The Center for Contemporary Art

Two new exhibitions open!

2012-01-04T13:06:00.000-08:00

The Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the first two exhibitions of 2012. “Revisiting Landscape: Paintings by Wes Sherman” is a solo exhibition of the work of Denville artist Wes Sherman, curated by Donna Gustafson, Andrew W. Mellon Liaison for Academic Programs and Curator at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum. “humus redux: landscape painting across a spectrum of abstraction” is curated by Jeff Williams of hermanworks (Nashville, TN.) and presents the work of three artists who take a new look at landscape painting. Both exhibitions open on Friday, January 6th with an opening reception from 6-8 pm, and run through February 25, 2012.

Revisiting Landscape: Paintings by Wes Sherman

In Revisiting Landscape Sherman explores the relationship between abstraction and landscape painting in his work, often starting with a painting from the canon of painting history, for example by Constable or Courbet, and abstracting it until he discovers something new about color, space and paint.

Sherman has been painting since 1992 and studied under Thomas Nozkowski at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where he received a Masters degree. He has shown in Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Tennessee and is represented by the Baumgartner Gallery (Salzburg, Austria), and hermanworks (Nashville, TN). He often is a visiting artist at Universities across the county, most recently at Temple University's Tyler School of Art.

Sherman has had 24 solo shows and has been include in numerous group shows. Over the past year he has had shows at East Tennessee State University, Austin Peay State University, Lipscomb University, and Alfa Art Gallery and was the recipient of a Fellowship for Painting from The New Jersey State University Council for the Arts.

humus redux: landscape painting across a spectrum of abstraction

Humus (HYOU‐mus) is the organic component of soil formed by decomposing plant material, and an appropriate metaphor for a show about how 21st century artists approach the abstraction of landscape. humus redux presents the work of Gary Stephan, Judy Simonian and Tiffany Calvert.

Gary Stephan

Gary Stephan has been showing his painting and sculpture since the late sixties in the United States and Europe. He has had solo shows in this country at Bykert Gallery, Mary Boone, Hirschl and Adler, Margo Leavin, Marlboro, and Daniel Weinberg among others.

Stephan’s is in the collections of The Guggenheim, The Metropolitan, and the Museum of Modern Art in NY, as well as museums nationwide. He is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment of the Arts, Guggenheim Foundation, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Stephan teaches in the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He is currently represented by the Kienzle Art Foundation, Berlin. Ten of his videos are displayed on You Tube.

Judy Simonian

Judith Simonian was born in Los Angeles CA and received her B.A. and M.A. at California State University. She lives and works in New York City where this year she had a solo exhibit at the Edward Thorp Gallery. She exhibits regularly in museums and galleries throughout the United States and internationally.

Grants and awards she has received include two Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grants, and NEA Fellowship, California Confederation for The Arts Grant, MacDowell Residency Fellowship as well as residency fellowships at Blue Mountain Center, Virginia Center for The Arts and Foundation Valparaiso in Spain. She was nominated for an Anonymous Was A Woman Award and in 2011 was Artist in Residence for 6 months as a part of Artists Alliance Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program, NYC.

Simonian has a permanent installation at PS1 Contemporary Art Center/Museum of Modern Art and is represented in many other private and public collections. She has taught in California at Otis/Parsons, Claremont Graduate School, the University of California at Long Beach, St. Michael's College in Vermont, and currently at the Cooper Union in New York City.

Tiffany Calvert

Tiffany Calvert lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received a BA with Honors from Oberlin College in1998 and an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers where she was awarded graduate teaching fellowships and the John Bettenbender Commencement Award.

Since 1998, her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions including Lawrimore Project in Seattle, Visual Arts Gallery at SVA New York, and The Lab in San Francisco. She mounted three solo exhibitions with Lisa Boyle Gallery in Chicago in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

During 2006 and 2007, she was granted a Geraldine R. Dodge Fellowship and residencies at the ArtOmi International Arts Center (NY), the Artists’ Enclave at IPark (CT), and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program (CA). In 2010 she was awarded a Pollock‐Krasner Foundation Grant and was selected for a subsidized studio from the Chashama Organization, NY.

Her curatorial projects include an exhibition of abstract painting, “Some Abstraction Occurs” for the Chicago Gallery 65GRAND in 2008 and “All Things Being Equal”, an exhibition of paintings objects and photographs at Raritan Valley Community College in 2010.

Tiffany is currently Full Time Instructor of Visual Arts and Head of Foundations at Raritan Valley Community College in NJ. Her work is housed in private collections throughout the US.

The Center for Contemporary Art
2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster, NJ. 07921

Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. & Thursday evenings until 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and major holidays.

For further information, please call (908) 234-2345 or visit The Center for Contemporary Art online at http://ccabedminster.org/

2011 Report from the Executive Director

2011-12-16T11:21:00.000-08:00

2011 Annual Meeting

Executive Director’s Report

When I started my job here in late February as Executive Director I knew that I had my work cut out for me. We had just changed our name to The Center for Contemporary Art, membership had been declining steadily for five years, programs were becoming stagnant, the Board was reduced to just four active Trustees, and some members and students were wondering how much longer the organization would be around.

While we are not out of the woods yet, we are close. Our Board has grown and, though still small, is enthusiastic and dynamic and easily does the work of a much larger group. We saw a significant increase in income from classes and workshops this year, we began to be known by our new identity, and our exhibitions and special events were well-received.

Education:

o This year we ran 187 classes and workshops attended by 771 individual adults and 680 individual children.

o The Education Committee was re-formed and is made up of a great mix of our own faculty, area artists and arts educators as a forum for discussions about all aspects of the Education program. The Marketing Committee polled our faculty, members and students to gauge levels of satisfaction and gain input for improved ways of doing things. As a result, changes to program offerings and course corrections were made and we added new classes and workshops in both traditional and non-traditional media to serve as a point of entry for new students.

o The Marvin Flowerman ceramic studio was reorganized and cleaned up by volunteers, the floor sealed and painted, a space created for storing clay and unfired work, and another for glazes. Most importantly, a kiln was purchased, new faculty hired, a studio coordinator lined up and a variety of classes offered.

o Until this year, all registrations were hand-written and stored in three ring binders. One of the biggest changes this year was the implementation of online registration for our classes and workshops. The new system is far more secure and efficient, and user-friendly for our students.

Exhibitions:

o The Exhibitions Committee was also re-formed and is made up of a Board member, a gallery owner, a professional curator, a University art professor and a working artist all committed to presenting high quality exhibitions by emerging, mid-career and under-represented artists to our members and the community. The Center also remains committed to serving our own community of artists and fostering the next generation, and will continue to present annual members shows and the Youth Art Month exhibition.

o This year we exhibited artwork by 336 artists, many of them members, beginning with the Juried Members’ Show, followed by Youth Art Month, the iPOP paintings of Serena Bocchino, the Non-juried Members’ Show and Water/Line, which came down yesterday. We were pleased to begin to get recognition with photos, listings, and mentions in the New York Times, the Star Ledger and the Courier News, including one full review of the last exhibition.

Development/Fundraising:

o With a new identity, fundraising was nothing short of challenging this year and we saw decreases of individual support in the areas of special events and individual contributions.

o We held three fundraising events: An Evening of Red Hot Jazz, The Art of the Garden Party, and the DADA House Party. We also held a very successful Holiday Boutique last month that we will certainly plan again in 2012.

o Membership at SAA began to decline in 2006. The good news is that this year we have slowed the process, losing 3% of our members this year compared to last when we lost 10%. In fact we gained nearly 300 new members this year, and 40 through the new database which displays prompts during online registration that inform the student of how much they would save on tuition if they were a member.

o We had good news on the side of organizational income with new grants from Investors Savings Bank Foundation and Provident Bank Foundation, and new corporate sponsorship from Team Capital Bank, CR Bard and Investors Savings Bank. Several grant proposals are still pending for 2012, including one to the Dodge Foundation.

Community Partnerships:

Partnerships have been the key to so many things that have gone on this year and will continue to be so in the future. In an effort to reach a broader audience, we joined forces with several of our non-profit neighbors in programs that were cross-promoted.

o We provided artists for the Dillon Library’s Café Salon series and jointly offered a children’s book writing and illustration class that was held at both locations.

o We promoted printmaking classes for painters at the Printmaking Center of NJ, and their visiting artist ran a clay mono print workshop here at The Center.

o We ran a one-day workshop for those affected by cancer with The Cancer Support Community.

o We have also been meeting with the Matheny School Arts Access Program and are discussing ways to partner with them in terms of exhibitions and art education programs for which we will jointly seek funding.

Next year will be a critical one for us, and will begin with strategic planning on the part of the Board and Staff. I believe that we will see needed growth in many areas. Membership will continue to grow as the result online registration, more aggressive promotion and new benefits designed to attract and retain members, even those who do not take classes. We will also turn up the volume in pursuit of grant funding and corporate sponsorship of events with the help of the Board and the development of event committees. Cross-promotion will continue with our program partners for classes, workshops and exhibitions that will contribute to a new base of first time students and visitors. As The Center becomes known in the art world, we will see increased critical attention to our exhibitions. Through list shares we will be able to market using specific geographic and demographic information.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board and Staff who have welcomed me to The Center and worked very hard alongside me all year. Nothing that has been accomplished would have been possible without their efforts and support.

