RUTGERS-CAMDEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
STEDMAN GALLERY
GORDON THEATER
Third and Pearl Sts.
Camden, NJ 08102
856-225-6306
FAX: 856-225-6597
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Events
Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts presents a series of exhibitions and related programs in the Stedman Gallery. The exhibition program includes national and international touring exhibitions as well as exhibitions curated in-house and by local curators. RCCA also participates in state-and nation-wide programming initiatives. Exhibitions are supplemented with printed informational brochures and label text, activities that provide in-depth exploration of the overall topic or individual artworks through lectures by scholars, discussions with artists, or demonstrations, behind-the scenes tours, etc.
Public performance programs are presented in the 650-seat Gordon Theater, the 100-seat Black Box Studio, or the 50-seat Stedman Gallery. Past seasons had an emphasis on jazz and related music forms with connections to the Camden communities & those throughout the region. Artists presented included Diane Shuur & Maynard Ferguson, Gato Barbieri, Dianne Reeves, Bill Frissell, McCoy Tyner with Savion Glover, Esperanza Spalding, TS Monk, the Jimmy Heath Quartet, as well as local and regional jazz artists including bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma. RCCA joined in the yearlong celebration of the 70th birthday of Philip Glass, with screenings of films scored by Glass, a moderated public discussion with the artist, and a solo concert.
The Gordon Theater is now the permanent venue for the classical concert series of NJ's Symphony in C (SIC), one of three major training orchestras in the USA. The Gordon Theater is also the NJ venue for the Academy of Vocal Arts superb full operas with orchestra, performed by young opera singers from around the world.
More recently, RCCA presents Electric Café in the Stedman gallery—a series of performances organized by the Rutgers Electro-Acoustic Lab (REAL) under the direction of Dr. Mark Zaki, assistant professor of music. Past season performers have included Theremin performer and violinist Darryl Kubian, and electronic music composer Joo Won Park who demonstrated the Super-Collider.
A Skype on Art lecture series is presented in conjunction with associate professor of art Elizabeth Demaray, series of interactive and online conversations take place in the Stedman Gallery via Skype with a series each fall and spring. Past artists have included John F. Simon, Jr., Chrissy Conant, and Paul Johnson.
Additionally, community arts events take place in association with The Big Read and other programs: Lectures, film series, performances and more. The Stages of Discovery and Summer Art Soup Stage Adventures performances take place as matinees, and are open to the public.
Exhibitions, artist talks & demonstrations, cultural events, and most other enrichment activities are free of charge; a few programs are fee-based, such as Stages of Discovery performances.
CURRENT
Schedule of Events for The Big ReadAll events are free of charge and open to the public. Call for more information or to reserve seats.
3rd Thursday Big Read Event
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Stedman Gallery, Fine Arts Building 5pm - 6:30pm
Come join us for Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts’ 3rd Big Read program!
Writer and teaching artist Anndee Hochman will provide an introduction to the book before you take it home. A copy of Bless Me Ultima will be given to each attendee, and light refreshments will be provided. This event is free of charge.
Check out --- for full 3rd Thursday Event listing.
Literary Tea & Latin Music Event
Monday, March 25, 2013
Black Box Theater, Fine Arts Building 11am – 1 pm
Join us for late morning tea and conversation! Writer and teaching artist Anndee Hochman will provide an introduction to the book before you take it home. A copy of Bless Me Ultima will be given to each attendee, and refreshments will be provided, along with live music by Giovana Robinson while you enjoy your tea. This event is free of charge.
A free Big Read Dance performance
Aztec Dance and Culture by Brujo de la Mancha
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 10 am (performance is less than an hour)
Gordon Theater, Fine Arts Building on the Rutgers-Camden campus
This performance provides a fascinating introduction to Aztec culture through dance. Appropriate for all ages. This event is free of charge. A copy of Bless Me Ultima will be given to each attendee (16 and up).
Storytelling Adventures Series, featuring books and stories by author Rudolfo Anaya, such as “Juan and the Jackelope”, “Roadrunner’s Dance”, and “The First Tortilla”.
You can’t miss “Tall Tales with Kyle J”— Everyone’s favorite storyteller, Kyle Jakubowski, will weave his delightful word magic and captivate pre-school aged children through interactive storytelling. Each session includes several stories, which the children help to tell through call-and-response,
creative movement, and other ways that provide engaged learning and encourage a love of words and an interest in reading. After the story, the children will create an artwork inspired by one of the stories.
