/musician (USA, b. 1930) Lawrence Brickman, photo— scene from Robert Ashley’s , Atalanta (Acts of God), 1986 Robert Ashley retrospective seven screenings of seven Fri Sep 6-Fri Dec 20 savio joanne photo: NAP Space, Kutztown All screenings at 7:00 pm Doors open at 6:30 Ashley’s operas-for-television, (hand-picked by Ashley for this event) screened on 47" flat screen No adm. charge, limited seating; “Ashley is not only an opera composer light refreshments but the greatest composer of the last century and the most innovative Friday, September 6 opera composer since at least Harry Music with Roots in the Aether Partch, if not Monteverdi. episode: Landscape with Alvin napconnection.com 2013-2014 season Lucier (1976*), 2 hours “He is the postmodern opera composer. There really is no one Welcome to our nappreview and (also exhibition reception, see below) our 2013-2014 season. Friday September 20 else.”— from Robert Enjoy the read and see Perfect Lives (1983*), 3.5 hours Ashley, American you at the events. Friday, October 4 Atalanta (Acts of God) —Atalanta Strategy (1986*), 30 min. live concert Friday, October 18 Thomas Buckner Now Eleanor’s Idea (1994*), 90 min. baritone Exhibitions and One-to-Ones are Friday, November 15 with free. For select presentations there Celestial Excursions (2003*), 90 min. since 1974 Robert Ashley is a small admission charge. Venue composer/musician Friday, December 6 phone numbers, addresses, and Concrete (2007*), 90 min. general info begin next page. For Fri Nov 1 St John’s UCC sanctuary inquiries and for up-to-the-minute Friday, December 20 Whiteoak and Walnut Sts, Kutztown One-to-one consultations schedule information call the NAP That Morning Thing (1968/2011), 7:00 pm doors open Presentations/Forums office: 610 683-6440. 60 min. 7:30 pm concert Performances Did you know that our consulting *video performance dates No adm. charge Exhibitions residency artists are available for Immediately afterward, join us for a Television programs private one-to-one dialogues? Find exhibition reception with Ashley and Buckner at out more about our One-to-Ones seven prints from the New Arts Program Main Gallery. Reference library/Archives on page 3. Signups for One-to- seven operas Publications Ones are by phone (610 683-6440) - public forum with or at the NAP Exhibition Space Fri Sep 06 Sun Dec 22 Robert Ashley Office| Galleries | Archives office in Kutztown. Slots are limited NAP Space Main Gallery, Kutztown to 12 per residency so sign up early. gallery hours: f/s/s 11:00-3:00 Sat Nov 2 William Zimmer Reference Library NAP Space, Kutztown Season signups begin September 1. and one-half hour before opera 173 W. Main Street screenings 10:00 am P.O. Box 0082 Next time you write or call, give us Friday, September 6 No adm. charge, limited seating Kutztown, PA 19530-0082 your email address. Occasionally, 6-9:00 pm opening reception with 610 683-6440 we may have some urgent news or a opera screening at 7:00 more about Ashley [email protected] special event that will be announced and Buckner via email. Our address is: Seven 30" x 40" archival prints of hours: f/s/s 11:00-3:00 page 2 and 3 [email protected] stage scenes from Robert Ashley’s or by appointment operas for television photographed by Mimi Johnson, Philip Makanna, © 2013 New Arts Program Inc. Excerpts for reviews or announcements of NAP events are permitted. Photos and artwork are copyrighted by the artists and used here by permission; Lawrence Brickman, Dan Rest, reproduction prohibited without prior permission. 1 and Stephanie Berger James F.L. Carroll director board of directors since 1974 James F. L. Carroll Joanne P. Carroll Robert Ashley Lincoln Fajardo operas for television: century because it was a fusion Robert P. Metzger of different media:music text, Ted Ormai a retrospective, live scenery, and action. Like Wagner, Deb Schlouch Distances to Kutztown from: concert, public forum Harry L. Serio Reading 20 m (0.5 hr) Ashley writes his own texts. As Alan Shirk Allentown 22 m (0.5 hr) Fri Sep 6-Fri Dec 20 with Wagner’s texts, Ashley’s Ellen Slupe Easton 50 m (1.0 hr) Event schedule on page 1 are poetic; they are in fact epic Bruce Wall Lancaster 55 m (1.0 hr) Harrisburg 65 m (1.5 hr) poems. Like the ancient epics of Ann-Sargent Wooster Robert Ashley Philadelphia 70 m (1.5 hr) , a distinguished Homer and Hesid, they are Emeriti: Scranton 90 m (2.0 hr) figure in American contemporary made of episodes and are meant Bart Wasserman NYC 110 m (2.5 hr) music, holds an international to be heard while being read William Zimmer Baltimore 125 m (2.5 hr) reputation for his work in new aloud —which is how we D.C. 175 m (3.5 hr) forms of opera and multi-disci- board of advisors experience them in operas. ... plinary projects. His recorded Ashley’s operas represent an Clytie Alexander works are acknowledged classics Robert Dick update revival of an ancient Douglas Dunn NAP Exhibition Space is of language in a musical setting. tradition, Ashley remade opera approximately 6 miles Jon Gibson from Exit 40. He pioneered opera-for-televi- from the ground up as an sion. The operatic works of American form, not oratorical Mary Griffin Robert Ashley are distinctly but vernacular, not for the stage Patricia Johanson St. John’s UCC original in style, and distinctly but television, not originating in Mimi Johnson American in their subject matter musical notation but in speech Klaus Kertess and in their use of American Michael Kessler and electronic technology. ... James Melchert language. Fanfare magazine His scores don’t look like what Andrew Miller calls Ashley’s Perfect Lives people think of as music. His Meredith Monk “nothing less than the first documentation consists of long Ursula von Rydingsvard American opera...” and the texts divided into lines, chord Nancy Wolff, Esq Village Voice comments, charts, and MIDI files, and often Emeriti: “When the 21st century glances the final documentation is the George S. Barrell back to see where the future of recording itself. He doesn’t have NAP opera came from, Ashley, like any known pattern in common Kent Floeter Downtown Monteverdi before him, is going with any other composer. Keith Haring to look like a radical new Robert Stanley Kutztown He has blazed an independent beginning.” A prolific composer path, devoid of models. The recognition and writer, Ashley’s operas are classical music world has no Ralph Bailits “so vast in their vision that they idea what to do with him. Eileen Baxter Venue information: are comparable only to Wagner’s Experts on conventional opera Steve Berardelli Ring cycle or Stockhausen’s Janice Carapellucci frequently don’t even recognize NAP Space Galleries & Office 610 683-6440 seven-evening Licht cycle. his name. The pop world is Vicki DaSilva 173 W. Main St. In form and content, in musical, equality oblivious. ... David D’Imperio P.O. Box 0082, Kutztown, PA 19530-0082 Judy Geib vocal, literary and media Robert