Elie Porter Trubert

Artful Expressions Holiday Boutique at The Center

2011-11-04T12:18:00.000-07:00

New Exhibition to Open!

2011-10-13T12:23:00.000-07:00

Bathers by Cindy Stockton Moore

Water/Line: Mark Stockton and Cindy Stockton Moore

The Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to present “Water/Line”, an exhibition of the work of Philadelphia artists Mark Stockton and Cindy Stockton Moore opening on Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 3-6 p.m. with an Artist Talk at 3 p.m. The exhibition runs through December 3, 2011 and is curated by well-known New Jersey artist Mel Leipzig.

Cindy Stockton Moore's painted work explores the liminal landscape in a variety of media including encaustic, watercolor and gouache. Swimmers trespass in isolated bodies of water - restricted reservoirs, wetlands, and rivers- creating a sense of both playfulness and potential for disaster. Themes of unease within nature, impending danger, and vulnerability also run through Stockton Moore’s Actum Agere series. Here paintings are repeated and abbreviated resulting in shifts and alterations from piece to piece and creating a narrative series that references cinematic story-telling. The imagery is inspired by cult films and staged photographs, resulting in a related but evasive narrative.

Mark Stockton works with traditional materials and techniques to reference a range of historical portraiture. Through a time-intensive and rigorous process, he reproduces the synthetic product of celebrity through hand-drawn and intimately human means. Through his drawings, Stockton reexamines familiar images of famous and infamous archetypes in an exaggerated size and with painstaking detail. Working from memory, found images and Internet sources, his work reflects a collective consciousness that is shaped by our media-saturated culture.

Poised by Mark Stockton

“Water/Line” speaks to the underlying themes connecting the work on view and the very different ways that these two, married artists work in their shared studio. Both artists are interested in saturation, Stockton with media-generated saturation of images, and Stockton Moore with the physical sensation of saturation. Both seek out the implied spaces around figurative images, but their methods differ dramatically in revealing them. Mark Stockton’s carefully rendered compositions introduce complex connections between iconic figures, while Cindy Stockton Moore’s looser, more intuitive approach to painting allows the media to obscure and reveal simultaneously.

Area artists will have an opportunity to learn directly from the exhibiting artists when they return to The Center on Saturday, October 22nd to lead full day Guest Artist Workshops. Cindy Stockton Moore will lead an 'Experimental Watercolor Workshop" and Mark Stockton will teach "Drawing from Photographic Sources."

Please call The Center at 908.234.2345 for more information or register for the workshops online at www.ccabedminster.org

Party of the Year!!!

2011-09-16T11:54:00.000-07:00

DADA Co-chairs Lisa Mayle, Christine Sutherland and Michelle Mendez

Get your DADA on at The Center for Contemporary Art’s anti-gala house party on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 7:30-11:30 pm. Taking place at The Center’s headquarters at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster, this much anticipated fundraiser will celebrate the whimsy, imagery and inspiration of the international artistic and literary movement know as Dadaism.

Art studios will be transformed into a hip and happening venue where guests will experience the vibes of DJ Frankie Frank, black light body and graffiti painting, Cabaret Voltaire, timed portraits, slight of hand magic, video projections, pocket art and more. Featured entertainers from the Little Top Circus and Medicine Show will bring a refreshing dose of different as they pop up in unexpected places complete with ringmaster, burlesque queen, vocals, percussion, lovely assistant and more. This unique theatrical cast will enliven the mundane as they replicate the antics and characters of a 19th c. sideshow. Food, drink and dancing will round out this lively art-themed, surprise-filled and interactive evening.

DADA Co-Chairs are Lisa Mayle, Michelle Mendez and Christine Sutherland. Lisa Mayle is President of The Center’s Board of Trustees and long-time resident of Bernardsville. Michelle Mendez and Christine Sutherland are owners of downtown Bernardsville Wallflowers Gallery.

Be hip, be square, be you, be me, be there…be DADA! Reservations for the event are $75 and up per person. Guests must be 21 years+. Facilities are fully accessible. Please call The Center for Contemporary Art at 908-234-2345 or go to its website http://ccabedminster.org/news-events/upcoming-events/ to purchase a ticket or make a tax-deductible donation

Teen Programs Starting Soon!

2011-07-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

Super Hero by Rich Hedden

Happy campers of all ages are honing their creative skills while having old-fashioned fun in our spacious air-conditioned art studios in this, the saecond week of summer art camps at The Center.

Many of you have expressed frustration at the lack of art programs available for older children. We heard you! For the first time The Center is offering intensive morning and afternoon courses in drawing, digital photography, graffiti, oil painting, printmaking and fashion illustration for teens. Also, a Portfolio Development Intensive is designed for teens 16-18 who plan to apply to art school or want to strengthen a liberal arts college application by submitting an art portfolio.

316 DRAWING WORKSHOP
JULY 18 - 22 · 9:30-11:30 · $190/165 members
Yelena Piatigorsky
Students will focus on the fundamentals of drawing through demonstration and direct observation. Shapes, proportions, line, composition, light and shade, and value will be stressed. A clothed model will be used for the last session. Pencil, charcoal and pastel will be used. Model fee included.

317 MASTERING THE DIGITAL CAMERA - A TO Z
JULY 18 - 22 · 12 - 2:30 · $225/200 members
Adam Turow
This course will explore the technical aspects of photography, allowing students to feel confident using the manual mode in their cameras. Students will learn how to make a photograph tell a story and how to approach a photograph as an artist, making choices about everything such as color, lighting, backgrounds, angles, reflections and more. Bring a camera that has aperture adjustments and the instruction booklet.

318 GRAFFITI AS FINE ART! SOLD OUT
JULY 25-29 · 9:30-12 · $225/200 members
Kasso, AJA & LUV1
Three masters of this under-appreciated art form who are taking public art to a new dimension, will teach various aspects of graffiti with it's bold use of color and design. The week begins with the history of graffiti, including the evolution from the subway era to modern aerosol art, followed by methods of drawing large-scale. Students will learn letter design and abstraction and the different levels of designing a name. Portraiture, character design, masking, stencils and various painting methods will all be covered.

319 PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE
JULY 25- 29 · 1- 5:00 · $425/400 members
Dannielle Mick
Do you want to go to art school, but need to improve your skills? The Portfolio Development Intensive (ages 16 - 18) offers students the opportunity to prepare portfolio-ready work that meets the requirements of the four top rated art schools. The student will develop skills and confidence while learning still life, portraiture, perspective and much more. Demonstrations and class critique will round out this one week intensive.

320 STUDIO PAINTING IN OILS
AUGUST 1-5 · 9:30-12 · $225/200 members
Yelena Piatigorsky
Learn the basics of oil painting in this intensive program. Students will be working from a still-life or their own reference material. They will learn to mix colors, block in the underpainting, master brush techniques and bring the painting to completion- painting lean to fat, and dark to light. Composition and lighting will also be covered.

321 PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
AUGUST 1-5 · 1 - 3:30 · $225/200 members
Dot Paolo
Students will experiment with monotype collograph, chine collé and relief printmaking. The class will be working with Akua inks, the new soy based inks that are easily cleaned up with water. All of the techniques taught can be done at home without a press but students will have access to an etching press for this class.

322 FASHION ILLUSTRATION
AUGUST 8-12 12:30 - 2:30 · $190/165 members
Wanda Blake
Students will learn to achieve the sensitive drawing techniques of line and shading used most often by fashion illustrators. Emphasis will be on accurate, yet stylized proportion, along with capturing the gesture of the pose using a live model. A variety of media will be used including charcoal and pastel. Model fee included.

323 SPECIAL ONE DAY CARTOON WORKSHOP
JULY 16 · 10 - 3:00 · $100/80 members
Rich Hedden (see "Superhero" above)
Students will learn the process of creating a comic strip from the initial concept to the finished product from DC Comics writer and penciller, Rich Hedden Focus will be on character development, drawing, visual storytelling and how to best express a personal idea into comic book panel format.

Many of these week-long sessions still have spaces available. Please call The Center for more information or to register for a class at (908) 234-2345.

Visit us online for information about summer programs for all ages!

The Center for Contemporary Art
2020 Burnt Mills Road
Bedminster, NJ 07921

The Art of the Garden Party to feature Manhattan Floral Designer Mark Rose

2011-05-06T10:08:00.000-07:00

Bridal Luncheon at Marble House, Newport, RI by Mark Rose Flowers & Events

The Center for Contemporary Art will hold its annual spring benefit luncheon on Tuesday, May 17th at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster. “The Art of the Garden Party” will take place from 11 am to 2:30 pm and feature table designs by well-known area designers and businesses including Laura Clare Floral Design and Event Decor, Eggsotic Events, Classic Home and Garden, Philosophy Boutique, Diane Durocher Interiors and House of Jawi.

