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The Shore Institute of the
Contemporary Arts will open its doors on June 23, 2004. A Grand
Opening Celebration and Exhibition will be held on July 9 from 5:00
– 8:00 PM. This first exhibit will feature the works of Karen Giusti,
Gary Kuehn, D. Dominick Lombardi, Una Henry, Michael Joo, Rudy Serra,
Doug and
Mike Starn, and Mimi Wienberg. This exhibition will be available for
viewing from June 23 – July 25.
SICA’s new home is at 20 Third Avenue in Long Branch, NJ 07764.
Everyone is welcome!
The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, a non-profit arts
organization whose mission is to advance appreciation for and
provide education in then contemporary arts. SICA facility, the
former Lincoln Can Manufacturing building, is currently being
renovated to provide gallery space, a cafe, a video viewing
room,
offices, and a sculpture studio. The second floor will house a
studio for painting and drawing classes and 18 studios that are
rented to visual artists. Currently 14 of these studios are already
reserved.
For more information call Doug Ferrari at 732-263-1121.
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"...I truly believe that SICA will have an enormous impact towards the
importance of contemporary arts throughout the central New Jersey area."
Frank Pallone Jr. Congress of the United States
"The city of Long Branch is firmly behind the establishment and location
of the Shore Institute
of the Contemporary Arts in the Broadway
corridor... The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts is a
well-conceived institute, and one that will serve the residents of central
New Jersey in a unique way."
Howard H. Wooley Jr.
Business Administrator City of Long Branch
"There is a great need in this part of New Jersey
for exhibition space for
contemporary art and for studio space for artists... and it is exciting to
think of bringing this Center to Monmouth County"
Mary Eilleen Fouratt
Executive Director,
Monmouth County Arts Council
"I have studied the Development Proposal for SICA in the Lower Broadway
District of Long Branch and applaud its clarity of vision... This plan if
brought to fruition would fit well with our plan to strengthen and foster
an art community in this area, and could serve as an anchor for it."
Pratap Talwar
Principal, Thompson Design Group, Inc.
"Of particular appeal is the fact that your organization seeks to combine
a more formal approach to arts education... with a very serious effort
to attract and include the general public." "...Your intention to
emphasize contemporary arts
is a much needed and courageous step and
serves
a need that has been too long ignored in all areas which lie beyond
urban centers."
Gary Kuehn
Art Department Chair,
Rutgers University (MGSA)
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