Summer Session 2008

June 23 through July 2, 2008

The 22nd annual Summer Writers' Conference is an intensive week of workshops and readings featuring a dozen nationally-known writers, and are followed by receptions with the authors. Visiting writers include novelist Karen Karbo, poet Jonathan Galassi, and nonfiction writer Rodger Kamenetz. For a complete schedule of readings, click here.

Black-and-White Photography in Contemporary Art

December 10 - February 23, 2008
(Closed December 23-January 1)

This exhibition of approximately 90 photographs explores two themes: the continued use of black-and-white photography as a medium of visual and historical consequence, and the growing tendency of photographers to create imaginative narratives for their imagery, sometimes arranging figures and objects in environments or constructing tableaux for emotive effect.

The photographers selected include some whose work has emerged within the last decade. The exhibition focuses on works by American artists but also includes important international photographers. Among those represented in the exhibition are: Robert Adams, Vic Muniz, Cindy Sherman, Sherry Levine, Duane Michals, James Casabere, and Hiroshi Sugimoto.

The Stedman Gallery is open Mondays through Saturdays, 10am - 4pm.

Admission is free.

Recent Works by Women Artists from Vietnam

September 4 - November 21, 2007

Since Vietnam opened its doors to the West, a booming art business has brought economic prosperity to many artists - predominantly men. Vietnamese women, long stereotyped as living in the shadows of their husbands, have been virtually overlooked by the international art world. Now, a younger generation of women find themselves in position to critique prevailing norms and to question the status quo. Changing Identity is the first survey of its kind to tour the United States, featuring the work of ten Vietnamese women breaking barriers and presenting a fresh, unique perspective on Vietnamese culture.

The Stedman Gallery is open Mondays through Saturdays, 10am - 4pm.

Admission is free.

with Stuart Goodyear, piano

Saturday March 1, 2008 8pm

Weber: Euryanthe Overture
Schubert/Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)

$40/25/15 reserved

Saturday February 9, 2008 8pm

TBA: Young Composers' Competition Winner
Strauss: Don Quixote
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6

$40/25/15 reserved

Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music

Sunday March 16, 2008 7pm

David Anthony Lofton, conductor
with the New Jersey MasterChorale and the AVA Opera Orchestra

$15/23/33
group discounts available

Grand Passions

Saturday January 19, 2008 7:30 pm

An evening of opera's most-beloved scenes from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, La forza del destino, and Puccini's Manon Lescaut, performed in concert style with the AVA Opera Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Christofer Macatsoris. (Italian with English supertitles)

$28/38/48
group discounts available

September 11 - 26

Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts is excited to welcome the Newark Black Film Festival (add a link to the site) to the Gordon Theater from September 11 through 26.

Since its inception in 1974, the Newark Black Film Festival has become known among its peers as the longest running black film festival in the United States. Throughout the years, it has continued to provide a progressive public forum for hundreds of emerging writers, directors, producers, performers and film buffs who enjoy African American and African Diaspora cinema. Screening in the summer months, the films that are shown reflect the full diversity of the black experience in America, both past and present. Each film selection encompasses a wide range of cinematic forms and formulas, from documentary to the avant-garde. Click here to see film schedule.

The Festival is free of charge to the public and receives funding in the form of special grants from foundations and corporations. The 2008 Festival season is made possible by a grant from Bank of America.

EYES ON THE PRIZE: THE PROMISED LAND

September 11 (Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, Camden)

A segment of the 14-hour documentary series EYES ON THE PRIZE aired by PBS. The series has been heralded as "the principal account of the most important American social justice movement of the 20th century." The Promised Land chronicles the timeframe 1967 and 1968 and focuses on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

BACK TO AFRICA

September 12

The full-length feature telling a poignant story of Sade, a beautiful 24-year-old African-American woman, on a spiritual quest to Nigeria in search for her father who was forced to leave her mother and her when she was two years old.

BLACKOUT

September 18

A captivating film about the summer 2003 blackout, the largest in United States' history, and its impact on the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.

HALLELUJAH!