Mark Rose

The day’s special guest is acclaimed Manhattan floral designer Mark Rose who will share highlights of his own events and give a presentation on the elements of a fabulous garden party. Mark Rose was raised in New England where his fascination with nature and love of flowers began at an early age. His education in architecture, design and horticulture combined with his extensive international travel continually provide his inspiration.

Mark’s professional career began in Washington, DC where he designed events at The National Gallery of Art, The Library of Congress, The Smithsonian and The Washington Opera, establishing himself in his field. Mark moved to New York to work with event designers Robert Isabell and Preston Bailey, and soon after was offered the position to oversee the public flowers and in-house events at The Plaza and The Pierre Hotel for Atlas, where he worked for almost a decade. These grand hotels and other prominent venues throughout New York have been ideal locations to showcase Mark’s style, where he has designed spectacular wedding receptions, corporate galas, and charity balls in the celebrated spaces. Mark is also sought after for his beautiful residential flowers, and brings his elegant point of view to every project.

“The Art of the Garden Party” is co-chaired by Kathleen Palmer and Debbie Bergen. Tickets start at $85 per person and all proceeds benefit education and exhibitions programs at The Center for Contemporary Art. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit our website or contact Ellen Rannells, Special Events Coordinator at (908) 234-2345 or erannells@ccabedminster.org

Serena Bocchino exhibition opens April 10 and runs through May 26th

2011-04-08T11:10:00.000-07:00

The public is invited to the opening reception of "Serena Bocchino: Paintings from the iPOP series" on Sunday, April 10th. The artist will be signing copies of her children's books.

iPOP is the term used by Bocchino to describe her recent body of mixed media work which includes paintings, “photo-paintings,” painted figures and drawings. Using bright enamel and her unique “pouring technique,” Bocchino creates a true wonderland in this installation. Surrounding her vivid and lyrical paintings is a garden with ordinary lawn ornaments such as bunnies, squirrels and flamingos which she transforms into iconographic pop elements. The result is vital and dynamic; a colorful and surprising environment which combines high art with popular culture.

Bocchino is also a children’s book author and illustrator. Who Am I? The Story of the Artist, is her most recent book and will be on display and for sale for the duration of the exhibition. At the opening reception Bocchino will be available to sign copies of her book and limited edition giclee prints of the illustrations that combine watercolor illustration with her abstract paintings will also be on display.

Visit our website for more information or call us at (908)234-2345!

An Evening of Hot Jazz is coming up on Friday, March 25th

2011-03-03T11:59:00.000-08:00

The Center for Contemporary Art will present “An Evening of Red Hot Jazz” on Friday, March 25th from 7:30 – 10 p.m. The event features live performances by the Rio Clemente Quartet and the Vincent Troyani Trio. Guests will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, a display of original jazz-themed artworks, caricaturist, silent auction, door prizes and more.

Morristown native Rio Clemente is an acclaimed master pianist, composer, educator and recording artist who has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Birdland and Lincoln Center among other venues. His music combines a strong classical background with a rich knowledge of jazz history, making him one of the most expressive and versatile pianists today.

Vincent Troyani played first alto sax in Chico Mendoxa’s Latin Jazz Ensemble and has since performed with numerous jazz and rock groups. Troyani graduated from William Patterson University where he majored in Sound Engineering Arts and Saxophone Performance. He is the owner of Dungeon Studios recording studio and is active in live performance, recording/producing and teaching.

Tickets for “An Evening of Hot Jazz” begin at $50 per person. All proceeds benefit education and exhibition programs at The Center for Contemporary Art. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Ellen Rannells at (908)234-2345 or erannells@ccabedminster.org

New Executive Director

2011-02-15T12:37:00.000-08:00

On Feb. 22 the Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Bedminster will welcome Elie Porter Trubert as its new executive director.
Trubert brings more than 12 years of nonprofit arts experience to CCA, having held positions at the Hunterdon Art Museum, the Arts Council of the Morris Area and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey where she was the director of development and communications for three years. She is an experienced manager, fund-raiser and development professional, and most recently was employed as a development consultant with Partnership in Philanthropy. She is also an artist, and lives with her family in rural Hunterdon County.
“I am a strong believer in the value of the arts and their impact on so many areas including the education, health and wellness, community-building, economic development and overall quality of life," said Trubert. "I am honored and excited to join an organization that is reinventing itself and is poised for tremendous growth, and I look forward to working with the CCA Board, staff, members and the local community.”
Founded in 1970, CCA until recently was known as the Somerset Art Association. The organization’s new identity was announced last October when the art center marked its 40th anniversary, recognizing past accomplishments and looking toward the future. CCA is a vital regional art center with a vibrant studio art school, extensive exhibition program and important community outreach component.
For more information, visit ccabedminster.org or contact Trubert at (908) 234-2345 or etrubert@ccabedminster.org.

40th anniversary celebration

2010-09-24T05:44:00.000-07:00

The Somerset Art Association in Bedminster invites you to join us for an evening of iconic pop art time-travel back to the silvery surrounds of The Factory, Andy Warhol and his Superstars, the Velvet Underground and the infamous red couch.

Come as cool as you are on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. to support the art center and its educational visual arts programming on our 40th anniversary and our transition toward a bright future as the Center for Contemporary Art (CCA). Tickets are $75 each and available at www.thecenterforcontemporaryart.org/ls_index.php.

Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame with live jams from Strange Brew, fine foods and the hippest live deejay playing the tunes from the groovy Sixties clique of Andy Warhol and The Factory. Graffiti, raffles and magic will all unfurl over this unforgettable evening in support of a great cause.

The CCA is driven by the desire to broaden, deepen and diversify participation among audiences. Our goal is to challenge and inspire students, teachers, artists, enthusiasts and members of the community.

For more information, please contact Special Events Coordinator Ellen Rannels at (908) 234-2345 or erannells@somersetart.org.

Check Out These Hot New Posts!

2010-06-14T15:00:00.001-07:00

Abstract by Wanda Blake

Transitioning from Traditional

to Abstract

June 18, 15, 22, 29

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Using a photograph as a basis, students will learn how to transition a realistic image into an abstract one. Students may use either oil, watercolor, pastel or acrylic. The choice is yours. Instructor Wanda Blake will show how to simplify and create exciting compositions.

$72 members; $90 non-members

Landscape by Frank Ferrante

One-Day Oil Landscape Workshop

June 17

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

This workshop will focus on composition, color values, structure and form. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the effect that light has on all painting and how to create a 'painter's eye.' A still life will be set-up by the instructor or you are welcome to bring your own subject matter to paint. A brief demonstration by Instructor Frank Ferrante will precede the workshop.

$75 members; $95 guests

To Register

Call SAA (908) 234-2345

We Sure Could Use Your Help!

2010-06-14T14:56:00.000-07:00

The Somerset Art Association has received a matching pledge of $5,000 from a private donor.

Every dollar you donate will be matched 1:1 up to $5,000!

Please help SAA realize this goal by making a tax deductible donation today.

Donate on-line

www.somersetart.org

Click the 'hot link donate box' on the lower left of the home page

mail a check made payable to SAA

Somerset Art Association

2020 Burnt Mills Road

Bedminster, NJ 07921

All funds raised will benefit the

Somerset Art Association's non-profit visual arts programming.

THANK YOU!

Art Time Machine

2010-06-14T14:55:00.001-07:00

Take A Magic Carpet Ride!
Summer Art Camp for Kids

Register now for Discovery Week 3
ART TIME MACHINE
July 19-23

9:30 am -2:00 pm

Ages 6-8 and 9-12

This camp is for kids who like to draw and paint.
While developing their skills in the use of acrylics, pastels, charcoal, watercolors, colored pencils and other art media, students will have fun learning about famous artists and artwork of the past and present including 19th century France, 16th century Italy, ancient Greece and Egypt. Students will then create their own imaginative interpretations while learning basic art principles such as color mixing, perspective, shading, composition etc.

members $365 non-members $390

Questions?

Calll SAA (908) 234-2345

To Register

Call SAA (908) 234-2345

For complete descriptions of all of SAA's summer art camps, visit www.somersetart.org

2010-05-26T15:23:00.000-07:00

Somerset Art Association

is partnering with

The Wellness Community of Central NJ

to promote

"Wings of Hope"

Saturday, June 12

10:30 am - 12:00 noon

The Wellness Center

3 Crossroads Drive

Bedminster, NJ 07921

(across the street from SAA)

The Wellness Community Center of Central NJ will release 120 majestic monarch butterflies to symbolize "Wings of Hope," a celebration of life to honor those touched by cancer. The day will include fun, family activities and a special butterfly art project sponsored by the Somerset Art Association.

Please help us in this effort by volunteering to help. Volunteer responsibilities include:

Meeting once prior to Saturday, June 12 with SAA's Executive Director who will demonstrate the art project. Prep work may be necessary (ie. cutting out forms, gathering art supplies etc.)

Setting up the art project the day of the event. Must be able to meet at SAA at least 1/2 hour prior to event start.

Demonstrating and assisting children as necessary with the art project.

