News from Perkins Center for the Arts
Be a HERO and sponsor a Perkins Camper
News Date: 06/28/2010
Written By: Kim Bunting
Calling All HEROES! Perkins Center for the Arts’ Summer Camp has educated and immersed children in creative and fun arts activities for over 20 years. Approximately 250 children participate each summer, and 40% of those children attend on scholarships made possible through Perkins Center for the Arts and the generosity of our corporate donors. The children have a great time painting, singing, playing music, creating clay sculptures and much more! In the past year, Perkins Center has noticed an increase in requests for scholarships from local families who want to send ...read more
News Date: 06/28/2010
Written By: Kim Bunting
Calling All HEROES! Perkins Center for the Arts’ Summer Camp has educated and immersed children in creative and fun arts activities for over 20 years. Approximately 250 children participate each summer, and 40% of those children attend on scholarships made possible through Perkins Center for the Arts and the generosity of our corporate donors. The children have a great time painting, singing, playing music, creating clay sculptures and much more! In the past year, Perkins Center has noticed an increase in requests for scholarships from local families who want to send ...read more
Summer Exhibitions
News Date: 06/11/2010
Written By: Karen Chigounis
Horseshoe Crabs & Paper Arts Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood Gallery June 12 – 26, 2010 Opening Milk and Cookies Reception, Saturday June 12, 10am-Noon Young artists and environmental stewards celebrate horseshoe crabs in a Children’s Exhibition at Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood. Led by the Ecological Research and Development Group (ERDG), a non-profit organization whose mission is to conserve the world’s four remaining horseshoe crab species, fiber artist Winnie Radolan expertly guided students’ production of visual and literary art works. The students’ work has been reproduced and is ...read more
News Date: 06/11/2010
Written By: Karen Chigounis
Horseshoe Crabs & Paper Arts Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood Gallery June 12 – 26, 2010 Opening Milk and Cookies Reception, Saturday June 12, 10am-Noon Young artists and environmental stewards celebrate horseshoe crabs in a Children’s Exhibition at Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood. Led by the Ecological Research and Development Group (ERDG), a non-profit organization whose mission is to conserve the world’s four remaining horseshoe crab species, fiber artist Winnie Radolan expertly guided students’ production of visual and literary art works. The students’ work has been reproduced and is ...read more
Faculty Spotlight on Joseph Getz
News Date: 05/24/2010
Written By: Linda Schenk
Perkins Center’s Conservatory of Music Percussion Teacher, JOSEPH GETZ graduated from The University of the Arts with a BM in music performance. Since completion of his degree he has been a recording and performing artist for numerous independent artists. Currently plays with Philadelphia's instrumental/punk experimental band "Mercury Radio Theater" and "Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret." Mercury Radio Theater has toured nationally as well as playing locally in venues such as Johnny Brendas, The Khyber, North Star Bar, and First Unitarian Church. A new album is ...read more
News Date: 05/24/2010
Written By: Linda Schenk
Perkins Center’s Conservatory of Music Percussion Teacher, JOSEPH GETZ graduated from The University of the Arts with a BM in music performance. Since completion of his degree he has been a recording and performing artist for numerous independent artists. Currently plays with Philadelphia's instrumental/punk experimental band "Mercury Radio Theater" and "Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret." Mercury Radio Theater has toured nationally as well as playing locally in venues such as Johnny Brendas, The Khyber, North Star Bar, and First Unitarian Church. A new album is ...read more
Arts Reaching The Students this school year
News Date: 05/24/2010
Written By: Karen Chigounis
Hands are drumming, feet are tapping, voices are calling out and paint is splashing as Perkins Center for the Arts ARTS Residencies come to completion for the current school year. “I loved performing. What I loved the most was writing the songs… Now I’ve experienced what you have to do to establish your presence and what you have to do to be a storyteller.” Jake Third Grade Teaching artists in the ARTS program reached more than 0,000 students and community members in Burlington and Camden County public, parochial and independent schools in the 2009-10 school year. ...read more
News Date: 05/24/2010
Written By: Karen Chigounis
Hands are drumming, feet are tapping, voices are calling out and paint is splashing as Perkins Center for the Arts ARTS Residencies come to completion for the current school year. “I loved performing. What I loved the most was writing the songs… Now I’ve experienced what you have to do to establish your presence and what you have to do to be a storyteller.” Jake Third Grade Teaching artists in the ARTS program reached more than 0,000 students and community members in Burlington and Camden County public, parochial and independent schools in the 2009-10 school year. ...read more
Tell Us Your Thoughts about Classes and the Conservatory of Music
News Date: 02/22/2010
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Any student who has participated in a summer, fall or winter class at Perkins Center for the Arts is invited to complete this brief survey about his/her experience. Click Here to take survey Any student who has participated in music lessons in the Conservatory of Music is invited to complete this survey. Click Here to take survey ...read more
