SPRING 2012 - Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts

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DELAWARE CENTER FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
SPRING 2012
Calendar of Events
200 South Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.656.6466
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FAMILY PROGRAMMING
FREE FAMILY PROGRAMS
Ages 4 and up
Construction Junction
Sunday, February 19, Noon – 3 pm
Inspired by the DCCA exhibition Under Construction,
participants will construct the biggest “building block” tower
ever to be installed at the DCCA! Then families will move to
the DCCA classroom to create their own “constructed”
sculptures with a Teaching Artist.
Home, Sweet Home
Sunday, March 18, Noon – 3 pm
What’s better than curling up with a big bowl of ice cream?
Making art out of it! Join the DCCA for a day of sweet treats
and art making as we explore the many artistic uses for our
favorite sugary foods.
Tremendous Trash
Sunday, April 22, Noon – 3 pm
Put your wastebasket to work with collaborative, found object
installations and sculpture. Participants will work with a DCCA
Teaching Artist to transform ordinary discards like milk
jugs and broken shoelaces into tremendous one-of-a-kind
creations!
Bright Lights, Big ART
Sunday, May 20, Noon – 3 pm
Be inspired by the sights and sounds of the big city! Using
geometric forms children will work with a DCCA Teaching
Artist to make a city of their own, and then make a BOOM with
other families as we make your world come to life with sound!
Cover Image:
The Dufala Brothers
Courtesy of the artists and Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia
Interior Images: Courtesy of the artist(s) unless otherwise specified.
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SYMPOSIUM
2012 Gretchen Hupfel Symposium:
SUPERstructure: city/building/interior/object
March 23 – 24, 2012
Friday, March 23rd, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 24th, 8:30 am –12:30 pm
Keynote Speaker:
Marshall Brown
Professor of Architecture
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
SAVE THE DATE!
SUPERstructure serves as the larger theme for six
individual but interrelated DCCA exhibitions taking
place in Spring 2012. The symposium will present
interdisciplinary scholarship and examine artistic/architectural
practice as a platform for discussion of the
built environment, including the urban and domestic,
the environmentally sustainable and unsustainable, the
beautiful and repellant, and the permeable boundaries
between design, craft, and fine art.
A catalogue will be available for purchase at the symposium.
Two-day symposium - $85 Members, $100 Future Members, $45 Students
Friday evening only - $35 Members, $40 Future Members, $15 Students
Saturday only - $60 Members, $70 Future Members, $35 Students
For Full Itinerary please visit our website at:
http://www.thedcca.org/ghsymposium
For more information or to register for these programs,
contact the education department at 302-656-6466 x 7101,
or visit thedcca.org to register online.
Teachers can receive credit for the symposium through the
Delaware Teacher Center.
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EXHIBITIONS - SUPERstruc
Amanda Burnham
Walkshed
Beckler Family Members’ Gallery
December 16, 2011 – February 26, 2012
Amanda Burnham, 2011
Creating an installation of drawings based
on her explorations and encounters with
the city, Burnham works on site, producing
drawings either in the out-of-doors or
sitting in her car. She says that she “reads
the landscape for found fragments of
language and records the poetics of vacant
lots, movable type signs, billboards, and
row houses with ink and water and other
media on paper.”
Moving Media
Peter Fischli & David Weiss
Der Lauf der Dinge
January 6 – May 3, 2012
Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go,
1987) is a critically acclaimed art film that
documents a long and extraordinarily
clever causal chain assembled of everyday
objects.
Under Construction: Part I
Curated by J. Susan Isaacs
Carole Bieber and Marc Ham Gallery
February 4 – June 3, 2012
Joe Netta, 2010
Artists Leah Bailis, Anthony Cervino, Robert
Guevara, Joe Netta, and Adam Weir explore
the intersection between construction,
architecture, design, and sculpture. Utilizing
ordinary building materials like cement,
electrical tape and wire, plywood, drywall,
PVC tubes, insulation, and fastenings, they
create works that address issues related to
the urban experience, rus in urbe, suburbia,
consumption, liminality, memory and
nostalgia, and states of reality.
