On March 25th, from 2 - 5pm duCret will host its annual Faculty-Alumni Art Show & Sale. If ever there were a way to meet history in person, it would be at this year's art show celebration, which marks duCret's 85th year in art education! Amassing at this year's show is a long list of notable duCret artists, many who have become either nationally or internationally known. For instance, Peter Caras who was tutored by Norman Rockwell and the famous western artist James Bama, has produced over 1,700 published illustrations in his own right. Considered one of today's foremost paperback cover artists, Peter now passes the legendary painting methods on to his students at duCret. Then there's Charles Sabba, who has divided his life between being a police officer, a forensic sketch artist and an artist himself. This unique combination manifested in an equally unique career path as Charles became particularly involved in investigating crimes related with art, which has led him to working on some of the biggest art theft cases in US history. One can often find Charles sequestered in his studio at duCret, painting the history of the cases he's worked onto to canvas.
Flip to the wondrous world of nature and animal kingdom and this coming spring art show will feature the works of two internationally known wildlife artists, Doug Allen and Leslie Delgyer. An artist and author, Doug has traveled to faraway places such as Africa to paint wild animals. Following a short period of time in the Army, Doug was selected to illustrate a series of big game animals of North America for Outdoor Life Magazine, a series that later turned into a book, Big Game Animals. Douglas Allen is a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City and an executive board member of the Society of Animal Artists. Award winner Leslie Delgyer who has been commissioned for the World Wildlife Fund by Prince Phillip for her exquisite ability in pastel, has painted Ronald Reagan's dog, received personal accolades from the King of England and world governments for her renditions of endangered species.
Michael Donato a duCret instructor and prolific children's book illustrator, has also published illustrations in Business Week, The Oxford American, Travel & Leisure, N.Y. Woman, Parenting, MS. Magazine, Audio, Sales & Marketing Management, 3.2.1. Contact, Scholastics, Choices, and many more. Feminist movement artists and lecturer Joan Arbeiter co-authored Lives and Works: Talks With Women Artists, Vol 2 (1996,1999) with Beryl Smith and the late Sally S. Swenson. She has been published, quoted, reviewed or reproduced in Manhattan Arts International, Spirit Taking Form by Nancy Azara, Language Visual Art, Frontiers, Women's Art Journal, World Hunger Year Magazine, catalogue essays and publications of Douglass College and Rutgers University and on radio, TV and the internet. She actively hosts workshops on the history of women in art at duCret, as well as instructs students at the school. Dean Field, an instructor at duCret stands as yet another formidable multi-talent who has given concerts in NJ, Kansas City, and Marco Island and has authored books for national museums as well as maintaining his own art studio. The works of yet another duCret graduate and NJ artist, Rhoda Yanow is in the collection of The Butler Institute of American Art, The Chinese Government, a Pastel Painting for the First Pastel Museum in China, Pastel Society of America, Newark Museum, NJ; Newark Public Library, New Jersey Ballet, Prince Albert Museum, London, Rensselaer University, NY, Township of West Orange, NJ, Shering Pharmaceuticals, Warner Lambert Company, Morris Plains and numerous other private collections.
The diversified paths that many of the duCret alumni have taken are as far reaching as the mind can imagine. A show of this magnitude, with so many prominent artists of the past few decades is an event worth taking part in! duCret invites art lovers, families and friends to come out and view the work of duCret faculty, alumni and board members and to meet and mingle with those who have dedicated their lives to the arts.The 85th Year celebration Art Show & Sale Opening Reception will be held on March 25th in the school's auditorium at 1030 Central Ave, Plainfield NJ. The event is free and refreshments will be served. Click here for more details.