Ashley’s innovations Mark Innerst St. John’s United Church of Christ technique, they are, however, began in the 1960s when he, Kermit Oswald N. Whiteoak and W. Walnut Sts., comparable to nothing else.” along with , Gordon Lisa Oswald Kutztown, PA 19530 (The Los Angeles Times). Mumma, and , Tom Sterner For NAP events at St. John’s please call 610 683-6440 More at www.robertashley.org formed the , nappreview editorial & a group that turned conceptual- design by John Lotte Northampton Community College 610 861-5062 3835 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18017 remaking opera ism toward electronics. ... For NAP events and one-to-one appointments at from the ground up In 1979, Perfect Lives appeared NCC please call: 610 683-6440 with a whole new conception of The following excerpts were taken New Arts Program Inc. technology-driven music theater. is a public tax-exempt, Berks Community Television 610 374-3065 from the book, Robert Ashley, not-for-profit corporation 645 Penn St., Reading, PA 19601 American Composers by Kyle Gann, organized under the laws Experience Robert Ashley’s of the Commonwealth of DUTV 54 (Drexel University) 215 895-2927 University of Illinois Press, Urbana, revolutionary seven-part opera Pennsylvania and section 3141 Chesnut St., Bdg 9B, Rm 4026 Chicago and Springfield, 2012. for television, Perfect Lives, in its 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Philadelphia, PA 19104 Revenue Code. All The word opera literally means entirety on Friday, September 20 donations to the Program are tax-deductible to the Manhattan Neighborhood Network 212 757-2670 works and the genre originally at the NAP Space. More, page 1. extent allowed by law. 537 W. 59th St., New York, NY 10019 2 took this name in the 17th One-to-one consultations one-to-ones new music baritone (USA, b. 1930) Presentations/Forums Throughout most of our Performances two-day residencies, up to twelve individuals have the Exhibitions opportunity not only to reserve Television programs a one-hour time slot but also to Thomas Reference library/Archives set the subject and direction for a private conversation with the Publications

visiting artist—a walk, a chat photography michael winslow photo: over coffee, a presentation of Buckner their work (actual works, live concert laptop, slides, video or, time Thomas Buckner permitting, even a studio visit). baritone major roles with Ashley’s A Cross-disciplinary interaction is ab ut with company throughout the world encouraged, for example, a Robert Ashley in many of Ashley’s other works painter with a dancer. composer/musician such as Balseros, Dust, the Now nap One-to-Ones are free. Eleanor’s Idea series, Celestial Founded in 1974, the New Arts Signups for each season begin Fri Nov 1 Excursions, and Concrete. Program is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit September 1 and continues St John’s UCC sanctuary Buckner’s most recent solo educational art resource library, through the two days of each Whiteoak and Walnut Sts, Kutztown recording, “New Music for - 7:00 pm doors open museum, and exhibition space residency. Sign up by calling Baritone & Chamber Ensemble,” dedicated to providing a forum 610 683-6440 or in person at the 7:30 pm concert includes works by Annea for the Lehigh Valley and Berks NAP office. Six time slots are No adm. charge Lockwood, Tania Leon, and Petr County public to interact with available each of the two days. Immediately afterward, join us for a Kotik. He also appears in the today’s major artists from the Participants should prepare an reception with Ashley and Buckner at newly-released CD/DVD “Kirili literary, visual, and performing agenda for their conversation. the New Arts Program Main Gallery. et le Nymphéas (Hommage à arts. Performances and exhibi- Monet),” a collaboration between tions are held in an intimate, public presentations For more than 40 years, sculptor Alain Kirili and impro- baritone Thomas Buckner has relaxed professional setting. On the first evening of each vising musicians and dancers. dedicated himself to the world Additional programs include residency, the public is invited to A former student of the of new and improvised music internships, two monthly a social hour of conversation legendary Metropolitan Opera and has performed at Carnegie one-hour cable television with the guest artist, which baritone, Martial Singher, Hall, Lincoln Center, and the programs, an art research and could include a gallery talk, Buckner was trained in the Art Institute of Chicago. slide library, NAP archives, NAP slides, video or audio, and/or, in classical tradition and has Buckner’s contribution to new Limited Print Editions, Live On certain instances, a performance. continued throughout his music through the commission- Paper: Book Forms, a literary The informality of the small distinguished career to broaden ing and performance of new journal, and other publications. community space encourages the scope of his vocal styles, works, the production of discussion. specializing in a wide range of residencies concerts and recordings, and . support of numerous musical Since 1974, consulting residen- More at thomasbuckner.com exhibitions enterprises world-wide is cies have been the center of the Eleven months out of the year, perhaps unprecedented in the New Arts Program. Today ’s our intimate gallery features history of American music. most provocative and insightful solo exhibitions of first-rate Buckner has collaborated visual, performing, and literary stocks, cars, working artists from this country with a host of new music artists and critics from around jewelry, antiques ... and abroad. Complimentary composers including Robert the world are invited to take part How creative can exhibition booklets, which Ashley, Noah Creshevsky, Tom in residencies at select regional you get with your include reproductions and a Hamilton, Matthias Kaul, Leroy venues. dialogue with the residency Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell, Phill gifts to the nap? Each residency has two days of artist, are available. Capping Niblock, and Christian Wolff. Our benefactors are becoming scheduled personal one-to-one off each season is our popular Buckner is featured on over 40 aware of the benefits of giving meetings between the guest artist invitational salon exhibition. recordings, including six of his property to the New Arts and members of the community, We now have a second own solo albums. Program in lieu of cash. Some plus a public dialogue in a exhibition area—The Project In 1983, Buckner began a long members have also expressed presentation/performance or Wall—which gives the public a association with Robert Ashley, an interest in including NAP in exhibition context. This access chance to view artists’ works or performing a lead role in his their final bequests. to major talents—with NAP as a ideas in progress. acclaimed opera Atalanta (Acts Speak to your accountant or conduit—cultivates direct Funding for exhibitions is in of God) as well as the opera tax advisor to decide what dialogue between artists and part through the generosity eL/Aficionado which Ashley works best for you. Feeling persons interested in the arts. of local businesses. composed especially for creative? Contact James Carroll More, next page 3 Buckner. He has performed at 610-683-6440. the group gallery tours Call to arrange for a group gallery tour or to discuss other prAject wall options that are available to your group or classroom. ideas in progress Educators are encouraged to NAP Space Main Gallery, Kutztown bring their classes— elementary gallery hours: f/s/s 11:00-3:00 through college. We can also The New Arts Program is visit your group or classroom Inaugurated in 2013, The Project listening to the dream. I hope that “a non-academic approach to a everyone brings their own stories to with a presentation. Wall, residing in the NAP Space, nonacademic subject, and it gives the public a chance to the photographs on the Wall. works!” —Philip Glass, composer the nap store view artists’ ideas and work Where else can you find a in progress—a situation that signed Keith Haring poster normally might not suit a formal Pam Roule costing just $600? ...or a DVD on gallery setting. Over each 12-week Jan 3-Apr 13, 2014 crating, packing, and shipping period, the Project Wall experi- disipline: visual artist (figurative art? Gift certificates are now ence metamorphoses as the charcoal drawings, paintings) A mfrom page 3 re available. The NAP Store artists work out their ideas on home base: West Reading, Pa. catalogue appears toward the the Wall.—Raw, smart, sublime. sneaker: New Balance William Zimmer end of this Preview. reference library Luke Wynne Housed within the NAP Space, residency booklets Sep 4-Dec 22, 2013 the library is an artist’s or Since 1997, each NAP exhibition disipline: Photography researcher’s dream. The public and artist residency has been home base: Easton, Pa. is invited to use its resources documented with a booklet which includes reproductions of age: Old enough to know better without charge. Open during gallery hours or by appointment. the works and commentary by sneaker: New Balance Here you’ll find: and about the artist. Exclusive fave living artist: Too many to list, project comments: The Wall itself transcripts from New Arts Alive books here are a few: Lewis Baltz, Richard will be a central piece of my project. —Every subject imagin- TV conversations are included. able for the artist. Diebenkorn, Stephan Shore, Avery I want to extend the “space” of the Booklets are available free of Danziger, Robert Frank wall to include not just the physical periodicals—Current and lots charge at events. Booklets by fave dead artist: Guy Bourdin, NAP gallery, but also the virtual of back issues. mail or from prior residencies, Andre Kertez, Edward Weston, world that is so present in all our Exhibition catalogues are available, subject to Lee Friedlander lives. I plan to post work from my availability, for a small fee. fave color: Purple and orange studio on the physical wall at NAP video archive—Featuring NAP together and because I believe art to be an Video Festival winners and a interactive discipline, extend an support fave period in history: Paris before collection of artist presenta- invitation to other artists to post what The New Arts Program would not WWI; NYC 1950s tions recorded at the Program they are working on in their studios over the past thirty+ years. be in operation without the on my ipod: Arcade Fire on a virtual wall via social media. generous support of its individual, Slide archive—Over 40,000 last read: Cathedral—Stories by Project Wall will examine the ways organization and business slides of works by contemporary Raymond Carver that the resulting ‘conversation’ sustaining sponsors; foundations; fave read: Hard Boiled Wonderland deepens and informs the art. artists. On-site viewing facilities. and a supporting membership and the End of the World by Haruki I will send out a ‘Call to Artists’ in Consulting and technical base. Funding also is provided in Murakami November with instructions on how assistance on studio and arts part by the Pennsylvania Council to become part of the Project. management, alternative and on the Arts, a state agency, and co-op spaces, housing, and the National Endowment for the Emily A. Branch mailings. Arts, a federal agency. Apr 16-Jul 20, 2014 disipline: No rules fave period in history: early 20th century home base: Berks County, Pa. age: Hit the big four-o in 2013 last read: With or Without You by Domenica Ruta project comments: Everything on the sneaker: Saucony wall represents something very fave read: Unique cookbooks fave living artist: Lots of great ones, personal to me. However, I think project comments: Not yet. talking about the “meaning” of the but I own more Jim Bloom and photographs is a bit like talking about David Nally pieces your dreams—they’re interesting to fave dead artist: Georgia O’Keefe the dreamer, less so to the person fave color: All the colors of nature 4 Funding for exhibitions is in part through the generosity of local business sponsors. “I am fascinated with the architec- ture of the city landscape, it’s tiny spaces, it’s overlapping structure and it’s constant rebirth. By painting the infrastructure of humanity I find Penumbra (integrated installation of paintings and wall drawings), the areas where we become aware 2012, wax, graphite, charcoal on panel, dimensions variable artist/painter [USA] of our own space in the world.” Krısta —K.S. germs Svalbonas nap Limited Print Editions, a short history recipient, Juried Solo Exhibition/ can be recognized in the urban Residency architecture that Svalbonas documents with a Fuji Polaroid —James F.L. Carroll germs. For example, when Connie camera during drives through Beckley called, while preparing exhibition New Jersey and New York. NAP Limited Print Editions is a for making her print, she wanted Jan 17-Mar 2, 2014 NAP Space Main Gallery, Kutztown With a studio in Orange, N.J., collection consisting of 61 print to know what books she could gallery hours: f/s/s 11:00-3:00 Svalbonas’ exhibitions have editions by leading contemporary read about printmaking. I spanned the art centers along visual, literary and performing advised her, “Reading technical the Atlantic coast, primarily in artists. While in residency in books should not be your opening Fri Jan 17 6-9:00 pm artist’s reception Jersey and New York. A solo 1979, David Shapiro, poet and art concern, but your ideas must be. 8:00 pm gallery talk exhibition is slated for September critic, suggested making a print An assistant will help you 2013, in Boulder, Co., at the edition and using the proceeds present you ideas—or germs— from its sale to help fund the onto the plate. Don’t fog your one-to-ones Dairy Center