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 Gallery Hours: MAIN GALLERYCore Exhibitions Program
Members’ Show Each year, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents the Members’ Show to highlight the diverse works of its members. This exhibition is a unique opportunity for all participants to exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting. Open to all mediums, the show features painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry, photography, and collage among others. A judge from the local arts community is chosen each year to award prizes, honorable mentions and promise awards. This year’s judge is Andy Foster, owner of Gallery 51, Montclair, NJ (www.gallery51.org). During the opening reception, Mr. Foster will award $1,900 in total prize money. Awards will be given in the categories of photography, watercolor, sculpture, ceramics, portraiture, pastel, innovative expressions and/or media, best in show, honorable mention and merit. In conjunction with the Members’ Show, an Art Sale featuring the works of students currently enrolled in Art Center classes will be held in Strolling Gallery 1 and Strolling Gallery 2 on Friday, June 19 6-8pm and Saturday, June 20 10am – 5pm. Attendees will be able to purchase original artwork ranging in media from painting, drawing, photography, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture and mixed media. MITZI and WARREN EISENBERG GALLERYFaculty Exhibition Series The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey’s Faculty Exhibition Series serves to display the current work of its distinguished faculty throughout the year.
Young at Art The Visual Art Center of New Jersey’s third annual Young at Art exhibition showcases the works of young artists, ages six to sixteen, who participate in classes and workshops at the Art Center from Fall 2008 through Spring 2009. Art mediums ranging from paint and charcoal to collage and ceramics are displayed. This exhibition is a product of the young artists’ creativity, talent and hard work. The Art Center offers a wide variety of classes, all of which are taught by professional exhibiting artists. These artists understand the importance of exhibiting and sharing artwork with the public. Through their example, young students can learn at an early age how wonderful it is to see their work exhibited, and the Art Center provides a beautiful setting in which to present their accomplishments. It is most important that these young students have an opportunity to enjoy the creative process and explore the wonderful world of art. MARITÉ AND JOE ROBINSON STROLLING GALLERY IIAspiring Artist Series The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey’s Aspiring Artist Series serves to display the current work of students enrolled in classes at the Art Center. No exhibition on view until September, 2009 SCULPTURE PARKThe 5,040 square foot sculpture park is designed to be an outdoor gallery that celebrates the relationship between contemporary sculpture and nature. The space will feature a contemporary sculpture artist each year on a rotating basis and in a variety of media.
Tom Nussbaum The centerpiece of this outdoor sculpture installation is the large painted fiberglass sculpture titled Listen which is surrounded by 10 smaller sculptures. The focus of the installation is the head as allegory or metaphor. The artist’s whimsical figurative works reference folk art in a bright and colorful faux naďve style that also projects a formal sophistication. Tom Nussbaum’s sculptures and works on paper are part of private and corporate collections as well as museum collections throughout the country. His work has also been featured in numerous large scale public commissions.
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