THE ARTS CENTER What’s Inside: A Word From Our Director
THE ARTS CENTER NEWSLETTER Issue 127: May – June 2016 Courtesy of:
Upcoming Classes Summer Kids’ Classes New Exhibits Jerry Barlow Concert Annual Members Meeting Special Events Special Thanks
From the director’s desk:
It’s spring here in Downtown Jamestown. Well… Almost.
Cyndi Wish Executive Director
I thought I’d write about how hopeful springtime seems, but I’m not sure how to, and I’m having a particularly inarticulate and disjointed day. Every year, when spring hits, one can’t help thinking about cycles: day into night, seasons of the year, where the moon sits in the sky, and how most things move from light to dark to light again. So today I am thinking about how downtowns go through cycles as well. Like the seasons, or the moon, downtowns possess a certain phoenixological immortality. Granted, I haven’t been in this downtown for very long. But it is heartwarming that Jackie Sather, our neighbor at “Top of the Stairs Dance Studio” has asked to use The Arts Center for a demonstration of classical ballet, and to see children leave our after school program to walk through the park to attend music lessons with our other neighbor, the Two Rivers Performing Arts School. Within our one small block there are three separate facilities where people are dancing and learning movement, creating art, and making music. Also within a two block radius is some pretty great food. I think what I am trying to say is that downtown kind of glimmers right now, and it’s an honor to come to work here. Do you know what I mean? Come check it out and see if you can feel it too.
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upcoming classes providing opportunities for artistic development and exploration Creative opportunities for adults & serious teens
More details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com/classes
Photography level 2 with Troy Gunderson
Tuesdays: May 3 – 24 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $70 / $60 for members
Learn more advanced camera settings and techniques for better photos. The class will explore photo outings and students will receive instruction while setting up the shot. Students must be familiar and able to set manual controls on the camera. Intro to Photo or equivalent experience is necessary. DSLR cameras and tripods are recommended.
animation workshop with David Dobbs
Saturdays: May 7 – 21 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $45 / $35 for members
An introduction to creating animated short films. Students will create collaborative short films using themselves, drawings, sculpture and digital cameras and receive a brief overview of the history of animation.
one masterpiece a day with Anna Jacobson
June 6 – 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $120 / $90 for members (or $45 / $35 for just one session)
Practice your painting skills by doing one painting a day. Get more comfortable working with color theory, composition, and acrylic paint. This class is open to students 21 and older, feel free to bring a beverage of your choice. Class fee includes supplies.
one masterpiece a day (for teens) with Anna Jacobson
June 20 – 22 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $120 / $90 for members (or $45 / $35 for just one session)
Practice your painting skills by doing one painting a day. Get more comfortable working with color theory, composition, and acrylic paint. This class is geared for grades 6 and up. Class fee includes supplies.
family pottery with Bill Nybo
Saturdays: May 21 & 28 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Hansen Arts Studio • $35 / $25 for members (includes 1 child & 1 adult)
Learn the basics of ceramic art with introductory lessons that focus on hand-building, slipping, and basic glazing techniques. All materials provided. Must be able to attend both sessions to complete a project.
an artful happy hour meet people. mix drinks. make art.
Join us after work for a creatively good time. All materials provided. 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio. $10 materials fee. RSVP Required: info@jamestownarts.com
May 18 – Acrylic Painting with Brock Drenth
CREATIVE SUMMER FUN FOR KIDS
Whether your child is a budding artist, an explorer, or an adventurer— every class offers something right up their alley and will open their eyes to new experiences. Students will learn in a supportive, small class setting with plenty of individual instruction.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: All classes are $55 per student. Students need to pack a lunch. Pre-registration is required. It’s quick and easy, register online at: www.jamestownarts.com/classes. Or call the office at 701-251-2496. Scholarships are available. Classes are 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Monday & Tuesday are open to students who have completed grades K – 2. Wednesday & Thursday are open to students who have completed grades 3 – 6. CANCELLATIONS: Should you need to cancel your registration, please let The Arts Center know as soon as possible. Cancellations made 14 days before the start of a class will receive an 80% refund. No refund can be made with less than 14 days notice.
