Starting January 19th in Great Neck at Gold Coast Arts Center; Only Multi-Discipline Arts School in Nassau County Truly has Something for Everyone, Now called Gold Coast Arts Center
(Great Neck, NY) The Gold Coast Art Center is pleased to announce Jude Amsel as the new gallery director. Jude brings to the position her many years of experience as artist and educator. As lead teacher in the art center’s ceramics program and instructor in the outreach program, as well as a long standing member of the Art Center board, she will continue her work as an advocate for the arts.
In her position as art center educator, Jude has also taught in Europe. Her recent travels have connected her to the French artist Veronique Barrillot, a muralist from Dijon, France. With Jude’s help, Veronique’s dream to paint a mural in New York was realized this summer at 5 Ptz, a graffiti Mecca in Long Island City. During her stay she also created a mural for the entrance to the art center. Jude Amsels recent interest in urban art brings us to the subject of her curatorial debut, “Wall Works”.
Since it’s appearance on city walls and subway cars in the 1970s, the sub-culture of graffiti and street art has been rapidly moving into the realm of mainstream art. Major museum and gallery exhibitions of many street artists such as, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, Shepard Fairey and Banksy point to a growing interest in the art form.
“Wall Works” will be at the Gold Coast Art Center from January 19, through March 2, 2014, opening reception Sunday, January 19 from 3-5pm.
ABOUT THE GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER:
The Gold Coast Arts Center (formerly known as The Great Neck Arts Center) is a vital Long Island institution which is recognized as a premiere venue for art, music, dance, drama, film and literature. Their School for the Arts, an affiliate of the Kennedy Center “Partners in Education” in Washington DC, offers classes and programs for adults and children. Students are instructed by world-class artists and teachers who utilize the latest educational strategies and tools. The Gold Coast Arts Center also created and produces the annual Gold Coast International Film Festival www.
In addition to the acting, improv and musical theatre classes that comprise their theater program, the new Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre provides students with the opportunity to be a part of a full Broadway experience. Participants will audition for a fun and exciting musical, which will include acting, singing, dancing, costumes and scenery.
Additionally, they have recently expanded their music program to include two new weekly classes, Future Idol, which will teach performance and microphone techniques and Music that Moves You, which will focus on the history of music while students learn to sing and play instruments. They also offer private lessons for a multitude of instruments, including drums, guitar, piano, violin, sax, flute, clarinet/brass, trumpet, as well as voice lessons. Furthermore, they are expanding their adult program to include weekly dance and clay classes, as well as special workshops for photo printing, encaustic painting and ceramics for the whole family on select days. The Arts Center also continues to offer art, dance, ceramics, chess and fencing programs for children and classes for seniors and teens with special needs.
The whole family is invited to join the Gold Coast Arts Center! They look forward to seeing you this Fall! Call (516) 829-2570 for more details and to sign up now.
