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Richard Hoffman, Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, The Honorable Douglas H. Palmer Award for Best in Show – Watercolor
Juried Exhibit
On Display
May 6, 2016 – June 25, 2017
Gallery Talk
Sunday June 4, 2017, 2 pm
Award winners discuss their work with the public
Breakfast with the Judge
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 10 am
Charles Viera, Decision Time for Red, Best in Show – Pastel
New Jersey’s Premier Annual Juried Show
The Ellarslie Open serves as New Jersey’s premier annual juried exhibit, with acceptance into the show being highly coveted by area artists. This year 299 artists from the greater Delaware Valley and beyond submitted 545 pieces for consideration by the juror. 150 artists’ works were selected for the show.
Director, Montclair Art Museum
Lora Urbanelli joined the Montclair Art Museum as Director in January 2009, assuming artistic direction at a moment of great excitement, as MAM celebrated its 95th year with the exhibition, Cezanne and American Modernism. Now post-Centennial celebrations, she is leading the staff and Board in refining the mission and relevance of the Museum, increasing an emphasis on art education, developing a contemporary art program, increasing audience access, and defining community service.Urbanelli came to Montclair from the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, where she increased fundraising efforts and the professional staff, strengthened community relations, and led a successful strategic planning process. Before her arrival at the Farnsworth, she served as the Interim Director of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, where she had previously been its Assistant Director and Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. She has an MFA in Museum Studies and Art History from Syracuse University and a BA, magna cum laude, in Studio Art from Rutgers University.
R.L. DeFalco, Barnacle Bill, Best in Show – Photography
Congratulations to all the prize winners:
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Awards and Prizes
Trisha Vergis, Giant Avocados, The Honorable Mayor Eric E. Jackson Award for Excellence for Best in Show Overall
Jo Krish, Moss Bloom, Ben Whitmire Purchase Award for Emerging Artist
John O’Neill, X-ing, TMS Purchase
Janet Purcell, Night Descending, TMS Purchase
Janet Purcell, Night Descending, TMS Purchase
Jack Turkel, Graffitti Light, TMS Purchase
Maurice Galimidi, Woman, T. Anthony Pollner Van Gogh Award for Best in Show – Drawing
Morris Docktor, Diagonal Slash, Runner Up – Drawing
Patti Bradeis, Young Apprentice, Honorable Mention – Drawing
Lynne Hoffman, Barn II, Trenton Museum Society Award for Best in Show – Fiber Art
Janis Purcell, Out of the Forest Primeval,, Runner Up – Fiber Art
Nelly Kouzmina, Winter Magic, Honorable Mention – Fiber Art
Joanne Donnelly, Three Vases, C&C Curators’ Award, Best in Show — Mixed Media
Joanne Donnelly, Three Vases, C&C Curoators’Award for Best in Show – Mixed Media
Alia Bensliman, The Resting Goddess, Runner Up – Mixed Media
Kathleen Amon, Shinbun no Hi, Honorable Mention – Mixed Media
Joseph Dougherty, My Madonna, Mel Leipzig Award for Excellence in Painting for Best in Show – Painting
Larry Chestnut, Cranberries in Pot, Jerry’s Artarama Award for Runner Up – Painting
Carol Doerr Allen, The Far Edge of Winter, Honorable Mention – Painting
Charles Viera, Decision Time for Red, President’s Award for Best in Show – Pastels
Anna Bis, Remnants, Runner Up – Pastels
H. Patricia Tieman, Twigs, Honorable Mention – Pastels
Maurice Galimidi, Woman, T. Anthony Pollner Van Gogh Award, Best in Show – Drawing
R.L. DeFalco, Barnacle Bill, David C. Chiacchio Award for Best in Show – Photography
Jack Turkel, Graffitti Light, Runner Up – Photography
John Slavin, Circus, Honorable Mention – Photography
Bobbie Adams, Ghost Waters, Jerry’s Artarama Award for Best in Show – Printmaking
Bill Brookover, Scribbled Triangles, Runner Up – Printmaking
Ingrid Davis, Rothenburg, Honorable Mention – Printmaking
Beatrice Bork, Over Here! Runner Up – Watercolor
Harry Georgeson, Hermes, Frank Weeden Sculpture Award for Best in Show – Sculpture
Eric Schultz, Phoenix, Runner Up – Sculpture
Peter Stefferson, Mary Jane’s High Chair, No. 3, Honorable Mention – Sculpture
Richard Hoffman, Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, The Honorable Douglas H. Palmer Award for Best in Show – Watercolor
Beatrice Bork, Over Here! The Artful Deposit Award for Runner Up – Watercolor
Nicola Dalbenzio, Lunch Crowd, Honorable Mention – Watercolor
Attention Artists:
Ellarslie will be open for pick up:
Sunday, June 25, 4 – 6 pm — take your work directly off the wall — easy to find!
Monday, June 26, noon – 4 pm — work may still be in the galleries where it was hung.
Tuesday 6/27 – Saturday 7/1, noon-4 pm — most work will be in the back door stacks.
All work must be picked up by 4 pm, Saturday, July 1.
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