WEEK 1 • June 6 – 9 Welcome to the Jungle with Anna Jacobson Come with an animal in mind—your pet, a favorite animal at the zoo or a completely madeup creature—and transform it into an original papier-mâché sculpture. Don’t worry about the animal’s size. In fact, the bigger the better. Sculpt it, paint it, and take it home.
WEEK 2 • June 13 – 16 Clay Creatures with Bill Nybo Transform clay into amazing creatures, real or imagined. Learn the tools and techniques to sculpt a magnificent creature that travels by air, land or sea. Projects will be fired and ready for pickup in one week.
Introducing a musical drama camp for 2nd – 8th graders sponsored by The Arts Center and the Two Rivers Performing Arts School. Camp will be held July 11 – 29, 2016, Mon. – Fri. from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, with a performance on Fri., July 29 at 7:00 pm. For more information, please call the Two Rivers Performing Arts School at 701-952-3630 or The Arts Center at 701-251-2496.
WEEK 3 • June 20 – 23 I Am Seeing Multiples with Anna Jacobson Express yourself through art and learn the fundamentals of relief printmaking in this hands-on printmaking workshop. Make exciting prints on paper. Students design images, squeegee ink through mesh screens and learn multiple-color registration. Walk away from this workshop with a variety of new printmaking skills and prints for everyone. Students use water-based printing inks. Each day we design, draw and print.
WEEK 4 • June 27 – 30 World Travelers with Jennifer Wentz Design your own passport and travel to different parts of the world as you learn about each unique culture through the study of art, dance, music, and language. Children will bring home artwork they have created unique to each country visited.
WEEK 5 • July 11 – 14 Mosaics with Molly McClain Learn the basics of creating your own jigsaw-like glass mosaic. Students will create a personal mosaic piece to take home, and also be part of something larger: helping to create a mosaic piece for use on a bench in the Arts Park. This class serves as an empowering introduction to public art that will be on display in the community for decades to come as well as introduction to a timeless, beautiful, and lasting art form.
WEEK 7 • July 25 – 28 Llamas, Flames, & Dragons with Memo Guardia Participants will learn to work with clay, from raw wet medium to a fired ceramics piece. They will create their own clay figures. During the camp, students will also experience how to make a bowl on the pottery wheel. Projects will be fired and ready for pick up in one week.
WEEK 8 • August 8 – 13 The Frog Prince with Missoula Children’s Theater Monday – Friday from 12:30 – 5:00 pm plus two Saturday performances. Presented by The Arts Center in cooperation with Missoula Children’s Theatre. Meets in the Arts Center Gallery. Parts will be assigned Monday 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm. Rehearsal schedules distributed after. Rehearsal times vary by part. Performances will be held Saturday, August 15 at 10:30 am and 1:00 pm. This project is supported in part by grants from the Jamestown Optimist Club, United Way and the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jamestown Optimist Club
inspired by shadow Donna Watts, Blossoms with Green Apples, oil on canvas, 18.5” x 15”
exhibitions revolving gallery exhibitions every four to six weeks
Inspired by shadow by Donna Watts May 12 – June 11, 2016 The exhibition title, “Inspired by Shadow,” is not meant to be ominous. Over the centuries, artists have been stimulated by light with art books and articles extolling the merits of highlighting. When Watts teaches theory in her classes, she shows students that really great highlights are partnered with really deep shadows. The old masters utilized this partnership to bring the subject matter into the foreground. Motivated by these techniques, Watts has created a series of still lives in the old style. In each painting, the artist uses old master techniques and materials–all rendered in oil paint made of the same ground pigments used centuries ago. The subjects found in the exhibition include portraits and traditional still lives (fruit, vases, etc.) Several pieces were the result other artists and photographers challenging Watts to finish a painting of their chosen arrangement within 72 hours. This exhibition is sponsored by the North Dakota Art Gallery Association with support from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Arts Center gallery is open to the public Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. There is no admission charge.
