http://www.perkinscenter.org/ Perkins Center for the Arts Perkins News From perkinscenter.org en-us 2010-06-08T12:33:54-04:00 2010-06-08T12:33:54-04:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/feeds SIMMLLC RSS Gen. feeds@www.perkinscenter.org tome@creativewebgroup.net http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Be-a-HERO-and-sponsor-a-Perkins-Camper 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 their child to our Summer Arts Camp but can’t afford to in these tough times. In an effort to meet this need, Perkins Center would like to expand its scholarship offerings. Can you help us? $50 will provide drinks, snacks and lunch for 3 campers each day for 1 session (2-weeks) of Summer Arts Camp. $150 will provide 1 camper with a ...Read more]]> 2010-06-28T00:00:00-04:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Be-a-HERO-and-sponsor-a-Perkins-Camper http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Summer-Exhibitions 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 part of a traveling art exhibition which will be on display until June 26 and continuing to other overseas sites. Artists from grades K – 12 were selected from over 500 submissions. The students hale from Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan and their work will also be posted on ERDG’s award winning web site, ...Read more]]> 2010-06-11T00:00:00-04:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Summer-Exhibitions http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Arts-Reaching-The-Students-this-school-year 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. Residencies were presented in mural design and installation, theater, storytelling, poetry, percussion, contemporary dance, papermaking and sculpture. Our residencies deepen the arts experience for students, enriching the school curriculum. Students work individually to learn and practice the art medium, then work collaboratively to implement the learning while producing the final work of visual, performance or written art. “Students have been very ...Read more]]> 2010-05-24T00:00:00-04:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Arts-Reaching-The-Students-this-school-year http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Faculty-Spotlight-on-Joseph-Getz 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 in the works in the coming months in hopes to be released later this year. Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret had a successful venture in this past year's Philadelphia Fringe Fest with a production called "Purr Pull Reign." This production created a buzz within both the music and theater community, responsible for an ever growing audience at ...Read more]]> 2010-05-24T00:00:00-04:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Faculty-Spotlight-on-Joseph-Getz http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Join-our-e-mail-list 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… To sign up for our e-mails, visit www.perkinscenter.org/membership_and_support/mailing_list click on the “Sign Up For Our Email Newsletter” link and you’ll get to choose which topics you’d like to receive e-mails about.   Sign up for our Email Newsletter ...Read more]]> 2010-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Join-our-e-mail-list http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Tell-Us-Your-Thoughts-about-Classes-and-the-Conservatory-of-Music 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]]> 2010-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Tell-Us-Your-Thoughts-about-Classes-and-the-Conservatory-of-Music http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Kassem-Amoudi-Perkins-Faculty-Member-TV-Interview 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]]> 2010-01-04T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Kassem-Amoudi-Perkins-Faculty-Member-TV-Interview http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Join-our-facebook-community 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]]> 2009-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Join-our-facebook-community http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Kimberly-Bunting-One-of-Campbell-Soups-Unsung-Heros 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 compassion for people. Stories that were shared included one about this past summer camp; Kim found out that there were several campers from Camden who did not get breakfast in the morning. So she went out and bought breakfast items to ensure they wouldn’t go hungry. She also purchased bathing suits for the counselors and volunteers who supervised the children in the swimming ...Read more]]> 2009-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 http://www.perkinscenter.org/events_and_news/Kimberly-Bunting-One-of-Campbell-Soups-Unsung-Heros