New Work by the Dufala
Brothers
Curated by Maiza Hixson
Constance S. and Robert J. Hennessy
Project Space
February 10 – May 13, 2012
Courtesy of the artists and
Fleisher/Ollman Gallery,
Philadelphia, 2011
Considering ideas of space and efficiency,
the Dufalas create an original, site-specific
sculptural installation that responds to the
concept of a compact domestic dwelling.
Taking resourcefulness to an extreme level,
these two Philadelphia-based artists will
build a highly contradictory design for
survival and household comfort.
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Under Construction: Part II
Curated by J. Susan Isaacs
DuPont II Gallery
February 17 – June 10, 2012
Artists in Part II: Alexis Granwell, Ron
Longsdorf, Michael Jones McKean, and
Yoonmi Nam.
Ron Longsdorf, 2011
Contraption: Devices in Art
Curated by Maiza Hixson
DuPont I Gallery
February 17 – June 24, 2012
C. Grant Cox, III, 2011
Contraption is a thematic exhibit featuring
ingeniously playful sculptural works that
invite interactivity. Wearable, audible, and
usable, these works encourage audience
participation. Artists: Tim Eads, Tracy
Featherstone, C. Grant Cox, III, Tyler Held,
Cynthia Norton, Lauren Ruth, and Joanie
Turbek.
Rebecca Murtaugh
Intimate Constructions
E. Avery Draper Gallery
February 28 – May 20, 2012
Rebecca Murtaugh, 2012
Intimate Constructions seeks to create a
sense of of ethereality through the use of
repurposed Styrofoam packaging and
discarded house paints. The insular nature
of Styrofoam is used both metaphorically
and literally. The installation places the
viewer in a position to question scale, the
nature of structures, and our place within
our environment.
Erin Murray
Municipalia
Beckler Family Members’ Gallery
March 2 – June 3, 2012
Erin Murray, 2012
In her paintings and drawings, Murray
investigates the architecture of
bureaucracy through the stripped down
buildings of Modernism’s municipal
structures, revealing the protocols of
officialdom by careful observation and
interpretation of what she believes to be
the underappreciated beauty of
buildings of authority and procedure.
Working with flat planes of color and
contrasting textures, the artist creates
powerful images of the American
architectural scene, revealing an
architecture that exclaims its purpose.
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EXHIBITIONS
Emily Hermant
Constance S. and Robert J. Hennessy
Project Space
May 25 – August 26, 2012
Emily Hermant , 2009
Sullivan Galleries, Chicago
Hermant’s sculptural installations
employ a variety of materials, including
fiber, wood, plastic, metal, and digital
media. Her recent works focus on
revealing hidden meanings and patterns
in communication. She is particularly
interested in how ordinary interactions,
experiences, and spaces can be transformed
to address themes of intimacy,
deception, desire, memory, and history.
Mary Giehl
Functioning Systems
E. Avery Draper Gallery
June 1 – September 16, 2012
Mary Giehl, 2012
The themes of Giehl’s work are the result
of her experiences as a Registered
Nurse in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Functioning Systems is a new series of
small crocheted yarn works inspired by
the artist’s observation of microorganisms.
Carson Zullinger
Entropy
Beckler Family Members’ Gallery
June 8 – September 9, 2012
Carson Zullinger, 2011
Artist Opportunities
at the DCCA
The DCCA has a minimum
of two member artist calls for
entries a year. Keep up to date
by visiting the artist opportunities
page on our website.
Zullinger’s current work centers on
ideas of entropy where systems of nature
move from order to disorder. One
of those systems is the human body.
Through photographic portraits, the artist
examines the chaos that occurs as
our bodies age.
Members Juried Exhibition
Guest Juror: Julien Robson,
Curator of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts
Carole Bieber and Marc Ham Gallery
June 15 – August 16, 2012
And the WORD is…
Curated by J. Susan Isaacs
DuPont II Gallery
June 29 – October 14, 2012
Stephanie Kirk, 2011
This group exhibition explores various
approaches to the use of religious
language in contemporary art from the
straightforward to the ironic. Artists
include Martin Brief, Stephanie Kirk,
Nicholas Kripal, and David Stephens.
