129 East Main Street, P.O. Box 13, Orange, VA 22960Ph: (540) 672-7311, email: theartsorange@aol.comwebsite: artscenterorange.org Summer 2010

The Arts Center In Orange is open Monday - Saturday, 10- 5. We will be closed July 4 - 10

in observance of Independence Day (and to give our precious volunteers a break!)

Clubs & Circles . . .Phone 672-7311 for more information. These

gatherings are FREE, all are welcome!

The Monday Morning Knitters Circle is takingthe summer off. Check back when the

thermometer drops.

Photographers Club - 3rd Mondays, 7pm Bring 5-6 prints to each meeting

Lazy Kates Spinsters Guild- Tuesdays, 1- 5pmhttp://twitter.com/lazykates

Open Studio . . .The Arts Center classroom and clay studio

are available for individuals and groupsduring non-class hours. Charges may apply

to purchase clay and have equipment,glaze and kiln privileges .

In the Morin Gallery:The Fabric of CommunityA Culture on Cloth ExhibitExhibit dates: June 3 - 30, 2010Reception: Thursday, June 17th at 6:30pm

In the Morin Gallery, 20 tapestries created by Inuit women in the Nunavuthamlet of Baker Lake, Canada. The tapestries use strong blocks andlines of color to depict traditional Inuit hunting scenes and enigmatic

symbols of significance to Inuit culture. Withno written tradition, the Inuit used tapestriessuch as these to convey their history andbeliefs. In the Classroom, wall hangingsby the children of Gordon-BarbourElementary and The Boys and Girls Clubof Orange.

Virginia Landscapes & GardensExhibit dates: July 8 - August 28, 2010Reception: Thursday, July 22 at 6:30pm

In the summertime, we like to celebrate the brilliant artists andnatural beauty of Virginia (and show off for the tourists) with amulti-artist landscape exhibit. This summer the exhibit is juroredby award winning Virginia artist Catherine Hillis and includespaintings, fabric art, photos andmore -- all celebrating the finestate of Virginia.

The exhibit is sponsored by TheDolley Madison Garden Club,another organization working hardto make Orange a better place.

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Artful Escapes 2010A palette of parties

in support of the arts!

PRESIDENT’S

CORNER

I am sad to report that many

community arts centers around

the state are closing their doors

because of lack of funding. We

need your continuing support to make sure that

does not happen here in Orange.

Funding for the Arts has been cut at national, state,

and local levels, corporate and foundation

donations are also scaled back. We have benefited

from funding from these sources, but we can’t

count on the level of funding we have enjoyed in the

past. We need your help more than ever. The Arts

Center in Orange is looking at a possible decrease

in funding to the tune of $40,000 for the coming

year.

My column is serving as the funding appeal we

usually send out at this time of year. The main

reason is that it will save us additional printing and

mailing costs. We work very hard at running our

Center efficiently and are always looking for ways

to get us more for our dollars. We anticipated this

funding situation and have been pinching pennies

until our fingers ache to maintain our gallery,

classroom, and Outreach. We continue to succeed

because we strive to be part of our community and

meet the artistic needs of our area’s citizens.

Please respond generously to our appeal because

every additional dollar you give helps us

tremendously. Please consider raising your tax

deductible donation by a dollar or more. Last year,

you contributed just shy of half of our operating

budget. This year, we’re going to need a bit more.

Thank you for all you do to make our Center the

success it continues to be. We hope we can count on

your support to keep us moving in a positive

direction.

I look forward to seeing you at the Center soon.

Ed HarveyPresident

Host a Party for the Arts!

Fundraising Co-Chairs Betsy Brantlyand Debbie Holcombe invite you to be

a part of another successful ArtfulEscapes season by hosting a fabulousevent of your own design in support of

the arts. Join other friends of the ArtsCenter and “donate” a party that will be

sold either as a whole event or byindividual tickets. Party donors are onlylimited by their own imaginations in thedesign and themes of the parties they

offer: a croquet tournament, a day of flyfishing, a dinner party with friendsprepared by a gourmet chef… the

possibilities are endless! Your event canbe held any time between October 20,2010 and August 30, 2011. Set thedate ahead , or arrange a time with theindividual(s) that purchases the party.

If you are interested in hosting a party(individually, with friends, at home or

away) please stop by The Arts CenterIn Orange or contact Susan Holtzman

(540.832.2410/sab.holtzman@gmail.com) to receive an

Event Donation Packet to becompleted and returned by June 18th.

