Artist and Membership Opportunities
Solo Exhibitions
Beckler Family Members' Gallery
The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts is
pleased to announce we are currently accepting
applications from artists for solo shows in the Beckler
Family Members' Gallery for the 2010 exhibition
season.
Visit our website at www.thedcca.org to view the
application
guidelines or call 302.656.6466, ext. 7103 for more
details.
Application postmark deadline is May 16,
2008.
2008 Call for Entries:
In Reality
DCCA Visual Arts Residency
Program
The DCCA is now accepting entries for the 2009 -
2010 Visual Arts Residency Program. The DCCA
Visual Arts Residency program encourages the work
of innovative artists, infuses challenging ideas and
issues into the community, and forges relationships
between nationally recognized artists and the local
community. Visual Arts Residency recipients spend
up to 8 weeks at the DCCA and are matched with a
Wilmington community organization to create
innovative new work. See the 2008 Call for Entries for
a full program description at our website,
www.thedcca.org
Application deadline is May 16, 2008. Not a DCCA member? Join us
now!
You are a friend of the arts, and we know that you are
interested in seeing and supporting the art of your own
time. This moment in art history is your moment
-- you don't want to miss it!
No matter what membership level you choose,
join now before June 15 and we will
add three free months to your
membership. If you choose to join at the
Visionary level, we have added a new benefit:
a complimentary Young Contemporaries
Household Membership for you to give as a gift.
We hope you will want to become a part of the DCCA.
We'd love to welcome you to our growing membship
family.
Call Sara Teixido, Membership Coordinator at (302)
656-6466 ext. 7112 for more information.
Join Today!
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Membership up to date? We have a special offer for you! Save on your membership!
Dear Members,
Because you are a member and a loyal supporter of
the DCCA, we want to give you an opportunity to save
on your membership dues for the coming year. It has
been more than three years since we set the current
membership rates; and now, reluctantly, we are
raising dues by $5 in our basic membership
categories. New membership rates are effective
immediately.
But not for you. As our dedicated
members, we firmly believe that you deserve a
reward! If you are an Artist, Senior, Student,
Individual, Household, or YC member, you
can lock in your current membership rate for
the coming year. Renew before June 15 and
you will extend your membership a full year from your
current expiration date at last year's rates with no
increase.
Dues at all other levels remain the same. At the
Visionary level, we have added a new benefit:
a complimentary Young Contemporaries
Household Membership for you to give as a gift.
No matter what your membership level,
renew before June 15 and as a special bonus we will
add three free months to your
membership.
Contact Sara Teixido, Membership Coordinator at
(302) 656 - 6466 ext. 7112 for more information.
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Art Loop and re:Fresh party! Special presentation : Immediacy, Now! Four inventions that made us all Modernists
Visit the DCCA during the May Art Loop from 5 -
midnight!
During the May Art Loop, the DCCA will present
Richard
Holdsworth in collaboration with Penny Merena in a
program titled Immediacy, Now! Four inventions that
made us all Modernists. This entertaining multi-media
presentation will explore and explain how the
immediacy
that defines Modernism came to influence the world.
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Jazz Over Easy
Come enjoy the soulful sounds of one of
Philadelphia's hottest new voices on the jazz scene,
Joanna Pascale. Joanna's repertoire includes an
extensive range of standards and swing and her talent
is recognized as an up and coming sensation in the
Philadelphia region. Entry price includes admission to
Joanna's performance complete with omelet brunch
with fresh fruit and pastries and one complimentary
cocktail ticket.
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DCCA Camp - Sign up Today!
Register today for DCCA Visual and Performing Arts
Camp. Camp is divided into two components- visual
arts in the morning and performing arts in the
afternoon. During the morning session, campers will
have the chance to experiment with a variety of media
including painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture,
and mixed-media. In the afternoon, campers will have
the opportunity to participate in theatrical performance,
storytelling, and improvisation activities. Both morning
and afternoon components will involve visits to the
DCCA galleries.
Grades K-2 (grade in the fall)
Session 1: June 30 - July 3 (No camp Friday, July 4)
Session 2: July 7 - 11
Grades 3-6 (grade in the fall)
Session 3: July 14-18
Session 4: July 21-August 1 (two weeks)
All camp sessions are from 9 am until 3 pm.
