help you compose rich ad vibrat paitigs o cavas ad pael. I demostrate for every class while we discuss compositio, color theory ad a host of other topics so brig your paits, cavas, ad leave your fears at home to the first class! All are welcome! Teacher: Philip Carroll Dates: Jauary 10 March 14 Days: Wedesdays Times: 12:30 3:30 p.m. Tuitio: $175.50 members $195 o-members Oil Paitig for All Levels 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: Jauary 12 March 16 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 Dolores Poacelli Begier/Itermediate Watercolor This class is for 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: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Mixed Media & Acrylic Paitig Explore the excitig mix of differet materials ad processes without the "fear of failure." Color, compositio ad texture all come together usig prit makig processes, paitig, drawig, ad collage all while learig how art history iforms our work. Materials eeded iclude: acrylic pait, cavas board, Bristol paper, prited collagig papers, ad glue. All ideas are welcome! Teacher: Dolores Poacelli Dates: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 9:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 0members $180 o-members Kassem Amoudi Thomas Filey P e r k i s A r t s. o r g Drawig ad Watercolor 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: Jauary 12 March 16 Days: Fridays Times: 5:30 8:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members 17
Art Classes Moorestow Adults 10 weeks Deborah Moss Marris Colors Matter 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: Jauary 12 March 16 Days: Fridays Times: 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members 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: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 7:30 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $162 members $180 o-members Auditio Prep The focus is o buildig cofidece ad skill to be prepared for your auditio. Whether you are tryig out for the school play, commuity theater, college auditio, a solo i your choir, participatig i a pageat, a public speakig evet or competig o a professioal level you will lear how to make strog memorable choices that are authetic ad truthful! Also, you will receive tips o resumes, head shots ad attire. Get ready to ACE that auditio! Teacher: Diae DeLuca Dates: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 6:30 8:00 p.m. Tuitio: $144 members $160 o-members 18 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Pottery Classes Moorestow Adults 12 weeks Joi Us for a Class i the Pottery Studio Paul Serea Classes led by professioal clay artists will teach you about the fasciatig process of turig mud ito beautiful ceramic sculptures ad fuctioal objects. The lab fee icluded for all potter classes covers the cost of oe 25 lb. bag of clay, firigs, glazes ad ope studio sessios o Sudays 1:00 4:00 p.m. Wedesdays 12:30 3:30 p.m. Additioal clay ad pottery tool kits are available to purchase at the Perkis Ceter, Moorestow Frot Desk durig busiess hours. P e r k i s A r t s. o r g 19
Pottery Classes Moorestow Adults 12 weeks NEW! Throwig ad Buildig This class will explore a wide variety of clay had buildig techiques o ad off the potter's wheel, as well as surface desig ad decoratio. Studets will have the opportuity to develop projects based o their persoal goals ad iterests. All levels, icludig begiers, are welcome. This course may be repeated. Teacher: Bridget Briscioe Dates: Jauary 8 March 12 Days: Modays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $193.50 members $215.00 o-members Lab Fee: $45.00 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: Jauary 10 March 14 Days: Wedesdays Times: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuitio: $193.50 members $215.00 o-members Lab fee: $45 NEW! Clay for the Table The compoets of a well set table will drive our exploratio of various methods of creatig with clay. All levels of experiece will ehace their ceramic skill set. We will discuss may optios for fiishig the pieces ad have a chace to use ad discuss the fuctio of may of the pieces we create. Teacher: David Gamber Dates: Jauary 11 March 15 Days: Thursdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $193.50 members $215.00 o-members Lab fee: $45 Had-built & 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. Teacher: Jeifer Wakoff Dates: Jauary 8 March 12 Days: Modays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $193.50 members $215.00 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: Jauary 9 March 13 Days: Tuesdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $193.50 members $215.00 o-members Lab fee: $45 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: Jauary 10 March 14 Days: Wedesdays Times: 7:00 10:00 p.m. Tuitio: $193.50 members $215.00 o-members Lab fee: $45 20 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Workshops Colligswood Exploratio of the Memoir Memoir ca be movig, iformative, edifyig, ad fu. Authors come to memoir to make sese of life experiece, i a attempt to put their life i cotext, for closure, ad to mark their time ad place i this life. Come share your story; mie your life. The five-hour itesive course will cosist of discussio of the memoir, writig prompts, ad i-class writig ad workshoppig. Date: Saturday, March 3 Time: 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Teacher: Kathlee Volk Miller Locatio: Colligswood Members: $81.00 No-members: $90.00 Developig the Memoir Guided writig workshop with Kathlee Volk Miller, professor, editor, memoirist ad essayist published i Oprah, Salo, Washigto Post, ad may other veues. We will explore the problems ad thrills of self-represetatio ad self-expressio through memoir ad develop our ability to portray ourselves as flawed yet likable protagoists. The five-hour itesive course will cosist of discussio of the memoir, i-class writig, ad i-class workshoppig. Studets should submit 5 12 page mauscripts to kvm@drexel.edu by August 5. Mauscripts will be shared with other workshop members prior to class. Date: Saturday, March 17 Time: 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Teacher: Kathlee Volk Miller Locatio: Colligswood Members: $81.00 No-members: $90.00 For more ifo ad to register, visit PerkisArts.org To be the first to kow about upcomig workshops, joi our email list! http://www.perkisceter.org/membership_ad_support/mailig_list or text PerkisArts to 22828 21
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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 23
Perkis Ceter for the Arts BOARD OF TRUSTEES Paul A. Cato III, Presidet Melissa Blato, Vice Presidet Amy Leis, Treasurer Lisa Trakis, Secretary Vedra Chadler Sharla Fraco Floyd Sue Kim Christie Lee Michelle S. Li Aliso Maig Barry Moore Frak James Staeck Melissa Miller Troyaovich Staff Kare Quee Nur Abdul-Malik Folklife Ceter Director Kate Fitzgerald Receptioist 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 Catalog Desig: Editor: Cotributors: NSchmidt Desig Group Diae Felcy Kare Chigouis, Grace Howso, Vickie Jameso, Paul Serea, Jacquly Zimmer 24 P e r k i s A r t s. o r g
Aual Juried Exhibitio Photography 37 Preseted by Pazieta & Softly Busiess Vetures February 3 March 26, 2018 Juror Opeig Receptio Receivig of Artwork Hope Proper, Former Curator, Perkis Ceter for the Arts Fouder, Perkis Ceter for the Arts Aual Photography Exhibitio Reowed Collector of Fie Art Saturday, February 4, 1:00 4:00 p.m. with a awards ceremoy at 2:00 p.m. Free ad ope to the public. Had Delivery Oly Friday, Jauary 12, 10:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Suday, Jauary 14, 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Juror s Awards Artist(s) will be selected by the exhibitio s juror Totalig $500 for a juror s award of $100. Museum Purchase Award Perkis Ceter for the Arts aual juried photography exhibitio is the oldest aual photography exhibitio i the Greater Philadelphia Area. The $1,100 i prizes icludes the coveted Museum Purchase Award. Philadelphia Museum of Art will select oe work from the exhibitio for Perkis Ceter for the Arts to purchase ad doate to PMA s permaet collectio. S U B M I S S I O N I N F O R M AT I O N PerkisArts.org
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. Carefully Curated Hadcrafted Gifts for the Holidays PerkisArts.org Opeig Receptio November 18, 2017 6-9pm Perkis Ceter for the Arts Colligswood Ejoy a selectio of carefully curated, hadcrafted ad locally produced Fie Art & Craft at Perkis Ceter, Colligswood. This show ad sale features affordable ad origial work by regioal artists just i time for holiday gift givig. Come view hudreds of works icludig paitig, jewelry, clothig, pottery, glass, wood carvig ad more. Tuesdays & Thursdays 1 0:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Additioal Shoppig Hours November 18, & 25 ad December 1 & 2 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Additioal shoppig hours are always available by appoitmet; please call Perkis Ceter 856-235-6488 to schedule. Moorestow 395 Kigs Highway Moorestow, NJ 08057 Colligswood 30 Irvi Aveue Colligswood, NJ 08108