for the Arts, with New Arts Program. His etching Fri and Sat, January 17, 18 her NAP solo outing following a mind with technical operations 9:00-4:30 by appt: 610 683-6440 became the first of the NAP or skills; just bring your ideas few months later. Limited Prints. for saying something.” Svalbonas received a BFA in The intent of making the prints The limited print runs, which Now about five years into her photography and design at Syra- suggests that a process must be include some monoprints and career as an exhibiting artist, cuse University and an MFA in a generated by persons with strong monotypes, usually numbered Krista Svalbonas is a welcome hybrid program of photography, ideas, ideas that are more four to 25 per signed edition. In fresh face who has taken on the video and design at the State important than the skills or making a print edition the art world in a big way. In the past University of NY/New Paltz. technical craft of printmaking. artists are able to explore few years, using encaustic and When she left her Masters The central idea was to have methods and materials outside pastel, she has been creating program she was an installation artists work in a medium in their usual discipline. All the site-specific installations that artist working in all sorts of which they were not profession- prints are remarkable for their form a remarkable dialogue media: resin, dirt, sound, video, ally attuned. As you peruse the ingenuity and idiosyncratic use between the painted work and rubber, and photography before work that has been created over of medium and materials. In the physical architecture of the falling in love with encaustic and the years, you will see that most fact, they do not even look or gallery/site space. She combines pastel. If Svalbonas is not doing of the artists were not printmak- feel as if they come from the abstract geometric panel paint- her own work, you can usually ers or even what are traditionally same printing house. Each is ings with large-scale pastel wall find her with her students at one called visual artists, but they are the work of whoever signed drawings that appear to fit effort- of the east coast colleges. innovators in the process of lessly into their installation To see more of Svalbonas’ work creating ideas, or what I call continued page 8 5 settings. The origins of her work visit: www.kristasvalbonas.net “The work is deliberate and controlled, matter of fact in appearance, and irony free. Structure is primary. My compositions are geometric rhythms. Color is secondary. Color enhances the geometric rhythms and provides visual texture.”—M.W. painter/sculptor (USA, b. 1950)

Mark Williams Mark Williams, Cogent (2013-37), 2013, acrylic on canvas, 14" x 22" overall exhibition #1 new period was defined. Over - the next few years, his repertoire Fri Feb 17 Sun Mar 30 expanded to include paintings Northampton Community College on stretched canvas, works on l to r: Sylvia Benítez, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem drafting film, paintings on paper, Mark Golden, Judith Murray, 610 861-5062 and paintings on synthetic Richard Smith, Gwenn Thomas, William Zimmer gallery hours: M-F 8:00 am-9:00 pm material. Eventually, his materials Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm of choice became predominately oil enamel or acrylic paint on meet the artist @NCC wood panels or stretched canvas. Thu Mar 6 Among the numerous grants 10 years back 9:30-3:00 one-on-ones at NCC Williams has received are two - by appt: 610 683-6440 from National Endowment for rewind to the 2003 2004 nap season 3:30-4:30 gallery talk the Arts (1980, 1989), Artists’ of our season will be dedicated 5:00-6:00 artist’s reception Looking for parallels between Space Artist’s Grant (1985), and this season and 10 years ago, we to a retrospective of a single the Pollock-Krasner Foundation see a heavy slant both seasons incredible artist’s work. exhibition #2 (1994). In spring of 2007, in the direction of the visual To visit every year of NAP’s - Williams was artist in residence arts and one dancer/choreogra- history since 1974, look for the Fri Mar 14 Sun May 4 at the Josef and Anni Albers pher on tap. Unique for 2004: NAP Synopsis booklet on our NAP Space Main Gallery, Kutztown Foundation. His work resides in former New York Times art website napconnection.com or gallery hours: f/s/s 11:00-3:00 many museum and private critic and longtime friend of the ask for it at the NAP Exhibition collections in the U.S. and in New Arts Program, William Space. opening Fri Mar 14 Europe where he has exhibited Zimmer (now deceased) lead a With us in ’03-’04 were: 6-9:00 pm artist’s reception in Sweden, Switzerland, and five-week forum on art criticism. 8:00 pm gallery talk Germany. If you were around at the Sylvia Benítez sculptor Williams was born in Pittsburg. time, you may remember NAP’s one-to-ones He attended North Texas State Biennial Video Festivals— ’03- Fri and Sat, March 14, 15 @ NAP University from 1968-72 and Mark Golden ’04 was the fifth and final. The founder, Golden Artists Colors 9:00-4:30 by appt: 610 683-6440 1973-75 earning an MFA in NAP Video Festival was a painting and sculpture. Upon unique traveling juried exhibi- Carmela Hermann After nearly 20 years as an artist graduation he moved to New tion of VHS art, that had its dancer/choreographer working in New York City, in the York City to participate in the premiere each year at the summer of 1994, Mark Williams Whitney Museum of American Philadelphia Institute of Judith Murray switched from his “hot” format Art’s Independent Study Contemporary Art. The Festival painter of diagonals and three-dimen- Program. There he began mak- videos are now part of our sional construction to a “cool” ing paintings based on chance William Zimmer Reference Richard Smith painter format characterized by flat operations and simple game Library archives and may be rectangular planes cut from strategies. He continues to live viewed by appointment. and work in New York City. Gwenn Thomas plywood, with a few low relief That was a great season, but visual artist elements, grid-like modular Funding for exhibitions is in part ’13-’14 will be offering an NAP configurations, and a limit of through the generosity of local experience like no other in its William Zimmer four or fewer colors. An exciting business sponsors. 6 history. The entire first half art writer/critic sities in the and “I want to choreograph “real-ness,” Europe, including her hometown, translate a semblance of film into Budapest. Shick has worked dance, locate the close-ups and with many other performers and etc surprising edits, and yes, even choreographers, most recently include that hint of non-linear with Jon Kinzel, Juliette Mapp nap director available narrative. I cherish dancers and look and Jodi Melnick. for school and group to highlight their individuality and Shick, Kilpatrick and sound presentations designer, Elise Kermani, have humanity and the intimacies among The New Arts Program has a worked together for the last ten them.”