Four Seasons by Four Artists:

Nancy J. Ori  
Michael Creem
Albert L. Bross Jr.
Cheryl O’Halloran Mcleod P. S. A

Lower Galley: The Narrative Quilts of Margaret Beach.

Miracles, I. Framed Quilt 31" x 45"

New Class Offering at the Watchung Arts Center - ART AS THERAPY-
Thursdays September 16 thru October 21, 1999  10 to 12noon

Why not try this introductory class in the use of Art as Therapy. Art is a way to Express yourself, involve yourself and lose yourself. You can take away those day to day tensions, relax and enjoy exploring art all over again. This class is designed for individuals who wish to learn about their creative potential and inner selves through art creation. Come have some fun reentering the world of art, using special themes and materials!
COST: Only $130 Members, Art materials are included!
WHEN: Thursdays, September 16 - October 21 from 10am to noon

Artist-Members will be submitting work in various media: drawing, painting, photography and even two-dimensional art. This makes for a diverse and interesting show, awaited by non-exhibiting members and the public alike.

Accepted work will be exhibited from Saturday: August 14-September 4. 
Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday from 1 to 4 PM.

The juried Members Art Show will have its public reception on Sunday, August 22, 1-4pm.

Reception for Artists: July 18th
Upper Galley: 5th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit July 13th-August 13th, 1999

Lower Gallery: Jim Fuess Solo Art Show

Lower Gallery: Patricia Rosenblad exhibits her Natural Forms In Oil

Lower Gallery:

Lower Gallery: John Arnold’s Silver Photography

Crafts: Tribal Masks by Christina Buschiazzo

Children's Gallery: Students in Liz Jenkin's fourth grade Art Class at Bayberry School have been studying the artwork of Maurits Cornelis Escher, and have created their own translation tessellations. The fourth grade Liz’s Art classes learned that Escher created a vast array of art using mathematical tessellations, which gave a unique perspective on this world and others.
Join the students and Mrs. Jenkins at the opening reception at the Watchung Arts Center on Saturday, May 15th from 2-7pm.

Mask Making Workshop for Children -With Liz Jenkins the art teacher at Bayberry and Valley View in Watchung - May 4 to June 22nd, Tuesdays 4-5pm

Claire Heimarck’s Collages-Remanence and Reclamations

Children: Small Hands Big Imaginations" by Students of Valley View

Crafts: Crafts of Betty DeGuilo -(fine china cups and saucers with dried, silk, paper or real roses)

Crown of Glory - Learn to paint a spring Bouquet door crown
Come join Alys Tyler, well known for presenting Decorative Painting techniques in an easy and understandable way. 
Tuesday evenings April 20 to May 18th 7 to 9 p.m.
$110 Members , $120 Non-Members, all supplies included

Downstairs:
David Foss Shows Abstract Expressionism with his Acrylics on Canvas

Crafts: Laura Flashberg (a dollmaker)
and Sandy Watts (soapmaker)

We were fortunate to have duCret School of the Arts agree to exhibit in the upper gallery at the Watchung Arts Center! "The Pageant of Life", art work of landscapes and figures will be offered in a variety of media and styles, and we can look forward to everything from realism to abstract. This show curated by Danielle Kondracki was initiated by the Board Members of the Watchung Arts Center who felt that the up and coming artists needed our support.

We will keep Images of the painting on this Web site for a while.

Downstairs: Kit Sailer’s "Aquaculture"