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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Become a Volunteer at SAA!

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!

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

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 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"