Before and After Care is available for an additional
fee.
Rates vary per session.
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Exhibitions opening in May
Creighton Michael
Opens May 14
Creighton Michael's work is at the intersection of
drawing and sculpture and incorporates the effects of
abstract repetitive mark making which evolve into
complex and intricate structures
Tom Huang
Opens May 20
Tom Huang creates furniture that is sculpture and
sculpture that is furniture. His forms connect to nature
and to his Asian heritage and reflect cross-
culturalization through a reconciliation of dissimilar
materials.
Lauren Cotton
Opens May 30
Lauren Cotton creates bold and vibrant installations
out of adhesive-backed vinyl ad interior latex paints,
exploring space, form, and color.
image: Creighton Michael
SQUIGGLEshelf 406, 2006
Graphite, Paper, and Acrylic on Rope
90 x 50 x 5 inches
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Exhibitions opening in June
Philadelphia Collects: Works on
Paper
Opens June 6
The DCCA will exhibit over thirty works by the masters
of twentieth-century, Post-War, and contemporary art
provided by
prominent Philadelphia art collectors. Includes works
by David Hockney, Astrid Bowlby, Frank Stella, Chuck
Close, Robert Motherwell, Jasper Johns, and Andy
Warhol.
Piper Shepard
Opens June 25
With multiple degress and a teaching discipline in
fiber, Shepard has consistently created works that
engage the interaction between cloth and
architecture
Diane Pepe
Opens June 27
Utlizing natural elements inspired by trips to Japan,
Diana Pepe discovers harmony and energy within her
images.
image: Norinne Betjemann
Wandering Lesions (interior, Eastern State
Penitentiary, Philadelphia), 1990
Silver print, gold leaf, hand painted
Edition: #1 of 5
48 x 37 inches
Collection of Norma & Larry Reichlin
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Studio Artists
Showing in May
Jane Quartarone and Ruth Sklut
ECHOES
Quartarone and Sklut have come together to create a
show of shared
ideas, concepts, and practices titled ECHOES.
While
questioning their perception of echoes, Quartarone
and Sklut
individually and collectively utilize repetitive forms that
reverberate,
resound, and reflect on past memories, future dreams,
and what lies
in between. ECHOES runs from May 1 - June
1, 2008
in the
Elizabeth Denison Hatch Gallery, and members of the
public are
invited to attend the opening reception on May 2, 2008
during the Art
on the Town Loop at 5 pm.
Showing in June
Marilyn Mitchell, Patrick Siler
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Museum Store
One of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most highly
acclaimed and
prestigious cultural events is the annual Arts &
Business Council Awards.
This year the DCCA was chosen by the Arts &
Business Council to help select
a local artist for the design of their 2008 awards.
Newark artist, Peter
Saenger's "Fred & Ginger" Vases were chosen for the
award categories
Business/Arts Partnerships, Individual Business
Leader, and Business
Volunteers.
More of Peter Saenger's award
winning
collection of cast
porcelain tabletop designs can be seen at the DCCA's
museum shop.
Exhibiting in the Museum
Shop...
Sasha Aber
April 3 -May 31, 2008
New Work
Inspired by stones and organic materials, Sasha Aber
uses semi-precious
stones, freshwater pearls, seed beads, fine
silver, 14 karat
gold fill, and fibers
to create her ornamental and sculptural pieces of
jewelry.
She uses fabrication
techniques such as forging, bead embroidery, and
wire
wrapping to make
designs that incorporate multiple textures and shapes
found in nature.
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Program
Towson University
June 5 - July 31, 2008
On the Rise
Curated by Jan Baum
On the Rise represents a diverse cross-section
of undergraduate and alumni
work that expands on the traditions of both the
metalsmithing and art
jewelry disciplines. In the exhibition, age-old impulses
of body adornment
are reinterpreted. Some artists engage non-traditional,
new materials, and
technology to explore the boundaries of the art jewelry
object and express
their individual artistic pursuits. Other artists in the
exhibition use traditional,
prominent materials in new ways. The work in On
the Rise has been selected
because of the artists' forward thinking and high level
of investigation into
the diverse and rich frontiers evolving in the metals
and jewelry field.
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