Watch for the Artful Escapescatalogue in August. Be ready to

act fast - don’t let a great partyslip through your fingers!

Summer Classes for Kids . . .SU1 Painting CampBrushes, paints, easels, specialty papers - whatbetter tools for self-expression? Dabble inwatercolor, acrylics, tempera and inks, train likethe masters, all while finding your own personalstyle.Date: June 14 - 18 Time: M-F, 10am-noonInstructor: Anna Marie DeMio DowenFee: $70, $10 supply fee Ages 8-up

SU2 Acting Antics in Orange ClassDo you like acting goofy, playing make believe and dress up -- beingthe center of attention and entertaining others? If you answered yes toany of these questions, then this class is for you! We’ll play tons of funacting games, learn the basic components of a play and then create ourown skits to perform for an audience.Date: June 14 - 18 Time: M-F, 1-3pmInstructor: Sara Shotwell Fee: $70, $10 supply fee Ages 5-10

SU3 Pen & Paper, Ink & WatercolorLove adventure? Relish mystery? Always doodling? Put it all together ina simple short story - written, illustrated, even cover-designed by you!Date: June 21 - 25 Time: M-F, 10am-noonInstructor: Anna Marie DeMio DowenFee: $70, $10 supply fee Ages 8-up

SU4 Delicious ArtAre you hungry for art? In this workshop, food is on the art menu! Wewill explore classic still life, vegetable printing, candy creatures, fruit facescenes and more. A full helping of creativity with a side of fun!Date: June 21 - 25 Time: M-F, 1-3pmInstructor: Aimee Salmon Fee: $70, $15 supply fee Ages 8-up

SU5 Improv in OrangeHave you ever watched the show “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” Do youlike goofing around and making other people laugh? If so, this class isfor you! Challenge your imagination and tickle your funny bone as youlearn the basics of improvisational acting in this week-long classculminating in a performance for your family and friends.Date: June 28 - July 2 Time: M-F, 1-3pmInstructor: Sara Shotwell Fee: $70, $10 supply fee Ages11-16

SU6 Are You Ready for Some Sculpture?Learn the basics of ceramics and paper macheto make awesome masks and learn how “foundart,” can make great sculpture.Date: July 5 - 9Time: M-F, 10am-noonInstructor: Sara ShotwellFee: $70, $25 supply fee Ages 5-10

SU7 Deluxe Clothing DesignIn this class we’ll learn many different techniques for designing anddecorating dazzling clothing and accessories. Get ready to tie-dye, usebleach to make cool designs as well as working with stencils, stamps,patches, decals, clothing painting and more. By the week’s end you’ll bea bona fide fashion designer!Date: August 2 - 6 Time: M-F, 10am-noonInstructor: Sara Shotwell Fee: $70, $15 supply fee Ages 5-10

SU8 World Cultures CampTravel around the world! Explore the arts through a variety of mediums,listen to featured stories while globe trotting to foreign vistas! VisitScandinavia, China, Australia, South America and Africa.Date: August 9 - 13 Time: M-F, 10am-noonInstructor: Anna Marie DeMio DowenFee: $70, $10 supply fee Ages 8-up

SU9 Father’s Day Silk Tie Design & PaintingCreate a one-of-a-kind wearable piece of art your father will be proud towear. Using quality silk ties and silk paint, anyone, any age can design andpaint a beautiful Father’s Day gift.Date: June 19 Time: Saturday, 10-11amInstructor: Wendy Wiebe Fee: $15, $10 supply feeAll ages, 5 years and under to be accompanied by adult

!BIG NEWS FOR SUMMER 2010!Grymes Memorial School has offered to share itsclassrooms, stage and fabulous 30-acre campuswith The Arts Center to offer two week-long Art andNature Camps. Visit www.artscenterorange.org or

call 540.672.7311 for a camp brochure.

. . . Classes for Teens & AdultsSU10 Drawing Animals for Teens to AdultsOur four legged friends offer plenty of opportunity to draw challengingsubjects. In this course we will use foundational skills to create drawings andportraits of animals. Since they do not stay still for very long, it would beadvisable to draw from photographs. This course will also cover the art ofthe quick study and gesture drawing, so come with a sketchbook. We will beusing graphite and other dry media dependant on student interest.Date: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19Time: Thursdays, 1:30-3:30pm Instructor: Michelle PowellFee: $90, Supply list upon registration.