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Matt Suib and Nadia Hironaka
Right Here, Out There
(Nowhere)
DuPont I Gallery
July 6 – October 21, 2012
Matt Suib and Nadia Hironaka, 2010
A panoramic projection of an imagined
cosmos, this hypnotic video transports
gallery visitors to nebulous galaxies and
lunar landscapes reminiscent of science
fiction film imagery. Using a variety of
self-produced and appropriated imagery,
collaborators Hironaka and Suib explore
the narrative and metaphorical potential
of images and sound within the context of
current and historical events, and cinematic
conventions.
Alison Stigora
Constance S. and Robert J. Hennessy
Project Space
September 7 – December 9, 2012
Alison Stigora, 2009
Stigora creates gallery installations using
burnt wood, which the artist states is a
material that bears evidence of survival.
Her work explores the destructive forces of
nature, the consequences of ill-conceived
human activity, and the vulnerability of
humanity.
Satellite Exhibition
Young Country:
Rural Themes in Art
Curated by Maiza Hixson
Salisbury University
January 16 – February 26, 2012
Reception: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Justin Colt Beckman, 2011
DCCA
September 28, 2012 – January 27, 2013
Carole Bieber and Marc Ham Gallery
Reception: Friday, October 5, 2011
An exhibition devoted to rural themes,
Young Country specifically examines how
artists living in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
and Delaware are re-defining ideas of
“country” in America.
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STUDIO ARTISTS &
ART ON THE TOWN
ELIZABETH DENISON HATCH GALLERY
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
A community of artists, a collaborative experience,
an opportunity for dialogue; 26 on-site artist studios
complement the exhibition space at the DCCA. Each month
the DCCA studio artists exhibit their work in the Elizabeth
Denison Hatch Gallery at the DCCA. The JP Morgan Chase
Studios are accessible to the public by appointment or
during Art on the Town loop nights.
January 4 - January 29
Mickey Freed & Kerry Harrison
February 1 - Febuary 26
Julio da Cunha
February 29 - April 1
Emily Artinian & Anne Oldach
April 3 - April 29
Caroline Chen & Sallie Ketcham
May 2 - May 27
Graham Dougherty & Lynda Johnson
May 30 - July 1
Dolores Cowan & Seonglan Kim Boyce
July 4 - July 29
Renee Benson
2012 ART ON THE TOWN DATES
Sponsored by the City of Wilmington, Art on the Town is a
great way to view the exhibitions in our galleries and visit the
artist studios during our extended gallery hours. Held on the
first Friday of the month,* Art on the Town is free and open to
the public from 5 - 9 pm.
February 3
March 2
April 13*
May 4
June 1
July 13*
August 3
September 7
October 5
* Please note: Some calendar exceptions apply when the first Friday of the
month falls on a holiday weekend.
Please visit www.thedcca.org for updated information.
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ART SALAD - SPRING 2012
Thursdays 12 noon - 1 pm
ART SALAD
Art Salad is a free lunchtime discussion forum for life-long
learners. Artists, historians, educators, and curators share
multi-point perspectives into the world of contemporary art.
Bring your own lunch or arrive/call by 11:30 to place an order
for delivery from Cosi®.
February 9 – Representatives from Center for Emerging Visual Artists
(CFEVA) in Philadelphia will discuss regional opportunities for artists
looking to expand their art activities beyond the studio.
February 16 – Under Construction artist and Assistant Professor at
Kutztown University Ron Longsdorf will describe his artistic practice.
February 23 – Christopher Dean of Philadelphia’s Schmidt Dean
Gallery and Wilmington artist Dennis Beach will discuss the emerging
contemporary art scenes of their respective cities.
March 1 – Delaware-based artist Joe Netta will introduce his work
included in the group exhibition Under Construction.
March 8 – Philadelphia-based artist Leah Bailis will discuss her work
included in the group exhibition Under Construction.
March 15 – DCCA Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art Maiza
Hixson will outline the ideas of design and methods of construction in
the current DCCA exhibitions New Work by the Dufala Brothers and
Contraption.
March 22 – DCCA Curator of Special Projects J. Susan Isaacs, PhD
will preview themes to be explored in the 2012 Gretchen Hupfel
Symposium, SUPERstructure.
March 29 – Philadelphia-based artist Tim Eads will talk about his
studio practice and interactive sculptures featured in the exhibition
Contraption.
April 5 – Philadelphia artist Erin Murray will discuss themes she
explores in her exhibition Municipalia.