Cleaning up at the end of the event

If possible, volunteers should also be available on the rain date of Sunday, June 13 from 3:00-4:30 pm.

Two to three volunteers are needed. Great opportunity for teens (age 14+) needing community service hours.

If interested, please e-mail Robyn Tromeur, SAA's Executive Director, at rtromeur@somersetart.org

The Art of the Horse @ SAA

2010-05-07T05:04:00.000-07:00

Somerset Art Association

The Art of the Horse
National Juried Exhibit Sponsored by the New Jersey Equine Artists' Association

We need volunteers!

We need volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

We also need people to bring food, such as hors d'oeuvres, sparkling water, white wine, etc...

Please call or email Mary Kate:
609-356-2315
mmurray@gravesdesign.comAnd let us know how you'd like to help!

Public Reception
Sunday, May 23
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Looking for volunteers

Linda Schantz Anita Gersh
"Promises, Promises" "His Fastest Pony"
oil oil pastel

Learn the Elegant Art of Cake Design

2010-04-28T14:58:00.001-07:00

In Search of the Perfect Gift for Mother's Day?

Treat the mom in your life to

"The Art of Cake Design"
Celebrated area pastry chefs showcase their incredible talents and compete for honors.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
11-3:00 pm
Fiddler's Elbow Country Club, Bedminster

Competition judged by

Sylvia Weinstock

known as the 'Queen of Cakes' for her revolutionary and impeccable designs & named New York's reigning cake diva by In Style magazine. Her creations have been featured on WeTV's "Platinum Weddings"

www.sylviaweinstock.com

Colette Peters

Owner of Colette Cakes, NYC, Ms. Peters has delivered her award winning cakes throughout the world. Celebrity clients include Sting, Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, Al Pacino and the Rolling Stones among others. She has been featured on Food Network and TLC's cake challenges.

www.colettescakes.com

Guests will enjoy

cocktail reception & luncheon

basket boutique & silent auction

door prizes

the opportunity to view the cakes, listen to judges'comments and sample the cakes

$80 per person

proceeds to benefit the Somerset Art Association

Seating is Limited!

Reservations

Call Ellen Rannells at SAA (908) 234-2345

Cake: Anne Khoobiar Heap, owner, Pink Cake Box, Denville, NJ

Winner 2008 "Showstopper"

Correction on Ferrante Workshop

2010-04-28T14:56:00.001-07:00

Our apologies, the below image is by SAA instructor Gary Godbee and not Frank Ferrante. Mr. Ferrante's work is shown at the bottom of this e-mail

Register Now

"One Day Workshop with Frank Ferrante"

Wednesday, May 12

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

This workshop will focus on the formal elements of painting such as composition, color values, structure and form. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the effect that light has on all fine paintings and how to create a 'painter's eye." A still life will be set up by the instructor or you are welcome to bring your own subject matter to paint. A brief painting demonstration will precede the workshop. All levels.

Fee

$75 members; $95 guests

To Register

Call SAA (908) 234-2345

Don't Forget - This Friday's Art Event @ SAA!!!

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Questions? Call SAA (908) 234-2345

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Summer Art Camp Student Volunteers Needed!

High School students ages 15 to 18 needed to assist instructors in Somerset Art Association's's Summer Art Camp Program.

July through August.

Each week features a different camp. Volunteers may assist one week only or several weeks, from 9:30 to 2:00 Monday through Friday. Volunteers will help by assisting teachers in setting up each day's project, distributing art materials, assisting students to assemble their projects if needed, supervising students during lunch break, and cleaning up at end of each day. It's a fun way to do Community Service.

For more information or for an interview, email nrahn@somersetart.org
or call Norma Rahn, Education Director
Monday through Thursday
(908) 234-2345

2010-03-18T07:44:00.000-07:00

Somerset Art Association

in partnership with

Art Educators of New Jersey

celebrates

YOUTH ART MONTH

Part II: 6-12

March 18-28

Public reception Sunday, March 28

2:00-3:30 pm

Endorsed by the National Art Education Association, Youth Art Month, is a national observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.

The following schools are participating in

Youth Art Month 2010, Part I & II

Cedar Hill

Gill St. Bernards

Mount Prospect

Oak Street

Liberty Corner

Adamsville

Woods Road

Bound Brook H.S.

Montgomery Lower Middle

Montgomery Upper Middle

Robert Morris School

Somerville High School

Purnell

William Annin Middle

Branchburg Central Middle

Bridgewater-Raritan

Is Your Child's School Not Represented?

Encourage your school's art teacher to become a member of the Art Educators of New Jersey, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of art education in New Jersey. All Somerset County art teachers who are members of AENJ are invited to participate.

For more information

Call SAA (908) 234-2345

Spring Studio Classes

2010-03-18T07:40:00.000-07:00

Evening & Saturday

Spring Studio Classes

Starting in March

Perfect for Teens & Adults

*see special offer at the bottom of this e-mail*

Drawing Figures & Faces

class #207

Mondays 3/22, 29, 4/5, 12, 19

6:30 - 9:00 pm

Students will study the human machine and learn how to reduce this seemingly complex form into manageable simple shapes. Learn basic drawing principles and how to apply them to drawing human figures and faces. Proportions, anatomy, facial features, foreshortening and much more will be discussed and demonstrated. Regardless of your level of proficiency, everyone will enjoy this course and walk away a better artist because of it. Beginners will learn how to approach the figure through gestures and basic shapes. More experienced students will learn how to take their figures and push them further with more dynamic poses and greater understanding of anatomy, structure and rendering.

Pastel by Instructor Mark DeMos

class #217

Pastel Painting

3/23, 30, 4/6, 13, 20, 27

6:30-9:00 pm

The focus of this class will be to train students in the basic skills of this vibrant medium with particular attention to the use of color, light, shadows and composition. Students may work from either photographs or a still life set up by the instructor. Demonstrations will be given.

oil by Instructor Andrea Gianchiglia

Class #218

Oil Painting

Tuesdays 3/23, 30, 4/6, 13, 20, 27

6:30-9:00 pm

Learn the techniques of painting in oils in a fun, hands-on environment with particular attention to the use of color, light , shadows, composition, brush handling and materials. This course is designed for the beginner or intermediate student who would like to brush up on the basics. Students may work from either a photograph or still life set up by the instructor. Demonstrations will be given.

acrylic by Instructor Richard Lane

Class #230

Realistic Painting in Acrylics

Wednesdays 3/24, 31, 4/7, 14, 21, 28

6:30-9:00 pm

Working with acrylic paints, beginning students will learn how to set up the palette, mix colors, understand realistic and imaginative uses of color, and get the results of an oil painting without the drying time. Emphasis will be on composition, proper use of materials and value/color relationships. Students may work from either a photograph or still life set up by the instructor.

Class #241

Exploring Photography

Thursdays 3/25, 4/1, 8, 15, 22, 29

6:30 - 9:00 pm

This course will explore the technical aspects of photography,allowing students to feel confident using the manual mode in their cameras. Students will learn how to make a photograph tell a story and how to approach a photograph as an artist, making choices about everything such as color, lighting, backgrounds, angles, reflections and more.

watercolor by Instructor David Ambrose

Class #252

Exploring Watercolor

Saturdays 3/27, 4/3, 10, 17, 24, 5/1

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Beginning and advanced students alike will come away with a new understanding of how to achieve variety of approaches to the medium of watercolor. Students will be encouraged to explore various techniques from painterly washes to linear dry brush. More experienced watercolor painters will enjoy the freedom to work in their own style at their own pace. Beginners will be taught the basics by working from a still life set up. Layering color, blending large areas, the use of white space to create reflection and highlights will all be covered. Individual critiques will take place during each session.

Per Class Fee

$161 members; $136 guests

To Register

Call SAA (908) 234-2345

*Need to miss one class?

Upon registration, let us know which one class you'll be missing and we'll pro-rate you the difference.

Must mention this e-mail to receive discount.

Offer valid through March 26, 2010 only.

For a complete listing of spring studio classes and summer art camps, visit

www.somersetart.org

MoMA Director of Photography @ Clarence Dillon Library

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The Somerset Art Association

The Friends of The Clarence Dillon Public Library

invite you to join us for an evening with

Peter Galassi

Chief Curator of Photography

Museum of Modern Art, NYC

"Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century"

Sunday, April 18

5:00 pm cocktails & book signing

6:00 pm presentation

Fiddler's Elbow Country Club, Bedminster

$75 per guest

RSVP

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is one of the most original, accomplished, influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. His inventive work of the early 1930s helped define the creative potential of modern photography, and his uncanny ability to capture life on the run made his work synonymous with "the decisive moment" -the title of his first major book. After World War II (most of which he spent as a prisoner of war) and his first museum show (at MoMA in 1947), he joined Robert Capa and others in founding the Magnum photo agency, which enabled photojournalists to reach a broad audience through magazines such as Life while retaining control over their work. In the decade following the war, Cartier-Bresson produced major bodies of photographic reportage on India and Indonesia at the time of independence, China during the revolution, the Soviet Union after Stalin's death, the United States during the postwar boom, and Europe as its old cultures confronted modern realities. For more than twenty-five years, he was the keenest observer of the global theater of human affairs -and one of the great portraitists of the twentieth century. MoMA's retrospective, the first in the United States in three deaces, surveys Cartier-Bresson's entire career, with a presentation of about three hundred photographs. The exhibit will be on view through June 28, 2010.