SU11 Beginner Oil PaintingPainting in oils is what many of us think of when we hear the term “fine art”. Itcan also be the next step up on your way to becoming a fully rounded artist.The course will include color theory, color mixing, basic techniques from thebare canvas to the finished product. We will also create oil studies from stilllife. Time/weather permitting we will venture outdoors for some plein aireexperience.Date: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19Time: Thursdays, 11am-1pm Instructor: Michelle PowellFee: $90, Supply list upon registration.

SU12 Acrylic PaintingStudents will have the opportunity toexplore acrylics through a variety ofpainting exercises which address color,composition, value and style. One-on-oneguidance makes this an appropriate classfor a wide range of students.Date: July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9Time: Mondays, 7-9pm Instructor: Ed KingFee: $90, Supply list upon registration.

Teen & Adult Classes continuedSU13 Drawing & Watercolor WorkshopThe only thing an artist needs truly to see and appreciate beauty is a padof paper and a pencil. Discover how to create drawings as studies forfinished art works. Learn how to use watercolor as an immediate record ofthe inspiration. Beginning students may chose simply to learn how to drawwhat they see. Intermediate and more advanced students may choose topush their parameters in watercolor with the help of the instructor’s experteye. Weather permitting, we will address the Virginia countryside directly.Otherwise, we will use photographs and learn the skills in studio whichhelp bring your work to its full potential.Date: June 5 Time: Saturday, 10am-3pmInstructor: Michelle Powell Fee: $50, Supply list upon registration.

SU14 Oil Painting and Pastel WorkshopA one-day workshop that is open to people ineither oil or pastel. They are actually very similarin how you work them. Obviously one is dry, oneis wet, among other things, but the way that youthink about them is very similar.Date: August 7Time: Saturday, 10am-3pmInstructor: Elaine HurstFee: $50, Supply list upon registration.

SU15 Hook & EyeBangle BraceletCreate a beautiful, yetsubstantial banglebracelet that looksgood w/ jeans and aT-shirt or your prettiestdress. We will usesterling silver wire and gold-filled wire.

Date: July 10 Time: Saturday, 10-11amInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $16 supply fee

SU16 Wire Wrapped Bangle BraceletCreate a beautiful and unique wire-wrapped bangle bracelet out of sterlingsilver and gold-filled wire. A great summer-time bracelet – light weight buteye-catching!Date: July 10 Time: Saturday, Noon-2pmInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $15 supply fee

SU17 Wire-Wrapped RingsWe will make three different ring styles out of copper and one in sterlingsilver with a 6 mm faceted stone.Date: July 24 Time: Saturday, 10am-noonInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $10 supply fee

SU18 Cubic Zirconia Eternity PendantCreate a unique wire-wrapped “Eternity Pendant”. A quick andeasy piece that everyone loves. We will use three different sizedcubic zirconia and sterling silver wire.Date: July 24 Time: Saturday, 1-2pmInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $10 supply fee

SU19 Tree of Life PendantCreate a lovely and unusual Tree of Life Pendant out ofsterling silver and beads or gemstone chips. Theinstructor will bring an assortment of beads, but feel free tobring your own if you’d like.Date: August 14 Time: Saturday, 10-11am

Instructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $8 supply fee

SU20 Wire-Wrapped PendantLearn a wire wrapping technique that will secure justabout any cabochon, stone, bead, etc. into a beautiful,unique pendant. We will also learn to make a quick andsturdy neck wire on which to hang this pendant. Theinstructor will bring glass cabochons to wrap, but feel freeto bring your own items if you’d like.Date: August 14 Time: Saturday, Noon-2pmInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $10 supply fee

SU21 Wire-Wrapped RingsWe will make three different ring styles out of copper and one in sterlingsilver with a 6 mm faceted stone.Date: August 28 Time: Saturday, 10am-noonInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $10 supply fee

SU22 Beaded Wire-Wrapped Bangle BraceletCreate a beautiful and unique wire-wrapped and beaded bangle braceletout of sterling silver and gold-filled wire. The instructor will bring anassortment of beads to use, but feel free to bring your own if you’d like.Date: August 28 Time: Saturday, 1-3pmInstructor: Trish Shornagel Fee: $20, $15 supply fee

Registration Deadline - one week prior to the first day of class. Cancellations must be received prior to registration deadline for a refund.Cancellations due to inclement weather or instructor illness will be rescheduled. Classes will not be held without sufficient enrollment. LimitedScholarships are available for youth under age 18. Call The Arts Center, 672-7311 to request an application.