—V.S. knack for making today’s arts years. Their most recent piece, dancer/choreographer [USA] “Everything You See,” was exciting and approachable. presented at Danspace Project Did you know that the “NAP (NYC) in April 2013. experience” is portable? James Carroll In the New York City area, , director of the Shick has taught at Hunter New Arts Program, and a former Vicky Shirk KU professor, is available to College, Princeton University, performance As performer, choreographer The New School, for the Trisha bring the NAP experience into and teacher, Vicky Shick has Brown Company and at public and private schools, high Fri Apr 25 been involved with the New Movement Research. Colleges schools, colleges and universities, St John’s UCC, third floor (walkup) York dance community for over where she has created dances and social organizations. Whiteoak and Walnut Sts, Kutztown three decades. During her years for students include Arizona His presentation underscores 7:30 pm doors open with the Trisha Brown Company, State University, Barnard the ability of today’s art to give 8:00 pm presentation and she received a New York Dance College, and George Washing- students and adults a unique performance followed by and Performance Award (Bessie) ton University. She is a 2006 perspective of society and an a reception with Ms. Shirk for performance and in 2003 grant recipient from the insight into art’s past. Topics can No adm. charge she received a second Bessie for Foundation for Contemporary be tailored to your class or group. her choreographic collaborations Arts and a 2008-2009 Guggen- To arrange a customized one-to-ones presentation for your classroom Fri and Sat, April 25, 26 with artist Barbara Kilpatrick. heim Foundation Fellow. or group, please contact NAP Exhibition Space, Kutztown Shick teaches, creates dances, Funding in part through the generosity Mr. Carroll at 610 683-6440 or 9:00-4:30 by appt: 610 683-6440 and has restaged Trisha Brown’s of local businesses. work in festivals and at univer- [email protected].

nap 25th annual international invitational With over 170 artists from 24 represented at last season’s salon, states and 25 international this is the summer exhibition to artists from 13 foreign countries see. Our salon is a regional gallery goers’ favorite. Last year salon of small hundreds of visitors streamed in on opening night. The opening reception provides a great works opportunity to talk with artists. Each artist is represented by one recent work measuring up to 200 sq. inches. There is tremen- dous diversity of styles and media, including video. Most works are for sale and reasonably priced. Its nearly impossible to walk away without claiming at least one piece. An exhibition booklet is available. Artists interested in exhibiting, see Artist Opps in this Preview. Entry deadline: April 1, 2014.  View of Salon of Small Works installation, 2013 Reception catering by Global Libations ex hibi tion: Fri May 23-Sun Jul 13 op ening : Fri May 23 Funding for exhibitions in part through NAP Exhibition Space, Kutztown 6-9:00 pm reception the generosity of local businesses gallery hours: f/s/s 11:00-3:00 7 2013-2014 season schedule germs James Carroll hosts both NAP shows with Ron Schira stepping in on continued from page 5 A occasion as guest host. Viewers are invited to join the dialogue by n tv the print. A number were telephone during the live telecasts. nap on cable and individually hand painted or The following schedule applies to the live BCTV broadcasts. otherwise altered by the artist. streamed live Rebroadcasts vary in each service area as previously noted. The printmaking assistant is Shows are now streamed live on the Web at www.bctv.org. The New Arts Program produces simply there to help in translat- Plus you can go to bctv.org’s archive ANY TIME to watch recent two live one-hour TV programs ing the artist’s idea or image. broadcasts AND shows from previous seasons. that are televised to over 110,000 Kutztown State College students cable households in the Berks Kermit Oswald and Judy Geib were County area and streamed live 2013 2014 the instigators and stimuli for over www.bctv.org. Rebroadcasts wednesdays wednesdays starting the production of the can be seen in Philadelphia and Limited Print Editions. As this New York City. Over 400 aug 7 6:00 pm New Arts Alive jan 1 no program (holiday) special part of the NAP contin- programs have been produced Peter Jon Snyder, artist 22 7:00 pm New Arts Alive ued, over the next seven years Ron Schira, host at Berks County TV in Reading Pam Roule, visual artist Eileen Baxter, David D’Imperio, since our first airing in 1988. 28 7:00 pm NAP Connection feb 5 Tom Sterner, Ralph Bailets and Our flagship series, New Arts topic: Robert Ashley operas 26 TBA Mark Innerst acted as the artists’ Alive , features a single guest— Ron Schira and James mar 5 printmaking assistants. For the a painter, sculptor, writer, poet, Carroll 26 7:00 pm NAP Connection last three years, Steve Berardelli critic, architect, choreographer, sep 4 6:00 pm New Arts Alive topic: Artscapes oversaw the remaining editions. dancer, musician, composer, Luke Wynne, photographer Gloria Day and panel In the 1980s, I was talking on performance artist, curator, or 25 7:00 pm TBA apr 2 6:00 pm New Arts Alive the phone with the editor of The gallery dealer—in conversation Emily A. Branch, artist Print Collector’s Newsletter. We about their passion of how and oct 2 6:00 pm TBA 23  talked about the artists who had why they do what they do. 23 no program made prints with the Program, may 7 In 1992, a second series was (BCTV’s Oktoberfest) and he commented on the fact added—NAP Connection— 28 nov 6 6:00 pm TBA that most of the persons were which features a two- or three- jun 4 TBA basically non-visual artists. He 27 7:00 pm NAP Connection person panel who discuss a 25 asked with honest sincerity, pre-determined topic. topic: Year in Review Ron Schira, host jul 2 “Where did they get their ideas?” Available anywhere, 23 I answered candidly, “I did not dec 4 6:00 pm New Arts Alive streamed live on www.bctv.org. aug 6 6:00 pm NAP Connection know that visual artists had an Vicky Shirk, dancer/ option on ideas.” In Berks County, tune in BCTV topic: Mid-Year Review choreographer When I first started the New twice monthly for live broadcasts: Ron Schira, host 25 no program (holiday) 27 7:00 pm NAP Connection Arts Program in 1974, I noticed FIRST Wednesdays 6:00 pm topic: Artscapes that so-called non-visual artists (Repeats that Fri 9:00 pm; Gloria Day and panel have a lot of important things to Sat 5:00 pm; Sun 8:00 am) say without the disadvantage of FOURTH Wednesdays 7:00 pm Television program funding in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Berks having anything they need to (Repeats that Fri 10:00 pm; Community Television, local businesses, and individuals protect. All persons work with Sat 6:00 pm; Sun 9:00 am) ideas and we all see and read in visual patterns. The artists’ BCTV availability: notes and/or word might not • Comcast Reading/Hamburg arrive in the context that we Channel 13 does your employer match? normally think of as visual, but • Comcast Oley Partnering with your employer 2. Obtain a matching gift they have everything to do with • Service Electric Cablevision through their matching gift pro- form from your employer’s visualizing their work. Channel 19 (Birdsboro, Fleetwood, Kutztown) gram, lets you DOUBLE your personnel office. Ten years later (1995), the gift to the New Arts Program. 