Bus Trip to MoMA

A bus trip has been organized to see the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit at MoMA on Thursday, April 22, 2010. The motor coach will leave the Clarence Dillon Public Library at 9:00 am and depart from MoMA at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $45 per person on a first come first served basis and include round trip transportation and entrance to the museum. Lunch on your own. To register, call Robyn Tromeur at SAA (908) 234-2345

Come Celebrate Youth Art Month @ SAA

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Please note: Gill St. Bernards school is also participating in this year's Youth Art Month celebration. Our apologies for inadvertently leaving GSB off of the list of participating schools.

Somerset Art Association

in partnership with

Art Educators of New Jersey

celebrates

YOUTH ART MONTH

Part I: K-5

March 1-14

Public reception Sunday, March 14

2:00-3:30 pm

Part II: 6-12

March 18-28

Public reception Sunday, March 28

2:00-3:30 pm

The following schools are participating in

Youth Art Month 2010

Cedar Hill

Gill St. Bernards

Mount Prospect

Oak Street

Liberty Corner

Adamsville

Woods Road

Bound Brook H.S.

Montgomery Lower Middle

Montgomery Upper Middle

Somerville High School

Purnell

William Annin Middle

Branchburg Central Middle

Bridgewater-Raritan

Is Your Child's School Not Represented?

For more information
Call SAA (908) 234-2345

Become a Volunteer at SAA!

2010-03-10T15:07:00.000-08:00

Somerset Art Association

Volunteers are needed to help at the
March Youth Art Month receptions at SAA

Grades K through 5 Exhibit: Reception March 14th, 2 - 3:30 pm
Grades 6 through 12 Exhibit: Reception March 28th, 2 - 3:30 pm

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We need volunteers to bring refreshments for one or both of the receptions.

Suggestions for kid-friendly refreshments: chips, pretzels, veggies, cheese and crackers, cookies, soda, water, cider.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you can help out or have any questions, please contact SAA at information@somersetart.org. Thank you.

The Art of Cake Decorating - Coming Soon!

2010-03-10T14:59:00.000-08:00

Save the Date!

"The Art of Cake Design"

Celebrated area pastry chefs showcase their incredible talents and compete for honors.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

11-3:00 pm

Fiddler's Elbow Country Club, Bedminster

Competition judged by

Sylvia Weinstock

known as the 'Queen of Cakes' for her revolutionary and impeccable designs & named New York's reigning cake diva by In Style magazine. Her creations have been featured on WeTV's "Platinum Weddings"

www.sylviaweinstock.com

Colette Peters

www.colettescakes.com

Guests will enjoy

cocktail reception & luncheon

basket boutique & silent auction

door prizes

the opportunity to view the cakes, listen to judges' comments and sample their cakes

$80 per person

proceeds to benefit the Somerset Art Association

Reservations

Call Ellen Rannells at SAA (908) 234-2345

Cake: Anne Khoobiar Heap, owner, Pink Cake Box, Denville, NJ

Winner 2008 "Showstopper"

POSTPONED!!!!

2010-02-25T08:42:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow's pARTicipate event is postponed due to the snow storm. I will post an update in the upcoming week to let you know when the event is rescheduled.

Until then, stay warm and dry!

DON'T FORGET!!!!

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Join us at the Somerset Art Association for a night of LIVE MUSIC, ART, FOOD, and FUN!

When: Friday, February 26, 2010

7:30-10:30pm

Where: Somerset Art Association

2020 Burnt Mills Rd

Bedminster, NJ, 07921

What: Live music with The Doctor's Fox

and opening with local group My Pet Yak

Enjoy a night filled with collaborative art, mural painting, videos, featured caricature artist Charlie Churchill, oil painter Anne Kullaf, and more!

B.Y.O.B. for those 21+ with id

Light fare and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided

Cost: $20 suggested donation

Proceeds go toward children's programs and scholarships for

SAA's Summer Art Camps for Kids

Bring your friends, your family, your neighbors to this special event!

Any questions please call 908.234.2345

Oil Landscape Demonstration February 19th

2010-02-12T05:44:00.000-08:00

Oil Landscape Demonstration

by Frank Ferrante

Friday, February 19

10:00 -12:00 noon

Mr. Ferrante will be using a palette often referred to as a 'prismatic palette' set up according to the way our eyes perceive color values at different distances when painting a landscape.

Fee

$5 members; $15 guests

To Register

Call SAA: (908) 234-2345

seating is limited; reservations required

Spring Lecture Series at SAA

2010-02-08T14:56:00.000-08:00

2010 Spring Lecture Series
Generously Sponsored by

Merrill G. & Emita E. Hastings Foundation

American Realism

Winslow Homer, Fairfield Porter, Andrew Wyeth & Philip Pearlstein

Monday, March 8

7:00-9:00 pm

Speaker: Mel Leipzig

Mel Leipzig will discuss the tradition of American realism as expressed in the works of Winslow Homer (1836-1910), Fairfield Porter (1907-1975), Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) and Philip Pearlstein (b. 1924).

Mel Leipzig is a Professor of Art at Mercer County College which he has taught fine art and lectured on art history for over 35 years. He is also a nationally recognized artist whose works are in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC; Yale Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; The White House Collection, Washington D.C.; New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ; and Cooper-Hewitt Museum for Decorative Arts, NYC among others. In 2006, Mr. Leipzig was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Design, NYC.

Treasures from The National Gallery in London
Thursday, April 15, 2010
7:00-8:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Tomlinson

Unlike the Louvre or the Hermitage, the National Gallery in London does
not consist primarily of the remains of a formerly Royal collection.
This museum was deliberately assembled to be a course in Western
painting for a democratic society. Starting at one end and walking
through to the other, the visitor not only enjoys a succession of
masterpieces rom every period in Western art, but can easily trace the
development of painting from the Renaissance to the Impressionists.
This talk offers a virtual tour of this stunning collection.

Dr. Barbara Tomlinson received a B.A. from Barnard College, her Masters from Harvard University and her Doctorate from Rutgers University. Having retired from Kean University in 2000, Dr. Tomlinson now devotes her time to offering adult education courses on art and culture.

The Isenheim Altarpiece
Thursday, May 13
7:00-8:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Gretchen Atwater

The magnificent Isenheim Altarpiece, painted between 1510 and 1515 by Matthais Grünewald for the Abbey of Saint Anthony in Isenheim, is one of the masterpieces of German Renaissance art. This exceptionally complex and emotionally moving work will be considered in its cultural and historical context.

Dr. Gretchen D. Atwater, is an art historian who specializes in seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish art. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Kansas where she wrote her dissertation on the influence of trade by the Dutch East India Company on Netherlandish art.

Cost per lecture
Free to SAA members
$15 per lecture, non-members.

To Register

Call SAA (908) 234-2345; Seating is limited

*All lectures to be held at the Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster*

Join SAA for a Great Night of Music and Art!

2010-02-03T13:17:00.000-08:00

Join us at the Somerset Art Association for a night of LIVE MUSIC, ART, FOOD, and FUN!

When: Friday, February 26, 2010

7:30-10:30pm

Where: Somerset Art Association

2020 Burnt Mills Rd

Bedminster, NJ, 07921

What: Live music with The Doctor's Fox

and opening with local group My Pet Yak

Enjoy a night filled with collaborative art, mural painting, videos, featured caricature artist Charlie Churchill, oil painter Anne Kullaf, and more!

B.Y.O.B. for those 21+ with id

Light fare and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided

Cost: $20 suggested donation

Proceeds go toward children's programs and scholarships for

SAA's Summer Art Camps for Kids

Bring your friends, your family, your neighbors to this special event!

Any questions please call 908.234.2345

You're Invited!

2010-02-03T13:15:00.000-08:00

You are cordially invited to the unveiling of

"Michael Graves"

a five panel painting by

MEL LEIPZIG

Wednesday, February 17

6:00-7:00 pm

The Johnson Gallery at the

Somerset Art Association

2020 Burnt Mills Rd.

Bedminster, NJ

Gallery reception followed by an intimate dinner

at the Pluckemin Inn

with

Mel Leipzig & Michael Graves

Proceeds to benefit the

Somerset Art Association

and

Somerset Medical Center Foundation

For information, contact

Somerset Art Association

(908) 234-2345

One Day Only Watercolor Class!

2010-01-27T05:05:00.000-08:00

Perk Up Your Watercolors

March 6

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

New instructor Sharon Pitts will focus on creating a floral still life with emphasis on composition & watercolor techniques. Demonstrations and individualized attention will be given.