April 12 – New York-based artist Rebecca Murtaugh will lead a
conversation about her studio practice and work included in the
exhibition Intimate Constructions.
April 19 – Philadelphia-based artist Lauren Ruth will address themes
explored in her work included in the exhibition Contraption.
April 26 – Assistant Professor and Chair of Liberal Arts Department at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Kevin Richards, PhD, will lead
a discussion of Billy and Steven Dufala’s exhibition New Work by the
Dufala Brothers.
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EVENTS
Midnight in Wilmington
A 1920s Art Salon
Saturday, April 28
8 – 11 pm
11 pm – 1 am after party
Oh La La! The Fitzgeralds have returned from a fabulous
trip to Gay Paree. They have invited their avant garde
artist friends to meet Wilmington’s forward thinkers. Find
the unmarked door and join us for a night of prohibitionera
fashion, art, and mystery! Come as your favorite
1920s artist, writer, or personality and enjoy ”la vie
boheme” Wilmington-style as you channel the ghosts of
Gertrude Stein, Josephine Baker, Salvador Dalí, Picasso,
Ernest Hemingway, and the very naughty Fitzgeralds.
This fabulous fundraiser will benefit the DCCA’s
exhibitions and education programs. A portion of tickets
sales benefits AIDS Delaware. Visit the website and
check your e-blasts for updated information.
Member Ticket: $50
Future Member Ticket: $60
Gatsby Tickets: $125
After Hours Party: $20
Purchase tickets online:
http://www.thedcca.org/dccaspeakeasy
Or call: 302-656-6466 x7103
ARTIST’S CRITIQUE
Sunday, May 3, 12 - 4 pm
Limit: 10 participants / Cost: $30.00
Artists can enjoy a group setting critique led by Neysa
Grassi and Joshua Marsh of the PAFA MFA critique
program. If you desire constructive feedback on your
artwork as well as the support and interaction of an artistic
community, then this opportunity is for you! Neysa and
Josh will visit participating DCCA studio artists in their
studios and other artists may bring six recent works to the
DCCA auditorium for them to review.
Learn more on our website!
http://www.thedcca.org/content/artist-critiques
Register by Monday April 30
Call: 302-656-6466 x7110
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CONVERSATION
Cocktails & Conversation: DESIGN
Tuesdays • April 3 - 24
5:30 - 7 pm
Enjoy an exclusive evening of DCCA signature cocktails
and conversation. From Fashion to Architecture,
Interior to Product, DCCA curators and special guests
will facilitate discussion surrounding how artists
incorporate elements of design into their work.
April 3: Interior and Product Design in Art
DCCA Gretchen Hupfel Curator Maiza Hixson
April 10: Design and Architecture
DCCA Curator of Special Projects J. Susan Isaacs, Ph.D.
April 17: Fashion Design in Art
DCCA Gretchen Hupfel Curator Maiza Hixson
April 24: Design in Film
DCCA Gretchen Hupfel Curator Maiza Hixson
DCCA Members: $10 each / $30 series
Non Members: $15 each / $50 series
Students and Guides: FREE
Pre-registration required.
WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS & EDUCATORS
Make it Pop: Paper Construction Workshop
Saturday, March 31 & April 1, 12 – 5 pm
$95 Members, $110 Future Members
Supplies included
The most complex of pop-up structures stem from basic
mechanisms that only depend on a little glue and paper.
Philadelphia artist Colette Fu will work with participants
to learn the basic mechanical concepts of pop-up paper
engineering and will address how to incorporate them
into your own works of art.
For more information or to register for these programs, contact
the education department at 302-656-6466 x 7101, or visit thedcca.
org to register online. Teachers can receive credit for these programs
through the Delaware Teacher Center.
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SPECIAL EVENT: ART IN THE DARK
DCCA Sleepover!
Saturday, May 19, 7:30 pm / Sunday, May 20, 10 am
Ages 5 and up
Member: $25 Adult, $15 Child
Future Member: $30 Adult, $20 Child
Have you ever wanted to spend the night in a museum?
Now is your chance! The DCCA is offering its first ever
art-infused sleepover! Help weave a glow-in-the-dark
web in the lobby, go on a flashlight tour of the galleries,
and snuggle up to a great movie in front of the big
screen. Movie popcorn, breakfast cereal bar, beverages
and all art supplies are included. Participants must bring
their own overnight gear and flashlights. All children
must be accompanied by an adult.
