Arts & Entertainment
New Art Exhibit, Workshops Come to NewPark Mall
Fremont artist Maria Grazia Romeo's work will be displayed through Dec. 30. Workshops will focus on acrylics and watercolors.
From NewPark Mall
NewPark Mall's enriching Cultural Corner presents the works of Fremont artist Maria Grazia Romeo.
Romeo will also offer free art workshops focusing on acrylics and watercolors. She works with a variety of mediums capturing her imagination in the exploration mood all the time.
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The art exhibit will be held from December 3-30. Romeo will host art workshop classes from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 15, 18 and 28.
Sign up for the classes by calling 510-651-3161 or emailing mgromeo42@yahoo.com. Workshop days and times are subject to change.
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Please check www.newparkmall.com for schedule.
About Maria Grazia Romeo
A native Italian, Maria Grazia Romeo's involvement in the arts started early.
By the time she was in high school, she already received national recognition for her artwork.
Romeo completed her formal education with a doctoral degree in Economics at the University of Rome, Italy.
After coming to North America, she furthered her education with graduate courses in Canada (McMaster University -Hamilton, Ontario) and the United States (SUNY at Albany, NY, and SUNY at Stony Brook, NY) in life drawing, print making, photography, mass media psychology, computer graphics, history of art and history of art criticism.
Her work has been used in educational films, magazines, poetry books, advertising material, interior design, stage design and for educational and entertainment organizations.
Some of Romeo's artwork is now in Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand and on both coasts of the United States.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.NewParkMall.com.
The new Cultural Corner, which opened in May 2011, is located on the lower level near at . The mall provides exhibit space for the work of local artisans, including painters, sculptors, photographers and digital artists.
Local artists interested in displaying their work at the new Cultural Corner are invited to call Kenia Ortiz at 510-284-1600.
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