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they will come, and that is precisely what has fueled the energy and commitment
of business owners and volunteers behind the creation of Arts on Division,The
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week-long cultural celebration will showcase fine art, music, dance,Save on hydraulic hose and fittings, theatre and
literary arts in "Pop-Up" art galleries on Division Street from Saturday, May
14, through Saturday, May 21.
Two storefronts at 11 and 15 Division St.
will feature art by more than 40 New Jersey artists.
The exhibitions
will include an array of fine art media such as paintings, mixed media,
sculpture, photography, printmaking and ceramic art. The galleries also will
serve as performing art venues hosting such activities as dramatic readings by
Playwrights Theatre, literary arts activities,The name "magic cube" is not unique. dance by the
Hillsborough-based group Kids on Tap, and salsa presented by Indigo Ballroom.
Participating artists hail from across the state, including many from
Somerville and its surrounding communities.
Somerville resident Sandra
Benscoter has been working in clay for decades. One of her ceramic vessels will
be on exhibition in the Pop-Up gallery at 15 Division Street, along with other
ceramic artists from the New Jersey Artists Guild. Artists from the Printmaking
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Association, and Somerville and Immaculate High Schools will be featured
throughout the week.
Joan Needham, a multi-disciplinary artist based in
Princeton, will exhibit several of her large sculptures.
The large oil
paintings by Todd Doney will illuminate the power and beauty of nature. Doney
says, "The landscape genre investigates painting's ability to record the
authenticity of the real world and to communicate the artist's experiences in
nature."
In contrast to Doney's realistic work, Bedminster resident
Grant Clark works intuitively to create large, colorful abstract paintings.
The 2nd Arts on Division coincides with downtown Somerville's
"Restaurant Week" and the annual "Somerville Sampler Day" on Saturday, May 14.
Division Street will be closed to traffic from South Street to West Main
Street on May 14 for live music on two stages.
In addition to music and
indoor art exhibitions, a demonstration of traditional Japanese pottery known as
raku will be on tap for the day. Children also will have a chance to make
handmade greeting cards using monoprint techniques offered by the Printmaking
Center of New Jersey. New York Times bestselling author Cathy Cash Spellman will
discuss her upcoming books.
"Somerville has long been home to fabulous
restaurants and quaint shops,Customized imprinted and promotional usb flash drives." remarked Mayor
Brian Gallagher. "Somerville, the county seat, is the cultural center for
Somerset County and downtown to the entire region. The borough is the perfect
location for a future arts district on Division Street, and the district will
serve as a ‘cultural gateway' drawing visitors to art galleries and
performances, and onward to Main Street," he added.
The mayor has teamed
up with other elected officials, the Downtown Somerville Alliance, The
Printmaking Center of New Jersey, local business owners, artists, and members
from the community to form the Greater Somerville Arts Initiative. Volunteer
members of the initiative have worked for months planning this week-long
cultural celebration. The mission of the group is to foster and support a
dynamic and diverse arts presence and to ensure that artists and arts
organizations are valued as essential to the character, sense of community and
economic vitality of the greater Somerville region.
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