TEACHING ARTISTS ON THE GO
Have you ever wished the DCCA could come to you? Now it can!
DCCA Teaching Artists are available to develop contemporary art
curriculum and hands-on classes at your location.
GALLERY TOURS & HANDS-ON ART WORKSHOPS
The DCCA offers Guide-led, inquiry- and discussion-based gallery
tours to school, community, and adult groups.
DCCA MOVES – A GUIDE-LED EXPERIENCE
The DCCA is proud to announce a new interactive media experience,
DCCA Moves – a Guide-led experience. DCCA Moves is an
Adobe® Flash® educational experience developed to engage the
public in dialogue about contemporary art while improving critical
thinking and problem solving skills. DCCA Moves is available
to come to you, at school, at work or in your community – let the
DCCA move you!
Call: 302-656-6466 x7106 or visit:
www.thedcca.org/outreach
www.thedcca.org/content/guided-tours
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EDUCATION
CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES (Ages 8-11)
Edible Art: Playing with Peas and More!
Saturdays, February 25 – March 17
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
$60 Member, $70 Future Member, Supply fee: $20
Don’t just play with your food - make art out of it!
Inspired by the DCCA exhibition Contraption students
will work with a DCCA Teaching Artist over four
weeks to make incredible creations inspired by edible
materials!
Build It: Three-Dimensional Exploration
Saturdays, April 21 – May 12
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
$60 Member, $70 Future Member, Supply Fee: $20
Tired of paper and pencils? So are we! Join the DCCA
as we explore alternative art materials traditionally used
for construction and industry in this unique sculpture
class. Work with a DCCA Teaching Artist to build a work
of art like no other!
Sign up for our e-newsletters!
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Register online at thedcca.org. For more information
contact the education department at 302-656-6466
x7101 or jchesson@thedcca.org.
Scholarships are available for all education classes
and camps.
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SUMMER CAMP
SUMMER ARTS CAMPS 2012
Imagine, Explore, Create
SIX SESSIONS
AGES 4 - 15
Children will work with
professionally trained
Teaching Artists and
have full access
to DCCA galleries.
Campers will explore
contemporary takes
on a number of art
themes, including
technology, language,
and materials.
Register before March 16, 2012 to
save $30 off your total registration fee!
SUMMER CAMP DATES
Session 1: June 25 - June 29, Ages 4 - 6 Half Day!
9 am - 12 pm*
My Disguise: A Week of Wearable Art
Session 2: July 9 - July 13, Ages 7 - 9
10 am - 4 pm
Make it Macro: Little Ideas, Big Art
Session 3: July 16 - July 20, Ages 7 - 9
10 am - 4 pm
Diary of a Foodie Kid: Edible Art
Session 4: July 23 - July 27, Ages 10 - 12
10 am - 4 pm
LOL: Communicating through Art
Session 5: July 30 - August 3, Ages 10 - 12
10 am - 4 pm
Tech Attack: Where Technology and Art Meet
Session 6: August 6 - August 10, Ages 13 - 15 Half Day!
1 - 4 pm*
Teen Week: Art for the Next Generation
For descriptions of the camp sessions, visit our
website: www.thedcca.org and click on “Learn”
Full day Rates: $225 DCCA Members, $265 Future Members
*Half day Rates: $130 DCCA Members, $160 Future Members
Pre-Camp: $50, Post-Camp: $50
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2012
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TEEN EDUCATION
TEEN WORKSHOP (Ages 12 - 18)
Urban Jungle
Saturday, April 28, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
$30 Members, $35 Future Members, supplies included
Artists are constantly
inspired by the world
around them. Work
with a DCCA Teaching
Artist to create artwork
inspired by urban
planning, architecture,
and public art in this
unique workshop.
FUTURE TEACHING ARTIST (FTA) PROGRAM
Program Dates: July 9 – August 3
Application Deadline: May 25
Interested in a career in the arts? Love kids? Let us help you learn
about different careers in art education and museums this summer
through our Future Teaching Artists
(FTA) program.
We’re seeking responsible, eager,
and creative teen volunteers ages
16 to 18 to assist in our Summer
Arts Camps, shadow museum
jobs, and gain valuable career
experience. The FTA program is
also a great way add valuable
community service experience to
your national junior honor society,
resume, and college applications.