3. Send both the completed limited print concept resurfaced In Philadelphia, catch rebroad- Follow these three easy steps matching gift form and with the start of Live On Paper: casts every Tuesday at 10:00 am to participate in your employ- your personal gift to: Book Forms in collaboration with on Drexel’s DUTV-54 (Comcast er’s matching gift program with New Arts Program, Doug and Helene Zucco of White Cable and Urban Cable Works). employees, directors, retirees, P.O. Box 0082, Kutztown PA Crow Paper Mill. Ralph Lemon, In NYC, rebroadcasts are on and spouses: 19530-0082 dancer and choreographer, had 1. Check if your employer distinction of being the first Manhattan Neighborhood While we’re on the subject of matches gifts to nonprofit artist to participate in this new Network, Channel 1 on alternate work, why not bring a colleague 501 (c)(3) organizations ongoing collaboration between Sundays at 7:00 am. to the next NAP event. and if you or family papermaker and invited visual, members qualify. 8 literary, and performing artists. etc nap yard” sale own an original print benefit sale“ of new and used artist materials by Robert Ashley! — collection of limited Sat Oct 5, 2013 Item donations, please editions for sale NAP Space Main Gallery, Kutztown Do you have art supplies, 10:00-4:00 (indoors) materials, cameras, books, nice New Arts houses many contrib- frames, or working electronics, uted art works that are intended New Arts Program’s popular hiding in storage? You may for sale. Notable among these benefit sale is back. Items are donate them for our annual are NAP Limited Print Editions, not available for purchase prior sales at anytime throughout the which consists of over 60 to the sale or by mail order. year during gallery hours. editions by cutting-edge visual Golden Artist Colors has donated All sales benefit the New Arts and performing artists created Lawrence Weiner, untitled, 2007, a limited number of custom kit Program. 1979-2007. 15" x 12" samples and seconds that will be Below are some of this year’s These works by composers, available for free, while they last. bargains, with suggested prices: architects, choreographers, Edgar Grana, musician/composer sculptors, painters, and critics Denise Green, painter were created during residencies Clear plexiglass box frame with back support, 40 x 41 x 2⅛—$95.00 ea (2) Marcia Hafif, painter at the New Arts Program. Many Plastic frame with back, 36 x 36 x 1 with ⅜" spacer—$95.00 ea (4) Keith Haring, painter were individually hand painted Black frame/gold with canvas insert edge, 26¼ x 37—$95.00 or otherwise altered by the Bill T. Jones, choreographer/dancer Metal and wood frame, 40⅜ x 30⅜—$95.00 artists and are remarkable for Ralph Lemon, choreographer/dancer Maple frame with metal backing, 26 x 35 with 1⅜" spacer—$95.00 their ingenuity and idiosyncratic Frank Lima, poet Gold leaf metal frame with glass, 8⅞ x 13 with 2" matt—$25.00 Double white frame with glass, 19 x 21 (16 x 14)—$95.00 use of the medium. The small Alvin Lucier, musician/composer Wood frame backing with glass, 48 x 48 x 1—$125.00 ea (3) print runs of etchings, lithos, Joseph Masheck, art historian/critic monotypes, and silk-screen Gray frame with plexiglass, 34 x 46 x 1—$95.00 Steven Paul Miller, poet Assortment of metal and wood frames—$2.00-$5.00 ea prints number somewhere from Michael Morin, printmaker Handmade paper, 48 x 85 x ⅛"—$45.00 ea (6 sheets) two to 25 per signed edition. Arches Cover white, 300 lb, 42" x 10 yd rolls (retail $112)—$90.00 ea; $75.00 ea/2 Private collector, corporate, David Moss, musician/composer Steve Poleskie, artist Arches Cover white or buff, 250 lb, 22 x 30 (retail $4)—$3.00 ea; gallery, and museum inquiries $2.50 ea/10-24; $2.00 ea/25 or more Lucio Pozzi, sculptor are welcome. Call or email us Arches Watercolor natural white, 400 lb rough, 22 x 30 (retail $16.80)—$14.00 ea; and we’ll fax or email you a David Shapiro, poet/critic $12.00 ea/5 or more; $10.00 ea/10 or more complete list of works. Discount Irene Stein, artist Arches Watercolor natural white, 300 lb rough, 22 x 30 (retail $12.90)—$10.00 ea; pricing is available to NAP Barbara Strawser, painter $8.00 ea/5-9; $7.00 ea/10 or more members. Please call for an Valentine Tatransky, art historian/critic Stonehenge white, 250 lb, 22 x 30 (retail $2.30)—$1.75 ea; appointment. You won’t leave $1.25 ea/10-24; $1.00 ea/25 or more Valery Taylor, sculptor empty-handed! Cotton canvas, 14 oz double weave: Prints by the following artists Julius Tobias, sculptor 60" wide (retail $15.00/yd)—$9.00/yd; $8.00/yd/4 or more yds are available for purchase: Bernard Tschumi, architect 76" wide (retail $18.00/yd)—$12.00/yd; $10.00/yd/4 or more yds Maryann Unger, sculptor ¼" glass mirror panels, (2) 47½ x 49½; 44½ x 66½; 50½ x 66½—make offer Roberta Allen, sculptor Peter Van Riper, musician/composer Grommets—$9.00/container (15 large containers) Safety mask with filters and pads—$20.00 Robert Ashley, musician/composer Ursula Von Rydingsvard, sculptor Ambico video speakers—$15.00/set of 2 Connie Beckley, sculptor Lawrence Weiner, painter JVC Video Flying eraser head cassette recorder/player SVHS HiFi—$35.00 Johanna Boyce, choreographer/dancer Arnie Zane, photographer/dancer/ Go Video dual-deck recorder/player, HiFi VCR 4 heads—$50.00 each side Glenn Branca, musican/composer choreographer JVC Video Cassette recorder/player, HiFi VHS 4 heads—$25.00 John Cage, composer (sold out) Fisher-Price audiotape video camera, complete with case—$75.00 Ping Chong, multimedia Edit suite: Videonics-A/B-1 roll edit controller, never used—$40.00 Video monitors (small)—$5.00 ea (3) Efrain deJesus, painter posters too Tumico Micrometer Head, boxed set—$15.00 Along with our limited-edition Tullio Desantis, artist Air gun and cup, never used—$50.00 print collection, the Program Peter Eisenman, architect 40½” Logan Simplex matt cutter 700SGM, never used (retail $299)—$150.00 Molissa Fenley, choreographer/dancer currently offers three attrac- Dual miter, for small and medium size frames—$15.00 tively priced collectible posters, Ellen Fisher, performance artist Speedball soft rubber brayer #74, never used (retail $13)—$6.50 including two Keith Haring Electric stapler—$6.00 Jon Gibson, musician/composer editions. You can purchase the Kodak slide trays—$4.00 ea (15) Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, painter/critic Haring prints in person at the Misc. cameras and equipment, electronic equipment—makes offer Malcolm Goldstein, musician/composer NAP Main Gallery or via our Pan-Pastels—prices vary , musician/composer NAP Store section on page 11. 