JAMESTOWN: The Great Buffalo, Tin Can Alley, & The Writer’s Block by Mark Strand June 16 – July 30, 2016 Sixteen months ago, Mark Strand approached The Arts Center with the concept of an exhibition— a photographic documentary on Jamestown. During the planning it became clear that Strand is a great fan of the community, its people and its history. He has befriended artists, authors, and local historians to amass tidbits of the town’s colorful history and he has used his from the cover: Red Corner, 8 x 10, photograph photographic skill to above: Hot Rod & Eagle, 8 x 10, photograph capture its many details. The whole project was driven by the artist’s wish to document our historic buildings before they might suffer the same fate as King Photography studio which burned in December, 2005 (now the Hansen Arts Park). Visitors will see over 70 large-scale color photographs featuring Jamestown’s historic architecture, surrounding neighborhoods, and the James River Valley. The photographs were taken by Strand during the past five years and were inspired by the writing of local authors, Bruce Berg (Writer’s Block), Tom Elhard (Musings from Tin Can Alley) and Gordon Webber (The Great Buffalo Hotel). Artwork from the Strand’s personal collection will enhance the exhibition, including sculpture by Elmer Petersen (the creator of the Giant Buffalo), photographs and prints by Kent Horton and others.
Gallery Lunches: You are guaranteed to learn something you never knew about Jamestown. Bring your own lunch or we will prepare one for you ($5.00). June 29: “The Stories They Tell” with architectural historians Steve Martens and Ronald Ramsay, co-authors of the recently published book Buildings of ND. Both are architectural historians and faculty of the Department of Architecture, NDSU. July 20: “What Ever Happened to Elmer Petersen”? with Mark Strand and Kent Horton. RSVP for lunch by Friday, June 24 and July 15. Over the years, Mark Strand has been a great champion for the arts. He is an artist, a professor, and a collector. He taught at both NDSU and MSUM and is no stranger to documentary photography projects. Strand has regularly exhibited at the Rourke Art Museum in Moorhead, MN and was president of the organization from 1986-96. This is his second show at The Art Center. The first, a photo documentary on M.I.T., was in 1986.
performances bringing performing artists to the community
JERRY BARLOW Celtic Fingertyle Guitarist Thursday, June 23rd 7:00 pm at The Arts Center Tickets available at the door: $15 / $10 for Arts Center members Family friendly! Children under 12 get in free. Acclaimed Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow is a warm, accessible performer and storyteller. His repertoire is a synthesis of his own Celtic inspired compositions and the traditional music of the British Isles. His music has the power to transport the listener across time and space on an imaginary journey to a rustic Irish fishing village, the misty Scottish Highlands, or an ancient forest. In concert, Jerry brings traditional Celtic tunes alive by sharing the history, humor, and legends behind the music. Jerry’s unique and skillfully delivered repertoire incorporates favorite traditional pieces as well as his own compositions. His expressive arrangements of lively jigs, spirited reels, and haunting airs is described as music to soothe the soul, warm the heart, and lift the spirit. Music from all of Barlow’s recordings can be heard regularly on National Public Radio stations. He has been featured in Fingerstyle Guitar magazine, and was profiled in the February, 2011, issue of Celtic Connection.
A full schedule of upcoming events can be found at: www.jamestownarts.com
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upcoming events creative opportunities to break up your routine
The Arts Center’s Annual Member Meeting Thursday, June 23 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at The Arts Center Come join us for lunch, be entertained, celebrate our progress, and share ideas for the future. All current members are welcome! RSVP by June 16 to info@jamestownarts.com.
Reader’s Theater Do you enjoy the drama of theater, but don’t like the spotlight? Then Reader’s Theater is for you! Join this lively bunch for the dramatic reading of original scripts the fourth Tuesday of every month. 7:00 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio. For more information, contact: Dina Laskowski at dlaskows@jc.edu or 701-269-9111.
May 24 & June 28
Open Mic Night Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician / teacher Steve Kuykendall. The fun starts at 6:00 pm. May 21 & June 30
Wood carving with the local Woodchippers Our local Woodchippers meet the third Thursday of the month (except for Holiday weeks) from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Hansen Arts Studio. Any skill and interest level welcome.
A full schedule of upcoming events can be found at: www.jamestownarts.com
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The Arts Center activities are supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Arts Center is participating in ArtsLab, a program of Arts Midwest.