Fee: $100.00
(due upon acceptance to program)
SUMMER PRE-COLLEGE ART STUDIO
Program Dates: July 16 – 20
Spend a week immersed in a pre-college art experience with the
DCCA, Delaware Art Museum, and Delaware College of Art and
Design. This is an intensive, one-week program designed to help
prepare high school students for college admission in the field of art
and design.
For more information contact Director of Continuing Education at
Delaware College of Art and Design Jane Campbell jcampbell@dcad.
edu or 302-622-8867.
Register online at thedcca.org. For more information contact
the education department at 302-656-6466 x7101 or
jchesson@thedcca.org. Scholarships are available for all
education classes and camps.
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GET INVOLVED
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
DCCA is where artists and art lovers come together
to explore the art of our time.
- Enjoy thought-provoking exhibitions
- Meet the artists and visit DCCA artists’ studios
- Attend members-only gallery talks and events
- Gather with like-minded people who enjoy the local art scene
- Have your art critiqued by professional art critics
- Submit works for consideration in solo and member shows
Members enjoy special discounts on programs and events,
plus a 10% discount in DCCA’s Alternatives Museum Shop
Join now and support our exhibitions and programs.
Become part of a vital forum for new ideas and new art.
Artist memberships start at just $40!
Joining is easier than ever with online
registration at thedcca.org or
contact our membership department at
302-656-6466 x 7103.
GIVE TO THE DCCA
LEGACY SOCIETY/PLANNED GIVING
The DCCA Legacy Society honors members and friends who
demonstrate their deep commitment to contemporary art by
making a life income gift or including the DCCA in their estate
plans. Your gift can provide significant support for the DCCA
through various tax-advantaged contributions made through your
will, trust, IRA, or life insurance. Contact Maxine Gaiber at 302-
656-6466 x 7102 or mgaiber@thedcca.org for more information.
ENDOWMENT FUND
The Gretchen Hupfel Endowment Fund was established to honor
a beloved Wilmington artist. Your support of the endowment helps
the DCCA fund the Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art
and a continuing series of symposia and lectures.
ANNUAL FUND
Please help us continue our exhibitions, lectures, special events,
and children’s programs by giving generously to the DCCA Annual
Fund. Every gift is important to us and 100% tax deductible. Give
to the Annual Fund now at www.thedcca.org.
For more information about supporting the DCCA,
Call Anne Coleman at 302-656-6466 x 7111
or email: acoleman@thedcca.org.
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MUSEUM SHOP
ALTERNATIVES MUSEUM SHOP
A recipient of NICHE Magazine’s Best Museum Store award,
Alternatives Museum Shop is an eclectic retail gallery featuring
functional handmade craft items. Members receive 10% off all
purchases everyday. Gift certificates are available.
Alternatives Features
Linda Celestian
February 1 – March 28, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, February, 3
5 – 9 pm
Linda Celestian, Nuno
Felted Bracelet, 2011,
gold silk organza and off
white wool.
Linda Celestian (Wilmington, DE) uses
nature to inspire felted jewelry. With silk,
dye, wool, and nylon thread, Celestian
makes forms that emulate nature;
water bubbles and flows, continuously
transforming from one form to another.
Silk’s properties of lightness and
transparency along with dying and wet
felting techniques allow her to explore
endless possibilities.
Sarah A. Myers
March 29 – May 30, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, April 13
5 – 9 pm
Sarah A. Myers, A-036
& BB-028, 2010, hand
formed sterling silver,
copper, white sapphires.
Sarah A. Myers (Cheltenham, PA) creates
unique, high quality sterling silver jewelry.
Through the juxtaposition of freshwater
pearls with sculptural sterling silver, she
mixes the organic with the inorganic. Using
traditional metalsmithing techniques,
Myers’ work is hand fabricated using
sterling and fine silver with 14k gold and
pearls for color. It is not unusual for one
of her pieces to take over 18 hours to
produce.
Cutesy but not Cutesy, Diane Koss
June 1 – August 1, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, June 1
5 – 9 pm
Diane Koss, No. 4 (of 5)
from “Home is where the
heart is” series, 2010, faux
fur, polyester felt,
and fiberfill.
