5th Annual Arts in the Garden Tour
A special feature for the event will be
a tour of 2 local Historical sites,
The Thomas Alva Edison Museum &
The Franklin School House.
Tickets in advance are
$20 for adults
$10 for teens 13 to 18
children under12 are free.
(Tickets at the door $25)
Presented by the Edison Arts Society
in affliliation with The Terra Nova Garden Club
Sponsored by Anthony’s Landscaping
For more information visit us at
www.edisonarts.org
or call us at 908-753-2787
A Reception for the Creative Arts Workshops
This has been a wonderful month of extraordinary activities and special events at EAS. Along with the EAS Gardens of the Garden State Exhibit, 2010, the Edison Arts Society was proud to present a reception for the Creative Arts Workshops Series at the Heritage at Clara Barton, held on Saturday, May 15th at the Heritage. The afternoon’s events reflected the lovely work of the residents and members of the Heritage who went through the workshop series, conducted by EAS staff and interns. The program included a Watercolor Art Exhibit Display, a Haiku Demonstration and Reading of Works, a T’ai Chi Demonstration, and Musical Selections from Great American Standards of Musicals. Our sincere thanks to all of the following people listed below:
The Edison Arts Society wishes to gratefully thank the superb staff at the Heritage at Clara Barton for their generous assistance. Special thanks to Jyll Farren Marketing Director, and Ethan Davis, Activities Director for their outstanding work. A special tribute goes to the wonderful residents of the Heritage at Clara Barton who have participated in our series of experiential creative workshops in Haiku, T’ai Chi, Music, and Watercolor Painting.
We also wish to acknowledge and deeply thank the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, and especially Anna Aschkenes, Executive Director, and Rosalyn Neal, Arts Service Coordinator, for their guidance and support, as well as Freeholder Deputy Director Christopher D. Rafano and the New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, our State Legislators, Senator Barbara Buono, Assemblyman Peter Barnes,III, Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr., and Mayor of Edison, Antonia Ricigliano. As well, we greatly thank Chris Mazauskas, Resource Development Officer of Edison Township.
Our Creative Workshops Program was conducted by the following extraordinary artist professionals and EAS interns:
Watercolor Art Instruction by Ray Skibinski
Haiku Instruction by Dr. Daniel Zimmerman
and Dr. Mathew Spano
Music Instruction by Roel Mercado, Francois Suhr, Jessica Castro, and Daniel Natkie (EAS interns)
Music Direction and Piano by Roel Mercado and Francois Suhr
T’ai Chi Instruction by Roel Mercado and Jessica Castro (EAS interns)
Videography by Edward Cologna
Artistic Executive Director, Anne Redlin
EAS President, Angelo Orlando
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Gardens of the Garden State 2010 Exhibit
Opening Reception on May 13, 2010 and closes August 27, 2010
We wish to give special thanks and gratefully acknowledge the following people who have helped make the EAS Gardens of the Garden State Exhibit, 2010 such a tremendous success:
Patricia Rubin, Gallery Director, and all of our contributing artists for their exquisite work, as well as our esteemed judges, Pat Gelon, Shelly Colletto, and Ray Skibinski.
Mayor Ricigliano and the Edison Township staff, as well as our larger community for all their kindness and support.
Our kind and generous sponsors Peter Flynn and Flynn’s Florist of Edison, Edible Arrangements of Edison, Manhattan Bagel of Edison, Mona.Vie, and our superb musical performer Larry Rich.
The gracious Edison Arts Society Interns and Volunteers, and of course all of you, our dear members and friends who are the heart of all that we do at EAS.
Please see our website for a complete program of the Gardens of the Garden State 2010 Exhibit.
The exhibit is housed in the beautiful Gallery of the Edison Arts Society, Edison Municipal Building, and will run until August 27, 2010. We hope you will visit often.
A special article by Jeff Weber, may be found here
Won’t you join us….
If you are not already a member, please consider becoming one. If you’re able, also consider becoming a part of our patron and donors program. Your engaged participation is vital for our future.
As a gift to all our members, friends, supporters, and members to be, we are maintaining our Edison Arts Society membership fee of $35.00 for the 2010 membership year. All memberships begin annually in the month of January and continue for the duration of the year.
We would like our members and friends to know that the Edison Arts Society is now on Facebook and Linkedin. To become connected, you must be a member of these social and professional networking websites, which is free and open to the public. Further questions or requests for information may be directed to the EAS office, and our Director of Communication, Alan Rosenberg.
