[RP TownTalk] ArtsFest2012:Instructor’s Protégées Make Festival King-Sized Event Record 50 Artists, Authors Set For May 6 in Town Center

[RP Arts Council]

*Contact: Jeffrey Yorke*

* 301-502-1243 or Yorkedial at gmail.com*

*ArtsFest2012** *

*Instructor’s P**rotégées** Make Festival King-Sized Event *

*Record 50 Artists, Authors Set For May 6 in Town Center*

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*RIVERDALE PARK, MD., May 4, 2012 -- *Jack Prendable was accepted Thursday
as ArtFest2012's 50th artist. All space for the fifth annual arts and music
festival hosted by Riverdale Park Arts Council has been sold.


Prendable, who uses oil paints to capture landscapes and portraits, is from
Riverdale Park. In 1981, Gerald King, the renowned Riverdale Park realism
painter, was his art instructor at Prince George's Community College in
Largo.



"He is a very difficult teacher. He was very tough and very critical. If
you are going to be an art major, you'd better be able to take criticism.
It was very hard and I learned a lot," Prendable said. "Gerald King is an
excellent teacher. He pushed his students -- he was tough -- but he made
you a better artist."



Prendable describes the instructor as task master. "It wasn't unusual for
him to assign you 50 drawings on a Monday and expect to see them when class
met on Wednesday. Like that is possible!"



Asked where in the ArtsFest Town Center layout he'd like to be on Sunday,
Prendable quickly quipped, "No where near Gerald!"



But he didn't mean that at all and sounded quite happy to hear he’ll be
placed right next to his mentor. King’s wife, Yoko King, will be on the
other side of the instructor exhibiting and selling authentic Japanese
clothing and jewelry.



Nearby, there will be an alumni tent of sorts. Several of King’s students
have reserved space. Margaret Tintle, who has been studying with King for
nearly 20 years at his home studio, *Atelier Royal,* and currently takes
the daytime painting class, will offer some of her works for display and
sale. "Gerald is a good teacher, and doesn't bug you,” she says. “He gives
you general guidance to start  [an artwork] and encourages each person to
work on their own, and ask for help as needed. He is not a lecturer and
does not provide step-by-step instruction. Instead, he encourages each
student to develop their own talent, and occasionally will demonstrate
techniques or approaches pertaining to each student's work."



Another King student, Harriet Tarver, “will be exhibiting at least two
pieces, and both may be for sale," says fellow student Jana Over of
Hyattsville. Over has reserved ArtsFest space for several King protégées
and is looking forward to ArtsFest2012 but she probably won't have anything
for sale. "Neither of my two pieces will be for sale" but she acknowledges,
"I'm too thrilled at finally producing half-way decent work!"



A “Literary Corner” featuring a slew of local authors and their signed
books will debut at ArtsFest2012. Local authors Don Lynch, Tom Alderson and
Melissa Avery’s “Riverdale Park,” part of the “Images of America” series,
will be available along with nearly a dozen other books and authors.



Winners of a three-school poetry slam will recite their original works
along with a noon-time performance by Lyrikal Storm, Parkdale Senior High’s
poet performers, all appearing in the Douglas Development Little Theater.
Also in the Little Theater at 2 pm and 4 pm will be Active Cultures’
offering of “Sportaculture IV,” five new short plays about local sports.



The Fabulous 410 Stage will be scene of day-long music from such performers
as bluesman One String Willie, Eduardo Sanchez’ regional Mexican Grupo
Impacto de Ases, national recording artist and inspirational soul singer
Temika Moore, blues vocals from the Sheryl Sears trio, jazz-pop by Brulee
and Oldies Rock, R&B from Wayne Brown & 2nd Conspiracy. Members of the
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation will also perform all day from the
South Stage.



David Burd, a 30-year Washington veteran voice and news personality at DC’s
top-rated, all-news WTOP-FM (103.5) will emcee the show.



Food and beverages, including beer and wine, will be available from Town
Center Market, Dumm’s Corner Pizza & Subs, S&J Bar and Restaurant, La
Sirenita Mexican Restaurant, Elk Run Winery, Shagga Ethiopian Coffee and
Restaurant,  and Mister Magic soft ice cream.

ArtsFest2012 is made possible through the efforts of the all-volunteer
Riverdale Park Arts Council, and by generous grants from the Town of
Riverdale Park, Riverdale Lions Club, Calvert Tract, LLC., Yorke
Partners/Yorke Property Management, Inc., Christine Fanning,
Ev-Air-Tight,Shoemaker, Inc., Tiny
Town Early Learning Center, Peter Spiropoulos and Dumm’s Corner Market,
Riverdale Park Business Association, Douglas Development Corp., and Hampton
Nursery, Inc.





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