9 Books—$1.00 ea restrictions for invited artists: exhibit/residency date: Jan. 2015 •One work per artist location: 173 W. Main Street, artıst Apps •Work completed within the Kutztown, Pa. past two years application fee: $30 Waived for to be considered: Any artist who visual arts •Size limit: 200 square inches, current NAP members (Payable has exhibited in an NAP Salon including frame in U.S. dollars by money order nap 25th annual since 2009 will automatically or check through a U.S. bank.) ınternational be sent an entry invitation via •Work must hang on a wall ınvitational salon email or post by 03/01/14. (except film/video) entry deadline: In our hands by •Video and film entries must be October 31, 2014. Decision of small works all others must apply by on DVD, 14 minutes or less, notification in December 2014. The culmination of the NAP submitting: including credits (screening to enter: Send fee and all of the season, this exhibition averages •Complete contact information accommodations provided) following: nearly 200 works and has always including email address been well-attended. Artists are •Artist pays postage/freight •Cover letter: Include complete •10 copies of your work—inkjet, invited to submit one recent costs, both ways contact information incl. email laser, or 8 x 10 photo prints; original work, measuring up to address—One page typed. DVD with JPEGs accepted; no •Work must be delivered and 200 sq. inches. Sale of work is slides. Or a DVD, for film/video. removed in person or by •Artist statement (not resumé): encouraged. Examples should demonstrate a carrier on dates to be specified Explain the thinking behind the work and describe what the work exhibit date: May 23-July 13, 2014 dedication to the continuance submit to: process is about—One page typed. of a body of work. NAP Exhibitions, P.O. Box 0082 location: 173 W. Main Street, •10 copies of your work—inkjet, •Artist statement (not resumé): Kutztown PA 19530-0082 Kutztown, Pa. laser, or 8 x 10 photo prints; Explain the thinking behind the more info: 610 683-6440 DVD with JPEGs accepted; no exhibitor fee: $5 (no fee to apply) work and describe what the work [email protected] slides. Or a DVD, for film/video. process is about—One page typed. application and acceptance Examples should demonstrate a deadline: •For return of photos, enclose a dedication to the continuance In our hands by April 1, 2014 self-addressed stamped envelope. visual arts of a body of work. 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By becoming a New Arts Program For the seventeenth consecutive 5) number 1-10 corresponding supporting member, you help us continue to make the following resources season, artists nationwide are to typed list available free to the public: • Consultations with guest artists • Exhibitions and exhibition booklets invited to compete for a solo •Typed list of works identified • Use of professional art research library • This events calendar exhibition/residency to be held 1-10 as above; include title; date; Members receive: Free admission to regular NAP events • Discount on at the New Arts Program medium; dimensions: h×w (×d) books, prints, posters, videos, CDs, and more (some exceptions; limit on Exhibition Space. One artist •SASE for return of materials quantities for certain items) • Satisfaction of making it happen will receive the following: •Do not send additional items •Six-week exhibition in 2015 submit to: nap supporting member application •Two-day NAP residency NAP Exhibitions, P.O. Box 0082 •Opening/artist reception Kutztown PA 19530-0082 Check one: N $30 NAP annual member N $50 NAP annual family member (two adults & children) •Gallery talk by artist on more info: 610 683-6440 reception night [email protected] I am enclosing an additional tax-deductible gift to support NAP’s goals: •Press releases N $200 N $150 N $100 N $ •Write-up/photos in NAP press N I wish this gift to be used exclusively for the NAP Endowment Fund. N I wish to remain anonymous. •Appearance on New Arts Alive Grab a bite or brew. cable TV program broadcast Get 10% off. name live from Reading, Pa., taped On your next NAP visit, why organization/occupation/discipline broadcasts on Philadelphia and NYC cable not grab a bite at one of our address supporting eateries. Show your •Exhibition booklet with visuals NAP membership card. Some city/state/zip •$550 honorarium plus lodging offer 10% off to NAP members phone ( ) email •Insurance coverage of any time. Check out the list of exhibited work business sponsors at the end Send with check to: New Arts Program, POB 0082, Kutztown, PA 19530-0082 10 of this Preview! In-and out-of-print The Art of Kent Floeter Publications of the New Arts Program. Building Flatness, the Art of Kent Quantities are limited. Floeter—Painter Kent Floeter (1900- the 2004) oversaw the creation of this nap Dance on Paper—Color catalogue for monograph that, in both beauty and 2001 exhibition held at Lehigh University. craft, is a benchmark of book publish- A Visual works on paper created by over ing. Text contributions by Chuck Close st re 50 choreographers. 53 pages. and Raymond Ryan. Published in 2003 We reserve the right to limit quantities. softcover $9. item #1035 by Stephen David Editions Ltd, NY. In and Out of Kutztown, 1974-1981 12.5"w x 11"h x 1," 208 pages with DVD “Crating, Packing —A classic portrait of the first seven 139 full-page color reproductions. and Shipping Art” years of the New Arts Program. Over No discount. two inches thick! A keeper. 427 pages. hardcover $65. item #1016 —our most popular item softcover $30. item #1033 + $10. S&H Ashley, Glass, Reich, The most thorough, professional, + $10. S&H 7 others on music CD reliable documentation of its kind— CD Connection is an exclusive NAP a must for any artist or curator. In and Out of New York—Catalogue collection of instrumental and vocal Crating, Packing and Shipping details for 1980 NAP exhibit held at White works by some of new music’s most various crate types and includes an Column in NYC with works by former Keith Haring editions influential composers. Each work was invaluable segment on “markings for Kutztown University students who Authenticated, attractively priced. personally selected by its composer for shipping.” Produced by the New Arts lived and worked in NYC. 40 pages. In 1989 Keith Haring created a graphic this disc. Features the first ten musician/ Program and directed by David softcover $4. item #1034 for a large print and NAP concert composers to have residencies at the O’Connell of OCS Packing & Crating, Ideas from Individual Impressions and poster, both screen printed in 1990. New Arts Program: Philip Glass, Steve the DVD is packed with trade secrets Marks: Prints of Non-Printmakers Also available, a few 1984 “Kutztown Reich, Jon Gibson, Meredith Monk, you can’t find anywhere else.Printed —Catalogue for 1988 exhibition held at Connection” benefit posters with Keith’s Robert Ashley, Glenn Branca, Joan La transcript included. 