4th of July Parade

4th of July Parade!

GCAC students and volunteers marched in the Galloway 4th of July Parade in Smithville. They showed off a patriotic banner painted by Ms. Jen's Art Comes Alive summer students, waved American flags, and handed out GCAC magnets to the crowd. It was a great day, even with the rain!

GCAC Met Artist Leonard Wilkinson

May 9th 2008, GCAC Artists and Members met Artist Leonard Wilkinson, He demonstrated “How to Mat and Frame Your Art Work.” This very special program was co-sponsored by the Galloway Cultural Arts Center (GCAC) and the Noyes Museum. During the presentation Leonard worked with GCAC Artist and Teacher Mary Archibald to frame her watercolor painting from start to finish.

Leonard Wilkinson, educated at Parson School of Design, majored in illustration. From there, he studied art at the Art Students League and Newark School of Design and Industrial Arts.

He works in pen and ink, pastel, acrylics and watercolor. He has shown his work throughout North and South Jersey, in Chicago and at the Philadelphia Black Art Expo and Atlantic City Art Center. He did a one man show at the Ocean City Art Center and has been commissioned to paint many well-known local landmarks and people.

He peruses his art on a full time basis and currently does custom framing at the local AC Moore. His presentation promises to be both interesting and informative.

Look Forward to our next special program in August! Visit our website for more info

http://www.gallowayculturalartscenter.org/

June 12th

Absract Watercolor Lesson

GCAC Members, Mary Archibald, Meed Barnett, Jessica Ring, and Jennifer Burke attended this years YMCA Arts Weekend in NH and brought back this watercolor lesson to share. Thursday Night during the GCAC's monthly buisness meeting members took part in learning this watercolor technique in the style of Artist Kate Lemay. Kate says the work makes itself. She puts in time and effort and the pieces are born. She belives materials used to make art all have physical properties and there are endless combinations in the way that these properties can express themselves. Visit Kate's web site to see more!

http://www.gallowayculturalartscenter.org/

http://www.katelemay.com/