Gold Coast Arts Center Announces Fall Classes and Programs

The Gold Coast Arts Center is pleased to announce the publication of its fall catalog, and the start of registration for its upcoming semester, which begins on September 9, 2017.

With classes that include dance, art, ceramics, music, theatre, chess, fencing, robotics and more, children of all ages, and adults alike are sure to find something that interests them.

“As a community-based organization, we offer something for people of all ages and backgrounds, across a variety of artistic and cultural pursuits,” says Lauren Wagner, Director of Marketing & Development, Gold Coast Arts Center. “We continually strive to provide interesting and innovative classes and programs that help spark the imagination, and bring out the inner artist in everyone; of all abilities and interests.”

New classes being introduced this fall include Musical Theatre Jazz Master Class Breakdown (a dance class for ages 10 through Adult); Poppin’ Tutus (a ballet/hip-hop/jazz combination class for students aged 3-1/2 to 5); Advanced Robotics, Level 4; Advanced Cartooning; and Adult Jazz.

Also in the fall lineup is a children’s production of the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz. Children between the ages of 9 and 16 are eligible to audition for free, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. To register and schedule an audition, please call the Gold Coast Arts Center at 516-829-2570.

Classes and programs are held after school, and on weekends. The Gold Coast Arts Center also offers a Vacation Arts program, which is perfect for times when schools are closed for extended periods, such as holiday breaks. Please check the catalog for specific courses and schedules. The full catalog, with pricing details, can be viewed or downloaded at http://goldcoastarts.org/school-for-the-arts/fall-2017-classes/.

Art aficionados will appreciate this year’s catalog’s cover, which depicts a painting by the prominent American Pop artist James Rosenquist (1933–2017), who received the Center’s Artist of Distinction Award in 2010. Rosenquist gained acclaim in the 1960s as a leading American Pop artist who, along with contemporaries like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, radically changed the face of the art world. In 1997, Rosenquist donated an exhibit of his monumental oil paintings to the new gallery of the fledgling Gold Coast Arts Center (then known as the Great Neck Arts Center).

For more information about fall courses or to register, please visit www.goldcoastarts.org, or call 516-829-2570.

About the Gold Coast Arts Center

The Gold Coast Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the arts through education, exhibition, performance and outreach. Located on the North Shore of Long Island, it has brought the arts to tens of thousands of people throughout the region for more than 20 years. Among the Center’s offerings are its School for the Arts, which holds year-round classes in visual and performing arts for students of all ages and abilities; a free public art gallery; a concert and lecture series; film screenings and discussions; the annual Gold Coast International Film Festival; and initiatives that focus on senior citizens and underserved communities. These initiatives include artist residencies, after-school programs, school assemblies, teacher-training workshops and parent-child workshops. The Gold Coast Arts Center is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education program, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. More information can be found at www.goldcoastarts.org.