80-minutes. Lehigh University—works by musicians, iconic NYC skyline/heart graphic (see Barbara, Connie Beckley, Peter Van dvd $44. item #1011 choreographers, and architects created T-shirt art). See these works at the Riper, and Malcolm Goldstein. vhs $20. closeout item #1012 through NAP Editions. 22 pages. NAP Exhibition Space or call for a Released 1996. softcover $4. item #1036 JPEG. And grab a Keith T-shirt, too. limited-edition cd $20. item #1015 Keith Haring historic 1990 screened print (30"h x 22") Julius Tobias: Work from 1965 to 1992 signed $1,000. item #1041 segments on DVD —Exhibition catalogue. 48 pages. NAP gift certificates Keith Haring Making Drawings, softcover $4. item #1037 1990 poster (22"h x 17") For the artist or art lover in your life. Presentation and Exhibition—Features unsigned $10. item #1042 Gift certificates can be applied to Kutztown native Haring in 1982 working n.a.p.text(s)—Literary journal loaded 1984 poster (33"h x 20") membership, artworks, NAP Yard Sale, on five different drawings (30 min). with stimulating writing, poetry, and unsigned $10. item #1043 and NAP Store items. Set also includes a 29-sec. Haring visuals by literary, visual, and perform- signed $600. item #1044 $25. (no S&H fee) item #1050 animation originally shown in Times ing artists. # 1-3 are exquisite 16-page + $20. S&H, one or more posters Square. His 9/10/87 opening at NAP booklets; # 4-7 are in a stylin’ folded Exhibition Space—documented poster format. (#7 sold out) here—drew over 750 people. Keith per issue $3. item #1031 spent nearly five hours hanging with the crowd! A 45-min public presenta- nap store orders Limited editions item name size/ cost tion by Haring captured in 1982 item # or helpful description color qty per item total completes this Haring collection. Available for purchase in person or by Printed transcript included. 86-minutes. phone. Call for appointment $ $ dvd (2-disc) $33. item #1013 610 683-6440. The New Arts Program $ $ vhs $15. closeout item #1014 houses many superb art works that  are for sale to benefit NAP. Notable $ $ among these is nap limited print  editions, which currently consists of $ $ 60 print and poster editions by 42 leading contemporary visual and $ $ performing artists including Glenn $ $ Branca, Denise Green, Marcia  Hafif, Bill T. Jones, Ralph Lemon, $ $ Alvin Lucier, Ping Chong, Jon Gibson, Ursula Von Rydingsvard, merchandise total $  Julius Tobias, and Bernard Tschumi. shipping and handling: Unless item is marked, apply the following fees: Look for the complete list in this 1 item $3. | 2-3 items $4.50 | 4 or more items $6. $ Preview.  total amount due (add merchandise + shipping) $ Live on paper handmade book forms  —At NAP’s invitation, internationally Make check payable to: New Arts Program recognized artists in the literary, visual, and performing arts have created name Always in style handmade editions which stretch the boundaries of the book form. address Your choice of Keith Haring classic design on black or white or Lawrence Other art works are also for sale to city/state/zip Weiner graphic on white. Silk-screened benefit NAP. Individual, corporate, on back with NAP logo on the front. gallery, and museum inquiries are phone ( ) email Heavyweight 100% pre-shrunk cotton. welcome. NAP members are entitled Send with check to: New Arts Program, POB 0082, Kutztown, PA 19530-0082 No discount on Ts. to a discount on most pricing. s, m, l, xl, xxl $20. item #1021 11 business sponsors Global Libations Radius Please visit these local businesses 21 E. Main Street, Kutztown radiustoothbrush.com who have been supporting 484 646-9683 1-800 626-6223 the New Arts Program: Roasting the finest fair-trade/ organic coffee daily SOS Business Machines Inc. 10% off order with NAP mem. card 28 S. Center Avenue, Leesport suppArt Adam n’ Eve Boutique M-F 9:30-5:00 309 W. Main Street, Kutztown 610 926-1299 The New Arts Program would Mark’s Sandwich Shop Tu-F 10:00-6:00, Sa 10:00-5:00 123 W. Main Street, Kutztown Canon copier/fax sales, not be in operation without the 610 683-8117 Seven days a week 10:00-10:00 service, supplies generous support of: 610 683-3626 The Art Store “A Kutztown tradition since 1966” Silver Maple Veterinary sustaining sponsors 462 W. 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Stephen Olinick Kutztown, Pa. 610 683-8721 Boksenbaum Proudly providing guest accomoda- Kristin Baxter Ted Ormai and FOUNDATIONS tions to NAP visiting artists for over Joe Beddall and Patricia Goodrich Patricia Wittig Foundation for Contemporary two decades Vivienne Wildes Fred Heffner Bob Ruhe and friend Performance, NYC Steven Berardelli Dennis Johnson Angela Scanzello Colorfin LLC Greenwich Collection Ltd. PanPastel.com | SofftArt.com Val Bertoia Fred and Jayne Keller Harry L. Serio Meet the Composer, NYC Headquarters in Kutztown Gordon C. Boardman Thomas C. Kennedy Alan Shirk Funding for Meet the Composer Inc. 484 646-9900 Elizabeth Bodien and Karen Aumann George K. Shortess and is provided with the support of the Makers of PanPastel,TM ultra-soft Valerie Breaux Haaf Dolores F. Kirschner Mary Lou Shortess Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, ASCAP, painting pastels and Sofft TM Tools, Akiko Kotani Ellen Slupe the Virgil Thompson Foundation, and the fine art and craft tools Russell Bush National Endowment for the Arts James and Joanne Lynda Lambert Donna Snyder and Phaedrus Foundation, NYC East Penn Manufacturing Carroll John Landis and Skip Bannon Lyon Station 19536-0147 Clay on Main Barbara Schulman Cindy A. Strunk Jan Crooker Janice B. Lipzin and Dan R. Talley First National Bank Paul M. Knaak in Fleetwood David J. Deangelo and Shirley Thomas and Bobbi Deangelo John Lotte and David Robinson Main & Franklin Sts, Fleetwood Cheryl Haughney 610 944-7676 Elizabeth A. Douglas George Viener Liz Magno Lisa Eshleman Foster Don Voisine and and Brian McCrae Alicia Maniloff Barbara Hertel Lincoln Fajardo and Susan R. Manspeizer Dianne Vottero This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, Dockery through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). Peggy Light Lynn Millar State government funding for the arts depends upon annual appropriation by the Douglas Fowler and Elizabeth Miller Bruce Wall Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Diana M. Ludwig McCue Joan Weber federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Berks Art Council. Christine I. Oaklander, Michael Winkler 12 PhD