News Date: 02/22/2010
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Any student who has participated in a summer, fall or winter class at Perkins Center for the Arts is invited to complete this brief survey about his/her experience. Click Here to take survey Any student who has participated in music lessons in the Conservatory of Music is invited to complete this survey. Click Here to take survey ...read more
Join our e-mail list
News Date: 02/22/2010
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Have you noticed? Perkins Center for the Arts is continuing it’s commitment to “go green” and has been reducing its amount of printed materials. Our newly redesigned website is regularly updated with information about upcoming programs and events and we utilize our e-mail service to send news about these updates to our e-mail list. Now more than ever before, it’s important for you to provide us with your e-mail address in order for you to receive reminders about exhibition openings, class registration, concerts, receptions, special events, woodfires, etc… ...read more
News Date: 02/22/2010
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Have you noticed? Perkins Center for the Arts is continuing it’s commitment to “go green” and has been reducing its amount of printed materials. Our newly redesigned website is regularly updated with information about upcoming programs and events and we utilize our e-mail service to send news about these updates to our e-mail list. Now more than ever before, it’s important for you to provide us with your e-mail address in order for you to receive reminders about exhibition openings, class registration, concerts, receptions, special events, woodfires, etc… ...read more
Kassem Amoudi Perkins Faculty Member TV Interview
News Date: 01/04/2010
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Are you interested in taking a class with Kassem Amoudi? His classes are open to all painting levels. Take a moment to watch this interview to learn more about him. Perkins Center for the Arts faculty member, Kassem Amoudi was recently featured on the program, "What's Happening" a weekly talk show by and about young Arab Americans. In the interview, Kassem discusses his background, his art and some of the inspiration behind his paintings. Kassem will be teaching three classes for Perkins Center for the Arts this fall. blip.tv/file/2361243 ...read more
News Date: 01/04/2010
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Are you interested in taking a class with Kassem Amoudi? His classes are open to all painting levels. Take a moment to watch this interview to learn more about him. Perkins Center for the Arts faculty member, Kassem Amoudi was recently featured on the program, "What's Happening" a weekly talk show by and about young Arab Americans. In the interview, Kassem discusses his background, his art and some of the inspiration behind his paintings. Kassem will be teaching three classes for Perkins Center for the Arts this fall. blip.tv/file/2361243 ...read more
Join our facebook community
News Date: 11/17/2009
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Perkins Center for the Arts is on Facebook. Check out the widget below to see some of our fans and our most recent updates. FB.init("e7e75d061722e7d268acbfe4094be73d"); Perkins Center for the Arts on Facebook ...read more
News Date: 11/17/2009
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Perkins Center for the Arts is on Facebook. Check out the widget below to see some of our fans and our most recent updates. FB.init("e7e75d061722e7d268acbfe4094be73d"); Perkins Center for the Arts on Facebook ...read more
Kimberly Bunting, One of Campbell Soup's Unsung Heros
News Date: 10/23/2009
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Share Kimberly Bunting, Director of Community Programs at Perkins Center received an Unsung Hero award from the Campbell Soup Foundation at their annual networking breakfast in October. Jerry Buckley, Chairman of the Foundation said, Our unsung hero truly knows how to go above and beyond. In her four years at Perkins Center for the Arts, Kim has directed the Summer Arts Camp, the Out-of-School Program and co-managed the Mural/Community Gardens Program. She not only brings her experience as an artist to these programs, but her passion for the arts and a very deep ...read more
News Date: 10/23/2009
Written By: Diane Felcyn
Share Kimberly Bunting, Director of Community Programs at Perkins Center received an Unsung Hero award from the Campbell Soup Foundation at their annual networking breakfast in October. Jerry Buckley, Chairman of the Foundation said, Our unsung hero truly knows how to go above and beyond. In her four years at Perkins Center for the Arts, Kim has directed the Summer Arts Camp, the Out-of-School Program and co-managed the Mural/Community Gardens Program. She not only brings her experience as an artist to these programs, but her passion for the arts and a very deep ...read more
Perkins Center Honored by Ovation TV and Americans for the Arts
In 2007 Ovation TV and Americans for the Arts collaborated to form the Arts Programming Awards for "excellence in original arts broadcast programs" in three arts groups, visual, performing, and artist profiles. Perkins Center for the Arts video, Imagine the Possibilities, has been awarded the national award for excellence in Visual Arts. As part of the award, the video was available on Ovation TV's video-on-demand platform in 2008.
