4th Annual Jersey Shore Center Resident Art Show

When I spoke to Jeanne last week, she said that she would make sure that my old work was taken down from the current show, and the new work I submitted for the next show would be installed.  But over the weekend we got a mass email saying everyone in the current show should take down their work and put up their new work on Sunday or Monday.  What does this mean?  I figured the only way to know for sure was to get up there on Monday and find out what was happening.  

So in the morning, I did just that.  All I brought was my camera and my pencil case, which contained my calibration tool, in case I needed to adjust the wires again.  The front parking lot was pretty full, but the handicapped spaces were clear, and I have a hang tag that allows me to use them.  I assumed there would be a lot of people hanging work, but I saw few people in the building, just one hanging work on the 1st floor.  I checked my assigned wall, and saw my old work was taken down, and the new work up in its place.  While I was there, I grabbed a photo of it.

No labels or name tags yet, but the framed works looked fine.  I didn't need to do anything about that wall, but as long as I was there, I decided to pick up the old ones, some boardwalk prints.  However I didn't see them in my space, or in the office.  I found Jeanne in a hallway and she said they were in the office, under the big table.  I went back and found them, taking one with me back to my car, and getting my large tote bag so I could easily carry the other two back to my car, where all three were back together in the big bag.  No cards out yet, so I decided just to go on to the next stop.

That would be my speech therapy office, where the people I interact with always have questions about my art, and art in general.  Normally I would have left some cards with them, but like I said, don't have them yet.  Have an email address for one of them, but she's out of state this week.  However, the receptionist was not, so I got an email address from her, and planned to send the jpeg of the card design to her.  It has all the information about the show, and they even spelled my name right. 

Speaking of which, that card image can be seen below, perhaps even better than one taken with my camera, which is usually how I have to do it (click on it to enlarge):

As the card says, the show opens with a reception on Wednesday, October 23rd from 5 to 7 pm, which may have some refreshments there, depending on what the artists bring.  The show remains up at least through November 30th, though for the last one I was asked to keep my work up, and so it was there for the Punk Rock flea market, and they hung holiday decorations around it, with my work staying up through the spring. This show, like the last one, has my latest 3 Robert Johnson prints, none of which has been exhibited before, so that's a treat for anyone who shows up.  With exterior doors usually locked, I have no idea how many people that will be.