When:
Storytelling programs take place on the following Mondays:
Monday, March 11, 2013, 3:30-4:30 pm
Monday, March 25, 2013, 10:30-11:30 am
Monday, April 8, 2013, 10:30-11:30 am
AND
Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 2:30-3:30 pm
Who Should Attend:
Children aged 3-8 with their parents or guardians or day care groups.
Groups of 10 or more interested in attending should reserve space by calling
Miranda Powell at 856-225-6202
Where:
Storytelling Programs take place at the brand new Camden County Library System
Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch - on the Rutgers Campus
300 North 4th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(Intersection of 5th and Penn St.)
(856) 225-6807
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Big Read is managed by Arts Midwest. Camden is one of 78 communities nationwide participating in The Big Read from September 2012-June 2013. From March- April 2013 Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts and the Camden community will celebrate Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya with a full calendar of events including lectures, book discussions in diverse locations, a performance, and more. For more information on The Big Read, call Noreen Scott Garrity at 856-225-6306. You can also view a full calendar of events at http://rcca.camden.rutgers.edu.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
PAST
Summer Art Soup Stage Adventures
July 12 – August 2
This summer's Art Soup Stage Adventures presents a refreshing blend of dance, music, theater, and storytelling - you won't want to miss it!
Performance Schedule:
Thursday, July 12
World Music Magic - Gina Ferrera
World Music Magic bridges the ancient and the future, inspired by global rhythm, percussion instruments, folkloric songs and dances from places like Ghana, Cuba, Brazil and Zimbabwe. Take a journey that explores traditional melodies and rhythms.
Thursday, July 19
Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble
Universal is an award-winning traditional African dance and drum ensemble featuring a multi-generational cast of amazingly talented artists and a stilt-walker!
Thursday, July 26
Jim West Productions - DINOSAURS!
Get ready to hobnob with Stegosaurus & T-Rex! Enjoy prehistory as Jim West mixes storytelling with the latest dinosaur discoveries, dino puppet-making ideas, and a rich musical score of Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Stravinsky and Prokofiev.
Thursday, August 2
Queen Nur - Storytelling
Sweet Potato Pie & Such is a rich blend of tales, songs and rhymes celebrating African-American heritage and the art of storytelling, all accompanied by African percussion instruments.
Third Thursday Art Crawl
The Stedman Gallery will be open until 8pm on the following Thursdays as part of the Third Thursday Camden Art Crawl.
6/21
7/19
8/16
9/20
For further information on 3rd Thursday please see the Eleven One Studio & Gallery website:
http://art11one.com/3rd-thursday/
GENERATION TO GENERATIONMay 7 - 23, 2012
Artist Reception: May 18, 1 – 3 pm
SKIPPYJON JONES:Theatreworks USA
Stages of Discovery Performance
Thursday, May 10, 10:00am & 12:30pm
Fee-based program. Pre-restration required.
HEIDI DURROW AND TIPHANIE YANIQUE:
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
April 11, 7 p.m.
For more details.
DAN CONOWAY AND GABRIEL FRIED:
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
March 26, 7 p.m.
For more details.
CUENTOS POPULARES:
Latino Folk Tales Illustrated by Latino Artists
March 7 to April 25
CUENTOS DEL ARBOL (TREE TALES)Pushcart Players
March 2, 10:00am & 12:30pm
HELEN BENEDICT AND STEPHEN O'CONNOR:
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
February 15, 7 p.m.
For more details.
WORKING DRAWING: DRAWING AS A MEANS TO AN END
January 18 – February 25, 2012
WILD LAND, THOMAS COLE, AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPENovember 9, 2011 – January 6, 2012
HIDDEN TREASURES:
Selections from the Rutgers–Camden Collection of Art
June 8 – August 12, 2011
STEPHEN DUNN:
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
September 21, 7 p.m.
For more details.
EMILY FOX GORDON, PAUL LISICKY AND PATRICK ROSAL:
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
October 19, 7 p.m.
For more details.
INTO THE THIRD DECADESeptember 6 – October 29, 2011
Extended hours: Sunday, Sept. 25 and Sunday Oct. 23, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Artists’ Reception: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 - 4 p.m.
LUNA MEXICANA, LUSTIG DANCE THEATREStages of Discovery Performance
November 2, 11 a.m.
Fee-based program. Pre-registration required.
MARTIN ESPADA AND ELIZA GRISWOLD:
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
December 7, 7 p.m.
For more details.