Ellarslie Open 33

Opening reception at Ellarslie
Saturday, May 7, 2016, 6 – 9 pm – General Public, No Charge

 

Art and the Law with Stephen Slusher
Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 10 am
In his presentation, attorney Slusher will address the issues of copyrights, insurance and IRS deductions.
$15, Members $10.

Gallery Talk
Sunday May 22, 2016, 2 pm
Award winners discuss their work with the public

Continental Breakfast with the Judge
Saturday, June 4, 10 am
Over pastries and breakfast beverages, Juror Ross Mitchell will discuss how works in a juried show are selected.
Limited seating. $25, Members $20.

Tips for the Emerging Artist
Saturday, June 11, 10 am
Panelists including Exhibits Committee members John Deitz and Carol Hill will offer tips rearding framing, hanging, photographing, and pricing artwork, writing resumes and artist statements.
$15, Members $10

Record-Breaking Year
Over the years, the Ellarslie Open has become a significant exhibition, drawing on the work of professional artists from the tri-state region and beyond, while encouraging and recognizing emerging artists. Today, the Ellarslie Open serves as mid-Jersey’s premier annual juried exhibit, with acceptance into the show being highly coveted by area artists.  2016 broke all records for submissions and accepted pieces. Two hundred and forty artists, including 60 artists new to the Ellarslie Open,  submitted 472 works for consideration by the juror,  an increase of 50 pieces from 2015.  From these, the juror selected 180 works, putting together a show with a remarkably diverse aesthetic, including styles from abstract expressionism to Delaware Valley impressionist landscapes to painterly detailed style lifes to Cubism and more.

Ross Lance Mitchell, Juror
Ross Lance Mitchell is the Director of Barnes-de Mazia Education and Outreach Programs for the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. This is his second term of employment with the Barnes Foundation where he previously served as the Gallery Director. He is the former Executive Director of the Violette de Mazia Foundation whose mission was to teach aesthetics and art appreciation. Mr. Mitchell started his career as a painter and studied at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, PA with Violette de Mazia. He has served as Executive Director of Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia where he repositioned the cemetery as a heritage tourism destination. Mr. Mitchell was also Senior Associate for VIART Corporation, a Manhattan based art-consulting firm. He serves on the board of BuildaBridge, a nonprofit whose mission is to use art to heal children and communities in the contexts of crisis and poverty. His past volunteer service included serving as President of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Commissioner on the Lower Merion (PA) Historical Commission, as well as Vice President of the Lower Merion (PA) Historical Society.

EO 33 Award Winners
Sheila Grabarsky, Orange Segment, Douglas H. Palmer Award for Excellence for Best in Show Overall

Christina Schmitz, Mindless Reflection, Ben Whitmire Purchase Award for Emerging Artist

Diane Greenberg, Sun Stripes, TMS Purchase Award

Trudy Glucksberg, Tea Time with Coffee Rings, TMS Purchase Award

Peter J. Burt, Northeast Corridor, TMS President’s Award for Best in Show – Digital Art

Richard P. Merrill, No Escape, for Runner Up – Digital Art

Edward Ward, Afternoon in the Wood, for Honorable Mention – Digital Art

Anna Cook, Black & White #1, David C. Chiacchio Award for Best in Show – Drawing

Laurel Daunis-Allen, View from Deer Isle, Jerry’s Artarama Award for Runner Up – Drawing

Maurice Galimidi, Seated Nude, for Honorable Mention – Drawing

Lynne Hoffman, Canyon II, C&C Curator’s Award for Best in Show – Fiber Art

Hanneke DeNeve, Woman, for Runner Up – Fiber Art

Jean Burdick, Fragmented Branches, for Honorable Mention – Fiber Art

Trudy Glucksberg, Tea Time with Coffee Rings, Director’s Award for Best in Show – Mixed Media

Aurelle Sprout, Stop Piping, Jerry’s Artarama Award for Runner Up – Mixed Media

Renee Kumar, And Mary Wept, for Honorable Mention – Mixed Media

Ryan Lilienthal, Small World Coffee, T. Anthony Pollner Van Gogh Award for Best in Show – Painting

Cynthia Walling, Red Pines, Shoppe 202 for Runner Up – Painting

Linda Osborne, Still Life with Pitcher, for Honorable Mention – Painting

Samuel Vovsi, Dance of Colors, B&B Award for Best in Show – Photography

Jack Turkel, Tirana Pyramid, for Runner Up – Photography

Maurice Galimidi, Marquand Park, Princeton, NJ, for Honorable Mention – Photography

Ingrid Davis, Parrot Tulips in Vase, TMS Award for Best in Show – Printmaking

Maryann Cannon, Queen’s Tree, for Runner Up – Printmaking

Bobbie Adams, My China, for Honorable Mention – Printmaking

Raymond Mathis, Idol, Frank Weeden Sculpture Award for Best in Show – Sculpture

Michael Pascucci, Jocasta’s Desire IX, for Runner Up – Sculpture

David Cann, Lock #9, for Honorable Mention – Sculpture

Jane G. Adriance, Blue Fruit, T. Moving Trenton Together Award for Best in Show – Watercolor

Alex McKibben, View of the Bridge, Artful Deposit for Runner Up – Watercolor

Robert Sakson, Yellow Tamper, for Honorable Mention – Watercolor