ENTER NOW DEADLINES EXTENDED FOR ART EXHIBITIONS AT WAC!

ARTISTS RECEPTION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 FROM 1 - 4 PM

ART EXHIBITIONS WILL RUN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

Wednesday, November 3 – Saturday, November 27

Lower Gallery – Lorraine Glessner– "Rows"

The ‘Rows’ series focuses specifically on the marks of walls of in the urban environment. Walls, and what we choose to display on them, whether interior or exterior, have always played a critical role in shaping the identities of the inhabitants of which they embrace. Most cities don’t eliminate, they only get bigger as they build upon and incorporate existing infrastructure. When a row home has been demolished, one can still see the outlines of staircases and rooms along the existing walls between which it once stood. Traces of the lives lived there are reflected in the wallpaper, paint, mirrors and marks of life still left on those walls. Death is just as clearly evidenced through other marked walls by way of sidewalk memorials and written messages to those who have died there. Decorative patterns, marks and messages traced from these walls are combined with found papers and materials through the use of layers of encaustic paint. Through a continuous process of accrual and removal, concealment and exposure, life, death, hope and the determination for renewal is revealed.



Upper Gallery – New Jersey Photography Forum - “ 16th Annual Juried Exhibition”


The New Jersey Photography Forum will be holding its 16th annual juried exhibit at the Watchung Arts Center The opening reception will feature the recognition of awards to individual arttists including   Awards of Excellence and Merit. Admission is free, open to the public and offers an opportunity to meet many of the fine art photographers whose work will be on display. Approximately 50 photographs will be selected from the membership of the New Jersey Photography Forum and public submissions by three judges.
The jurors are: Stephen McKenzie: Manager, Newark Museum Arts Workshop; MFA, Rutgers University; Mason; Mason Gross School of the Arts, Inventor of Mega-Print printing process. Ken Hubbard: Advertising, training for new products and technology, and Trade Show Supervisor for Tamron USA, Inc.; portrait and fine art photographer. Ellen Denuto: Professional photographer in Portraiture, Fashion and Products and exhibiting fine artist.

The exhibit will be curated by Nancy Ori of Berkeley Heights, who is the founder of the New Jersey Photography Forum with assistance by Ann Merten from Bridgewater. These annual exhibits contain a variety of photographic processes representing the current breadth of expertise in New Jersey fine art photography. Many historic processes will be shown along with the best in digital photography.

The New Jersey Photography Forum is dedicated to furthering the interests of professional and serious photographers. The group is now in its 16th year of development and has become the largest and most recognized group of fine art photographers in New Jersey. The monthly meetings at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit, NJ encourage attendees to share expertise and advance their skills. The meetings provide access to current creative and technical information for use with film and digital.
You can get information about entering the show and learn more about the New Jersey Photography Forum by visiting their web site at www.njphotoforum.com or by contacting Nancy Ori at nancyori@comcast.net.

ZOE MULFORD TO PERFORM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 at 8 PM AS PART OF THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF SONG SERIES AT WAC

Zoë Mulford, an award-winning transatlantic singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo picker, grew up near Philadelphia but has lived in Manchester, England for the past several years. She has been described as “a brilliant, highly original songwriter who delivers her music with warmth, sincerity and a bit of a twinkle” by Rich Warren, host of “Midnight Special” and “FolkStage” on Chicago’s WFMT-FM.

Mulford pens short story-like songs that are evocative, well-crafted and endlessly varied. Whether focusing on a doomed polar expedition, drivers on I-95, wayward ghosts, practitioners of love against the odds, or the contents of her own refrigerator, Mulford’s vivid storytelling, engaging stage presence and down-to-earth humor promise listeners an enjoyable evening. Her lyrics are “intelligent, thought-provoking, and so warm that they demand that you get to know this person better” says Bob Gramann, host of the Fredericksburg Songwriters Showcase in Virginia. Backing her clear voice with acoustic guitar or claw hammer banjo, Mulford intersperses her own songs with selections from the music that inspires them — American and British folk ballads, old-time banjo tunes, and the work of songwriters ranging from George Gershwin to Richard Thompson.

As Phil Shapiro, host of “Bound for Glory” on WVBR-FM in Ithaca, NY, puts it, “Zoe’s a fine and whimsical singer-songwriter, alternatively powerful and funny… You’ll find her to be just plain delightful.”

Tickets are $16 online at zoemulford.eventbrite.com, $21 at the door.