$75 members; $95 guests

To Register

(908) 234-2345

2010-01-15T05:10:00.000-08:00

"Art in Architecture"

Juried Competition

Jurors

Michael Graves, Architect, FAIA

James Christen Steward, PhD., Director of the Princeton University Art Museum

Sassona Norton, Sculptor

Awards

$6,000

Registration Deadline

April 1, 2010

Information & Prospectus

www.somersetart.org

exhibit opportunities

Special Savings at SAA!

2010-01-15T05:06:00.000-08:00

Special Savings

Receive $5 off each workshop

_ _ _

Digital Photography

Wednesday, January 20

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Linda Bock-Hinger

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #121: Do you want to use your digital camera's features but are confused by all those buttons, dials and hidden menus? Learn step-by-step how to work with your digital camera's features in order to improve your photographs. The goal of this workshop is to help you develop a better understanding of your camera while exploring the characteristic elements of great photos. Students must bring camera and instruction booklet.

Collage & Beyond

Thursday, January 21

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Dolores Ziegler

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #128 Students will create dynamic collages using a variety of colored and textured papers and fabrics. Students will leave with at least one completed and frameable work of art. Instructor will also introduce the popular Artist Trading Cards which are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens, markers etc.), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints etc.) and paper media (collage, paper cuts, found objects etc.) Material fee of $10 to be paid to the instructor.

Drapery, Folds & Fabric

Thursday, January 28

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Anne Kullaf

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #132: Learn to paint fabric in soft, graceful folds and create amazing depth and texture using the medium of your choice. Working directly from a still life, students will learn how to create loose, expressive interpretations of satin, silk, patterned fabrics and other materials. Capturing depth, highlights and color variation will be emphasized. A demonstration will be given at the beginning of the workshop.

Oil Portraits

Tuesday, February 2

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Charlie Churchill

$85 members; $105 guests

Students will work from a model to capture a likeness in one session. For drawing students new to portraiture and those with some experience, this workshop will focus on challenges such as proportion, value control, and color mixing. Students will also learn the principles of massing, composition and expression as specifically applied to the portrait. Model fee included.

Perk Up Your Watercolors

Saturday, March 6

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Sharon Pitts

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop 142: With spring around the corner, this workshop will concentrate on painting a floral still life. Students will learn how to look at subject matter, how to place it on the paper in an interesting way and develop techniques taught by the instructor to enhance their painting. Students will receive individual attention.

Oil Painting

Monday, March 15

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Frank Ferrante

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #109: This workshop will focus on the formal elements of painting: composition, color values, structure and form. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the effect that light has on all fine paintings and how to create a 'painter's eye.' The instructor's teaching methods and palette is based upon that which was introduced by American Impressionist Frank Vincent DuMond in the 1880s. A still life will be set-up by the instructor or students are welcome to bring their own subject matter or photo reference. A painting demonstration will precede the workshop.

Experimental Watercolors

Tuesday, March 16

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Carl Burger

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #118: Loosen up your watercolor brush and have fun as the instructor demonstrates how to build a composition and give pintings sparkle and spontaneity, while focusing on individual expression. Students will practice a variety of watercolor techniques such as wet-into-wet, dry brush etc. Demonstrations will be given.

Portrait Drawing

Wednesday, March 17

10:00-3:00

Instructor Gary Godbee

$85 members; $105 guests

Workshop #127: The foundation of a painted portrait is a solid understanding of how to render a likeness through drawing. In this one-day workshop, students will work from a live model as they explore the major forms of the head and the individual features of the face. The goal of the workshop is for each student to gain stronger control of form and value as they complete a realistic portrait drawing in one session. They will create heightened drawings using hard and soft pencils and white chalk on toned paper. This technique allows the artist to more eaily work on both the highlights and the shadow areas of the form in order to produce a convincing illusion of 3-dimensional space. Model fee included.

Watercolor with a Fresh Eye

Thursday, March 18

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Robert Heyer

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #137: Learn how to use light and edges (soft, hard, rough, lost and found) to express yourself. Increase the dynamic strength of your paintings by utilizing the white of the paper. The class will begin with a watercolor demonstration after which the class will practice the techniques they have observed as they create their own composition.

Bold & Bright Watercolors

Monday, March 22

10:00 - 3:00

Instructor Robert Sakson

$75 members; $95 guests

Workshop #110: This workshop will illustrate a variety of techniques to express the versatile and spontaneous nature of watercolor. Instruction through lecture and demonstration will include the elements of form and composition. Bring a reference photo or a painting already in progress.

To Register

Call SAA (908) 234-2345.

Mention this e-mail to receive special savings discount when you register for three or more workshops.

Visit somersetart.org for the complete Winter studio schedule including classes for children, teens and adults

SAA Spring Bus Trips - Sign Up Today!

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Somerset Art Association's

Spring 2010 Bus Tour Subscription

New York City's Museum Mile

Wednesday, March 24

Wednesday, April 14

Wednesday, May 12

Depart by motor coach from SAA at 9:00 am and arrive in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art by mid-morning. Tour the MMA on your own or any of the fine institutions located on NYC's famed Museum Mile. Bus departs from in front of the Met. at 3:00 pm for return to SAA.

Winterhur & Brandywine River Museum

Wednesday, June 16

Depart by motor coach from SAA at 8:30 am and arrive back at SAA approx. 6:00 pm. The group will tour Winterthur, the American country estate and former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), an avid antiques collector and horticulturist. In the early 20th century, H. F. du Pont and his father, Henry Algernon du Pont, designed Winterthur in the spirit of 18th- and 19th-century European country houses.

A visit to Winterthur will immerse you in another time and place. Rediscover America's heritage through its unparalleled collections of antiques and Americana. Venture out over the fields and farmland to learn about the workings of a great American country estate. Wander through the breathtaking beauty of the 60-acre naturalistic Winterthur Garden.

After lunch on your own, the bus will visit

The Brandywine River Museum, exhibiting American art in a 19th-century grist mill, known for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths and its fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting.

Subscription Cost

$182 members

$225 guests

Subscription is sold as a package of four trips as stated above. Cost includes round trip motor coach transportation to/from SAA and admission and tours to Winterhur and Brandywine River Museum only. No refunds are given unless a trip is cancelled by SAA.

Registration

Members: Registration will begin for members-only at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20 by calling SAA at 908-234-2345.

Non-members: Registration will begin for non-members at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 21.

Do NOT leave a voice mail as those reservations cannot be honored.

Questions?

Call SAA at (908) 234-2345

Holiday Hours at SAA

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Season's Greetings

Wishing you...

every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year.

Thank you for your support!

The Somerset Art Association

Please note: The office will be closing at 12:00 noon on Thursday, Dec. 24 and re-opening at 9:30 am on Monday, Jan. 5.

Members' Juried Exhibit Prospectus Now Available

2009-12-16T14:50:00.000-08:00

Somerset Art Association's 

Members' Juried Exhibit Prospectus 

is now available

www.somersetart.org.  

Click Exhibit Opportunities

Receiving

Thursday, Jan. 7  
5:00-7:00 pm
 
Friday, Jan. 8

 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
 

Saturday, Jan. 9

10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Exhibit Dates

January 16 - February 12, 2010

Public Reception

Sunday, Jan. 24 
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Juror

Valerie Larko

Director of the Tamasulo Gallery of Union County College   
 
Questions?
Call SAA (908) 234-2345

Arts in NJ Needs Your Help!

2009-12-11T11:25:00.000-08:00

Please visit

www.artpridenj.com

and voice your objection to the Governor's freezing of state arts funding.

This action severly impacts the

Somerset Art Association

every cultural organization across the state

From Art Pride

December 9, 2009 -Recognizing the dire condition of State finances, contractually committed funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts has been frozen to hundreds of the State's arts organizations. This will have a catastrophic effect on New Jersey's arts community.

Arts organizations have long-standing commitments to artists, vendors, staffs and patrons in reliance upon the expectation that their grant contracts with the State would be honored (by the end of the 2009 calendar year). Money that was imminently to be released by the State to arts groups is now frozen, exacerbating already fragile organizational budgets. Many that operate on a calendar year are not able to meet year end obligations, most notably payroll.

Full disbursement of these contractually committed funds is essential. In some cases, the ongoing viability of venues could well hang in the balance.

On behalf of the Somerset Art Association,

thank you in advance for voicing your support and helping to overturn this heinous decision!

New Prize Announced for Artists Under 35

2009-12-07T15:40:00.000-08:00

Attention! Attention!

For all you burgeoning artists under 35, check out this news article from the NY Times!

http://bit.ly/5I2fPZ

Of course you should read the whole article if you are interested as it is a very sweet opportunity, but for those who like to read the ends of books first:

"Applications can be submitted from Jan. 18 through April 18 at futuregenerationartprize.org. Twenty short-listed artists will be announced on June 22 and receive an exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Center in Kiev. Their works will be posted online and a winner will be announced in December along with up to five runners-up."

ps. For those of you go-getters who click on the link to get to the application, it doesn't become active (as far as I know) until the submission start date of Jan.18. So for now, bookmark it and get to work on that art!

2009-12-07T15:39:00.000-08:00

 
Holiday Gift Certificates 

now available towards

membership or any studio class

To purchase call SAA (908) 234-2345 

by Monday, December 21

Happy Holidays!

