Judy Ballinger is one of several local artists who will teach one-shot “come as you are” visual arts workshops this summer at various locations through the Center for Community Arts in Cape May. You, too, can paint a silk suncatcher any Thursday from 7 – 8:30 p.m. under her tutelage at the Cape May Nature Center, 1600 Delaware Avenue, June 29 – August 31. For more info and to register call CCA at 884-7525, or just walk in.

CAPE MAY SUMMER ART FOR ADULTS

Center for Community Arts announces a variety of weekly summer art classes and workshops for ages 16 – 96, beginning June 26 and continuing through the summer. With the theme of “Come As You Are,” most of the classes require no previous experience, include all supplies, and are self-contained in a single session. Walk-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is appreciated. For a detailed brochure call 884-7525, email info@centerforcommunityarts.org, or stop by 712 Lafayette Street.

Single-session offerings include Seascape Art Studio (Monday mornings), Dance and Stretch (Monday evenings), Sunset Plein Air Oil Pastels (Tuesday evenings), Quotable Art – combine a favorite quote with mixed media (Wednesday mornings), Sunset Plein Air Soft Pastels (Wednesday evenings), Silk Painting (Thursday evenings), Photography (Saturday mornings), and Plein Air Oil Painting (Saturday mornings, afternoons and evenings). Cost is $20 each, $10 for ages 65+, with $5 off for CCA members.

In-depth study is available with Watercolor Painting, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, eight classes, Session I begins July 12, Session II begins August 9; and Watercolor Illustration, four classes the same week, M-Th, Session I begins July 10, Session II begins August 7.

Teachers include Judy Ballinger, Deborah Burow, Cheryl Crews, Tina Giaimo, Jennifer Kilfara, Shannon Sterner, Jody Swope, and Rebecca Davis and other members of Community Outreach Dance Network.

In addition, Susan Ross will offer Tile Making and Tile Glazing Workshops throughout the summer, free, for all ages, as part of the Cape Island Community Mural Project.

These classes are offered at various locations in partnership with Cape May City Elementary School, the City of Cape May Department of Community Affairs, the Cape May Nature Center, and Cape May Point State Park. Most are accessible to users of wheelchairs.

These Center for Community Arts programs are made possible in part by grants from the Lower Cape Alliance, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and many generous businesses and individuals.

Center for Community Arts is a multicultural educational nonprofit organization whose arts and humanities programs foster creativity, community building, and appreciation for the rich diversity of our world. CCA’s programs serve year-round residents, including low-income families and seniors, as well as visitors to the area. Its artist-in-residence programs employ artists to help engage the community’s collective imagination for community healing, problem solving and visioning. CCA’s arts programs serve ages 6-96 in Cape May, Wildwood and Lower Township. Its Community History Program is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and celebrating Cape May’s African American heritage through exhibits, tours, and its John and Janet Nash African American History Archive. The Center is currently rehabilitating the Franklin Street School, a Cape May African American Historic Site, to house a community cultural center. For further information, call (609) 884-7525 or access CCA’s web site at www.CenterforCommunityArts.org.