Press Releases 2005
"Meet The Artists" Folklife Center Program
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DOWN JERSEY FOLKLIFE CENTER AT
WHEATON VILLAGE HOSTS
SPECIAL “MEET THE ARTISTS” PROGRAM
Millville, NJ
– The Down
Jersey Folklife Center at Wheaton Village will host a special “Meet the
Artists: Masters and Apprentices in Folk Arts” program on December 10,
from 3 to 7 p.m. The event celebrates the 10th anniversary of the
Apprenticeships in Folk Arts Program provided by the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts and the 60th anniversary of the New Jersey Folklore
Society.
The artists featured in the Folklife Center’s current exhibition, “Apprentice Wizardry: Mastership/Apprenticeship in Folk Arts,” will be introduced to the public. They are: Bernice Gasaway and Shirley Elliott Banks - African-American dolls; Fred Reitmeyer Jr. and Nancee Jo Luciani - Decoy carving; Herbert C. Pierce and William Mosley - Native American Drums; Elise Uiga and Sirje Geddis - Finnish Ryja rugs; Diomedez Matos, known as Yomi and Richard J. "Richie" Martinez - Puerto Rican Cuatro; Wenning Wang Han and Dorothy Lin - Temari balls; Eudokia Sorochaniuk and Vera Nakonechny - Ukrainian Weaving and Nyzynka embroidery; Armando Sosa and Rolando de Leon - Guatemalan weaving; Mann-Lih Huang, Jean Liu and Rose Ng - Chinese Knotting;Andrea Dalessandro - Rug Hooking; Dhriti Bagchi Bengalese Ritual Decorative Painting; Merline Rhodenand Althea Meade Hajduk- Jamaican Pottery; Mary May and Debra Simpson - Pinelands Region Basketry; Fusaye Kazaoka - Japanese dolls; Hanan Karaman MunayyerandRanda Munayyer- Palestinian embroidery; Alpa Thakkar - Kutchi embroidery; Ameurfina Nazario and Altavis Erz - Baybayin: Writing in Pre-Hispanic Philippines;and Ritu Pandya - Indian Mandala and Batik painting.
The program schedule:
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hands-On Craft Demonstrations.
Ukrainian Belt Weaving with Eudokia Sorochaniuk and Vera Nakonechny - master and apprentice in Ukrainian nyzynka embroidery and weaving. Visitors will be invited to try the technique of Ukrainian belt weaving and learn about the unique patterns specific to the Ukrainian region of Hutsul. Indian Mandala making with Ritu Pandya – master artist in Batik Painting and Mandala making. Visitors will be invited to participate in the creation of a thematic mandala “that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.”
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Special guest speaker, Sharon Harrington, New Jersey State Council on the Arts member.
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Music Performances.
Puerto Rican Cuatro music performed by Richard Martinez, a famous cuatro and guitar maker who studied both cuatro music and cuatro making with the master artist Diomedez (Yomi) Matos. Philipino Rondalla Band (Rondalla is a Philipino band consisting of various‑sized, 14-string instruments) led by the master artist Ameurfina Nazario. Nazario plays numerous indigenous instruments including the kulintang (brass gongs), tongali (nose flute), kubing (mouth harp), and bandurria (14-string lute).
No admission ticket is required to attend the reception. The Down Jersey Folklife Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. It is open Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The artists featured in the Folklife Center’s current exhibition, “Apprentice Wizardry: Mastership/Apprenticeship in Folk Arts,” will be introduced to the public. They are: Bernice Gasaway and Shirley Elliott Banks - African-American dolls; Fred Reitmeyer Jr. and Nancee Jo Luciani - Decoy carving; Herbert C. Pierce and William Mosley - Native American Drums; Elise Uiga and Sirje Geddis - Finnish Ryja rugs; Diomedez Matos, known as Yomi and Richard J. "Richie" Martinez - Puerto Rican Cuatro; Wenning Wang Han and Dorothy Lin - Temari balls; Eudokia Sorochaniuk and Vera Nakonechny - Ukrainian Weaving and Nyzynka embroidery; Armando Sosa and Rolando de Leon - Guatemalan weaving; Mann-Lih Huang, Jean Liu and Rose Ng - Chinese Knotting;Andrea Dalessandro - Rug Hooking; Dhriti Bagchi Bengalese Ritual Decorative Painting; Merline Rhodenand Althea Meade Hajduk- Jamaican Pottery; Mary May and Debra Simpson - Pinelands Region Basketry; Fusaye Kazaoka - Japanese dolls; Hanan Karaman MunayyerandRanda Munayyer- Palestinian embroidery; Alpa Thakkar - Kutchi embroidery; Ameurfina Nazario and Altavis Erz - Baybayin: Writing in Pre-Hispanic Philippines;and Ritu Pandya - Indian Mandala and Batik painting.
The program schedule:
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hands-On Craft Demonstrations.
Ukrainian Belt Weaving with Eudokia Sorochaniuk and Vera Nakonechny - master and apprentice in Ukrainian nyzynka embroidery and weaving. Visitors will be invited to try the technique of Ukrainian belt weaving and learn about the unique patterns specific to the Ukrainian region of Hutsul. Indian Mandala making with Ritu Pandya – master artist in Batik Painting and Mandala making. Visitors will be invited to participate in the creation of a thematic mandala “that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.”
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Special guest speaker, Sharon Harrington, New Jersey State Council on the Arts member.
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Music Performances.
Puerto Rican Cuatro music performed by Richard Martinez, a famous cuatro and guitar maker who studied both cuatro music and cuatro making with the master artist Diomedez (Yomi) Matos. Philipino Rondalla Band (Rondalla is a Philipino band consisting of various‑sized, 14-string instruments) led by the master artist Ameurfina Nazario. Nazario plays numerous indigenous instruments including the kulintang (brass gongs), tongali (nose flute), kubing (mouth harp), and bandurria (14-string lute).
4 p.m. to 7
p.m.
Reception hosted by the Folklife Center’s Advisory Board.
No admission ticket is required to attend the reception. The Down Jersey Folklife Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. It is open Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wheaton Village
strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and
programs to all persons with disabilities.
Call two weeks in advance for special accommodations.
The Down Jersey Folklife Center programs are supported in part, by grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the National Park Service. The Center is further supported by residents and groups with an interest in the traditional art and culture of southern New Jersey. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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WheatonArts strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons with disabilities.
Provide two weeks notice for special accommodations. Patrons with hearing and speech disabilities may contact WheatonArts
through the New Jersey Relay Service (TRS) 800-852-7899 or by dialing 711.