Diane Koss (Westmont, NJ) of Cutesy but
not Cutesy uses sewing and creating as a
way to pay homage to her grandmother’s
hard work in hand stitching clothing
and quilts. It allows Koss time to reflect
on the disappearing tradition of the
handmade. Her monsters allow her to add
a contemporary twist on a long-standing
tradition. Each monster is an extension
of herself and her creativity. They are
adventurous creatures and deserve to be
released to all corners of the earth!
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MEMBER EVENTS
Members’ Exclusive Preview Tours with
Gretchen Hupfel Curator Maiza Hixson
February 16, 2012 - Contraption Exhibition 5:30 – 6:30 pm
June 14, 2012 - Members Juried Exhibition 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Members enjoy a private behind-the-scenes
tour of two major DCCA exhibitions with the
DCCA Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary
Art Maiza Hixson. Join us for these
exclusive members’ preview tours!
Pre-registration required. FREE to DCCA
members! Contact: 302-656-6466 x7103
Annual Members’ Meeting
& Volunteer Appreciation Night
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 5 – 8 pm
Join us for an evening of gallery talks, light
hors d’oeuvres, and music as we celebrate
our members and volunteers. Members
have the opportunity to elect nominees to
the DCCA Board. DCCA members receive
a 20% discount off purchases in the DCCA
Alternatives museum shop.
FREE to DCCA Members and Volunteers
$5 for non-members or DCCA Members’ Guests
Family Members’ Evening
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 5 – 8 pm
Come celebrate summer at the DCCA! Join
us for a members’ only family friendly
evening filled with art activities, food, and
gallery tours. Special Members’ discounts in
our Alternatives Museum Shop.
FREE to DCCA Members
$5 for DCCA Members’ Guests
To register for these events please visit our
website at thedcca.org or contact our
Director of Special Events at: 302-656-6466 x 7103.
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The Fair City of New York
TRIPS
Saturday, March 10
8 am – 8 pm
Join us for our annual visit to New York’s
March art fairs. We shall visit the studio
of internationally-acclaimed artist Marilyn
Minter in the morning. After lunch we will
have a private tour of Moving Image, an art
fair of contemporary video art, and will visit
the ADAA Art Show at the Armory. Cost
includes bus, lunch, and all admissions.
Reservation deadline: Friday, February 24
$140 DCCA Members / $155 Future Members
I See, You see, We See D.C.
Saturday, May 5
8 am – 7 pm
Enjoy a private tour of the National Gallery’s
I Spy: Photography and the Theater of the
Street, 1938–2010 exhibition, a visit to a
private collection, and tour galleries in DC’s
growing contemporary art district. Cost
includes bus, lunch, and all admissions.
Reservation deadline: Friday, April 20
$130 DCCA Members / $145 Future Members
Please contact Special Events Director Ashlee Lukoff at
302-656-6466 x7103 to reserve your seat now!
Upcoming Fall 2012 Travel
Germany: Documenta and
Miami Art Basel
Save the dates for trips to Documenta in
Kassel & Berlin, Germany, in early
September and Art Basel in Miami in early
December! Contact Maxine Gaiber at
mgaiber@thedcca.org for more information.
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The DCCA’s look is “Industrial Chic.” This fun and
sophisticated atmosphere, coupled with our staff and
caterers, promises a truly memorable experience.
More Info: 302-656-6466 x 7103.
A forum for new ideas, new ART
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A forum for new ideas, new ART
DELAWARE CENTER FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
200 S. Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
302.656.6466 • www.thedcca.org
Hours: Monday - Closed
Tu, Thu, Fri, Sat - 10 am - 5 pm
Wed, Sun - noon - 5 pm | Admission: Always Free
DCCA exhibitions and programs are made possible, in part, by individual contributions; member
support; and by major grants from AstraZeneca, the Borgenicht Foundation, Bank of America,
JPMorgan Chase Foundation, ING DIRECT, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Delaware
Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware in
partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Delaware
Humanities Forum, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; DuPont; United
Way of Delaware; The First State Gridiron Board; The Gilliam Foundation; Puffin Foundation;
Wilmington Flower Market; The Christmas Shop Foundation; and by Amtrak – Official Transportation
Provider for the DCCA.