Members' Juried Exhibit Prospectus Available Now

2009-12-07T15:32:00.000-08:00

Somerset Art Association's 

Members' Juried Exhibit Prospectus 

is now available

www.somersetart.org.  

Click Exhibit Opportunities

Receiving

Thursday, Jan. 7  
5:00-7:00 pm
 
Friday, Jan. 8

 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
 

Saturday, Jan. 9

10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Exhibit Dates

January 16 - February 12, 2010

Public Reception

Sunday, Jan. 24 
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Juror

Valerie Larko

Director of the Tamasulo Gallery of Union County College   
 
Questions?
Call SAA (908) 234-2345

Winter Schedule of Classes Now Available!

2009-12-02T05:11:00.000-08:00

The Somerset Art Association's

Winter Brochure

with

Studio Classes & Workshops for

Children, Teens & Adults

is now available on-line

www.somersetart.org

Stream in Snow, oil by Frank Ferrante

Class 109 "Shedding Light on Oil Painting"

Monday, March 15

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

This one-day workshop taught by new instructor Frank Ferrante will focus on the formal elements of painting such as composition, color value, structure and form. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the effect that light has on all fine paintings and how to create a 'painter's eye.' Students may bring their own source material or use the still life set up by the instructor. A brief painting demonstration will precede the workshop. All levels.

Members $75

Guests $95

To Register for this Workshop or any other Studio Class

Call SAA (908) 234-2345

Final Bidding for Small Treasures this Saturday!

2009-12-02T05:09:00.000-08:00

Searching for a Unique & Affordable Gift?

Small Treasures

Holiday Show & Sale is the perfect solution!

Gary Godbee, Field Harvest, oil

Over 300 original 5" x 7" works of art are now on view with silent auction bids accepted through December 5.

All bids start at $25.

Final Bidding & Reception

Saturday, December 5

2:00 - 4:00 pm

closing bell rings promptly at 4:00 pm

Absentee Bids Accepted!

Come celebrate the holidays at SAA!

Gallery Hours

Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fridays & Saturdays 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.

Thursday evenings 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Closed Sundays & Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Somerset Art Association

2020 Burnt Mills Road

Bedminster, NJ 07921

www.somersetart.org

(908) 234-2345

Small Treasures Annual Holiday Sale at SAA

2009-11-23T14:09:00.000-08:00

Searching for a Unique & Affordable Gift?

Small Treasures

Holiday Show & Sale is the perfect solution!

Gary Godbee, Field Harvest, oil

Over 300 original 5" x 7" works of art are now on view

with silent auction bids accepted through December 5.

All bids start at $25.

Final Bidding & Reception

Saturday, December 5

2:00 - 4:00 pm

closing bell rings promptly at 4:00 pm

Absentee Bids Accepted!

Come celebrate the holidays at SAA!

Gallery Hours
Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fridays & Saturdays 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.

Thursday evenings 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Closed Sundays & Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Great New Clas at SAA! ONE DAY ONLY - ACT NOW!

2009-11-04T16:14:00.000-08:00

How To Expressively Paint Transparent Objects

Instructor Anne Kullaf will teach students how to paint reflections and create amazing transparency using the medium of your choice; oil, acrylic or pastel. Working directly from a still life set up by the instructor, students will learn how to create loose, expressive interpretations of glass and other transparent surfaces. Capturing reflections, depth, transparency, highlights and color variations will be emphasized. A detailed demonstration will be given at the beginning of class followed by individual and group instruction and critique.

When

Monday, December 14, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

(note, date is incorrectly stated in the fall brochure as Dec. 2)

NEW DATE JUST ADDED!

Monday, December 7, 10:00-2:00 pm

Cost

$36 members; $51 guests

To Register

Call SAA at (908) 234-2345

Etsy

2009-10-15T15:27:00.000-07:00

I recently became addicted to a website for artisans called Etsy - www.etsy.com. Be warned! It is an amazing wealth of everything you never knew you absolutely needed and just have to have. I have spent mind numbing hours prowling photo upon photo of darling knitted hats for babies, to tea cozies to fleece parks to an array of life-altering knick knacks.

Etsy is not just for buying either. If you are also an artisan looking for a venue that will reach a great number of people check out the possibility of selling your wares on Etsy. There are similar sites that are slight spin offs and also endearing to the viewer (such as trunkt.com - I mean, come on, even the name is adorable!).

A million different kinds of arts and goodies for any buyer interested in the unique and handmade.

Community Opportunities for Teens at SAA

2009-10-05T15:31:00.000-07:00

Community Service  Outreach Partnership Project 

 
Somerset Art Association 

seeks teens age 14+ who are interested in the visual arts to create a mural at Central School in Warren, NJ.  

Teens would meet under the supervision of artist Tania Sen in the library of the school where the mural is to be permanently displayed.  

Start Date

Wednesday, October 28

4:00-6:00 pm  

The group would meet at Central School for approx. 4 - 5 consecutive Wednesdays starting October 28 or until the project is completed. Central School is located at 109 Mt. Bethel Road in Warren, NJ.

To Register

Call SAA at (908) 234-2345. Space is limited.

There is a $25 registration fee to help off-set the cost of supplies.

Questions?

Call Robyn Tromeur, SAA's Executive Director at (908) 234-2345

Tag Galaxy

2009-09-28T15:42:00.000-07:00

Hey folks! It's your friendly SAA blogger here. I was flipping through my twitter account today and saw a tweet about Tag Galaxy.*

*If that just sounded like a foreign language continue reading, if not, skip this paragraph and continue below.

(Let me time out for a moment here. If you aren't a tweeter and think that somehow your beloved SAA blog has gone off the deep end, fear no more! Twitter.com is - yet another - social networking site, but the unique aspect of twitter is it enables you to keep your finger on the pulse of what's happening in the world. Hmmm...I'm beginning to think I should have written a twitter blog first...ah well. As I was saying, twitter keeps you in touch beyond whatever friend base you may have. For example, I am "following" - i.e. I get updates or "tweets" from these people/groups - Art in America, an art site in Ireland, MoMA, NYTimesarts, etc. You are able to follow whoever you want really - celebrities, artists, writers, magazines, museums - and these groups are all around the globe! So if you really want to follow that obscure band from Australia, chances are they have a twitter account.)

Back to the whole point of this tirade. I was recently checking out my old college art professor's twitter account and she had posted something called Tag Galaxy . It's a site that allows you to browse through Flickr photos in 3D. (What's Flickr? you ask...oh man, you gotta keep up with these things....it's a photo sharing website, very cool and easy to use. Go ahead, click on the link!)

If you aren't familiar with Flickr then check out both sites to compare the two. If you are already Flickr savvy, then go to Tag Galaxy and type in what you want to search. This will bring up a 3D planet-like system that allows to narrow your search by clicking on the different "planets." Once your search is narrowed enough to your liking, click on the middle "planet" and images from your search will form a 3D globe. You can then click on the globe to move it and view all the images or doubleclick on one image to enlarge it. There's also an arrow above the right side of the globe telling you if there are even more pics that didn't fit on the globe during the first round.

Huh? Just check it out, you're smart, you'll get the hang of it before you can say twitter!

Surviving Breast Cancer Lecture at SAA

2009-09-25T04:54:00.000-07:00

Somerset Art Association

presents

"Surviving Breast Cancer:

Decades of Hope"

Panel discussion comprised of medical professionals and women diagnosed during different stages of their life

Medical Experts

Dr. Angela Lanfranchi

Dr. Kathleen Toomey

Survivors

Pam Adams

Meera Bagle

Sheryl Hardy

Marion Behr

Guitarist Bob Filoramo will perform an original piece written for a close friend and survivor

Thursday, October 8

6:00-8:00 pm

Somerset Art Association

Suggested donation $10

Funds raised will benefit the

Somerset Art Association with a pecentage donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

Seating is limited. To Register Call SAA.

(908) 234-2345

"There were the obvious changes...I lost my hair and had both breasts removed, but the reconstruction of one breast went awry and I had to have it deflated. So, outside of being lopsided, I had the shriveled remains of a fake boob...wasn't pretty. They eventually removed the tissue expander from my right side and left me with only one breast (and a fake one at that) for nearly 9 months. And to top it all off I gained about 10 pounds during it all...but if you asked anyone who knew me - I was at my sexiest during those months with no hair, one boob and 10 extra pounds...and it was because I believed it was true. And that was the change I never expected to gain from a cancer diagnosis...I made the decision to not let cancer slow me down. This was my life and I wasn't going to let this get in the way."

