Annual RRCA Associate Artists Show

Here is a Video Tour of the current show at the RRCA

You can see another video clip of the Associate Artist Show here
Below is a video of the Sightlines:Art as poetry poetry as art. The concept is that poets and artists trade work. The poets base a new poem on the art they rec’d from an artist, and the artists create a new work inspired by the poem they have.

Here is one more
Sightlines video. Stop by and enjoy!

Upcoming classes & workshops

Life Drawing/Painting Sessions on each 2^nd Tuesday and 4^th Thursday of the month from 7-9:30pm. The next session is on the 4^th Thursday, July 27. Any medium. $10

Creating from the Inside Out. Join Rita Lyman for a follow-up to her popular Creativity workshop. On August 25 from 10am til 2:30pm, get to the center of your creative source with meditations and inward-leading projects. Cost is $30 for non-members and $25 for members. Supplies included. Brown bag it for lunch or enjoy Looking Glass Café next door. RSVP please 327-4500 or Carolyne.Krull@rrca.us

Plein Air Workshop at Villa Roadstown Join Rachel Citrino, curator/artist of Drawing the Line, and many of the artists from the exhibition for a paint-out in Roadstown. August 18 from 10am til… For more info and directions, email or call.

Meet the Artists July 14th

The RRCA had its monthly "Meet the Artists" event this past Saturday July 14th. There were presentations by member artists as well as tours though the 2nd floor studios.

$23,000 Grant Awarded to the RRCA!!

What: Dodge Foundation awards Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts Grant in the Amount of $23,000
Where: Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, 22 N. High Street, in Millville's Glasstown Arts District, NJ

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation awarded the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts in Millville, NJ a grant in the amount of $23,000 for support of RRCA's community building and individual art projects, classes, workshops and forums. In a letter dated July 2, 2007, David Grant, CEO and President of the Dodge Foundation, quoted a report from the MacArthur Foundation: There is no better indicator of the spiritual health of our city, its neighborhoods, and the larger region than the state of the arts. The arts deepen our understanding of the human spirit, extend our capacity to comprehend the lives of others, allow us to imagine a more just and humane world. Through their diversity of feeling, their variety of form, their multiplicity of inspiration, the arts make our culture richer and more reflective. Millville's health, in these terms, has definitely improved vastly over the last 6 years. Citizens have the opportunity to enjoy a richness of fine art and crafts in splendid abundance.

The Dodge Foundation, who supported RRCA's work with the neighborhood school children in creating 3 outstanding murals, looks forward to what Cumberland County children will create in the next round of mural paint-ins. RRCA's Carolyne Krull has been discussing the possibilities of combining mural creation and a curriculum in conflict transformation with Cumberland Empowerment Zone's Director, Cindy Angelo.

Also made possible by this funding will be the expansion of the Arts Creates Excellence to serve senior citizens along with the youth that have gained so much from the ACE program. RRCA will be working with artist Dorothy Conti to begin the program at the Jaycee Plaza, Genesis Healthcare and Spring Oak Assisted Living this summer.

The adoption of Silver Run School by the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts will also be funded by the Dodge Grant. Trips to the Arts Center with studio time and gallery talks for the students are planned in coming school year. RRCA is pleased to be able to partner with Judy Kessler, Silver Run's Vice Principal, on bringing more resources to Millville's inner-city students.

With the support of foundations such as Dodge, the RRCA will be very active growing its outreach in many directions. For more information on becoming involved at the RRCA, please contact Carolyne Krull at 856-327-4500.

George Cheety exhibits at the RRCA

George Cheety exhibits at the RRCA
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts 22 N. High Street, in Millville's Glasstown Arts District, NJ

One of the area's master artists, George Cheety, is showing a small sample of his oeuvre in the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts Gallery Shop. This is a rare opportunity to view his delicate renderings. He last showed with Mo Pagano and Fred Manders at the Vineland Art Alliance. Mr. Cheety is a regular visitor to the RRCA, where he is known to enjoy the many artists on display here. His friend, local artist and mathematician Larry Ericksen, and he usually make a day of visiting the Glasstown Arts District at least once a month. It is always such a pleasure to chat with George. Now to have his work here is a special treat!

Carolyne Krull, Executive Director
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
22 N. High Street in Millville's Glasstown Arts DistrictMillville, NJ
www.riverfrontcenter.org

RRCA's SHINE CAMP IN NEW STUDIO SPACE

Contact: Carolyne Krull--856-327-4500

WHAT: RRCA KICKS OFF SUMMER ART EDUCATION WITH SHINE CAMP IN NEW STUDIO SPACE
WHERE: RIVERFRONT RENAISSANCE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 22 N. HIGH STREET, IN MILLVILLE'S GLASSTOWN ARTS DISTRICT, NJ

The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts is proud to announce the First United Methodist Church SHINE Camp for inner-city were enjoyed an afternoon of art in RRCA's new art classroom. Along with Joanne Reger's many SHINE volunteers, RRCA volunteers, Jen Kirchner and Yajaira Montero, led 20 Shine campers through 3 art projects on Thursday, July 5. The new space is located in the backroom which up until now has been used for storage and 3rd Friday preparation. Due to the generosity of Marie Carley, the room is newly tiled by Don B Franks and looks beautiful. Sculptor, David Carrow, stepped in and planed the door to fit the raised floor. The room needed climate control and the RRCA purchased an air conditioning/heater which will be installed with the help of Don Cossaboon, Thundersun Forge. When the ACE classes begin on July 9, the Junior Artists's classes will be held in the new studio classroom.

The teen Associate Artists classes will also have a new space thanks to so many people. The entire upstairs was painted by volunteers from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 711. Joe Derella, Millville City Commissioner, and Nelson Thompson, IUPAT, arranged with Dan Scioli, the local Business Representative, to ask the Union's workers to lend their expertise to the Art Center. Mark L. Gilde, Dave Suter, Percy Ternley and Ella Turnley spent 2 days finishing the drywall with tape and spackle, cementing and coating walls, and painting. This gave the studios upstairs a bright, clean look, but there was still so much old, heavy material that needed to be removed. One call to Liz Nicke, at the Parks Department, and 5 wonderful people emptied out debris that was so heavy, it seemed that it was there to stay. Much gratitude to: Edward Gandy, Adam Seitz, Rodney Menz, R.J. Tambellini, Mike Cimino and Belford Hawn for accomplishing the impossible. Also many thanks to Mark Krull and Jay Helfrich for their on-going support with all these projects. The RRCA is happy and grateful to all the people who gave of their time and talents to make this renovation project a reality.

Vision Statement
To Promote and utilize the arts as the catalyst for cultural and economic revitalization of the region.
Mission Statement
To advance the center as the focal point for cultural, educational, and artistic enrichment and create a sense of community; while positively impacting the economic vitality of the Millville Glasstown Arts District.


Carolyne Krull, Executive DirectorRiverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts22 N. High Streetin Millville's Glasstown Arts DistrictMillville, NJ 08332http://www.riverfrontcenter.org/

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