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Upcoming Events
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April 2010
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Thursday, April 8th
Spring Visions Photography
(Intermediate & Advanced)
Dates: Thurs., April 8, 15, 22, 29. Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm.
Explore the use of photography as a means of self expression! Capture the beauty of spring, and look at your photographs in a new way. Learn camera handling, professional techniques of seeing photographically, composition essentials, and the language of light while exploring your surroundings. An SLR or digital camera is required. All levels welcome. Instructor: Sally Davidson.
Price: $55 Members, $65 non-Members. To register, please call (609) 586-0616.
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Saturday, April 10th
10th Anniversary Workshop: Walter Dusenbery
Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm.
As the former director of the Stone Division of the Atelier, Walter Dusenbery also holds a special place in the history of Grounds For Sculpture. Many of his stone sculptures grace the grounds, including the monumental, Damascus Gate. Learn more about his interesting and varied background, and create a portal of your own using travertine tile. Instructor: Aylin Green.
Price: $45 Members; $50 non-Members. To register, please call (609) 586-0616.
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Saturday, April 10th
10th Anniversary Specials!
Tenth on the Tenth Giveaway!
In honor of Grounds For Sculpture's 10th birthday as a non-profit organization, we want to give you a gift! The tenth person in the park on the 10th of every month will win a Grounds For Sculpture goodie bag worth a retail value of $50! In addition, both Toad Hall Shop & Gallery and the Museum Shop will offer 10% off on the 10th of the month to patrons and online shoppers on regularly priced merchandise. Members receive an additional 10% on top of the 10% they already receive!
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Saturday, April 17th
Tots on Tour!
Time: 11am and 1pm. Ages 3-5. Rain or Shine! Free with Park admission.
Listen to a story, become park explorers, and make original works of art. Bring your toddler to learn about sculpture through interactive activities. Instructor: Joslyn Johnson.
One adult must accompany each child. Space is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Meets in the Visitor’s Center.
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Sunday, April 18th
Day at the Fair
Time: 11am – 4pm. Rain or shine!
A celebration to commemorate Grounds For Sculpture’s roots as the New Jersey State Fairgrounds. Visit our Museum Building (formerly used to house the rabbits, goats, etc. during the golden age of the State Fair) and the Domestic Arts Building (formerly the site of quilting, canning, pie making, and other homemaking arts). Tour the park, visit the balloon man, relax to music in the courtyard, participate in workshops, and view a pie-making demo. Purchase popcorn, cotton-candy, hot dogs, and other treats at the concession stands. Have lots of fun at our fantasy fair! To view a tentative schedule of activities for this day, please click here.
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Thursday, April 22nd
Art in the Landscape, the Landscape as Art Seminar with Brian Carey
Time: 11am
As part of Grounds For Sculpture's Earth Day Celebration, Brian Carey, founding partner of AC/BC Associates, will talk focusing on the restoration of the abandoned landscape of the NJ State Fairgrounds and its transformation into Grounds For Sculpture. In 1985, AC/BC Associates won a competition for the creation of a master plan to create a new sculpture park in Hamilton, NJ. Over the last 20 years, a series of experiments with placing sculpture in the landscape have taken place. The development of the landscape as sculpture has evolved into the Park we all enjoy today.
Price: $5 Members; $8 non-Members. To register, please call (609) 586-0616.
** This event has been postponed to Thurs., May 6 at 11am. **
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Thursday, April 22nd
Earth Day Celebration
Tours are free with park admission.
In addition to the Art in the Landscape, the Landscape as Art Seminar with Brian Carey, Grounds For Sculpture continues its Earth Day Celebration with 2 special guided tours of the park: The Art of Horticulture at 1pm & 3pm, where GFS Gardeners take you on a tour exploring the horticulture and plantings in the park. Also, at 2pm, walk with our trained docents in Horticulture and Sculpture: Playing Off One Another as they share their knowledge of gardening and take you on a journey to discover the connections between the horticulture and art throughout our majestic landscape. Enjoy the sculpture park in full bloom!
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Wednesday, April 28th
Full Moon Tour
Time: 7pm.
Let the magnificence of Grounds For Sculpture wow you by moonlight in an experience like no other. Begin your evening with a romantic 3-course dinner for two at Rat’s Restaurant, followed by a docent-led group tour lit by the full moon. Enjoy a special walk through the Grounds and view sculptures individually lit to show off their evening brilliance. Reservations are limited for our full-moon tours.
Price: $55 per person all inclusive. ** FULLY BOOKED **
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18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619
(609) 586-0616
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All Rights Reserved.
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