Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission

8 Belvidere Avenue Oxford, NJ 07863

  
 

 

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New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show

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All Warren County senior artists, 60 years of age or over, are encouraged to participate in the annual Warren County Seniors’ Art Show. Rules and an application may be requested by; calling the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission at 908-453-4381, by downloading the forms, or by sending an email request to wcchc@nac.net. Your completed application form and labeled artwork should be delivered to the Wayne Dumont Jr. Administration Building, between 10 am and 12 noon on Monday, April 23rd.

 Artists may enter one work as either professional or non-professional. The art categories are: acrylic, craft, computer imagery, drawing, mixed-media, oil, pastel, photography, print, and watercolor. All work must be the original creation of the artist, have been completed in the last three years, and may not have been previously entered in the Warren County Seniors’ Art Show. 

Our Annual Seniors’ Art Show is presented by the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission, co-sponsored by the Warren County Division of Aging & Disability Services, supported by the Warren County Freeholders, and funded in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Wayne Dumont Jr. Administration Building is accessible and has reserved accessible parking, located at 165 County Road Rt. 519 S., Belvidere, NJ 07823.

 For further information visit wcchc.org or call: 908- 453- 4381 or 711 relay services.

2012 ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES and Forms

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30 March 2012

Warren County Students Participate in 2012 Teen Arts Festival

The Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission is pleased to congratulate all students who took part in the Warren County Teen Arts Festival presented by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission and hosted by Warren County Community College. Approximately 260 students participated in the two day Arts Festival held at Warren County Community College on March 15 and 16.

Professional artists presented workshops in: Manga, a cartooning style developed in Japan; dance styles including Hip-Hop, Improvisation, Modern and, Broadway Show dancing; digital filmmaking processes; sculptural heads; theatrical audition preparation; creative writing techniques; Lithography and Silk Screen print making; Impressionistic style landscape painting; blues guitar; bookbinding; songwriting; conducting; computer 3D Modeling with Blender; Multimedia with Adobe Flash, and Stage Combat.

Critique sessions were conducted to provide participants with one-on-one supportive feedback in the various arts including; theater, vocal and instrumental music, creative writing, poetry and prose, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and film.

Schools which participated in Teen Arts Festival included; Belvidere High School, Harmony Township School, North Warren Regional High School, and Warren County Technical School and Warren Hills Regional High School.

The Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission partnering with Warren County Community College produced this year’s 2012 Warren County Teen Arts Festival which took place at Warren County Community College. Support from the Warren County Freeholders make this art experience a reality for the students of Warren County. Warren County Teen Arts is funded in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Shippen Manor, the restored circa-1754 ironmaster’s mansion, is located ¼ mile west of the Rt. 31/Wall Street intersection in Oxford, on Belvidere Avenue. Parking is limited, and visitors are encouraged to park on nearby Washington Avenue. Handicapped parking is available at the Manor. There is no admission fee. For further information, please call (908) 453-4381.

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SHIPPEN MANOR
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Visit Shippen Manor

Guided Tours
First Sundays
& Second Sundays
1 PM to 4 PM -
Exclusive of Holidays
- Free Admission -
Donations Welcomed
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Field Trips for School
Classes & Special
Groups Available
Explore life during
 the Revolutionary War-era  in the little iron-making  village of Oxford Furnace. Join Curator, Andrew Drysdale, at Shippen Manor Museum for a look at domestic chores, open-hearth cooking, militia drill, musket-firing and the true story of an industrious local family whose lives were drawn into the conflict.

WHEN: Weekdays in April; Tuesdays and Wednesdays in May & June.
TIME: Approximately 10 AM - 12 Noon; or 1-3 PM.
ADMISSION is Free. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
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