Featuring the works of: MICHAEL SCHWEIGART | MATTHEW GREEN | MICHAEL SCOTKO Perkins Center for the Arts Collingswood presents Surroundings a curated exhibition of three very talented artists working in landscape in oil, and pastel on paper . Our fall exhibition at the Perkins Collingswood Gallery is always an exciting time to see the gifted artists that flourish in our region. This year is no exception featuring three artists, Michael Scotko and Michael Schweigart from New Jersey and Matt Green from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All arelandscape painters with distinctly unique visions. Michael Schweigart, Michael Schweigart’s inspiration comes from taking the road less traveled whenever possible with his focus on what characterizes a region. Scenes of coastal Maine and parts of eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey make up the bulk of his work. Schweigart combines technique and medium to create paintings that depict bucolic landscapes and seascapes. “Like many I have a
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Annual Exhibition May 18 – June 22, 2019 Perkins Center for the Arts 30 Irvin Avenue, Collingswood Opening Reception: Saturday, May 18 | 5 – 8pm
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Featuring Three Outstanding Artists in Photography John Clarke Annarita Gentile Aubrey J. Kauffman Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 2019 | 6-9 PM Perkins Center for the Arts 30 Irvin Avenue | Collingswoood, NJ [su_button url=”http://perkinsarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Photography-37-Opening-Perkins-MYP-Comm-Final-2.28.19.pdf” target=”blank” background=”#bfb3e4″ size=”9″ text_shadow=”0px 2px 5px #000000″]PRESS RELEASE[/su_button] About the Artists: John Clarke’s interest in photography developed while he was an architectural student at Cooper Union in the late 1960s. The Cooper students were generally, very talented, poor, living in rundown lofts on the lower east side and struggling to find their way into the design world. The first year architectural students took all their classes with the art students, so they got a great introduction to freehand drawing, two and three dimensional design. At the suggestion of one of his design professors, John bought a used Nikon and began to shoot black and white film around New York City. Slowly photography
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Featuring the works of: GLENN HARREN | KAREN TERRY | TERRI FRASER Meet The Artists Reception: Saturday, October 13 | 6 –9PM Gallery Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10AM – 2PM Saturdays | 10AM – 2PM
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Hosted by South Jersey Caribbean Cultural Organization featuring Steel Pan Performance and Workshop Island Delights and Differences Panel Discussion Food Tasting SocaFitness
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[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/ikoCPn-H81M” width=”300″ height=”300″] Take a seat at the table as we discuss Becoming American. Evening includes: Viewing Tastefully South Jersey Documentary Dinner: Cultural Fare Discussion Led by Bill Westerman What does it mean to be American? What does it mean to become American? What does it mean to break bread with your neighbor? What does your family bring to the table to make this community special? Admission: Bring one Family Recipe. Limited Availability. [su_button url=”https://public.perkinsarts.org/public/Events.faces” target=”blank” background=”#bfb3e4″ size=”9″ text_shadow=”0px 2px 5px #000000″]RSVP HERE[/su_button]
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Eco Del Sur: Music from the Andes and Latin America Food Demonstrations Felix Pitre Storytelling Heritage Preservation Day: A Free Community Digitization Project Bring in family heirlooms relating to cultural foodways traditions. Aged photos, negatives, slides, handwritten recipes, heritage cookware, ancestral linens, back-dated newspaper articles and more. We will digitally preserve your memories and record your stories. You will take home a flash drive as a keepsake for generations to come. All families, all cultures are welcomed. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/xyb0kqR1I1s” width=”300″ height=”300″]
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Monique Legare International Folk Dance Performance and Workshop Food Tasting Tea-for All Demonstration Turkish Lace-making Workshop (Limited, registration required)
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Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble Food Demonstrations Soul Line Dancing with I am Kenny J Broomcorn Doll Making Workshop with Alma May (Limited, registration required)
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Interpretive Tour of Exhibit Tastefully South Jersey Presentation Food Tasting
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