Survivor Pam Adams, diagnosed at age 27

Fall Studio Classes for Teens

2009-09-14T16:50:00.000-07:00

Saturday

Class 479: Teen Photography Workshop

Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21
10-12:30

Class 480: Fashion Illustration

Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21
10:00-2:00

_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _

Adult Studio Classes Suitable for Teens Interested in Advanced Study

Monday
Class 405: The Art of Cartooning

Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5 (skip Oct. 12), 19, 26

6:30-9:00 pm

Class 406: Evening Watercolor from A-Z

Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5 (skip 10/12), 19, 26, Nov. 2

6:30 -9:00 pm

Class 409: Photo Memory Book

Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

6:30-9:00 pm

Class 412: Drawing Figures & Faces

Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7

6:30-9:00 pm

Tuesday

Class 420: Evening Oil Painting

Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20

6:30-9:00 pm

Class 425: Evening Oil Painting

Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1

6:30-9:00 pm

Class 427:Photography for the Studio Painter

Nov. 11, 17, 24, Dec. 1

7:00-9:30 pm

Wednesday

Class 431: Animal Portraits

Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28

6:30 - 9:30 pm

Class 432: Painting in Acrylic

Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28

6:30-9:00 pm

Class 438: Color Theory

Dec. 9, 16

6:30-9:00 pm

Thursday

Class 444: Evening Oil Painting

Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12

6:30-9:00 pm

Saturday

Class 451: Watercolor Landscapes

Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17

10:00-12:30

Complete Course Descriptions Are Listed in the Fall Brochure.

Visit www.somersetart.org.

If you have questions regarding SAA's studio classes and the proper placement of your teen, please call the office and we will be happy to assist.

(908) 234-2345

New Exhibition: Marion Behr

2009-09-14T16:48:00.000-07:00

Marion Behr

Image Early

Generously sponsored by Ortho-McNeil

October 4 - 31

Artist Reception
Sunday, October 4
2:00-4:00 pm

Dancing

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, artist Marion Behr was inspired by the Alpha Cradles which meld to a woman's torso to keep the body still during radiation, to create using these forms, sculptural totems expressive of the myriad of emotions felt by breast cancer patients during their journey of treatment, hope and survival.

Pre-reconstruction

Gallery hours
Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday evening 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Friday & Saturday 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Sundays and major holidays closed.

Admission Free.

Wheelchair accessible.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Related Events

Surviving Breast Cancer: Decades of Hope
Thursday, October 8

6:00-8:00 pm

Panel discussion comprised of medical professionals and women diagnosed with breast cancer during different stages of their life

Suggested donation $10

Pre-registration is required by calling SAA (908) 234-2345

Image Early Benefit

Friday, October 23

7:30 - 10:30 pm

Entertainment by Susan Spiedel whose sold-out cabaret shows and off-Broadway performances have entertained crowds for over two decades. Hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wine & refreshments included.

$75 ticket

Funds raised to benefit
Somerset Art Association
with a percentage donated to
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

For information
www.somersetart.org click Special Events
or
call SAA (908) 234-2345

Help Support the Visual Arts & Breast Cancer Research

2009-09-09T16:07:00.000-07:00

Help Support the Visual Arts

Breast Cancer Research

for as little as $15

The Somerset Art Association is hosting several events in October 2009, during nationally recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to raise awareness through the power of the visual arts about breast cancer which strikes 182,460 women annually.

"Image Early"

one-person gallery exhibit by Marion Behr

October 4 - 31

"Surving Breast Cancer: Decades of Hope"

educational lecture

October 8

"Image Early" Benefit

to raise much needed operating funds for the Somerset Art Association with a percentage of the proceeds to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

October 23

How You Can Help

SAA is currently seeking advertisers for the

'Image Early' Benefit's Ad Journal

and

Tribute Page

where we will print a message in memory or in honor of a loved one. Tribute ads are $15.

Ad Journal Deadline: September 18

To download information about these advertising opportunities,

visit

www.somersetart.org.

Click Special Events on the side navigation bar.

or call SAA

(908) 234-2345

Ask for Ellen Rannells, Special Events Coordinator

Funds raised to benefit

Somerset Art Association

with a percentage of the proceeds to benefit

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

Thank you for your support

Check out the Fall 2009 Brochure for SAA!

2009-09-09T16:01:00.000-07:00

Somerset Art Association's
Fall 2009 Brochure

is now available
Visit our website: www.somersetart.org
to download a copy
or
Call SAA at 908-234-2345 to request a hard copy

Instructor Elaine Kurie

Not to be missed Fall classes at SAA!

2009-09-09T15:53:00.000-07:00

Acrylic Painting Demonstration

Anne Kullaf

Hoboken by Anne Kullaf

Instructor Anne Kullaf will demonstrate acrylic painting techniques using Chroma acrylics.

Participants will have the opportunity to sample the acrylics while painting alongside the instructor.

Paint, brushes and paper will be provided.

Saturday, September 12
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
at
Somerset Art Association

$10 members; $20 guests

Pre-registration is required as seating is limited.
Call SAA (908) 234-2345

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Not to be Missed Fall Classes
Taught by Anne Kullaf

Mondays
Class 404 & 410
A Contemporary Approach to Oil

Class 413
Constructive Critique

Class 414

Expressively Painting Transparent Objects

Thursdays

Class 439 & 445
Drawing & Painting, Enhancing Your Skills

Class 440 & 446
The Right Start, Introduction to Drawing & Painting

Class 444

Evening Oil Painting

FRIDAYS

Class 449

Pastel Basics & More

Class 452

Oil Basics & More

Complete Class Descriptions Available on-line

www.somersetart.org

Click Studio Classes.

To register, call SAA (908) 234-2345

A Day in Philadelphia

2009-09-02T16:23:00.000-07:00

The final days of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's special exhibition: Henry Matisse and Modern Art on the French Riviera are upon us. Opened in December of last year, the exhibit is closing October 25th. Highlighting a vibrant collection of Matisse's paintings of France's sun drenched southern coast, the exhibit showcases why so many artists have been drawn to its beaches through the years.

While you're there take time to enjoy the richness of history, arts, and culinary experiences that Philadelphia has to offer. Spend the day in Philly wandering around its Historic District and sampling the gamut of eclectic dining options. Let your mind wander as you gaze at the inspirational art of the French Riviera and end the day with one of many theatre productions offered in the city.

Better yet, coincide your visit with the Philadelphia Fringe Festival going on from September 4-19. Encourage artists in dance, theatre, music, and various sundry. Tickets run from $10 up and you can visit their website www.livearts-fringe.org and find the right production for your tastes. An annual event that's not to be missed!

Just remember - A fun day is only an hour away!

2009-09-02T16:14:00.000-07:00

Glazing with Pencils Workshop

with

Carol Wax

Saturday, September 26

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

 Using textured, toned or color papers, students will learn how to create black and white underpaintings that will then be glazed with color and graphite pencils.  This method can be used to create black and white drawings with enhanced chiaroscuro lighting effects, deeper and more lustrous color drawings or as a technique for making quick sketches.

About the Instructor
Carol Wax is an internationally recognized artist whose paintings and mezzotint prints have been widely exhibited. Her work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The National Museum of American Art. In addition to teaching workshops and lecturing throughout the country, she has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and New York University.

Cost
$99 members
$125 guests

Registration
Call Somerset Art Association
908.234.2345

Please note: There is a $10 non-refundable fee included in the registration

Help Support the Fight Against Breast Cancer

2009-08-20T11:06:00.000-07:00

Image Early

October 4 - 31

Artist & breast cancer survivor Marion Behr chronicles her journey of treatment, hope & survival in this exhibit of provocative sculptural works

Surviving Breast Cancer: Decades of Hope

Thursday, October 8

6:00 - 800 pm

Panel discussion comprised of medical experts and

women diagnosed during different stages of life.

Image Early Benefit

Friday, October 23, 2009

7:30 - 10:00

Entertainment by Susan Spiedel whose sold-out cabaret shows and off-Broadway performances have entertained crowds for over two decades.

Funds raised to benefit

Somerset Art Association

with a percentage of the proceeds to benefit

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

How You Can Help

We are currently seeking advertisers for the

Image Early Benefit's Ad Journal

and/or

Tribute Page

where we will print a message in memory or in honor of a loved one

To download information about these advertising opportunities,

visit

www.somersetart.org.

Click Special Events on the side navigation bar.

or call SAA

(908) 234-2345

Ask for Ellen Rannells, Special Events Coordinator

Thank you for your support

Last chance to visit the Non-Juried Members' Exhibit!

2009-08-20T11:01:00.000-07:00

Somerset Art Association's

Non-Juried Members' Exhibit

Last Day to Visit: August 28, 2009

Award Winners

Best in Show

John Henry

Veil of Perversion

oil

Award of Excellence

Seppo Siimes

Tranquility

oil

Award of Excellence

Jinnie May

Filling in the Hours Between Lunch & Dinner

watercolor

Honorable Mention

Rose Marie Rodin

Eternal Flame

sculpture

Honorable Mention

Pat Barnabeo

Thistle

monoprint

Honorable Mention

Lane Scarano

Fortress of St. George

charcoal

Summer Gallery Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Fridays - 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Saturdays & Sundays closed

Admission Free. Wheelchair accessible.

Note: The Gallery will be closed Thursday evening, August 27

Fall 2009 Brochure Available now!

2009-08-12T11:48:00.000-07:00

The Fall 2009 brochure is available online at the Somerset Art Association website or call SAA at 908.234.2345 if you would like a hard copy.

Ceramic Studio has day and evening classes available. Check out the fall brochure for more information!