“You’re US – At Home with America” community events at The Center for Contemporary Art

BEDMINSTER, N.J. - Sept. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- “You’re US- At Home with America” is a multi-media national traveling exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art which opened on September 5^th and runs through October 25, 2014. The exhibition explores the lives of thirty contemporary Americans. Seemingly standard classical portraits and biographies spring to life with the scan of a smartphone, revealing secret radio portraits scored with original compositions. The exhibit was recently featured in an NJTV “State of the Arts” presentation.

For four years the itinerant painter Emile B. Klein has cycled into the inner sanctum of strangers lives, learning about a country you won’t find on the news. These creations, exploring subjects such as religion, race, fame, and environment, were created in collaboration with dozens of American writers, composers, and radio producers.

Other exhibition locations include, The Biggs Museum of American Art (DE), The McGuffey (VA), Open Gallery (NY), Salem Art Works, (NY), and Orchard Galley (MA).

A variety of special community outreach programs are planned during the exhibit:

Story Recording Sessions
Emile Klein will hold open recording sessions on Saturdays throughout the exhibit. Call The Center’s office at (908) 234-2345 to reserve a one-hour slot. Use the time to interview a family member or friend, or tell your own story. $10 per session includes a CD of your recording. All recordings will become part of the NJ Digital Highway archives at Rutgers University.

Special Drop-In Programs in the Main Gallery from 9am – 3 pm
Saturday, September 27: Pinata-making
Saturday, October 4: Portrait painting
Saturday, October 11: Audio editing

Lecture on the Art of Portraiture
Saturday, October 18: 1-2 p.m.

School Program
Eight grade art students from Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone are working with the artist, along with their art and technology teachers, to create American profiles of people in their own communities. The results will be exhibited at The Center for Contemporary Art in October as part of “You’re U.S.- At Home with America.”

The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster. (908) 234-2345 www.ccabedminster.org