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| Ed Wetzel with Mamta & Vinay Nair, Gallery Owners |
One thing that makes duCret School of Art so special is that all instructors are actually working artists in their own right. This prerequisite set forth by the art institution brings a whole new dimension of education to the attending students, for they are constantly exposed to world activities that their teachers are involved in all throughout the year. Ed Wetzel, a local Metuchen artist, past Art Co-Op owner, and ducret faculty member currently runs his own Plein Air / Painting Studio in Metuchen. He's quite active in the town in which he resides, which includes yearly participation in the local June Bug Festival each year, speaking engagements at Metuchen High School and most recently in assisting in VAM ART's gallery opening titled, "Resurgence 2012".
VAM Art Gallery, located at 15 Station Street in Metuchen, NJ opened it's doors to the public with a smashing array of art from international artists hailing from Australia, Bahrain, Qatar, Singapore, UAE and the USA. The work of fifteen artists from five nations representing four continents was formally showcased on January 18th, at “Resurgence 2012”. They include internationally acclaimed artists like Hikaru Yumura, Jiro Inagaki, Ad Arma, Murali Cheeroth and N.N. Rimzon who will be presenting their latest works along with the works of highly recognized artists like Martin Reyna, Pradeep Puthoor, Ashok Kumar Gopalan, Rita Kaplan, T.M. Aziz, Mathai Tom, Mukesh Sharma, Pratul Dash, Birenda Pani, Rani Rekha and Sreelal.K.S. Violinists and dishes of fresh fruit and cheese added a sweet ambiance to an already warm room filled with enthusiastic art appreciators.
VAM is an initiative that works to bring together and promote all aspects of contemporary art for better interaction and understanding among acclaimed artists, art enthusiasts and art collectors globally. Contemporary art is a universal visual language that people from every nation and culture can share. VAM showcases the work of artists from diverse perspectives world wide and provides a forum for artistic communication on the world stage. Aiming to be the prime enablers who can positively influence the enlightened fraternity from the global community, in identifying, recognizing and collecting work of gifted artists who are consistently committed to their work, the new gallery presents their work through a series of international exhibitions, organizing art appreciation programs to increase the awareness on contemporary art scene there by broadening the art collector base and organizing art exchange programs and workshops to offer opportunities to talented emerging artists to work with internationally acclaimed artists.
VAM is an initiative that works to bring together and promote all aspects of contemporary art for better interaction and understanding among acclaimed artists, art enthusiasts and art collectors globally. Contemporary art is a universal visual language that people from every nation and culture can share. VAM showcases the work of artists from diverse perspectives world wide and provides a forum for artistic communication on the world stage. Aiming to be the prime enablers who can positively influence the enlightened fraternity from the global community, in identifying, recognizing and collecting work of gifted artists who are consistently committed to their work, the new gallery presents their work through a series of international exhibitions, organizing art appreciation programs to increase the awareness on contemporary art scene there by broadening the art collector base and organizing art exchange programs and workshops to offer opportunities to talented emerging artists to work with internationally acclaimed artists.
duCret School of Art in NJ's oldest private and non-profit art institution, with classes for children and adults year round. Located at 1030 Central Avenue, Plainfield NJ 07060, more information can be found at the school's website, www.ducret.edu or by calling 908-757-7171.
