CRASHTRENTON.BLOG -- ENTRY THREE

            Logan drives over to the command center, just as I told him.  He tells me to hop into the car and we head to a donut and coffee shop.  All the way I tell him about the Mohawk and bugs.  He keeps telling me that it all may get worse; that we need to keep focused.  He then tells me that how impressive it was for me to get a photo of the insects.  Over coffee and a snack, he looks at the images and frowns....

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Story by Daniel Aubrey.  Images by Mark Schreiber.

CRASHTRENTON.BLOG -- ENTRY TWO

CRASHINTRENTON  BLOG ENTRY – 

From an article written by Max Logan:

            “Despite the caution tape and police attempts to stop them, people crowded the damaged seawall, resulting in a partial collapse of the wall.  At least twenty people tumbled into the cold Delaware River…  


Continues at 

http://crashtrenton.blogspot.com/

Story by Daniel Aubrey.  Images by Mark Schreiber.

CRASHTRENTON.BLOG

Welcome to the initial installment of the first TAWA web project, a weekly 

story by Trenton area 

writer and TAWA member Daniel Aubrey.  

The art work is by Mark Schreiber.   

The TAWA Web site will be your connection  to the link that tells 

and is the story.  

A weekly announcement of a new segment will appear here and, if 

you're on the TAWA email list, 

in your email box.

Thanks for coming along.

CRASHTRENTON.BLOG

So I’m in Trenton, NJ, driving along the Delaware River.   I’m stuck, let’s say, in traffic, looking at the light shimmering on the water.  I’m a young man of mixed background and interested in stories.  I’ve been to college.  While I do well, I’m like a lot of people of my generation: unsettled, hungry.  So I write…

http://crashtrenton.blogspot.com/

TAWA Launches First Web Project

The Trenton Artists Workshop Association announces the electronic publication of a blog novella by Trenton area writer and TAWA member Daniel Aubrey.

            To be released in weekly installments on the TAWA website at the start of the Halloween weekend on October 28, the novella “crashtrenton.blog” is a science fiction tale that uses a blog site to tell the story of the aftermath of a space craft crash in the Delaware River.   The story’s tag line, “Government isn’t the only monster in Trenton,” provides a clue as to what will happen.   

            Although TAWA has a history of visual art related activities at museums in and out of Trenton, it also has a history of involving other art forms and artists.  Past TAWA activities have included participation in the creation of the city’s first professional theater company; hosting events featuring internationally known writers Paul Muldoon, Yusef Komunyakaa, and William Mastrosimone; and producing concerts featuring musicians such as jazz artist Orrin Evans.

This is the first Web specific venture for the thirty year old organization.

            In addition to creating this work, Aubrey was a professional dramatist, a writer for The Times of Trenton, a staff writer for the New Jersey State Museum and Franklin Institute, and the recipient of a New Jersey Governor’s Award for Arts Education.   He is also a long time advocate for and producer of arts events in Trenton. 

             

TAWA, founded in 1979 to promote the arts in the greater Trenton Area, is funded by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through a State/County Block Grant Partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts.  

Ellarslie and Trent House in Peril

Hello,

It seems a regular thing that our cultural resources are in jeopardy.  This time the Trenton City administration is planning to eliminate the professional staff at its two major institutions (Ellarslie and the Trent House) and replace those individuals with "interns."  

As may know, TAWA has a had a positive relationship with the Trenton City Museum since the early years of both organizations.  Many artists have benefited from participating in the museum's programs.   Those opportunities may not exist in the near future.  Therefore, it would be positive for people living, working, or participating in the arts of Trenton to let the city administration know it's time for them to work out a plan that engages arts and history professionals, partners with organizations that are involved with these institutions, and work out a plan for the future.

The following is a letter from the president of the Trenton Museum Society.  It speaks for itself and provides anyone with a way of speaking up.  Do what you can.

Thanks,

Dan Aubrey

Here's the information:

Dear Ellarslie Patron,

As you may have read in the news, the City of Trenton is laying off the director
of the Trenton City Museum effective Sept 16. Although the Trenton Museum Society
operates separately from the City, our contract with the City provides for this
position, which is key to the functioning of the museum.

We know that as a supporter of the museum you appreciate the exhibits of contemporary
fine art and Trenton history, the education programs for children and adults, and
the wide array of music events the Trenton City Museum offers. These programs have
made Cadwalader Park and the surrounding area a safe, pleasant environment and have
contributed to local growth as our patrons branch out from the museum to other local
venues.