September 19

The first sound film created by the famed King Vidor, Hallelujah! was one of the first all-black films shot by a major studio. Produced by MGM in 1929, it was intended for general audiences and won Vidor an Oscar nomination.

THE DITCHDIGGER'S DAUGHTERS

September 25

A Family Channel original movie, the film chronicles ditchdigger Donald Thornton's passionate efforts to motivate his daughters to become well-educated.

July 31 - August 14

Rutgers-Camden Center the for Arts wants you to spend your HOT summer days watching COOL films! From July 31 to August 14, we will host the Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema Series.

July 31 @ 10AM

A Picture Book of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Children learn about the life and times of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 10 minutes

Honest-to-Goodness Truth.
What is the right way and the wrong way to tell the truth?14 minutes

Mrs. Katz and Tush
When Lames, a young African American, presents Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, with a scrawny kitten without a tail, a lasting friendship develops.30 minutes

August 4 @ 10AM

Wormhead
In this animated, award-winning film, young Jessie learns a lesson about accepting people as they are.13 minutes

Roberto the Insect Architect
Roberto, the termite, travels to the big city in hopes of pursuing his dream of becoming an architect..11 minutes

Tar Beach
Lying on her Harlem roof-top, Cassie's dreams about flying above the city, claiming what she sees for herself and her family. 30 minutes

August 7 @ 10AM

Rosa
Nikki Giovanni narrates this powerful story about Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who, on December 1, 1955, refused to give up her bus seat and as a result made history. 30 minutes

Duck for President
As Duck decides to run for President, watch him rise and fall from power, sticky ballots and all. 18 minutes

Galimoto
Follow a young African boy, using his wits, walk through his village in search for scraps of wire to make his very own Galimoto (a motorcar). 30 minutes

August 11 @ 10AM

Honey...Honey...Lion!
An African honey guide bird teaches a greedy honey-badger a lesson about sharing. 9 minutes

Tug of War
Through puppet characters and a multicultural cast, learn about choosing friends across racial lines. 15 minutes

Ruth Law Thrills A Nation
This film tells the story of a record-breaking flight of pilot, Ruth Law, and other female aviators. 30 minutes

August 14 @ 10AM

Kirikou and the Sorceress
A wonderful animated West African folk tale recounts the story of Kirikou, who seeks to free his village of a terrible curse and to find out why Sorceress Karaba is so mean. 70 minutes

July 31 @ 10AM

A Picture Book of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Children learn about the life and times of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 10 minutes

Honest-to-Goodness Truth.
What is the right way and the wrong way to tell the truth?14 minutes

Mrs. Katz and Tush
When Lames, a young African American, presents Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, with a scrawny kitten without a tail, a lasting friendship develops.30 minutes

August 4 @ 10AM

Wormhead
In this animated, award-winning film, young Jessie learns a lesson about accepting people as they are.13 minutes

Roberto the Insect Architect
Roberto, the termite, travels to the big city in hopes of pursuing his dream of becoming an architect..11 minutes

Tar Beach
Lying on her Harlem roof-top, Cassie's dreams about flying above the city, claiming what she sees for herself and her family. 30 minutes

August 7 @ 10AM

Rosa
Nikki Giovanni narrates this powerful story about Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who, on December 1, 1955, refused to give up her bus seat and as a result made history. 30 minutes

Duck for President
As Duck decides to run for President, watch him rise and fall from power, sticky ballots and all. 18 minutes

Galimoto
Follow a young African boy, using his wits, walk through his village in search for scraps of wire to make his very own Galimoto (a motorcar). 30 minutes

August 11 @ 10AM

Honey...Honey...Lion!
An African honey guide bird teaches a greedy honey-badger a lesson about sharing. 9 minutes

Tug of War
Through puppet characters and a multicultural cast, learn about choosing friends across racial lines. 15 minutes

Ruth Law Thrills A Nation
This film tells the story of a record-breaking flight of pilot, Ruth Law, and other female aviators. 30 minutes

August 14 @ 10AM

Kirikou and the Sorceress
A wonderful animated West African folk tale recounts the story of Kirikou, who seeks to free his village of a terrible curse and to find out why Sorceress Karaba is so mean. 70 minutes