Class Registration Form

Name Phone

Address Email

City/State Zip (If child, age)

Class Dates Class#

I give The Arts Center In Orange permission to photograph myself/my child during class time, and use thephotographs for fundraising and promotion. No ___ Yes___

If Student is under age 18, Please give an adult contact. Name Ph#

Return completed registration and payment to: The Arts Center In Orange, P.O. Box 13, Orange, VA 22960.

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Ask about PRIVATE ART INSTRUCTION, and tell us your ideas for future classes - 672-7311.Learn about new programs and classes at www.artscenterorange.org, or weekly in your Orange

County Review.

The Fabric of Community continued

Culture on Cloth is an internationalinitiative connectingartists, children, andcommunities around theworld. The exhibit’scurator, Judith VarneyBurch fell in love with Inuit

art more than two decades ago. Motivated toeducate people about Inuit art because itrepresents a fragile and disappearing way of life,Burch organized “Culture on Cloth,” a travelingexhibit that began in Washington, then headed to locations inMongolia, China, India, Mexico, Latvia, Russia, Japan, Korea, Parisand Mexico, and will continue to travel throughout Central andSouth America. Burch also serves as a research collaborator forthe Smithsonian NationalMuseum of NaturalHistory, and hercollections have beenused for university corecurricula. Her hope is toinspire others to preserveworks of art aseducational resources.

At each stop on theexhibit’s travels, Burchalso encourages local children, to craft their own culturally specificart after viewing and learning about the Nunavut artists. Seizingon this wonderful opportunity, Arts Center Outreach instructorsworked with students at Gordon-Barbour Elementary and the Boysand Girls Club of Orange to share the experience and createfelted wool tapestries. Creating direct connections through art,and preserving and sharing living symbols of the Inuit people iswhat matters to her most, she says.

Our most sincere thanks to Flossie Fowlkes, and Bridget Bryantwho’s support made this very special exhibit and communityoutreach possible.

Young VisionsAward Results

Judges Awards1st Place

Melissa Mullins - Orange ElementaryTyler Pritt - Locust Grove Middle

Courtney Harkness -- OCHS

2nd PlaceChandra Poppe - Gordon-Barbour Elementary

Cara Linke - Prospect Heights MiddleCiara Cryst - OCHS

3rd PlaceLindsay Bradford - Orange Elementary

McKay Rudd - Locust Grove ElementaryHarley Burnett - OCHS

People Choice Awards1st Place

Mikayla Bowers- Locust Grove ElementarySabrina Rhodes - Locust Grove Middle

Harley Burnett -- OCHS

2nd PlaceCash Deane & Lucy Hay - Orange Elementary

Cara Linke - Prospect Heights MiddleCourtney Harkness - OCHS

3rd PlaceSamuel Grodt - Locust Grove ElementaryMallory Davis - Locust Grove Elementary

Ciara Cryst - OCHS

Thanks again to Orange County’s students andArt teachers for putting on such a fine exhibit, and to

Virginia Community Bank for sponsoring Young Visions:The Art of Orange County School Children!

FREE LAST SATURDAY ART FOR KIDSPreregistration required - call 672-7311.

Dates: June 26, July 31, August 28Times: Saturdays, 10-11am for 5-8 year-olds (preK with an adult),

11am-12pm for 9-12 year-oldsFee: FREE! FREE! FREE!

SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE

P.O. Box 13Orange, VA 22960

The Arts Center In Orange is a nonprofit community arts center with a mission to increase the quality of life in our community by promoting an appreciationfor fine contemporary arts in diverse styles and ideologies. This is done by providing: a forum to promote artistic excellence; scholarship and education; avenue for artists and artisans to work, teach, exhibit and sell work; and a place for the community to learn skills, and to participate in and enjoy the arts.

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For their continued support, we thank the Town of Orange,Orange County, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

The Arts Center In Orange,One Reason Orange Has Such

A PEEL! Help us to keep an

arts center in Orange

by responding to the enclosed APPEAL!!!