Without a qualified director, the Trenton Museum Society will be forced to cancel
most of our programming. Especially disappointing would be the loss of the Four
Vases exhibit, which would have brought the museum greater regional and even national
attention.

Before we take these drastic steps, we hope to convince the City to rescind the
layoff of the current director, at least until another valid plan is in place.

Would you help us in this effort by contacting your local representative, representatives
of the City of Trenton, and/or the media?

Below is a simple template that can assist you in this effort, as well as some email
addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers.

We sincerely thank you for your past support, and we hope you will support the museum
with your calls, letters and emails - and also by your renewed or new membership
in the Trenton Museum Society.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Cunningham

President, Trenton Museum Society

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Sample letter/ email/ phone message

To whom it may concern:

I am contacting you to express my concern about the situation at the Trenton City
Museum. I'm a supporter of the museum, and I would be very upset to lose the programming
it offers in the arts, history, music, and education.

In these difficult economic times, it's important that we, and our children, have
places to go that offer low- and no-cost entertainment and educational opportunities.
By laying off the director of the museum you will be endangering many of these opportunities.

I am writing to request that you rescind the layoff of the current director until
the City of Trenton and the Trenton Museum Society have agreed on a plan that will
allow the museum to continue to operate as a legitimate cultural institution.

Sincerely,

____________________________________________________________________________

Contacts

City Administration

Tony F. Mack, Mayor

City Hall

319 E. State Street

Trenton, NJ 08608

Tel: 609-989-3030

Fax: 609-989-3939

mayorsoffice@trentonnj.org

Lauren J. Ira, Director of Policy and Communications

City Hall

319 E. State Street

Trenton, NJ 08608

Tel: 609-989-3052

Fax: 609-989-3939

lira@trentonnj.org

Eric Berry, City of Trenton Business Administrator

Eberry@trentonnj.org

John Seigle, Assistant to Eric Berry

609-989-3807

City Council

Tel: 609-989-3146

Fax: 609-989-3190

George Muschal

South Ward Councilman

gmuschal@trentonnj.org

Phyllis Holly-Ward

Councilwoman at Large

phollyward@trentonnj.org

Kathy McBride

Councilwoman at Large

kmcbride@trentonnj.org

Alex Bethea

Councilman At Large

abethea@trentonnj.org

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

East Ward Councilwoman

vreynolds-jackson@trentonnj.org

Marge Caldwell-Wilson

North Ward Councilwoman

mcaldwell-wilson@trentonnj.org

Zachary Chester

West Ward Councilman

Tel: 609-989-3146

Fax: 609-989-3190

zchester@trentonnj.org

Press

Editor

The Times

P.O. Box 847

Trenton, NJ 08605

Fax: 609-394-2819

letters@njtimes.com

Editor

The Trentonian

600 Perry Street

Trenton, NJ 08618

609-989-7800

letters@trentonian.com 

Trenton 10x10

Artworks invites artists to submit original artwork to our first 10 X 10 Benefit Art Exhibit & Sale. Artworks to be submitted by October 31, 2011

Each artist will be given a 10”x10” Dick Blick stretched canvas (traditional profile). which you will bring to life with your choice of colors, textures, flavors, and mediums. Canvases are available at Artworks or Framesmith Gallery (addresses) until August 30, 2011.
Each finished piece will be for sale for $100. That’s one dollar/square inch!!! All work will sell for $100. The artist will receive $50 and $50 will benefit Artworks, or artists can choose to donate the full proceeds to artworks. Funds will be used for the Artworks’ 2012 year of eight exhibitions. Highlights of 2012 include a show in collaboration with the New Jersey Paper Guild, nationally acclaimed music poster art and a show featuring the professors and students of area colleges.
Artworks is a nonprofit organization that promotes artistic diversity by fostering creativity, learning, and appreciation of the arts, making art an accessible experience for all.

Contact: info@artworkstrenton.com

The Hamilton Township Library has a unique opportunity for artist

The Hamilton Township Public Library is looking for artwork to be displayed on a short or long term loan basis. Inside, two dimensional artwork, small sculptures, paintings and photos will be considered. The Library is also interested in displaying outside sculpture. This is a high-traffic area where many people will see the work. Spaces are limited and pieces for display will be selected by the Library.  Please contact Susan Sternberg Assistant Director at 609-581-4060, est. 4003 for details.