Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts: Fall Giving Campaign!
Greetings!
With fall in full swing and the Holiday season around the corner, this is the time of the year that causes us to pause, reflect on past successes, and plan for the future. The future is a challenging one, but the spirit of the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, its guiding mission and vision, its staff and volunteers stand ready to meet all the future holds...but only with your help.
RRCA's ability to develop and expand our capacity to serve the community depends on ths success of this Fall Giving Campaign. RRCA serves the greater Cumberland County community in varied ways. On premises, 10 artists have art studios on the second floor and there are over 100 artist members who exhibit their work in the galleries and at off-site locations at numerous times throughout the year. In RRCA's four gallery spaces, artists' exhibits change monthly. In the Gallery Shop, 45 artistis and artisans show their prints and one-of-a-kind pieces. On average, about 400 artists display and sell their work during the year.
These artists, in turn share their expertise with students by teaching in the Arts Creates Excellence Porgram (ACE) program or in the 21st Century Learning Community. ACE programming reaches art students ages 3 to 93 and includes a five week summer camp, after-school sessions, a Neighborhood Mural Program, gallery tours and studio time for Silver Run Elementary School Students, and ACE for the Older Adult, a program that brings community artists to a population that lacks the mobility to travel. Here is what participants in RRCA ACE programming have to say about their experiences:
"There's really no way to describe how this program changed my summer. This was probably the best summer ever. I learned so much from the projects."
-Victoria, 18
"I learned so many new things and everything was hands-on learning. I will never forget what I learned here and I hope I can come back in the future."
-Jessica, 16
"Studying here was good. It was really fun. I really enjoyed the day we went out on High Street and drew buildings with pastels. Then we went down to the riverfront and drew the river, trees and other scenery."
-Sean, 18
"I woke up this morning, not exactly depressed, but I just didn't know why I was alive. Now, after my art class, I know why I am alive." - Maxine, 87
To ensure that ACE programming is available to a diverse group of students, scholarships are available to families with financial need. Through these programs the RRCA provides important after-school and summer arts programming to students who might not otherwise enjoy exposure to the arts. For many students, RRCA's programs are the only art education they receive due to budget cuts in local schools.
Your gift will help ACE programming in operation! Your contributions are fully tax-deductible, and know that any amount you provide will certainly be put to good use.
At these gift levels you wil receive the following gift as our thank you:
An 8 pack of ACE youth designed holiday cards
A unique ACE youth created 2008 calendar
All of the above, plus an RRCA t-shirt
All of the above, plus two complimentary tickets to our Annual Spring Gala
Give a teen a full year of programming in RRCA ACE Independent Studio Plus and the Animation Studio Project! At this level you will receive all of the above and an archival quality print by Bobbie Berg.
Make a secure donation using a credit card by clicking on the donation level above, or by mailing a check to the RRCA, P.O. Box 417, Millville, NJ 08332.
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Your support is essential to the creative lives of so many children in Cumberland County.
Warmest regards, Carolyne Krull Executive Director Libby Rothfarb Chair, Board of Directors |
| Youth Art Exhibition: ACE, Shine & 21st Century Learning Communities |
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| Come out and support the children of your community and see What a Difference Art Makes! |
| December 21 (3rd Friday) Opening 6-9 pm _______________ |
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